Social environments are notoriously multifactorial, yet studies in rodents have suggested that single variables such as maternal care can in fact be disentangled and correlated with specific DNA methylation changes. This study assesses whether non-detrimental social environmental variation in a highly plastic social insect is correlated with epigenomic modifications at ...

Purpose of the Study: Behavior problems are common in nursing homes. Current guidelines recommend nonpharmacological interventions (NPHIs) as first-line treatment, but pharmacological regimens (PIs) continue to be used. Given differences in background and training of those who treat behavior problems in residents, we compared attitudes of physicians (MDs), psychologists (PhDs), and ...

As a nursing student on an emergency department (ED) placement, the author of this article experienced personal and professional conflict while restraining a child during a clinical procedure. This experience should be familiar to ED nurses, many of whom, however, lack confidence in the use of restraint techniques. This article ...

The Minimum Data Set is a nursing facility assessment tool whose use is mandated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Data collected by this tool provide valuable clinical information about nursing facility residents and can aid the consultant pharmacist in performing a more effective and efficient medication regimen ...

The purpose of this study was to combine an established methodology for coding nursing interventions and action types using the Clinical Care Classification System with a reliable formula (relative value units) to cost nursing services. Using a flat per-diem rate to cost nursing care greatly understates the actual costs and ...

The shortage of nurses worldwide has taken its toll on the Australian healthcare system and, as a result, there is an increased migration of overseas-qualified nurses, some of them with a non-English-speaking background. Despite Australia's regulations that assess the eligibility for nursing registration, many migrant nurses who have been successful ...

A report from the 2011 International Council of Nurses conference.

Implementation of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 will provide an opportunity for school nurses to intervene in the serious childhood obesity problem in the United States. Major changes in the management of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) will likely challenge schools yet may provide the impetus for ...

Several barriers to colorectal cancer screening have been identified including limited access to trained endoscopists and highlight insufficient capacity to meet projected demand for colonoscopies. Two European studies have found that nonphysician providers can perform colonoscopies as safely and accurately as physicians. Training nurse practitioners (NP) to perform colonoscopy may ...

PURPOSE.  This case study demonstrates use of standardized nursing languages in the care of new mothers in community settings. DATA SOURCES.  The author collected data from clinical practice as an instructor in a baccalaureate nursing program and from the research literature. DATA SYNTHESIS.  The appropriate nursing diagnoses, outcomes, and interventions ...

This column is an introduction to a manuscript depicting a story of historical change in nursing.

This article describes a quality process adapted to continuously improve compliance for the core measure of pneumonia. This process began at a large tertiary/trauma hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Like any quality process, the pneumonia committee learned about each pneumonia measure so that a process could be designed for nursing staff ...

Pneumonia is among the leading causes of mortality in nursing home residents and a primary reason for transfer to acute care facilities. Compared with community-dwelling individuals, residents of long-term care facilities have extensive underlying medical illnesses and more functional disabilities and are at increased risk of acquiring drug-resistant pathogens. This ...

Pneumonia is the second most common infection in long term care (LTC) residents and is a leading cause of death from infection in those groups of patients. Atypical presentations and fewer presenting signs and symptoms in older patients complicate diagnosis and delay initiation of adequate treatment. The aim of this ...

Previous literature has focused on the need for support of undergraduate nursing students during clinical placements. Little is known about the support provided by employers for registered nurses (RNs) who pursue further education. This study sought to identify and describe the types, levels and perceived need for support in the ...

This article examines the inspiration, construction, and meaning of the Bellevue Classification System (BCS), created during the 1930s for use in the Bellevue School of Nursing Library. Nursing instructor Ann Doyle, with assistance from librarian Mary Casamajor, designed the BCS after consulting with library leaders and examining leading contemporary classification ...

ACCESSIBLE SUMMARY: •  The use of a standardized nursing language enhances nursing quality. The nursing diagnosis classification of North American Nursing Association-International (NANDA-I) considers all judgements about individual, family, or community responses to actual or potential health problems/life processes for which nurses are accountable. The nursing diagnoses provide the basis ...

ludwick r., o'toole r. & meehan a. (2010) Restraints or alternatives: safety work in care of older persons. International Journal of Older People Nursing doi: 10.1111/j.1748-3743.2010.00244.x Aim.  To examine the factors and complexity that account for physical restraints use and their alternatives as nurses' protect the safety of older adults. Background.  ...

Globally, there are serious human and financial costs associated with registered nurse (RN) turnover. Anticipating turnover before turnover occurs is important to prevent costly and unnecessary turnover. Using a reliable and valid measure of anticipated turnover is essential to credible healthcare research on which nursing policy decisions are based. This ...

