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Stories Collection
- ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence, incidence, management, and predictor...
- I have been living with a spinal cord injury for a long, long time. Today I wish to s...
- rolonged external pressure over bony prominences has long been identifled as the prim...
- On April 7, 2000, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) issued the final ru...
- REVOLUTIONARY ADVANCES using tissue engineering, growth factors, animal fetal cell re...
- From October 5 to October 8, the place to be for skin and wound care professionals wi...
- ABSTRACT
In this descriptive, qualitative, phenomenological study, the researchers e...
- Ostomy surgery is performed on persons of all ages, from premature newborns to senior...
- ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To examine the nutritional status of newly hospitalized patients...
- ABSTRACT
Clinical experience with adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the treatm...
- As with every system or living organism, the anatomy and physiology of a journal chan...
- The last 2 Policy and Practice columns have reviewed Steps 1 and 2 to reimbursement s...
- Fistulas may develop through a surgical incision or dehisced wound, in tissue weakene...
- Composite dressings have multiple layers and can be used as primary or secondary dres...
- Previous columns have addressed products that are appropriate for dry wound beds or w...
- ABSTRACT
Wound healing is a complicated process that recruits at least 4 distinct ce...
- ABSTRACT
Gene transfer refers to the introduction of DNA or RNA molecules into targe...
- ABSTRACT
Wounds elicit a hypermetabolic, net catabolic state that can precipitate pr...
- Q: What is pulsed lavage?
A: Pulsed lavage is a form of hydrotherapy that uses a pre...
- ABSTRACT
Tissue-engineering products can cover wounds and provide a microenvironment...
- With aging, the normal physiology of skin is altered. Over time, elderly patients may...
- ABSTRACT
Although most wounds heal rapidly, impaired or delayed tissue repair repres...
- ABSTRACT
This paper focuses on key pressure ulcer research issues in surgical patien...
- Proper skin care is crucial to preventing skin breakdown. The following steps are bas...
- Skier Jill Kinmont was on course to become a member of the US Olympic ski team at the...
- ABSTRACT
Involuntary weight loss and protein-calorie malnutrition have a great impac...
- Wound repair is a highly orchestrated, integrated cellular and biochemical response t...
- ABSTRACT
Tissue engineering is expected to have a great impact on wound repair. Tiss...
- The skin is the largest organ of the body and often the most forgotten. Skin is expos...
- Enzymatic debridement is probably the most clinically utilized method of cleansing a ...
- In the last issue, Policy & Practice reviewed Step 1 to reimbursement success: Know Y...
- Management of a patient with a chronic condition is often challenging for both the pa...
- Hydrocolloid dressings consist of absorptive ingredients (typically carboxymethylcell...
- Step 1: Know Your Payers
Skin and wound care professionals have sized up the economi...
- Assessing the quantitative and qualitative attributes of a chronic wound includes mea...
- Benjamin Franklin once wrote, "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve...
- ABSTRACT
Apligraf (Graftskin) is a bilayered, living human skin construct that is in...
- ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of radiant heat applied through a semio...
- Before initiating compression therapy; it is important to confirm that the patient's ...
- Because wound healing depends on adequate arterial blood flown; assessment of that bl...
- As many as 20% of diabetic patients will experience foot complications related to dia...
- Shakespeare V. Effect of small burn injury on physical, social and psychological heal...
- Holstein PE, Sorensen S. Limb salvage experience in a multidisciplinary diabetic foot...
- Four broad categories of wound dressings-nonresorbable gauze/sponge dressings for ext...
- The world did not come to an end at the stroke of midnight on January 1, 2000.
Our p...
- ABSTRACT
The accuate prediction of pressure ulcer (PU) development among hospitalize...
- People with diabetes have a 15 times greater risk of lower limb amputation than nondi...
- ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To examine the associations among selected patient, wound, and t...
- Editor's note: More than 2000 topical wound care products are on the market. In this ...
- Recently published papers of intrest to skin and wound care professionals.
* Berlowi...
