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Skibinski, Bertram. "Swimming pool water treatment with conventional and alternative water treatment technologies." Doctoral thesis, Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2018. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-233929.
Full textAjmo, Craig T. "Alternative targets for the treatment of stroke." [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2007. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0002114.
Full textZhu, Yanting. "Exploring alternative cytotoxic strategies for cancer treatment." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2014. https://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_oa/65.
Full textHassinger, Elaine, and Jack Watson. "Mound Systems: Alternative On-site Wastewater Treatment." College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/146416.
Full textThe conventional on-site household wastewater treatment system is known as the septic tank and absorption (leach) field. Local soil conditions; type, depth, texture and permeability all contribute to how well wastewater is treated as it moves toward groundwater. Soil conditions in parts of Arizona are not suitable for absorption fields, so alternative disposal systems are necessary. This article provides information on alternative disposal systems, the septic tank-mound system, and includes the description of the system, its background, where it should be used, and the cost and time consideration.
Ajmo, Craig T. Jr. "Alternative Targets for the Treatment of Stroke." Scholar Commons, 2007. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/594.
Full textVincent, Charles. "The treatment of headache by acupuncture." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.307698.
Full textChing, Diego. "Upgrading of biomass: alternative ways for biomass treatment." Thesis, KTH, Kraft- och värmeteknologi, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-149373.
Full textMcFadden, Jessica Mason. "Woolf's alternative medicine| Narrative consciousness as social treatment." Thesis, Western Illinois University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1572942.
Full textThe primary objective of this thesis project is to investigate Woolf's narrative construction of consciousness and its enactment of resistance against the clinical model of cognitive normativity, using Mrs. Dalloway. This objective is part of an effort to identify the ways in which Woolf's writing can be used, foundationally, to challenge the contemporary language of clinical diagnosis, as it functions to maintain power imbalances and serves as a mechanism of the rigid policing of normativity. It is also intended to support the suggestion that Woolf's novels and essays make a valuable contribution, when advanced by theory—including disability theory, to scientific conversations on the mind. One major benefit is that doing so encourages border-crossing between disciplines and views. More specifically, this project examines the ways in which Mrs. Dalloway resists the compulsory practice of categorizing and dividing the mind. The novel, I assert, supports an alternative narrative treatment, not of the mind but, of the normative social forces that police it. It allows and encourages readers to reframe stigmatizing, divisive, and power-based categories of cognitive difference and to resist the scientific tendency to dismiss pertinent philosophical and theoretical treatments of consciousness that are viable in literature. The critical portion of the project is concerned with the way in which Mrs. Dalloway addresses consciousness and challenges medical authority. Its implications urge the formation of an investigative alliance between Woolf's work and psychology that will undermine the power differential, call attention to and dismantle the stigma of "mental illness," and propel clinical treatment into new diagnostic practices.
Бабенко, Наталія Олександрівна. "Aromatherapy: essential oils as an alternative to treatment." Thesis, Київський національний університет технологій та дизайну, 2020. https://er.knutd.edu.ua/handle/123456789/15260.
Full textRoshdieh, Rana. "Alternative Waste Treatment System for Poultry Processing Plants." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/46421.
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Maree, Michelle Nerine. "An alternative treatment for type B Ulnar Polydactyly." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2845.
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Rudimentary ulnar polydactyly is one of the most common congenital hand anomalies. These are conventionally treated by suture ligation in the neonatal period or by formal excision, when the child is one year of age. For the last three years, the Congenital Hand Unit at Red Cross Children’s Hospital has used vascular clip ligation as an alternative method of treatment for rudimentary ulnar polydactyly, based on the same principle as suture ligation, but with less associated complications. A study was performed at the unit, where two hundred and nineteen supernumerary digits were treated over a two-year period. The digits were ligated using a vascular clip, as an outpatient procedure.
Lee, Dal-Hoon. "Development of an alternative biofilter system for odor treatment." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape8/PQDD_0028/NQ38924.pdf.
Full text陶鷹翔 and Yingxiang Tao. "An assessment of alternative wastewater treatment approaches in Guangzhou." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1999. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31239365.
Full textTao, Yingxiang. "An assessment of alternative wastewater treatment approaches in Guangzhou /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1999. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B20868364.
Full textJugdhaw, Diara. "Is the Value-Added-Tax treatment for educational services still valid?Is zero-rating a better alternative to the current VAT treatment?Are there any other alternative VAT treatments available?" Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29413.
Full textHsü, Elizabeth. "Transmission of knowledge, texts and treatment in Chinese medicine." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.240101.