The fastest growing university-based nursing programs are the accelerated programs of study for students who hold a baccalaureate degree in another discipline and desire to change careers. Understanding the factors that attract these individuals to the study and practice of nursing is important for nursing recruitment and retention. In this ...

OBJECTIVE: in the past decades, many studies have examined predictors of nursing home placement (NHP) in the elderly. This study provides a systematic review of predictors of NHP in the general population of developed countries. DESIGN: relevant articles were identified by searching the databases MEDLINE, Web of Science, Cochrane Library ...

Changes to the nursing profession over recent decades have provoked an increasing migration of nursing education into the tertiary sector. For nurses who live and work in developing nations, such as Malaysia, opportunities for further study might be limited, particularly for those located in more remote regions. This paper reports ...

Although prominent political agendas have placed a great deal of importance on building trust in postconflict areas, there has been a lack of empirical research on its role in areas of intergroup conflict. The authors conducted two studies to examine the relationship between trust and intergroup behavioral tendencies-and the potential ...

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between the federally mandated Minimum Data Set (MDS) Vision Patterns assessment for nursing home residents in the United States and an assessment of their vision-targeted quality of life as assessed by certified nursing assistants (CNAs). METHODS: Participants were 371 ...

This study aimed to investigate the antibacterial and antibiofilm efficacy of cationic nanoparticulates for root canal disinfection. Experiments were performed in two stages. In stage 1, experiments were conducted to examine the physical properties of three types of nanoparticulates. The antibacterial properties of nanoparticulates alone and nanoparticulates mixed with zinc ...

When a person or group is mistreated, those not directly harmed by the transgression might still experience antipathy toward offenders, leading to secondhand forgiveness dynamics similar to those experienced by firsthand victims. Three studies examine the role of social identification in secondhand forgiveness. Study 1 shows that the effects of ...

Calculations of elastically backscattered (EBS) neutrons from hidden explosives buried in soil were performed using Monte-Carlo N-particle transport code MCNP5. Three different neutron sources were used in the study. The study re-examines the performance of the neutron backscattering methods in providing identification of hidden explosives through their chemical composition. The ...

The present studies demonstrate that conceiving of racial group membership as biologically determined increases acceptance of racial inequities (Studies 1 and 2) and cools interest in interacting with racial outgroup members (Studies 3-5). These effects were generally independent of racial prejudice. It is argued that when race is cast as ...

The western chinch bug, Blissus occiduus Barber, has been documented as one of the most serious pests of buffalograss, Buchloë dactyloides (Nuttall) Engelmann, and zoysiagrass, Zoysia japonica Steudel, grown for turf in midwestern states. Resistance to the western chinch bug has been identified in both buffalograsses and zoysiagrasses. Choice and ...

Limited research has examined the effects of using disclaimers on person perception, and none has examined disclaimer effectiveness. Four studies test whether disclaimers effectively ward off negative judgments regarding the specific disclaimed traits. Study 1 finds that using an arrogance disclaimer ("I don't mean to sound arrogant, but . . ...

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine if the presence of a flexible fiberoptic endoscope in the pharynx affects swallow physiology. STUDY DESIGN: This was a prospective cohort study. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Fourteen individuals with normal swallow function, 23 to 83 years of age, completed a videofluoroscopic swallow ...

A new cage was designed to study caged mosquitoes in ultra-low volume insecticide spray studies in the field. Insecticide droplets may enter the cage from any direction because all surfaces are mesh. Cages can be collapsed in seconds, and reassembly is quick and simple. A 26-cm-diam cage can be constructed ...

Relief ducts fitted to venting openings is a widespread configuration in the industrial practice. The presence of a duct has been reported to severely increase the violence of the vented explosion posing a problem for the proper design of the venting device. Several studies have reported the leading importance--in the ...

AIM: To characterize and identify Photobacterium damselae ssp. damselae present in black gill diseased Penaeus monodon collected from east coast of India. METHODS AND RESULTS: Photobacterium damselae ssp. damselae was isolated from hepatopancreas, muscles and gills by using the thiosulfate citrate bile salts sucrose agar supplemented with 1.5% NaCl (TCBS-1) ...

The present work comprises of interaction studies of cephradine with antacids. Cephradine is included among the first generation cephalosporin, which is active against a wide range of Gram positive and Gram-negative bacteria including penicillinase-producing staphylococci. Since the presence of complexing ligand may affect the bioavailability of a drug in blood ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: This study compared the effectiveness of two piezoelectric ultrasonic scalers and a hand scaler for subgingival scaling and root planing in vivo. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Fifteen patients with advanced periodontal disease and with teeth scheduled for extraction were selected for this study. Three experimental groups of 10 ...