- "Heating is a matter of time, but it is sometimes a matter of opportunity."
-Hippocr...
- Growth factors are polypeptide molecules whose activities affect the wound repair pro...
- Toxic epidermal necrolysis Arevalo JM, Lorente JA. Skin coverage with Biobrane biomat...
- ABSTRACT
Twelve patients with documented chronic osteomyelitis of the pelvis resulti...
- Under My Bed
Under my bed I stuck my head
to make sure no monsters were the...
- I am happy most of the time. Why am I not happy all of the time?
"I don't ...
- What do you mean, you can smell rain coming?" Amanda asked She was my first cou...
- The Digger
The digger is orange, black,
and white.
You can drive it lat...
- 1. Paint wooden spring-type clothespins. Let the paint dry.
2. Decorate the clo...
- [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED]
Caption: Pa had the "grumps."
So did Ma...
- My hair is brown. When I wash it, it looks black. Why?
Jessica Raymond, Age 11 ...
- Years ago in Hungary, there lived a girl named Hanni who loved to whistle. She whist...
- Invitations
Make invitations by cutting construction paper in the shape of din...
- Growing Up
When I grow up I want to be
So many different things--A
writ...
- 1. Cut twenty-four 3-foot-long strands of yarn. Knot six strands together and braid ...
- 1. What did the astronomer do when his theory was proved correct?
Becca Winters...
- Why does shampoo turn white when you lather it up, no matter what color it is to beg...
- 1. Cut the centers from one large, one medium, and one small plastic lid to make thr...
- a helicopter or a horse? three diamonds or three apples? a pet zebra or a pet dog? o...
- 1. Clean a potato-chip canister. Separately cover the canister and its cap with yell...
- Sometimes Pots,
Sometimes Clouds
Banging pots.
Tapping shoes.
Playing ...
- One day, this tulip was closed (photo A). The next day, it was open (photo B). What ...
- God
As I look around and see
the work God has done
for you and me,
...
- My People
The night is beautiful,
So the faces of my people,
The star...
- Make a stack of five or more pennies on a smooth table. Lay a dime on the table and ...
- * What are some things you'd want to bring with you for a sky-watching outing like t...
- "Moo!" "Baa!" Animal sounds filled the air as drovers prodded th...
- Gone for Life
When you love someone
and they go away forever,
that spec...
- 1. Cut three 12-inch-by-2-inch strips of construction paper.
2. Fold one strip ...
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Caption: * Which of these animals is the biggest? The s...
- What common word or phrase does each picture represent?
1 WAKE
2 Skating ...
- Everyone in Yuckachi Swamp knew everything about Donald T. Crocodile.
He loved...
- How do paleontologists know that dinosaurs had leathery skin and not fur?
Bail...
- Basketball
I love basketball.
It's my favorite game.
You jump, you run,...
- Sister: "Where are you going? Mom said not to walk on the kitchen floor unless ...
- Start at the beginning and see how far you can go, thinking of good answers from you...
- When Mom said we had to give away Sam Toes, I didn't say a word. I just picked up Sa...
- The Moon Is Bright
The Moon is bright!
The Moon has seas!
A long time a...
- What Will Grow?
The rain is dropping on the seeds.
I wonder what will grow....
- My friends like rap and other music that I don't like. I like country music and sout...
- Ananse the spider was once a very greedy eater. Night and day he gobbled everything ...
- At times in life, it's not other people or events beyond your control that hold you ...
- [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
Caption: Rabbit, Turtle, and Bear went camping by the la...
- The Beach
Belongs to Me
The sea hurls shells upon the sand
and snaps at un...
- I let my friend borrow one of my CDs and she never returned it. I thought she could ...
- In 1892, children seldom wore glasses, but eight-year-old Harry S. Truman was differ...
- When our brick sidewalk caved in, I suspected that our rodent neighbor was the cause...
- In The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy had to oil the rusty Tin Man before he could move. But ...
- I Have a Pen Pal ...
I have a pen pal
who lives in France;
she taught t...
