15 results on '"Vidal, Helena"'
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2. Calcium polystyrene sulfonate–induced colitis: advanced characterization of crystal nature with infrared spectroscopy.
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Vidal, Helena, Salgado, Vilma, Alves, Patrícia, Fonseca1, Nuno Moreira, Frochot, Vincent, and Ferreira, Aníbal
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INFRARED spectroscopy , *POLARIZATION microscopy , *CRYSTAL morphology , *INFRARED spectra , *POLYSTYRENE , *HYPERKALEMIA - Abstract
Classical potassium binders are used in the treatment of hyperkalemia and are widely associated with gastrointestinal side effects, with crystal colonic injury being rare but potentially fatal. In this report, we describe the case of an 82-year-old male with hyperkalemia and calcium polystyrene sulfonate crystal–associated colonic necrosis. Traditionally, this diagnosis has relied on the examination of crystal morphology and polarization through microscopy. Our study enhances crystal identification by incorporating an analysis of the physical characteristics of the crystals using infrared spectroscopy. This is the first description, to our knowledge, of the calcium polystyrene sulfonate infrared spectrum. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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3. Learning Communities Finding Common Ground for the Common Good
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Vidal, Helena, Hockstein, Lisa, Ahern, Joy, and Stein, Karen
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Museum educators and instructors of English as a Second Language (ESOL) at a community college in New York reflect on their experiences facilitating a program designed to enrich the language, cultural, and visual literacy skills of adult immigrant students. The CALTA21 program brought together three stakeholders, immigrant ESOL students, language instructors, and museum educators in collaboration to build linguistic, social, and cultural capital. A professional development institute, utilizing Visual Thinking Strategies as a core pedagogy, provided a common practice used by the stakeholders in the classroom and the museum. This democratic method subverted the traditional student-teacher relationship by using inquiry and personal narratives to inspire an exchange of ideas. The case study will consider the elements of the program that supported the development of a dynamic community of learners, and the empowering experience of teaching and learning within a model of shared authority.
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- 2019
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4. A toolkit for the quantitative evaluation of chronic wounds evolution for early detection of non-healing wounds
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Cullell-Dalmau, Marta, primary, Otero-Viñas, Marta, additional, Ferrer-Solà, Marta, additional, Sureda-Vidal, Helena, additional, and Manzo, Carlo, additional
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- 2021
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5. Vinculación entre escala de Braden, Índice de Fragilidad y Lesiones Relacionadas con la Dependencia en una unidad de psicogeriatría
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Sureda Vidal, Helena, Soldevilla Agreda, Javier, and Universidad de Cantabria
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Índice de Fragilidad ,Geriatría ,Fragilidad ,Úlceras por presión ,Lesiones Relacionadas con la Dependencia ,Escala Braden - Abstract
Objetivo: Determinar la relación entre el índice de fragilidad, la puntuación en la escala de Braden y la incidencia de lesiones relacionadas con la dependencia en pacientes ingresados en una unidad de un hospital de atención intermedia. Máster en Gestión Integral e Investigación de las Heridas Crónicas
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- 2018
6. The wound care in a wound clinical interdisciplinary unit allows increasing the annual rate of healed wounds
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Ferrer Solà, Marta, primary, Clapera Cros, Josefina, additional, Sureda Vidal, Helena, additional, Fontserè Candell, Ester, additional, Espaulella Ferrer, Mariona, additional, González Martínez, Victor, additional, Espaulella Panicot, Joan, additional, and Otero Viñas, Marta, additional
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- 2016
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7. Homenatge a Sebastià Serrano
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Aduriz, Itziar, Alcoba, Santiago, Argenter, Joan A. (Joan Albert), 1947, Bastardas i Boada, Albert, 1951, Bonet, Eduard, Carrera i Sabaté, Josefina, Castellón Masalles, Irene, Diéguez-Vide, Faustino, Fernández Planas, Ana Ma. (Ana María), Junyent, M. Carme (Maria Carme), 1955, Laborda, Xavier, Lleal, Coloma, Lloberes, Marina, López, Ángel, Marimon Felipe, Montserrat, Martí Antonin, M. Antònia, Martínez Celdrán, Eugenio, Moreno Cabrera, Juan Carlos, 1956, Puyal, Joaquim M. (Joaquim Maria), 1949, Ramírez Sarrió, Dídac, 1946, Romera Barrios, Lourdes, Rosselló Ximenes, Joana, Salcioli Guidi, Valeria, San Vicente, Ricardo, Sotelo Vázquez, Adolfo, 1953, Taulé Delor, Mariona, Terradas Saborit, Ignasi, 1950, Tolchinsky, Liliana, Tusón, Jesús, 1939, Usandizaga, Helena, Vidal, Helena, 1946, Vila Pujol, Maria Rosa, Martí Antonin, M. Antònia, and Taulé Delor, Mariona
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Lingüística ,Serrano, Sebastià, 1944 ,Homenatges - Abstract
Coordinadors: M. Antònia Martí i Mariona Taulé, Aquest volum és un recull d’articles publicats en homenatge a Sebastià Serrano, catedràtic de lingüística general i teoria de la comunicació a la Universitat de Barcelona, amb motiu de la seva jubilació. S’hi apleguen treballs de temàtica molt diversa, de la morfologia del català, el castellà o el basc, a la semàntica, de la poesia galaicoportuguesa a la literatura russa o a l’òpera wagneriana. Són contribucions escrites per companys de professió des de l’admiració i el reconeixement cap a la figura de Serrano, lingüista i matemàtic, pensador polièdric i gran comunicador. En aquesta àmplia variació de temes i de punts de vista es reflecteix el mestratge que ha exercit en els seus col·legues: una visió interdisciplinària i transversal no només de la lingüística, sinó del coneixement humà.