Compounds isolated from the reaction of (+/-)-1,3-diiodotricyclo[3.3.0.0(3,7)]octane with molten sodium or tBuLi suggest the intermediate formation of (+/-)-1,3-dehydrotricyclo[3.3.0.0(3,7)]octane. Worthy of note is the formation of stereoisomeric bi(5-methylenebicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ylidene) derivatives, probably by coupling of two units of (+/-)-1,3-dehydrotricyclo[3.3.0.0(3,7)]octane of the same or different absolute configuration followed by fragmentation, processes that have been ...

The high-resolution amplified fragment length polymorphism technique (AFLP), with single PstI restriction endonuclease and two selective primers (PstI-G and PstI-GC), was used for genomotyping and study of the genomic relationships between Genista tinctoria microsymbionts sampled in England, Poland, and Ukraine. Out of 906 amplification products obtained with both selective primers, ...

This study examined the long-term consequences of idealization in marriage, using both daily diary and questionnaire data collected from a sample of 168 newlywed couples who participated in a 4-wave, 13-year longitudinal study of marriage. Idealization was operationalized as the tendency for people to perceive their partner as more agreeable ...

Split tablets of lisinopril are as effective as whole tablets of the same dose for hypertension (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, based on small randomized crossover study). Similarly, split tablets of atorvastatin, lovastatin, and simvastatin are no less effective for lowering cholesterol (SOR: B, based on retrospective cohort studies). Extended-release, ...

In the Roman wall paintings different white colours were used, named Paraetonium, Melinum, Anularia, Eretria, Argentaria, etc. FTIR, Raman spectroscopy and X-Ray diffraction were applied to study different white pigments, such as calcite, aragonite, dolomite and huntite, white carbonates present in archaeological findings from Roman walls in the Mediterranean region. ...

Four studies examined whether awareness of mortality intensifies belief in supernatural agents among North Americans. In Studies 1 and 2, mortality salience led to more religiosity, stronger belief in God, and in divine intervention. In Studies 3 and 4, mortality salience increased supernatural agent beliefs even when supernatural agency was ...

During the impurity profile of risperidone (RSP), a more polar impurity (RSP-1) and a more non-polar impurity (RSP-2) were detected in LC-MS with respect to risperidone. These impurities were isolated, enriched and were subjected to mass and NMR spectral studies. Based on the spectral data, RSP-1 and RSP-2 were characterized ...

Topical aciclovir cream (ACV, Zovirax Cream) containing 40% propylene glycol (PG), the optimum found for skin penetration, is clinically effective in the treatment of recurrent herpes labialis. One hundred and thirty-nine ACV generic creams were analysed and 80% of these contained less than 20% PG. From this, we hypothesised that ...

Ruminating about a provocation increases the likelihood of displaced aggression following a minor annoyance (trigger). In Study 1, provoked participants who ruminated for 25 min were more aggressive toward a fumbling confederate than were distracted participants. Provocation-induced negative affect was positively related to aggression but only among those who ruminated. ...

A small scale replication of Lester and Brink's (1985) study of police misbehavior was recently conducted with a sample of 125 police officers from Southern California. The findings of this study were diametrically opposed to those of Lester and Brink's findings. This study indicates that there does not appear to ...

Recent studies have shown that zygote demethylation patterns in mammals are variable among species. However, the methylation patterns of goat zygotes have not yet been reported on. In the present study, using immunofluorescence staining with an antibody against 5-methylcytosine, the methylation patterns of in vitro-derived goat zygotes were studied. The ...

The algorithm for determining a global Poincaré section is applied to a previously studied dynamical system on R2 x S1 and a one-parameter family of embeddings of the strange attractor it generates into R3. We find that the topological properties of the attractor are embedding dependent to a limited extent. ...

Outdoor stream mesocosm studies conducted between 1992 and 1996 at two facilities enabled the investigation of structural variability in invertebrate assemblages within and between studies. Temporal variability of benthic invertebrate assemblages between eight replicate streams within a study was assessed in a 28-day mesocosm study without chemical treatment. Cluster analysis, ...

Chemical and biochemical studies indicated the possible involvement of N-acetyltryptophan and 4-nitrotryptophan as intermediates in biosynthesis of the thaxtomin phytotoxins. A search for other potential pathways indirectly resulted in the identification of three unusual thaxtomin analogues derived from the o-thaxtomin A isomer. Investigations to resolve the identity of a previously ...