ABSTRACT Objective: To characterize relations between spiritual well-being and hope of patients in the preoperative period of cardiac surgery.Method: Exploratory cross-sectional study with quantitative approach, performed in the infirmaries of a reference hospital in Upper Frame Cap cardiology.We evaluated 69 patients hospitalized in preoperative p
We introduce two new Kirchhoff-law-Johnson-noise (KLJN) secure key distribution schemes which are generalizations of the original KLJN scheme.The first of these, the Random-Resistor (RR-) KLJN scheme, uses random resistors with values chosen from a quasi-continuum set.It is well-known since the creation of the KLJN concept that such a system could
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INTRODUCTION: Persons in close proximity with Tuberculosis (TB) patients are at risk of TB infection.Contact investigation (CI) has not been scaled up to full implementation by the National Tuberculosis Program in Kenya.As part of a TB household CI study, we documented key concerns that the TB program in Kenya 3 Piece King Poster Bed need to consid
The identity of the original material of Juncus kochii F.W.Schultz (Juncaceae) is discussed.The taxon at present is best regarded Eleuthero Root as Juncus bulbosus L.subsp.kochii (F.W.Schultz) Reichg.The relevant literature (protologue and references therein) was searched and details of all original elements were compiled.Nomenclatural and taxonomi