Princess Alexandra Hospital model of comprehensive geriatric assessment of cancer patients : methodological and logistical aspects

There is increasing momentum in cancer care to implement a two stage assessment process that accurately determines the ability of older patients to cope with, and benefit from, chemotherapy. The two-step approach aims to ensure that patients clearly fit for chemotherapy can be accurately identified and referred for treatment without undergoing a time- and resource-intensive comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA). Ideally, this process removes the uncertainty of how to classify and then appropriately treat the older cancer patient. After trialling a two-stage screen and CGA process in the Division of Cancer Services at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) in 2011-2012, we implemented a model of oncogeriatric care based on our findings. In this paper, we explore the methodological and practical aspects of implementing the PAH model and outline further work needed to refine the process in our treatment context.

Molluscan assemblages on an intertidal sandflat in Princess Royal Harbour, Westren Austrailia

The molluscan fauna of an intertidal sand beach in Princess Royal Harbour, W.A.. is divided into two associations. The upper association, located between +0.10 and +0.59 m relative to tidal datum, is characterized by Hydrococcus graniformis and Batillariella estuarina. The lower assemblage, between +0.09 and -0.29 m is dominated numerically by Zeacumantus diemenensis and Katelysia scalarina. The assemblages are equivalent to the midlittoral- and sublittoral-fringe groupings described on both sandy and rocky shores by other authors. There is no supralittoral-fringe component in the molluscan fauna ofprincess Royal Harbour. The break between the two assemblages occurs at + 0.1 m, just below the minimum tide level in the area. Possible reasons for the zonation patterns are discussed and compared with other studies of intertidal zonation on sandy shores.

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF LASAEA AUSTRALIS, VULSELLA SPONGIARUM, PINNA BICOLOR AND DONACILLA CUNEATA (MOLLUSCA; BIVALVIA) FROM PRINCESS ROYAL HARBOUR, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Monthly samples of L. australis, V. spongiartum, P. bicolor and D. cuneata were collected over a period of 12 months from Princess Royal Harbour, Western Australia. Preliminary information on densities and biomass is given. Gonad histology points to seasonal reproductive cycles with autumn spawning in P. bicolor and D. cuneata and irregular spawning in V. spongiantm and L. australis. However, L. australis did show two peaks of larval brooding in the study period. Length-frequency data are discussed in the light of the proposed reproductive patterns for the four species. Allometric relationships between length and both height and width for all species are described and their value to each species assessed. Populations of L. australis from different habitats show significant differences in shell shape.

L'ex Crown Princess d'Allemagne [Cecilie, épouse du fils de Guillaume II, Friedrich Wilhelm] : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol]

Référence bibliographique : Rol, 59371

Revisiting the Jewish American princess : Jewish girls, the J.A.P. discursive stereotype, and negotiated identity

This qualitative exploratory research investigates how Canadian Jewish girls understand the discursive stereotype of the Jewish American Princess (JAP), and how they take up these understandings of the J AP in relation to their identities. Three focus groups and six interviews were conducted with girls attending Jewish high schools in Toronto, Canada to explore these questions. From a third wave Jewish feminist perspective, and taking a mediated action approach to identity, two analyses were conducted. A thematic analysis of peer relations, gender, community, and religious understandings demonstrates how aspects of individual identities mediate interpretations of the JAP. A series ofpor t rai t s of JAP-related identity were constructed to analyze how the JAP discursive stereotype also functions as a cultural tool that is taken up by the participants to mediate expressions of their identities. These findings establish the contradictory ways these Jewish girls describe, interpret, and utilize the JAP discursive stereotype, and the complex roles it plays in their social worlds.

Thelma : a norwegain princess

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An Egyptian princess

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The magic fountain by H.R.H. princess Gloriana.

Un cuento de hadas moderno es la base de una reveladora crítica a la publicación de famosos. La princesa Gloriana decide ser escritora, aunque ni la gramática, ni la ortografía, ni la puntuación sean sus puntos fuertes y escribe una obra de 34 palabras titulada la fuente mágica. No es una buena historia, en realidad es horrible, p ero no importa:Cuando eres de la casa real, escribir no es un problema. Cada uno de sus cortesanos hacen comentarios sobre lo maravilloso que es la historia y la princesa cree que es tan buena que debería ser publicada. El público en general se enfrenta con la elección de A: la compra de un ejemplar de la obra, o B: ir a la cárcel por un período de seis meses. De pronto, obviamente,la obra se convierte en un éxito. La Princesa se encuentra muy solicitada en los programas de artes y espectáculos de televisión, de chats e incluso en la portada de una revista. La llegada del Príncipe Waldo le proporciona una nueva historia con final feliz.

The princess gift book.

Al comienzo de cada cuento se dan consejos sobre la forma de vestirse como la princesa protagonista, de modo que se puede actuar como la historia que se lee. Cuatro historias diferentes, cuatro princesas muy diferentes. Una princesa del desierto, que tiene un padre egoísta que no deja a nadie usar su arena, una princesa de hielo, que invita a todos una fiesta casi frustrada por la bruja malvada del hielo, una princesa africana que anhela visitar el mar y termina por hacerlo en una forma especial. y una tradicional princesa con una tradicional madrastra malvada.

Please, princess Primrose!

La princesa Primrose se despierta de muy mal genio el día de su cumpleaños. El Rey y la Reina le ofrecen un montón de regalos, pero ninguno es del agrado de la princesa. Entonces, el niño cocinero tiene una idea que puede mejorar los modales de la princesita.

Princess Smartypants.

La princesa Smartypants no quiere casarse. Pero ser una princesa rica y bonita significa tener a muchos príncipes como pretendientes. Es un cuento de hadas diferente en el que la princesa se las ingenia para preservar su independencia y no casarse con ninguno de ellos.

Once upon a time, there was a pulchritudinous princess…: the role of word definitions and multiple story contexts in children’s learning of difficult vocabulary

The close relationship between children’s vocabulary size and their later academic success has led researchers to explore how vocabulary development might be promoted during the early school years. We describe a study that explored the effectiveness of naturalistic classroom storytelling as an instrument for teaching new vocabulary to six- to nine-year-old children. We examined whether learning was facilitated by encountering new words in single versus multiple story contexts, or by the provision of age-appropriate definitions of words as they were encountered. Results showed that encountering words in stories on three occasions led to significant gains in word knowledge in children of all ages and abilities, and that learning was further enhanced across the board when teachers elaborated on the new words’ meanings by providing dictionary definitions. Our findings clarify how classroom storytelling activities can be a highly effective means of promoting vocabulary development.