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Individual Autonomy
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Prosocial Behavior
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Ethics Education in the Professions: Those Who Have Taught and What They Have Taught
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Self-Determination Theory
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Biopsychosocial Model
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Oral and Gastrointestinal Mucositis: Considerations in Palliative Care
Mucositis is an inflammatory reaction of the mucosa of the alimentary tract (AT) caused by traditional cytotoxic agents (chemotherapy, radiotherapy) and novel anti-cancer therapies. It presents a significant b...
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Self-Determination Theory
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Tardive Dyskinesia: Outcome of Antipsychotic Treatment and Brain Damage?
Tardive dyskinesia (TD), frequently expressed as excessive perioral activity, represents an adverse outcome of prolonged antipsychotic treatments, occurring in 5% of patients per treatment year. Although neuro...
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Tardive Dyskinesia: Outcome of Antipsychotic Treatment and Brain Damage?
Tardive dyskinesia (TD), frequently expressed as excessive perioral activity, represents an adverse outcome of prolonged antipsychotic treatments, occurring in 5% of patients per treatment year. Although neuro...
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6-Hydroxydopa: A Precursor-Neurotoxin with Relative Selectivity for Noradrenergic Neurons
The selective neurotoxin 6-hydroxydopa (6-OHDOPA) was developed because of the correct assumption that it could, with some advantage, replicate actions of the newly discovered selective neurotoxin 6-hydroxydop...
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Long-Lived Dopamine D2-Receptor Supersensitivity: Neurotoxicity in the Presence and Absence of Neuronal Damage
Overt destruction of a nerve by a highly selective neurotoxin produces an accompanying loss of function. However, the abnormality of nerve loss is broadened by the adaptations of the nerve network with which t...
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Biopsychosocial Model
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Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias
Dementia is a common problem seen by family physicians. There is no disease-modifying agent currently available for treating progressive dementias such as Alzheimer’s. Cognitive-enhancing medications can be offer...
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Long-Lived Dopamine D2-Receptor Supersensitivity: Neurotoxicity in the Presence and Absence of Neuronal Damage
Overt destruction of a nerve by a highly selective neurotoxin produces an accompanying loss of function. However, the abnormality of nerve loss is broadened by the adaptations of the nerve network with which t...
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Lacrimal System Abnormalities
In this chapter, both deficiency of tears and excess tear production in infancy are discussed. A few external anomalies of the lacrimal drainage system are described. Major attention is given to the most commo...
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Lacrimal System Abnormalities
In this chapter, both deficiency of tears and excess tear production in infancy are discussed. A few external anomalies of the lacrimal drainage system are described. Major attention is given to the most commo...
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Prompt-Gamma Activation Analysis and Its Application to Cultural Heritage
Prompt-gamma activation analysis (PGAA) provides a unique opportunity to investigate a valuable material without destroying any of it. The method is perfectly applicable to investigate valuable objects belongi...
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Congenital and Developmental Abnormalities of the Eye, Orbit, and Ocular Adnexa
Formation of the eye and ocular adnexa in the human embryo is a complex process occurring during the third to tenth gestational weeks. Alterations of this process can lead to congenital developmental abnormali...
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Ethics and Religion
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Survey of the Spectrum of Classic Selective Neurotoxins
are of value because of their ability to selectively destroy or disable a common group of nerves possessing (1) a particular neural transporter, (2) a distinct set of enzymes or vesicular transporter, (3) a s...