After injections of the posterior part of the lateral zone of the area dorsalis telencephalic (Dlp) with either horseradish peroxidase or the newly available carbocyanine dye DiI, efferent cells were labeled in the valvula cerebelli of the mormyrid fish, Gnathonemus petersii. This may be a unique connection for this group ...

Plan to indentify Forest Service actions needed to manage and protect the Cache la Poudre and adjacent lands. Priority project will protect the river, increase safety, and improve recreation activities.

Recent drought in the Sahel has focussed attention on the important role played by natural resources in the rural economy and, together with the increasing environmental awareness of donors, has spawned a series of field projects aimed at improving the management of existing natural resources. This paper is a working ...

The phases of the creative process (identification, preparation, incubation, insight, and elaboration/verification) are related to strategies for management of biomedical illustration projects. The idea that creativity is a mystery--and is unpredictable and uncontrollable--is not accepted. This article presents a practical way to encourage creative thinking in the biomedical visualization studio.

As part of an action research project, a thorough review was undertaken into the system for linen acquisition, distribution and usage in a large metropolitan hospital. As a result, new systems of management control were introduced, with considerable cost savings resulting. The project illustrated the importance to effective hospital management ...

The fixed and mobile facilities described in this article have worked well for a mixed (80 per cent dairy, 20 per cent small animal) practice in central Pennsylvania. Fixed facilities can be convenient and encourage a practice to accept more challenging medical and surgical cases. The facility is much less ...

The retinal projection to the pretectum in the pigeon has previously been described in detail only by means of anterograde degeneration techniques (Repérant, '73). The present study reinvestigated these retinal projections by using the more sensitive anterograde autoradiographic technique. In general, our results confirm and extend those of Repérant ('73). ...

PAC (picture archiving and communication) systems are widely discussed and promoted as the organizational solution to digital image management in a radiology department. For approximately two decades digital imaging has increasingly been used for such diagnostic modalities as CT, DSA, MRI, DR (Digital Radiography) and others. PACS are seen as ...

The Board of Trustees, officers and staff remain committed to meeting the goals of the Association and the priorities as set forth by the House of Delegates within the approved budget of the Association. A review of 1986 actual budget performance has led to certain revisions of 1987 revenue projections ...

The first two years of an anxiety management project involving close liaison between general practitioners, clinical psychologists and a self-help group is described. The apparent benefits of this programme to clients in terms of prompt delivery of service and symptom and medication reduction are discussed. In the light of this ...

This paper describes, in chronological order, the steps taken to install productivity measurements and controls within the Clinical Engineering Department of a large teaching hospital. Motivation for this project involved both preparation for going "for profit" and the need to resolve an over-budget condition of labor cost. The project steps ...

Management by Objectives (MBO) is results-oriented, participatory management, which is appropriate for the current era of keen competition for resources. MBO was installed in the author's institution in clinical laboratory divisions meeting prerequisites and fit the system to the local management environment. The results were decidedly positive. Benefits included improved ...

Software for the personal computer dramatically changes the ease with which managers of research and development can use network planning to guide projects to completion in the academic medical center setting. A case study of the use of the Critical Path Method (CPM) and Project Evaluation and Review Technic (PERT) ...

A comprehensive study of radiographic practice within radiodiagnostic departments throughout Wales is currently being carried out under the auspices of the College of Radiographers and the Royal College of Radiologists. This paper reports on collimation practices observed in more than 2000 individual patient radiographs involving seven types of examination. Film ...

Community oriented primary care (COPC) brings together the pragmatics of clinical practice with the population principles of epidemiology and public health. This article describes the efforts of the residency program in social medicine at Montefiore Medical Center to integrate COPC into the training of residents and medical students. There are ...

Hospital materials managers are often key members of a new construction or major renovation project management team. Those involved in such projects frequently find the experience traumatizing because they aren't prepared for the unexpected demands it puts on them. To minimize the mistakes and frustration associated with a construction or ...

QUICK (QUick Index to Caduceus Knowledge), is a prototypical user-friendly access system which adapts the INTERNIST-1/CADUCEUS knowledge base for use as an electronic textbook of medicine. The QUICK program can be used both as a diagnostic aid and a teaching tool in the field of internal medicine. A preliminary evaluation ...

Can managers be made? Can nurses with limited clinical experience become successful managers? Is there an objective process that can reliably predict success of applicants in a management development program? Is it possible to objectively measure and evaluate managerial skill? In this project, one candidate was successful in meeting the ...

The Graduate Medical Education National Advisory Committee (GMENAC) adjusted needs-based model for determining physician requirements was applied to the specialties of anesthesiology, neurology, nuclear medicine, pathology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and radiology, which had not been completed at the time of the original GMENAC final report. Physical medicine and rehabilitation ...

Five executives suffering from muscular contractions (tension) headache were treated by deep muscular relaxation therapy. Individual sessions were supplemented by practice of relaxation at home, brief relaxation, and cue relaxation during office hours.The effect of therapy, was assessed, by comparing the baseline, pretreatment individual assessment of their behavioral state and ...