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- 2014
8. Arte Juntos/Art Together: Promoting School Readiness among Latino Children through Parent Engagement and Social Inclusion in a Suburban Museum
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Tazi, Zoila, primary, Vidal, Helena, additional, and Stein, Karen, additional
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- 2015
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9. Quisto do Intestino Caudal: Caso clínico e revisão da literatura
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Carvalho, Nuno, Vidal, Helena, Lebre, Rui, Fernandes, Victoe, Brito, Maria José, and Gíria, João
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- 2009
10. 6 poemes
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Txitxibabin, Borís and Vidal, Helena
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- 2004
11. La percepció de les vocals /e/ i /o/ tòniques del rus per part de catalano-parlants
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Vidal, Helena, 1946 and Salcioli Guidi, Valeria
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Català parlat ,Spoken Catalan ,Rus ,Phonetics ,Vocals ,Fonètica ,Russian language ,Vowels - Abstract
L'article descriu l'experiment que es va dur a teeme a la Universitat de Barcelona entre 1992 i 1994 sobre la percepció de les vocals [e] i [o] russes. L'objectiu era precisar si els catalanoparlants perceben aquests sons com a més propers als fonemes /e/ i /o/ catalans o als fonemes de la mateixa llengua. EIs resultats obtinguts s'agafen com a argument per fonamentar que la transcripció al catala deis russos hauria de ser 'é' i 'ó'.
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- 1997
12. Over the line : the art and life of Jacob Lawrence
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Project VIEW; Whitney Museum of American Art; INSITE; Ball State University. Teachers College; Apple Computer, Inc.; Kornmann, Mark; Messina, Carol; Vidal, Helena; Rosentreter, Josh; Palilonis, Jim; Harrison, Jerome; Siler, Lynn; Smith, Judy; Sacksteder, Connie; Cunningham, Roberta; Falco, John; Barbanell, Patricia; Wilkinson, Diane; DeAngelo, Sal; Corona, Karen; Anglada, Xavier; Calvert, Meg; Cappetta, Andrew; Duquette, Anita; Esposito, Lucia; Feltman, Kellie; Gentile, Filippo; Lewis, Cathleen; Mackenzie, Heather; MacLean, Donald; Quigley, Suzanne; Rowe, Debbie; Yang, Austin; Anderson, Maxwell L.; Lampkins-Fielder, Raina; Kudon, Greer; DiPietro, Alexis; King, Margaret; Helal, Dina; Neal, Christopher; Reddick, John; Filiaci, Alex; Harris, Zaquawon; Hu, Anli; Lake, Michael; Lovell, Kwame; Redman, Rebecca; Eng, Corey; Hobby, Lauren; Leung, Lawton; Speier, Maxine; Gilbert, Clementine; Falci, Eve; Feng, Christina; Hansley, Jasmine; Nadler, Emily Rivlin; Rizzo, Adam; Youssef, Ranya; Gore, Kiran; Crossman, Nettie; Dante, Shelley; Hu, Joyce; Scott, Ava; Wong, Ellen; Berko, Bonnie; Miller, Johnny; Allshouse, Scott; Straub, Terry; Jones, Torrence; Clements, Randy; Turek, Bruce; Jamriska, Jim; Weiss, Dick; Haggerdy, Bob; Wexler, Len, Ball State University, Project VIEW; Whitney Museum of American Art; INSITE; Ball State University. Teachers College; Apple