Barriers and facilitators in providing home-based rehabilitation for stroke survivors with severe disability in the UK: an online focus group study with multidisciplinary rehabilitation teams

Objectives In the UK, over 20% of stroke survivors leave hospital with severe disability.Limited evidence-based clinical guidance is available to support the rehabilitation of these individuals.Our previous research has focused on establishing consensus regarding the core components of home-based rehabilitation for this under investigated group.Thi

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Cloud resource management: towards efficient execution of large-scale scientific applications and workflows on complex infrastructures

Abstract Cloud computing evolved from the concept of utility computing, which is defined as the provision of computational and storage resources as a metered service.Another key characteristic of cloud computing is multitenancy, which enables resource and cost sharing among a large pool of users.Characteristics such as multitenancy and elasticity p

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Possibility of management of lower leg war burns with free flaps

Free flaps are used in the surgical treatment of burns for wound closure where the burn is too deep, and in case, when after necrotic tissue excision, the bones, tendons, nerves, and blood vessels remain bare.Covering of the exposed structures Pottery Mug is commonly performed in the primary delayed, or in the secondary wound treatment.The possibil

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Pedagogical Approaches of a Targeted Social and Emotional Skilling Program to Re-Engage Young Adolescents in Schooling

This paper forms part of a larger study that examined the effectiveness of a targeted social and emotional program to re-engage early adolescents who were already showing signs of disengaging from schooling.Using qualitative methodology, data for STEROLINS this paper come from an in-depth interview with the teacher/facilitator of the program presen

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