To the manager of the not-for-profit organization, the idea of entering into a business venture might seem heretical. The precedent has been set, however, and numbers of not-for-profits are currently earning substantial amounts of income through long-term for profit enterprises that have continuity with the organization's prime mission. The author ...

When it comes to deciding which project proposals should get the nod, top executives, information systems managers, and users often have conflicting views. None of these should make the choice alone, says this author. With the IS manager as coordinator, users and top executives can contribute to an eight-step process ...

In 1979, a study was conducted at a 400-bed acute care hospital (name withheld) in an attempt to uncover potential employee problems and provide managers with feedback that could be used to remedy such problems. The author of this article explains the format of the hospital-wide study, and examines specifically ...

The Leon S. McGoogan Library of Medicine at the University of Nebraska received a grant from the University of Nebraska Computer Network to study management aspects of providing computer-assisted instruction (CAI) resources. The library wished to determine: (1) faculty and student receptiveness to CAI as a library resource and (2) ...

This papaer describes some of the advantages of the external rhinoplastic approach in managing the nasal tip, in particular, in revision surgery and cleft palate nose. It also reviews many of the methods of tip management which are essentially similar in the external and closed procedures e.g. altering projection, rotation ...

Facilities, techniques, and operational procedures used to implement Planetary Protection (PP) requirements for the Viking Project are reviewed in order to better define the COSPAR resolution which proposes that Outer Planet spacecraft be assembled using Viking-like clean room technology. It is concluded that, for such missions, PP requirements can be ...

A preliminary tobacco pest management pesticide monitoring project was initiated in two counties of North Carolina in 1971 to develop an ecologically, economically, and socially acceptable system for protecting tobacco from damaging insect and disease pests. Results from the first year's study including sampling procedures, sample preparation, and analysis and ...

Growth, increasing organizational diversification and specialization, and public demands for accountability make it mandatory that medical school managers begin to move beyond simple administration and into true management. This article describes an organizational structure that is designed to help medical schools deal with critical management problems. Within this structure, newly ...

Psychotherapeutic management of a potential spirit medium (shaman) in a modern University Hospital setting in Malaysia is described. Magical thinking, projection and spirit possession (trance state) occur during management. Discussion of management was based on what Heinz Wolff described as the psychotherapist's functions of (1) psychodynamic understanding; (2) the therapeutic ...

On the ground the vertical directions "up" and "down" have significance in relation to the strategy for avoiding collision of the skull with the planet. Voluntary acts to this end may be based on the experienced result of reflexly generated motor commands. Relevant receptors lie in the otolith organs of ...

European Union-funded project to carry out sustainable forest management and conservation projects in Berau, Indonesia. The project is administered by the Ministry of Forestry. The website features information on geographical, biodiversity and conservation issues, socio-economic issues, and ecotourism. Includes links to online publications, including reports on illegal logging activities.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Florida, 2003.

Located in southwestern and west-central Vermont, the Green Mountain National Forest covers a diverse range of landscapes. This website provides information on the history of the forest, current and forthcoming projects, including a revision of their Forest Plan. Pages are also available on resource planning, wildlife management, watershed assessments, and ...

Rainforest Alliance is an international conservation organization founded in 1987 and based in New York City, with over 17,000 members. The Alliance's mission is to protect ecosystems and the people and wildlife that live within them by implementing better business practices for biodiversity conservation and sustainability. The website provides information ...

Produced in October 2001, Genomics and Its Impact on Medicine and Society: A 2001 Primer is a publication of the US Department of Energy Human Genome Program. Sections covering the topic include the Human Genome Project-a little bit of history, Human Genome Project goals 1998-2003, what we've learned so far, ...

This is the home page of the Landscape Management Project, which is a cooperative project between the University of Washington College of Forest Resources (Silviculture Laboratory), Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and the USDA Forest Service. The project is developing the Landscape Management System (LMS) which is an ...

In 1987, health authorities in Costa Rica started a training program in family and community medicine and requested assistance from the Department of Family Medicine at McGill University. The authors outline the health care system in Costa Rica and the background of the project. The design, implementation, and progress of ...

The home page for the Centre for Hardwood Ecology (University of Minnesota). The site provides details on the centre, its projects and goals and how it achieves these goals, a photo gallery and a press information page. The aim of the Centre is to locate, protect, and study a very ...

The Mangrove Action Project (MAP) is a programme of the Earth Island Institute that promotes the conservation and sustainable use of the world's coastal mangrove forests. This site provides a background to the project, information on mangrove forest ecology and pages on threats to mangroves. These include oil spills and ...

Published in December 2008 by Natural England this Research Report(NERR023) discusses ‘Freshwater non-native species management initiatives’. This 51 page report, written by Eliot Taylor and Esther Lycett, concentrates on, and documents the process in establishing two pilot projects set up in Norfok and Cumbria to demonstrate the benefits of a ...

Abschlussarbeit Zweigbibliothek Forstwesen Signatur: Dipl 2287 Präsenzexemplar Freihand

This article describes a two-year project to develop resources for the improvement of leg ulcer management. It was felt that an audit tool and complementary resources, such as a resource pack and implementation guide, could help practitioners to implement clinical guidelines on leg ulcer management in practice. The audit results ...