Survey of canine tear deficiency in veterinary practice.
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Age Factors↗
Biomedical subjects
K Wall
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A cultural transformation model for nursing.
The rapidity and constancy of change, coupled with a culture of staff entitlement and passive and defensive leadership behaviors, prompted the development of an intensive plan for cultural transformation. The cultural transformation steps of leadership development, nominal group technique, quality improvement teams, and evaluation process are explored in detail. Lessons learned and outcomes obtained within the first 6 months after implementation are identified.
Humans↗
Effect of medium-chain triglycerides on calbindin-D9k expression in the intestine.
These studies determined the effect of the saturated fat source in infant formula on the expression of calbindin-D9k (CaBP-9k). Piglets were fed from birth to 8 d with milk or formula containing saturated fatty acids as medium-chain triglycerides (MCT), coconut oil, palm oil (Palm 1), or synthesized triglycerides with 16:0 directed to the sn-2 position (Palm 2). Levels of intestinal CaBP-9k mRNA were significantly (P < 0.01) higher in piglets fed formula with MCT than in piglets fed the other formula or milk; and higher in piglets fed the Palm-1 than in piglets fed Palm-2 formula. This is the first evidence that MCT alter piglet intestinal CaBP-9k mRNA.
Animals↗
An unusual case of pruritus ani. Anal margin squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).
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Anus Neoplasms↗
Schooling the family. Going through nursing school is a family affair.
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Education, Nursing↗
Serum amino acids in fibrositis/fibromyalgia syndrome.
Free plasma tryptophan levels in patients with fibrositis syndrome were measured by Moldofsky and Warsh with the view that the pathogenesis of fibrositis syndrome might involve a functional deficiency of serotonin. The hypothesis was supported by the finding of an inverse relationship between tryptophan concentration and the severity of musculoskeletal pain. Our study examined the total serum amino acid pool in fibrositis syndrome. Twenty patients with primary fibrositis syndrome and matched normal controls were evaluated clinically. After denaturation of macromolecules, serum amino acids were quantitated by automated analysis. Patients with fibrositis syndrome exhibited significantly lower levels of total serum tryptophan (p = 0.002), as well as 6 other amino acids: alanine (p less than 0.0005), histidine (p = 0.001), lysine (p = 0.02), proline (p = 0.039), serine (p = 0.028), and threonine (p = 0.013). These findings support the serotonin deficiency hypothesis for fibrositis syndrome pathogenesis but also imply a more generalized defect in amino acid homeostasis among affected individuals.
Amino Acids↗
Academic credit for experiential learning.
If the formal education process is to be relevant to adult nursing students, their life experience should be acknowledged. Of particular significance is determining how prior life experiences have produced outcomes in the adult nursing student equivalent to what is expected in the nursing education program. The author discusses how to assess experiential learning for academic credit.
Education, Nursing, Diploma Programs↗