- [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
Caption: Goofus ignores his parents' friends when they v...
- In this big picture find the comb, sailboat, pencil, artist's brush, woman's shoe, i...
- Alex stared through the cabin window at the darkness. Soon his dad would call him. A...
- Dear Readers,
At HIGHLIGHTS, a big bag of joy arrives at our office every day. ...
- Every time I go outside, there are always gnats and mosquitoes flying onto me. How d...
- In US Patent 6 749 929, a company from the Republic of Ireland describes a material f...
- Polyamide High Performance is using DSM Engineering Plastics' fibre-grade Stanyl KS41...
- A US company claims to have devised a way to make nonwoven pads with convoluted surfa...
- Canada's Nexia Technologies has decided to stop developing traditional fibres and yar...
- Foss Manufacturing Co Inc has patented a process for making an antimicrobial/antifung...
- International Patent WO 01/53759 discloses a comparatively simple fabric construction...
- The Japanese carbon fibre maker Toho Tenax Group has bought the US-based Fortafil car...
- US Researchers say they have carried out the first large-scale manufacture of fibres ...
- GE Advanced Materials, The Netherlands, has adapted a papermaking process in order to...
- A novel process that produces thermoplastic granules reinforced with natural fibres h...
- The US-based carbon fibre maker Zoltek Co Inc says it has restarted two of the five i...
- A tetraxial woven construction and a machine on which to make it are the subjects of ...
- A method of thermally cutting and sealing the edge of a running web is the subject of...
- Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics Canada Ltd has developed a polymer-coated knitted fabr...
- Inventor Ian D. Walters of Ammanford, UK, has developed a novel type of tufted pile m...
- A system for creating fibre bundles that are easy to handle is the subject of US Pate...
- A woven fabric consisting of synthetic yarns with at least two different deniers that...
- Rieter Perfojet of Montbonnot, France, claims to have improved the design of the pres...
- Continuous production of tubular nonwoven filter fabrics is possible using a method d...
- Polymer Group Inc (PGI) has developed what it claims is an extremely lightweight nonw...
- Japan's Murata Kikai KK has developed a variant in false-twist texturizing that it cl...
- A winding head for a cheese-producing textile machine is the subject of US Patent 6 7...
- Japan's Howa Textile Industry Co Ltd has developed a sunshade for a vehicle's sunroof...
- Milliken & Co has developed a fabric especially for use with airbag inflation mod...
- A US company says it has developed an anti-microbial fibre that can withstand repeate...
- A fabric in which the joining of the warp and weft threads is improved without the ne...
- An apparatus for making a laminate designed as an adjustable covering for architectur...
- International Patent WO 02/075041 describes a system for making the grinding elements...
- A US company has developed a floor covering that it claims is highly resilient.
In E...
- A simpler and more effective means of lining large diameter pipes is the claim of a U...
- Impregnating a textile with an unfilled polyurethane (PU) composition that subsequent...
- A flame-resistant fabric made with acrylic-based chenille yarns is the subject of Eur...
- DuPont claims its latest roofing material is tougher but softer handling than earlier...
- How to make elastic fabrics without the inclusion of relatively expensive elastomeric...
- Germany's Freudenberg has invented a process for making a pleated nonwoven filter fab...
- Korea's Kolon Industries Inc has developed a system for producing ultra-fine count ya...
- Two Belgian inventors have proposed a way to make reinforced cut-resistant fabrics de...
- Two US inventors claim to have found a way to melt-spin high-viscosity fluoropolymers...
- Polymer Group Inc (PGI) has developed a multi-layered nonwoven with barrier propertie...
- A process for applying microcapsules to textiles that results in a more thorough and ...
- A low-density nonwoven offering good thermal and acoustic insulation is the subject o...
- A German company claims to have found a way to create special false-twist spiral fila...
- A novel process for preparing a solution of silk or silk-like protein from a variety ...
- A dry friction material is the subject of US Patent 6 619 418 from Valco of Paris, Fr...
- Procter & Gamble Co has developed a multi-purpose absorbent and cut-resistant she...
