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Xin Ning, assistant professor of aerospace engineering at Penn State, is applying the ancient folding art of origami to reconfigurable, multifunctional materials that could be used to build structures in harsh environments, such as outer space. His work was recently recognized by the Applied Mechanics Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

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Keywords: Aerospace Engineering, Flexible Electronics, Mechanical Engineering

Six years ago the initial Three Wishes Project began at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, when hospital staff asked patients or their families how they might honour the life and dignity of those dying in the intensive care unit. Staff would then help families by implementing these wishes. Now a study with three additional hospital intensive care unit sites in Toronto, Vancouver and Los Angeles, California has proven the project is a success elsewhere.

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Keywords: end-of-like, 3 Wishes Project, Bereavement, Compassionate Care, dignity of dying patients, ICU

Mercy Medical Center has been awarded an ‘A’ in fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Mercy’s achievements protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care.

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Keywords: Hospital Safety Grade, hospital safety score, Healthcare

A new study finds that the community in which one lives influences where a patient receives postoperative care and rehabilitation after elective hip replacement surgery. An analysis of a large regional database found that patients in the least affluent communities were more likely to be discharged to an inpatient rehabilitation or skilled nursing facility rather than home care after surgery.

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Keywords: Hip Replacement, Joint Replacement, Hip Replacement Surgery, Joint Replacement Surgery, Hospital For Special Surgery, Social determinants of health

A new training resource aimed at enhancing child-centred responses to violence against children, co-designed with children and young people, has been launched today (Monday 11 November) by academics from the Centre for Children’s Rights at Queen’s University Belfast and Include Youth.

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Keywords: Queen's University Belfast, Violence, Social Sciences, Training, Resources, Violence Against Children

AUSTIN, Texas -- If you want a better business, make sure your employees are happy. If you want to be a more successful employee, make sure not to neglect your own happiness.

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Keywords: McCombs Business School, McCombs School of Business, Ut Austin, The University Of Texas At Austin, The University of Texas, UT McCombs, Online Courses, Online Course, Happiness, Workplace Advice

Researchers from Penn compare a lymphoma-dose regimen of rituximab to a rheumatoid arthritis regimen for the treatment of pemphigus.

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Keywords: pemphigus, Rituximab, Autoimmune, Dermatology, Penn Medicine

At the 2019 American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Professionals annual meeting in Atlanta, experts from the HSS Education Institute at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) presented their method for developing and implementing effective educational programs for diverse patients with rheumatic conditions.

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Keywords: Rheumatic Disease, Rheumatic conditions, Musculoskeletal Conditions

A study co-led by researchers at Indiana University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has pushed back the first-known physical evidence of insect flower pollination to 99 million years ago, during the mid-Cretaceous period.

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Keywords: Pollination, Paleobotany, earth and atmospheric science, Earth Science, Amber, Fossilization, amber fossilization, insect pollination, flower beetles, Cretaceous Period

Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City launched a nationwide survey to assess the needs of male patients and found that 58% reported feeling depressed for several days or more than half the days in the previous two weeks.

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Keywords: Lupus, Hospital For Special Surgery