English Vocabulary and Grammar: Jobs, Nature, Travel, Tenses

Posted by on Dec 8, 2024 in Medicine & Health | 0 comments

Jobs

  • Actor /æktə/ – Actor / Actriz
  • Artist /’ɑːtɪst/ – Artista
  • Astronaut /’æstrənɔːt/ – Astronauta
  • Author /ɔːˈθɔːr/ – Autor/a
  • Businessperson /bɪznəspɜːsn/ – Empresario/a, Persona de negocios
  • Cleaner /kliːnə/ – Limpiador/a
  • Dentist /’dentɪst/ – Dentista
  • Driver /draɪvə/ – Conductor/a
  • Firefighter /faɪəfaɪtə/ – Bombero/a
  • Footballer /fʊtbɔːlə/ – Futbolista
  • Hairdresser /’heədresə/ – Peluquero/a
  • Lawyer /lɔːjə/ – Abogado/a
  • Librarian /laɪˈbreəriən/ – Bibliotecario/a
  • Mechanic /məˈkænɪk/
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Medieval Literature: Key Texts and Manuscript Analysis

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Key Texts of Medieval Literature

The Wife of Bath: 1392-1395

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: c. 1375-1400

Le Morte d’Arthur: 1469-70 (Winchester MS 1470-1480)

Manuscript 4: 14th or 15th Century

Textura semiquadrata formata, early 15th century

  1. Whereof may well be justified
  2. That they may not be deified
  3. And who that taketh away the honor
  4. Which due is to the creator
  5. And giveth it to the creature
  6. He doth too great a forfeiture
  7. But of Chaldee nonetheless
  8. Upon this faith though it belies
  9. They hold affirmed the credance
  10. So
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Patient Hospitalization: Factors, Relationships, and Humanized Care

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Hospitalization

A hospitalized patient becomes identified by a bed number, specific pathology, and hospital protocols, while experiencing a range of emotions.

Factors Affecting Hospitalization

  • Nature of health problem
  • Patient age (older patients and hospitalized children require special considerations)

Coping Strategies

  • Problem-focused coping: Active effort to change the situation.
  • Emotion-focused coping: Passivity, acceptance of treatment, seeking social support.
  • Avoidant coping: Denial of the condition,
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Health and Disease: Concepts, Determinants, Prevention, and Statistics

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1) Concept of Health and Disease

The concept of health has been changing over time. Long defined in negative terms (health = no disease), it is currently used as defined by the WHO in 1946: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being.” This definition is subjective and utopian, and many institutions disagreed with it. Its drawback is that it measures health as an absolute state and does not admit different degrees. The concept of health varies by country and historical

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Environmental and Lifestyle Factors Affecting Human Health

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How Does the Environment Influence Health?

Harmonious development allows a person to thrive in a healthy environment. Pollution negatively impacts health, as do societal and family factors, which influence both physical and mental well-being.

Determinants of Health

  • Lifestyle: Diet, obesity, alcohol consumption.
  • Environmental: Pollution.
  • Biological: Diseases, obesity.

Modifiable Health Determinants

Environmental factors, lifestyle choices, healthcare systems, and some biological factors (excluding hereditary

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Workplace Risk Prevention and Assessment

Posted by on Dec 5, 2024 in Medicine & Health | 0 comments

The Need for Preventive Action

Preventive action is a legal obligation of the employer.

Motivating factors include:

Society in general, companies, trade unions, and the government.

General Principles of Preventive Action

Prevention: The set of activities or actions taken or planned at all stages of business activity to prevent or reduce occupational hazards.

Prevention is the duty of both the employer and government.

Hazard, Injury, Risk

Hazard: The intrinsic property of something.

Occupational Hazard: The

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