Full text鍾嘉怡 and Ka-yi Chung. "An evidence-based guideline : using progressive muscle relaxation exercise in maintaining optimal blood pressure for adult patients with hypertension." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/193083.
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Martin, Dennis Gerard. "Natural wastewater treatment systems, field-scale alternative evaluation and comparison." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape17/PQDD_0010/MQ31228.pdf.
Full textLambe, Camille Eckerd Germino Barbara B. "Complementary and alternative therapy use during treatment of breast cancer." Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006. http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/etd,671.
Full textTitle from electronic title page (viewed Oct. 10, 2007). "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the School of Nursing." Discipline: Nursing; Department/School: Nursing.
Schell, Rebecca. "Sceletium tortuosum and Mesembrine: A Potential Alternative Treatment for Depression." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2014. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/375.
Full textRobinson, Janet E. "Hazardous waste treatment and disposal: alternative technologies and groundwater impacts." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/91066.
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Heath, Paul. "Alternative processing methods for the thermal treatment of radioactive wastes." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2015. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/9674/.
Full textCorral, Andrea F. "Alternative Technologies for Inland Desalination." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/333122.
Full textVincent, Dawn A. "Acceptance of complementary and alternative medicine among pediatric patients with diabetes." Virtual Press, 2007. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1366504.
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Boltman, Haaritha. "A systematic review on maternal and neonatal outcomes of ingested herbal and homeopathic remedies used during pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2005. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&.
Full textLaws, Siobhan Alison Mary. "Somatostatin receptor subtype mRNA expression in human colorectal cancer." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.364711.
Full text楊靜一. "針灸抗腫瘤免疫臨床試驗文獻研究." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2016. https://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_oa/240.
Full textKrueger, Timothy William. "An Alternative Planting Treatment for Turf Open Spaces in Conservation Subdivisions." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31925.
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Hodges, Alan J. "Alternative Treatment Technologies for Low-Cost Industrial and Municipal Wastewater Management." DigitalCommons@USU, 2017. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/5884.
Full textPatricia, van Es Nina. "Illness and the Treatment Response: The Patient's View." PDXScholar, 1994. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4886.
Full textHamilton, Amanda Lin. "Ayahuasca and the Treatment of Depression and Addiction| A Depth Perspective." Thesis, Pacifica Graduate Institute, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10750209.
Full textUsing hermeneutic and heuristic methodologies, this thesis explores the possibility of a psychedelic Amazonian plant medicine known as ayahuasca to be used in the treatment of depression and addiction. Incorporating a depth psychology approach, this thesis explores the similarities and differences between Peruvian shamanism and Jungian depth psychology. The author draws on depth psychological theory in analyzing her experiences with ayahuasca, highlighting the role of psychotherapy in integrating her experiences as part of her process of individuation and healing trauma. The research points to a positive correlation between ayahuasca use and the treatment of mood disorders such as major depressive disorder and substance use disorders such as alcohol use disorder. The thesis examines the role of spirituality and experiences with the numinous in helping one to heal from mood disorders and substance dependency and find a greater sense of empowerment and meaning in life.
Li, Yang. "Developing new immuno-oncology drugs from traditional Chinese medicine." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2020. https://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_oa/878.
Full text司徒慧瑜. "針灸治療腦部損傷後意識障礙的計量文獻分析." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2011. https://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/1309.
Full text呂美芬. "針灸治療不孕症的用穴規律探討." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2011. https://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/1307.
Full text王譽穎. "慢性頭痛的激痛點針刺取穴方案的初步文獻研究." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2017. https://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_oa/450.
Full text余維安. ""寒主痛" 的中醫藥文獻研究." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2009. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/1034.
Full textGhebremichael, Kebreab Afwerki. "Moringa seed and pumice as alternative natural materials for drinking water treatment." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Land and Water Resources Engineering, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-85.
Full textPumice and the Moringa oleifera (MO) seed were investigated as alternative natural materials for drinking water treatment based on problems identified at the Stretta Vaudetto water treatment plant in Eritrea.
Lab and pilot scale studies showed that pumice was a suitable alternative material for dual media filtration. Conversion of the sand filters at Stretta Vaudetto to pumice-sand media would significantly improve performance of the filtration units. The coagulant protein from the MO seed was purified in a single-step ion exchange purification method. The parameters for batch purification were optimized that can be readily scaled up. This will promote its use in water treatment.