- Friction Free Technologies Inc has disclosed a process for creating special low-frict...
- DuPont has patented a system for forming a fabric (US Patent 6 579 815).
Basically, ...
- An Austrian company, Borealis GmbH of Schwechat-Mannsworth, has found a way of making...
- A US company has developed an improved technique for ultrasonically joining layers or...
- Bonar Technical Fabrics of Zele, Belgium, has invented a type of screening with an ad...
- A system for making microfibres from otherwise difficult-to-process polymers was reve...
- A cost-effective way of making textiles--particularly ropes--with air-filled elements...
- An International Patent (WO 01 /06054) assigned to Avant-Garb LLC (now Nano-Tex) of E...
- A nonwoven structure that incorporates stabilized filament assemblies is the subject ...
- A net that protects plants from excessive direct light is the subject of US Patent 6 ...
- A technique for joining and laminating fabrics sheets made from materials previously ...
- An Italian inventor describes a process for making chenille yarn in European Patent E...
- An energy-absorbent composite laminate for mechanical joints is the invention of Cana...
- Two subsidiaries of Koch Industries Inc have reached a definitive agreement with DuPo...
- US Patent 6 586 351 describes the latest refinement in stab-resistant materials--one ...
- A US company has developed a process that it claims improves the uniformity of the ap...
- A highly absorbent composite yarn is the invention of Korea's Silverstar Corp.
In Eu...
- A flexible matrix of pyrolysed carbon fibres is suitable for use as the substrate for...
- BBA Nonwovens Simpsonville Inc has developed a process to make a multi-component spun...
- A machine and method for texturing yarn with both heat and an air jet is disclosed in...
- DuPont has launched a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Cardinal Health and two BB...
- A UK company has patented a variation of the traditional approach to making spunbond ...
- DuPont Co could become the US military's only source of para-aramid fibre for bullet-...
- US researchers have devised a lightweight and impact-resistant composite consisting o...
- One of the largest manufacturers of floorcoverings has developed a way (International...
- Tietex International has patented a fluid-containment composite of stitch-bonded cons...
- Fishing lines with low elongation, excellent abrasion resistance and specific graviti...
- Lectra has expanded its laser cutter range with the introduction of the FocusAirbag-V...
- Italian knitting machine manufacturer Matec, part of Lonati group, has developed a sm...
- Zimmer has won its takeover battle for the Swiss-based Centerpulse after the director...
- BBA Filtration has extended its range of filter media with the addition of Reemay X-T...
- A new reinforced plastic helmet that simulates the action of the human scalp on the s...
- A method and device for determining the liquid retention of absorbent articles, such ...
- A method for making a continuous strip of fabric for use in the production of paint r...
- A combination of plasma treatment and microwave radiation creates an undulating surfa...
- DuPont has devised away of using polymer fibres to support plant growth and act as a ...
- DuPont has confirmed it has entered exclusive negotiations with subsidiaries of Koch ...
- Shelter-Pro LLC of Stearns, Kentucky, USA, has developed camouflage clothing intended...
- Carl Freudenberg has developed a method for making lightweight triboelectrically char...
- Liftport Inc has been formed in the USA with the am of developing a so-called "space ...
- Bk Corp of Dallas, Texas, USA, has invented a sophisticated type of roofing felt.
In...
- Particles coated with resin and fibrous material can prop open subterranean formation...
- A hollow fibre membrane with superior selectivity for use in gas separation is the su...
- A Dutch invention aims to create a lightweight but opaque fabric for clothing, partic...
- An Israeli firm has developed a simple technique for producing an exceptionally fine ...
- A US company has invented a system for spreading a web evenly.
In US Patent 6 488 23...
- To reduce inertial forces, the yarn guides on high-speed winders are often made using...
- A type of floor covering based on the use of paper yarns has been created by a US com...
- UK researchers have unveiled a new yarn feed system for knitting machines.
In Inte...
- A paving material for footways that is strong and light-weight is the subject of Euro...
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