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Bed Conversion
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D001508 |
[The reallocation of beds from one type of care service to another, as in converting acute care beds to long term care beds.
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Bed Occupancy
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D001509 |
[A measure of inpatient health facility use based upon the average number or proportion of beds occupied for a given period of time.
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Bed Rest
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D001510 |
[Confinement of an individual to bed for therapeutic or experimental reasons.
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Bedbugs
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D001511 |
[Parasitic bugs of the family CIMICIDAE. Female bed bugs lay eggs in a sheltered locations such as in mattress seams. Adults and nymphal instars of Cimex feed on warm-blooded hosts. Cimex lectularius and Cimex hemipterus are implicated in human infestations.
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Bedding and Linens
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D001512 |
[Articles of cloth, usually cotton or rayon and other synthetic or cotton-blend fabrics, used in households, hospitals, physicians' examining rooms, nursing homes, etc., for sheets, pillow cases, toweling, gowns, drapes, and the like.
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Bedridden Persons
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D000075482 |
[Persons unable or unwilling, or otherwise incapacitated and not able to leave the bed due to physical or mental conditions.
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Beds
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D001513 |
[Equipment on which one may lie and sleep, especially as used to care for the hospital patient.
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Bee Venoms
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D001514 |
[Toxins obtained from Apis mellifera (honey bee) and related species. They contain various enzymes, polypeptide toxins, and other substances, some of which are allergenic or immunogenic or both. These venoms were formerly used in rheumatism to stimulate the pituitary-adrenal system.
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Beekeeping
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D056630 |
[The management and maintenance of colonies of honeybees.
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Beer
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D001515 |
[An alcoholic beverage usually made from malted cereal grain (as barley), flavored with hops, and brewed by slow fermentation.
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Bees
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D001516 |
[Insect members of the superfamily Apoidea, found almost everywhere, particularly on flowers. About 3500 species occur in North America. They differ from most WASPS in that their young are fed honey and pollen rather than animal food.
, Family of honeybees and bumblebees.
, A genus of honeybees.
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Beggiatoa
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D053524 |
[A genus of colorless, filamentous bacteria in the family THIOTRICHACEAE whose cells contain inclusions of sulfur granules. When found in decaying seaweed beds and polluted water, its presence signals environmental degradation.
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Beginning of Human Life
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D033421 |
[The point at which religious ensoulment or PERSONHOOD is considered to begin.
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Begomovirus
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D053839 |
[A genus of plant viruses in the family GEMINIVIRIDAE that are transmitted in nature by whitefly Bemisia tabaci.
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Begoniaceae
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D031112 |
[A plant family of the order Violales (by some in Begoniales), subclass Dilleniidae, class Magnoliopsida. Members are found throughout tropical and warm temperate habitats. Most are perennial herbs with monoecious flowers (both sexes on the same plant). Fruits are usually capsules containing many tiny seeds.
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Behavior
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D001519 |
[The observable response of a man or animal to a situation.
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Behavior Control
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D032763 |
[Manipulation of the behavior of persons or animals by biomedical, physical, psychological, or social means, including for nontherapeutic reasons.
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Behavior Observation Techniques
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D000067289 |
[A wide range of formal and informal techniques used to document behavior.
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Behavior Rating Scale
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D000067290 |
[Instrument designed to assess human or animal behavior, using a standardized format.
, Written, visual, or verbal evaluation administered to assess the cognitive and emotional functioning of both humans and animals.
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Behavior Therapy
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D001521 |
[The application of modern theories of learning and conditioning in the treatment of behavior disorders.
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