Participants were invited to attend focus groups and individual interviews to discuss their experience of terminal illness, thoughts and feelings related to AG and how they cope with losses and grief in the family. Qualitative transcripts were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis.

Result: Two inter-related themes of AG were identified. The first main theme ‘subjective experience of AG’ comprises confrontations with death and multiple losses; and resistance against death and loss. The second main theme ‘experience of AG in the

family’ explored the patient’s role in the family interaction patterns and interpersonal processes.

Conclusion: URMC-099 An understanding in the subjective experience of AG in terminally ill patients and their experience of AG in the family may

contribute to the development of psychotherapeutic interventions. The generative role of the patient in the family grief process is also highlighted. Copyright (C) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.”
“BACKGROUND: Sediment microbial fuel cells (SMFCs) could be used as power sources and one type of new technology for the removal of organic matters in sediments. Various types of materials have been used as electrodes. Nevertheless, there is still room to improve www.selleckchem.com/products/epacadostat-incb024360.html electrode materials and enhance their effect on the performance of SMFCs. In this work, performances of SMFCs with activated carbon fiber felt (ACFF) and with nitric acid-treated ACFF were compared with graphite felt (GF) materials. RESULTS: The maximum power density of the SMFC with ACFF electrode was the highest (33.5 +/- 1.5 mW m-2). Nitric acid-treated GF electrode slightly increased the maximum power density of SMFC, while the nitric acid treated-ACFF resulted in significant decline in the maximum power density of SMFC. The maximum power density further

increased to 74.5 +/- 7.5 mW m-2 in SMFC using GF cathode and ACFF anode. CONCLUSIONS: ACFF as anode can enhance the transport of electrons Selleckchem Saracatinib from the oxidation of organic matter in the sediment, while the output power was found to reduce in SMFC with ACFF cathode. Further efforts are needed to study the formation conditions of the biocathode and new electrode modification technology. Copyright (c) 2012 Society of Chemical Industry”
“Objective: Chemotherapy-induced alopecia, a common and distressing side effect of chemotherapy, may be prevented by scalp cooling, which reduces toxicity of cytostatics in hair root cells. This is the first study designed to assess the effect of scalp cooling on well-being.

Methods: A prospective multi-centre study was performed in 13 hospitals. Breast cancer patients treated with (N = 98) and without (N = 168) scalp cooling completed questionnaires (EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC-QLQ-BR23, BIS, MBA, HADS) before chemotherapy, and three weeks and six months after the last chemotherapy cycle.

Results: Scalp cooling was effective in 52% of the cases.