MAPPING OUT EPISTEMIC JUSTICE IN THE CLINICAL SPACE: USING NARRATIVE TECHNIQUES TO AFFIRM PATIENTS AS KNOWERS

Mapping out epistemic justice in the clinical space: using narrative techniques to affirm patients as knowers

Abstract Epistemic injustice sits at the intersection of ethics, epistemology, and social justice.Generally, this BCAA philosophical term describes when a person is wrongfully discredited as a knower; and within the clinical space, epistemic injustice is the underlying reason that some patient testimonies are valued above others.The following essay

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First Detection of an Enterovirus C99 in a Captive Chimpanzee with Acute Flaccid Paralysis, from the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center, Republic of Congo.

Enteroviruses, members of the Picornaviridae family, are ubiquitous viruses responsible for mild to severe infections in human populations around the world.In 2010 Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo recorded an outbreak of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) in the humans, caused by wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1).One month later, in the Tchimpounga sanctuary

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Revisiting the binding designation between source and target domains in the creation of Javanese food names metaphors

This study aims to investigate metaphorical representation in Javanese food names in terms of linguistic forms, metaphorical element distribution, similarity basis, source domains, and sociocultural factors underlying their existence.This study employed a qualitative approach by positioning researchers for collecting Hay Bale copyright. and generat

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Wasting Away: To Sludge or Not to Sludge?

Following a century of high standards of sanitation, food and water safety in North America are often taken for granted.Recent outbreaks of illness attributed to food and water contamination, however, have challenged this complacency.Now, sludge is added to the list of concerns.Sewage sludge is the muddy substance that remains after the treatment o

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