Publications by authors named "G Luck"

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  • Practice is essential for musicians to achieve peak performance, and there's a growing interest in how musical imagery can enhance practice effectiveness.
  • The review aims to deepen the understanding of voluntary musical imagery (VMI) by linking it to embodied cognition, integrating neuroscientific insights, and discussing its practical applications in music learning.
  • The authors identify gaps in current research and suggest areas for further study, including the influence of bodily experiences on VMI, tailored imagery techniques for teaching, and ways to measure VMI effectiveness quantitatively.
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Advance Directives (ADs) have traditionally focused on documenting patients' end-of-life (EOL) care preferences. Recently, discussions surrounding post-mortem care as an additional aspect of EOL care planning have gained attention. This study examined ADs across all 50 states and the District of Columbia (referred to as "entities"), assessing their inclusion of two post-mortem categories: funeral planning and anatomical gifts.

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Objectives: Medical cannabis (MC) has been found effective in treating multiple symptoms commonly experienced by older adults; however, residents in long-term care (LTC) often lack access to MC products. This study seeks to identify patterns and barriers to recommending MC to patients and to explore the knowledge and attitudes toward MC use among patients and providers.

Methods: The quantitative portion of this study employed a survey to assess the knowledge of, attitudes toward, and barriers to MC among 126 providers in Florida LTC.

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Background And Objectives: Advance directives (ADs) are based on state-specific statutes that vary in structure, terminology, and options. This variability leads to inconsistent end-of-life (EOL) care for patients who have executed an AD in 1 state but fall ill in another state. This study revisits a 2002 article that identified considerable differences in ADs to determine whether ADs have become more uniform.

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Objectives: This study identifies the most common recorded reason for attendance to primary care for children under 5 years old, including a breakdown via age, ethnicity, deprivation quintile and sex.

Design: Cross-sectional.

Setting: 39 of 40 general practices in Lambeth, London, UK.

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