A small volume coagulation assay method was developed that simplified and expedited the coagulation activity experiments. MO coagulant protein (MOCP) possessed considerable coagulation and sludge conditioning properties as alum. It also showed antimicrobial effects against bacteria, some of which are antibiotic resistant. The coagulation and antimicrobial properties of MOCP render it important in water treatment.
Gao, Wa. "Partial freezing by spraying as a treatment alternative of selected industrial wastes." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape17/PQDD_0023/NQ34767.pdf.
Full textGhebremichael, Kebreab A. "Moringa seed and pumice as alternative natural materials for drinking water treatment /." Stockholm, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-85.
Full textvan, Haandel Andre. "Irradiation as an alternative phytosanitary treatment for Arhopalus ferus and Hylurgus ligniperda." Thesis, University of Canterbury. School of Forestry, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/10506.
Full textTorrence, A. M., and John B. Bossaer. "Alternative Treatment of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in a Patient with Severe Hepatic Impairment." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/2353.
Full textAnzalone, John Anthony. "Educators' Perspectives on Secondary Education Alternative Placement, Student Recidivism, and Treatment Models." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/739.
Full textSegolela, Jane Choene. "Potential effect of senna italica on glucose transport receptors - translocation go GLUT4 in NIH-3T3-L1 preadipocytes and C2C12 muscle cells." Thesis, University of Limpopo, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/1558.
Full textDiabetes mellitus is one of the major diseases worldwide that is life threatening and is reaching an epidemic proportion. The most important approach in reducing the burden of the disease worldwide is to search for effective, low cost hypoglycaemic drugs with fewer side effects. Past experimental evidence confirmed the hypoglycemic activity of many indigenous African medicinal plants. S. italica (Fabaceae family) is widely used by traditional healers to treat a number of diseases such as sexually transmitted diseases and other forms of intestinal complications traditionally. The current study was aimed at evaluating the in vitro effects of root and leaf extracts of S. italica on GLUT4 translocation in NIH-3T3-L1 preadipocytes and C2C12 muscle cells. In order to address the aim of the study various methods were undertaken. The roots and leaves of S. italica collected from Zebediela sub-region of the Limpopo province, South Africa, were ground to fine powder and extracted using acetone, methanol, ethyl acetate and n-hexane. The various extracts of the root and leaf material were subjected to fingerprint profiling using TLC plates and different mobile phases (BEA, CEF, EMW and BAW). The chromatograms were visualized with vanillin-H2SO4 reagent, p-anisaldehyde and iodine vapour. The extracts were assayed for the type of secondary metabolites contained in the studied plant parts using chemical text and by TLC analysis. The total phenolic content of the root and leaf material were also evaluated. Evaluation for antioxidant activity was performed using 0.2% DPPH qualitatively and quantitatively with vitamin C as a positive control. Toxicity study was performed on C2C12 muscle cells using the MTT assay, with Curcumin as a positive control and untreated cells as a negative control. The CC50 values of the acetone root and leaf extracts were determined by linear regression. The effect of acetone root and leaf extracts on glucose uptake by C2C12 muscle cells was evaluated, also on western blot and immunofluorescence for NIH-3T3-L1 preadipocytes. The solvents employed for extraction in this study are commonly used to extract various biological active compounds from plants in research settings. Methanol extracted more compounds followed by acetone, then ethyl acetate and n-hexane the least. The constituents extracted by methanol may be mostly sugars, amino acids and glycosides due to the polarity of this solvent. Hydro-alcoholic solvents extract a variety of compounds that are mostly polar. Acetone extracts xxii mostly alkaloids, aglycones and glycosides while n-hexane in general extracts mostly waxes, fats and fixed oils. High yield was obtained with leaf extracts with all the solvent used for extraction as compared to the root. The TLC finger-print showed that good separation was achieved with the methanol and acetone extracts in CEF mobile phase, ethyl acetate extracts in CEF and EMW and n-hexane extracts in BEA respectively, especially with the leaf extract. Most compounds present in S. italica extracts were UV active. Some compounds that were not reactive with vanillin-H2SO4 reagent were shown to be reactive with p-anisaldehyde reagent and iodine vapour which revealed the presence of sugars or aromatic compounds. Chemical analysis for secondary metabolites of the acetone root and leaf extracts revealed the presence of flavonoids, terpenes, tannins, steroids, reducing sugars and alkaloids while glycosides were detected only in the leaf extract. The results obtained using TLC analyses were consistent with the results obtained in the chemical analysis. Thin layer chromatography revealed the presence of glycoflavones in the acetone root extract, alkaloids in the root and leaf extracts; and phytosterols and flavonoid aglycones