Background: Physiotherapists need to use pedagogical approaches and strategies in their work. However, there is no previous definition of what a pedagogical approach in physiotherapy means neither in general nor specifically to dementia. The purpose of this study was therefore to gain greater insight into physiotherapists' pedagogical approach to dementia by investigating physiotherapists' views and working methods in contact with older people with dementia, relatives, and nursing staff in elderly care.
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December 2001
Single crystals of the title coordination polymer, [CuCl(C5H3N2O2)(H2O)], have been prepared by hydrothermal synthesis. The compound is composed of infinite one-dimensional chains of pseudo-square-pyramidal Cu(II) ions connected via pyrazine-2-carboxylate ligands. A network of O-H.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA populous group of ternary trielide rich (Al, Ga, In) intermetallics forming the NaZn(13) structure type has been synthesized from stoichiometric combinations of the elements in an arc melter. These ternary compounds have the general formula AM(x)()T(13)(-)(x)(), where A = Ba, Sr, La, Eu, M = Cu and Ag, and T = Al, Ga, and In, with 5 = x = 6.5, and have been structurally characterized by both powder and single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe hypothesis that carnivorous plants are less responsive to prey at high soil nutrient levels than at lower levels (Givnish et al. 1984) is tested on four plant species (Drosera rotundifolia, Pinguicula alpina, P. villosa and P.
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