Computer, Inc.; Kornmann, Mark; Messina, Carol; Vidal, Helena; Rosentreter, Josh; Palilonis, Jim; Harrison, Jerome; Siler, Lynn; Smith, Judy; Sacksteder, Connie; Cunningham, Roberta; Falco, John; Barbanell, Patricia; Wilkinson, Diane; DeAngelo, Sal; Corona, Karen; Anglada, Xavier; Calvert, Meg; Cappetta, Andrew; Duquette, Anita; Esposito, Lucia; Feltman, Kellie; Gentile, Filippo; Lewis, Cathleen; Mackenzie, Heather; MacLean, Donald; Quigley, Suzanne; Rowe, Debbie; Yang, Austin; Anderson, Maxwell L.; Lampkins-Fielder, Raina; Kudon, Greer; DiPietro, Alexis; King, Margaret; Helal, Dina; Neal, Christopher; Reddick, John; Filiaci, Alex; Harris, Zaquawon; Hu, Anli; Lake, Michael; Lovell, Kwame; Redman, Rebecca; Eng, Corey; Hobby, Lauren; Leung, Lawton; Speier, Maxine; Gilbert, Clementine; Falci, Eve; Feng, Christina; Hansley, Jasmine; Nadler, Emily Rivlin; Rizzo, Adam; Youssef, Ranya; Gore, Kiran; Crossman, Nettie; Dante, Shelley; Hu, Joyce; Scott, Ava; Wong, Ellen; Berko, Bonnie; Miller, Johnny; Allshouse, Scott; Straub, Terry; Jones, Torrence; Clements, Randy; Turek, Bruce; Jamriska, Jim; Weiss, Dick; Haggerdy, Bob; Wexler, Len, and Ball State University
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Join the staff at the world famous Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City to experience the works of renowned African-American artist Jacob Lawrence. For more than 65 years, Jacob Lawrence was both an impassioned observer and storyteller who explored the diverse aspects of the African-American experience. This program will follow themes in Lawrence's work - such as migration, discrimination, race relations, family and community, and labor - to examine the tales of hardship and despair, and the hopes and dreams people experienced as they sought a new life. The program will focus on selected paintings to introduce students to Lawrence's themes, and how they not only changed the lives of the subjects, but also changed the face of America. Interacting with educators from the Whitney Museum and invited guests, participants will experience Lawrence's visual and written narrative as they learn about the life that people left behind in the South, the life they found in the North, and the way they traveled from one place to another. The history of this formative period in America will be conveyed through the emotion and feeling that is the hallmark of Lawrence's art. Literature and music of the period will be interwoven with the artwork to deepen the educational experience., This archival material has been provided for educational purposes. Ball State University Libraries recognizes that some historic items may include offensive content. Our statement regarding objectionable content is available at: https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/about
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- 2001
13. A propòsit de dues antologies russes de poesia catalana
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Vidal, Helena, 1946
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Traduccions ,Poesia catalana ,Rus ,Catalan poetry ,Russian language ,Translations - Abstract
Quan els escriptors de finals del segle XVIII i començaments del XIX, en la seva obsessió per crear una literatura russa, aprenen les tècniques i els estils occidentals, filtrant-los a través de la mentalitat i la història del seu propi país, apareixen lògicament imitadors i epígons (dins el corrent neoclàssic, de la novel·la sentimental, del primer romanticisme ...). En tot això, té el seu lloc la reelaboració d'obres alienes.