in root and leaf extracts. The acetone root and leaf extracts revealed the presence of phenols. The leaf extract was shown to contain high total phenolic content as compared to the root. The methanol and acetone root and leaf extracts were shown to possess antioxidant activity. However, the concentration of the activity was higher in the acetone root than in the leaf extract. The least activity was observed with the ethyl acetate root and leaf extracts as compared to other extracts. The n-hexane extracts however, was not shown to contain any antioxidant compounds. Although activity observed with the methanol extracts was comparable to that of the acetone extracts in the quantitative assay, the acetone extracts were shown to possess more antioxidant activity in the qualitative assay. The concentration of extracts increased with increase in scavenging activity. The root extract exhibited a more potent antioxidant activity compared to leaf extract. These extracts were evaluated for their cytotoxicity on normal cells. The highest cytotoxic concentration (CC50) was obtained with the root extract with a CC50 value of 297 635 μg/ml at 48 hrs, followed by CC50 value of 21 544 μg/ml at 24 hrs. The CC50 value of the leaf extract at 24 hrs was 2 904 μg/ml with the least value at 48 hrs. The root extract at 24 and 48 hrs together with the leaf extract at 24 hrs were not toxic to C2C12 muscle cells at the concentration tested in this study. The acetone extracts were shown to possibly enhance proliferation of C2C12 muscle cells at a concentration of 0.001–1000 μg/ml. The non-cytotoxic concentration of 25 μg/ml of the leaf extract in combination with insulin showed more glucose uptake as compared to other extracts as well as the control. Prolonged incubation time was shown to increase glucose uptake with leaf extract while increase in concentration of root extract decreased glucose uptake at 24 hrs. At incubation time of 3 and 24 hrs, glucose uptake results at concentration of 2.5 μg/ml were comparable with that of the root extract, with a similar trend observed at 25 μg/ml, although with decrease in uptake. The qualitative and quantitative fluorescence results showed GLUT4 to be translocated to the cell membrane. The leaf extract at a concentration of 25 μg/ml had more fold as compared to other extracts, indicative that more GLUT4 was translocated at this concentration of the leaf extract. The acetone root and leaf extracts were shown to increase protein expression of GLUT4 at 3 hrs incubation time as compared to other incubation times in insulin-stimulated C2C12 muscle cells. The plant constituents of S. italica was shown to contain a variety of secondary metabolites that maybe be acting alone or in concert with each other to exert the various activities observed in this study. Different solvents used for extraction may be responsible for the extraction of different constituents with antioxidant activity observed in the study. The acetone extracts enhanced proliferation of C2C12 muscle cells at concentrations used in the study. However, there was no significant reduction on viability of normal cells. In addition, the extracts were shown to enhance the differentiation of NIH-3T3-L1 preadipocytes into adipocytes and C2C12 muscle cells into myocytes. These in turn induced the translocation of GLUT4 to the cell membrane and as a consequence facilitate glucose transport. Hence, the differentiation of adipose cells as well as glucose uptake of muscle cells and GLUT4 expression might have been enhanced by constituents contained in the acetone extracts. In conclusion, the acetone leaf extract may have a beneficial role in glucose metabolism of differentiated C2C12 muscle cells. Therefore, further studies are however required to elucidate the molecular mechanism by which the acetone leaf extract of S. italica influences the translocation of GLUT4.
Fändriks, Ingrid. "Alternative Methods for Evaluation of Oxygen Transfer Performance in Clean Water." Thesis, Institutionen för informationsteknologi, Department of Information Technology, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-153208.
Full textAl, Mutairi Fouad. "Alternative methods of treating atelectasis in post-operative patients." Thesis, University of Chester, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10034/311066.
Full textYeung, Wai-chow David, and 楊煒秋. "A pilot study of holistic energy healing for frozen shoulder." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2010. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B45169548.
Full textWolfe, Carolyn. "Resident and Counselor Relationships in a Court Affiliated Residential Treatment Setting." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33079.
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Costello, Brenna D. "Integrated treatment facility an alternative care setting for adult patients with mental illness /." Connect to this title online, 2007. http://etd.lib.clemson.edu/documents/1181669363/.
Full textMcNatty, Grace Ellexandra Dunnachie. "Acceptance Toward the use of Micronutrients as an Alternative Treatment for Mood Disorders." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Psychology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/7230.
Full textAvila, Nancy L., and Kurt B. Knobloch. "Outpatient treatment of alcoholics in the Navy: a feasible and cost effective alternative." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/27196.
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