Angelic wisdom concerning the divine providence
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In: http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uva.x000889842
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There is widespread support for the introduction of Drug Consumption Rooms (DCRs) in Scotland as part of a policy response to record levels of drug-related harm. However, existing legal barriers are made more complex by the division of relevant powers between the UK and Scottish Governments. This paper reports on a national, qualitative study of key decision-makers in both local and national roles across Scotland. It explores views on the political barriers and enablers to the adoption of Drug Consumption Rooms and the potential role of these facilities in the wider treatment system. It also considers approaches to evidence, especially the types of evidence that are considered valuable in supporting decision-making in this area. The study found that Scottish decision-makers are strongly supportive of DCR adoption; however, they remain unclear as to the legal and political mechanisms that would make this possible. They view DCRs as part of a complex treatment and support system rather than a uniquely transformative intervention. They see the case for introduction as sufficient, on the basis of need and available evidence, thus adopting a pragmatic and iterative approach to evidence, in contrast to an appeal to traditional evidence hierarchies more commonly adopted by the UK Government.
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Do narratives make nations, and if so, did networks make this happen? The notion that national and other group identities are constructed and sustained by narratives and images has been widely postulated for several decades now. This volume contributes to this debate, with a particular emphasis on the networked, transnational nature of cultural nation-building processes in a comparative European and sometimes extra-European context. It gathers together essays that engage with objects of study ranging from poetry, prose, and political ideas to painting, porcelain, and popular song, and which draw on examples in Icelandic, Arabic, German, Irish, Hungarian, and French, among other languages. The contributors study transcultural phenomena from the medieval and early modern periods through to the modern and postmodern era, frequently challenging conventional periodizations and analytical frameworks based on the idea of the nation-state
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Title from spine. ; Pamphlets in English and German. ; Homoeopathy explained and questions answered / A.K. Okie -- Pure homeopathic prescribing as a scientific method / C.W. Perkins -- Our school of practice is permanent . / Oscar K. Richardson -- Die Homöopathie und ihre Gegner / H.G. Schneider -- The law of similars in the light of modern science / D.T. Smith -- Growth of homeopathy / T.F. Smith -- Für die Homöopathie / W. Sorge -- The everlasting laws of nature, or, Some common sense / M.A.A. Wolff -- Homeopathic prescription / M.A.A. Wolff. ; Petition of physicians and surgeons to the Legislature of this State in favor of introducing the homoeopathic system of medical treatment / J.D. Grabill -- Ist die Homöopathie Schwindel? / M. Gusken -- Die homöopathische Heilmethode vor der dritten Strafkammer des kgl. Landgerichts in Leipzig / C. Heinigke -- Wissenschaftlicher Bericht über die im Jahre 1886 im homöop. Kinderspitale zu Wien behandelten Kranken / Dr. Klauber -- Homeopathy and alleopathy compared / H.S. Knowles -- De tractamine homeopathico psorae / F.X. Melicher -- A popular exposition of homoeopathy / L.D. Morse -- Quantum sufficit / C.F. Nichols. ; Homeopathy dominant / H.F. Biggar -- The Future of medicine / H.F. Biggar -- Kurze Anleitung zum richtigen Gebrauch der wichtigsten homöopathischen Arzneimittel / T. Bruckner -- The origin of homoeopathy / W.B. Chamberlain -- In defense of the attenuated drug / R.S. Copeland -- Suggestions relative to the new propaganda of homoeopathy / A.S. Couch ; Ethical relations of the surgeon to the profession / Marshall Orlando Terry -- Homoeopathy, a letter in answer to Mr. Braithwaite's "Temperate examiniation of homoeopathy" / W.S. Craig -- Die Homöopathie und ihre Stellung zur Neuzeit / A. Feierabend -- Modern medicine / R.N. Foster. ; Mode of access: Internet.
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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted routine hospital services globally. This study estimated the total number of adult elective operations that would be cancelled worldwide during the 12 weeks of peak disruption due to COVID-19. Methods: A global expert response study was conducted to elicit projections for the proportion of elective surgery that would be cancelled or postponed during the 12 weeks of peak disruption. A Bayesian β-regression model was used to estimate 12-week cancellation rates for 190 countries. Elective surgical case-mix data, stratified by specialty and indication (surgery for cancer versus benign disease), were determined. This case mix was applied to country-level surgical volumes. The 12-week cancellation rates were then applied to these figures to calculate the total number of cancelled operations. Results: The best estimate was that 28 404 603 operations would be cancelled or postponed during the peak 12 weeks of disruption due to COVID-19 (2 367 050 operations per week). Most would be operations for benign disease (90·2 per cent, 25 638 922 of 28 404 603). The overall 12-week cancellation rate would be 72·3 per cent. Globally, 81·7 per cent of operations for benign conditions (25 638 922 of 31 378 062), 37·7 per cent of cancer operations (2 324 070 of 6 162 311) and 25·4 per cent of elective caesarean sections (441 611 of 1 735 483) would be cancelled or postponed. If countries increased their normal surgical volume by 20 per cent after the pandemic, it would take a median of 45 weeks to clear the backlog of operations resulting from COVID-19 disruption. Conclusion: A very large number of operations will be cancelled or postponed owing to disruption caused by COVID-19. Governments should mitigate against this major burden on patients by developing recovery plans and implementing strategies to restore surgical activity safely.
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