When the radiation exposure is confined to a part of the body and is delivered in divided doses, a frequent practice in the treatment of cancer, its effect depends on the vulnerability of the cell types in the body to this form of energy.
Garbage burning is a frequent practice in a number of Ghanaian urban households as a way of managing their solid waste.
Furthermore, daily cannabis consumption, a frequent practice in this category of patient [20], [21], may contribute to this high rate of bacterial pneumonia [22].
Because anaemia commonly occurs in the ICU, red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is a frequent practice in the management of critically ill patients to compensate for acute bleeding and to increase tissue oxygen delivery [ 4].
However, it is important to note that the mother in our study followed a course of prescribed antibiotics a few days before delivery, and the perinatal administration of antibiotics, currently a frequent practice in industrialized countries, likely altered the composition of the maternal microbiota (Spaetgens et al. 2002).
Another problem occurring in tandem with plagiarism is the abuse of secondary citations, a frequent practice among students and even some professionals.
Nurses with a higher educational level, such as a Master's degree or qualifications at an advanced level, have reported a higher extent or more frequent practice of EBP compared with nurses with lower qualifications [ 10- 12].
Although genital transmission of HSV-2 between female sex partners occurs in a relatively inefficient manner, lesbians' relatively frequent practice of orogenital sex may place them at somewhat higher risk of genital infection with HSV-1, a hypothesis supported by the association between HSV-1 seropositivity and previous number of female partners.
Hoping to preserve and perpetuate an upbeat tone that has served them well over the last several months, advisers to Gov. George W. Bush say they are fashioning a party convention that will emphasize policy over partisan vitriol and perhaps abandon the frequent practice of devoting one night to an attack on the opposition.
Hitchcock's frequent practice of "twinning" is an example: His films, even such very recent ones as Frenzy (1972), show his delight in the pairing off of characters, scenes, and shots so that ironic comparisons can be made.