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- 1987
14. The wound care in a wound clinical interdisciplinary unit allows increasing the annual rate of healed wounds.
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Solà, Marta Ferrer, Cros, Josefina Clapera, Vidal, Helena Sureda, Candell, Ester Fontserè, Ferrer, Mariona Espaulella, Martínez, Victor González, Panicot, Joan Espaulella, and Viñas, Marta Otero
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WOUND care ,WOUND healing ,MEDICAL care ,DISEASE relapse ,DEVELOPED countries - Abstract
Introduction: In developed countries, about 1-2% of people will suffer a chronic wound during their lifetime. The lower extremity ulcers need long time to heal: 40%-50% of these ulcers keep on unhealed for almost six months, another 40%-50% of wounds need 12 months to complete wound closure, and below 10% of ulcers keep unhealed over 5 years. Moreover, there is one third of recurrence during the 12 months after healing. The health care system needs more and different means to achieve a reduction on the healing of chronic wounds. Currently, the treatment of chronic wounds involves large number of medical visits, long time to wounds heal, and an appropriate use of health resources. Similarly, the chronic wound care in the Osona region entails a high costs for the health system, an important dedication of professionals, and a low quality of life of patients. It has been described that the organization of the health care services around the patients may improve the efficiency in the treatment of complex clinical problems. Description: In 2004, a prevalence analysis of wounds made in Osona identified 377 injuries and reported that 36% of the wounds were treated in an intermediate care hospital. The outcomes of this study promoted that the Hospital Universitari de la Santa Creu de Vic (HUSC) created a wound clinical unit in 2005. This unit was equipped with specific facilities and it was set up an interdisciplinary team (nurses, assistants, geriatrician, vascular surgery and consultants, anaesthetists, orthopaedists, and podiatrists) with professionals from the intermediate care hospital (HUSC) and from the acute hospital in coordination with the primary care system. The main goal of creating the wound clinical unit was to reduce the healing time of chronic wounds and to increase the number of healed wounds in our county. To achieve this goal, we developed the following actions: - Establish a protocol to reduce the fragmentation of patient care through the definition of connections and links for the easy accessibility and coordination of the wound clinical unit with other health care resources and professionals; - Provide appropriated wound care training to the professionals of the region, to ensure that all patients would be treated with an equivalent care level. - Conduct several clinical trials to progressively incorporate several innovations and technologies on the usual wound care practice to reduce the healing time of different wound types; - Incorporate the research activity as a strategic area to the unit development. In June 2015, the wound clinical unit of the HUSC, in collaboration with the Universitat of Vic-Universitat Central de Catalunya and the local acute hospital created a translational and interdisciplinary research group focused on the repair and regeneration of tissue. Key findings: The wound clinical wound has permitted to increase the accessibility of patients to treatment. Currently, patients may be visited in 24 hours if they have wounds with clinical symptoms. The origin of patient's referrals included the followings: primary care (68%), acute care hospital (13.6%), our hospital (15.5%), and others health sources (2.9%). This regional organization for the wound care produced a high continued increase of the number of patients and wounds treated annually on the wound clinical unit we show following. Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014. Ulcers 84 147 204 209 319. Patients 70 124 175 181 216. The wound clinical unit has become the regional reference services for the treatment of complex chronic wounds and for the training in wound care. The wound clinical unit edited a local clinical-practice guide for the treatment of pressure ulcers (2005) and a local wounds guide (2015); and it developed specific training sessions and service training for professionals of the 8 primary care areas of the region. Also, currently, the unit provides telephonic attention for professionals. The multidisciplinary team and the incorporation of innovative treatments on the wound clinical unit, including the hydrosurgical debridement or the application of autologous growth factors, has promoted a relevant increase on the annual rate of the healed wounds, from 50% in 2010 to 71.3% in 2014. Conclusions: The wound clinical unit with an interdisciplinary team focused in an integrated patient care allowed improving the annual rate of healing wounds and optimizing the use of regional health resources for the wound care. Although, our integrated wound care model developed in the HUSC is transferable to other regions, a close coordination between the regional health agents is absolutely needed for success. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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15. Anal canal gastrointestinal stromal tumors: case report and literature review.
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Carvalho N, Albergaria D, Lebre R, Giria J, Fernandes V, Vidal H, and Brito MJ
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- Aged, Anal Canal chemistry, Anal Canal surgery, Anus Neoplasms chemistry, Anus Neoplasms surgery, Biomarkers, Tumor analysis, Biopsy, Endosonography, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors chemistry, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors surgery, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Mitotic Index, Treatment Outcome, Anal Canal pathology, Anus Neoplasms pathology, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors pathology
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are an uncommon group of tumors of mesenchymal origin. GIST of the anal canal is extremely rare. At present, only 10 cases of c-kit positive anal GIST have been reported in the literature. There is no widely accepted treatment approach for this neoplasia. Literature is sparse on imaging evaluation of anal canal GIST, usually described as a lesion in the intersphincteric space. We describe the case of a 73-year-old man with a mass in the anal canal, and no other symptoms. Endoanal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging showed a well circumscribed solid nodule in the intersphincteric space. The patient was treated by local excision. Gross pathological examination showed a 7 cm × 3.5 cm × 3 cm mass, and histological examination showed a proliferation of spindle cells, with prominent nuclear palisading. The mitotic count was of 12 mitoses/50 HPF. The tumor was positive for KIT protein, CD34 and vimentin in the majority of cells, and negative for desmin and S100. A diagnosis of GIST, with high risk aggressive behavior was made. An abdomino-perineal resection was discussed, but refused. The follow-up included clinical evaluation and anal ultrasound. After 5 years the patient is well, with maintained continence and no evidence of local recurrence.
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- 2014
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