ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES USED BY SURGICAL TEAMS UNDER PRESSURE: AN INTERVIEW STUDY AMONG SENIOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN FOUR MAJOR HOSPITALS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

Adaptive strategies used by surgical teams under pressure: an interview study among senior healthcare professionals in four major hospitals in the United Kingdom

Abstract Background Healthcare systems are operating under substantial pressures, and often simply cannot provide the Bolero Hat standard of care they aspire to within the available resources.Organisations, managers, and individual clinicians make constant adaptations in response to these pressures, which are typically improvised, highly variable a

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Barriers and facilitators of rendering HIV services by community health workers in sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-synthesis protocol

Introduction In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality.Community healthcare workers (CHWs) worldwide have been reported to be effective in strengthening the HIV programme by providing services such as adherence support, HIV education and safe sex education as part of their roles.

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Ecological connectivity networks in rapidly expanding cities

Urban expansion increases fragmentation of the landscape.In effect, Doorstop fragmentation decreases connectivity, causes green space loss and impacts upon the ecology and function of green space.Restoration of the functionality of green space often requires restoring the ecological connectivity of this green space within the city matrix.However, i

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Exogenous application of selenium and nano-selenium alleviates salt stress and improves secondary metabolites in lemon verbena under salinity stress

Abstract Salinity stress is one of the most serious abiotic factors that affects the growth, performance, and secondary compounds of medicinal plants.The aim of this study was to determine the effect of foliar application of selenium and nano-selenium separately on growth, essential oils, physiological parameters, and some secondary metabolites of

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