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Ocean Basins As Environmental Sinks
No full textAny man-induced modification of natural processes can be considered as \u27pollution\u27. It often alters the quality of the environment of interferes with some beneficial resources. There are two forms of modification: one is that pollution may be the result of the addition of manmade materials, particularly chemicals alien to the natural world; the other modification may be an induced increase above the normal level of concentration of naturally occurring substances. 
Sudden severe chest pain: an atypical presentation of an infective exacerbation of COPD
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A 59-year-old female, recent ex smoker, with a history of COPD and anxiety, presents to her GP with acute onset sharp chest pain, associated with dyspnea, diaphoresis and palpitations. On examination tachycardia, tachypnea and rhonchi were noted in the absence of fever and crepitations.
Differential Diagnosis
Her presentation raises suspicion for several conditions that require urgent treatment, including AMI, PE and pneumothorax. Few indicators of infection were present initially.
Investigations
Given the risk of life-threatening conditions included in the differential diagnosis, hospital work-up was warranted. Investigations for AMI, PE, and pneumothorax were negative. Further investigations and development of the clinical course led to the conclusion of a diagnosis of IECOPD.
Conclusion
Presentations of IECOPD can be diagnostically difficult. Although painis not usual in IECOPD and pyrexia is common, this case illustrates the absence of such features in the presence of additional atypical features. Furthermore, acute chest pain often requires hospital investigation even if the ultimate diagnosis may be managed by the GP
Nutrition for Female Menopausal Cancer Survivors: Developing Ireland’s First Resource
Get PDFWomen diagnosed with a hormone-receptor positive (HR+) breast or gynaecological cancer are not routinely prescribed hormone replacement therapy to alleviate menopausal symptoms due to the risk of causing cancer recurrence. Many of these women use herbal or botanical supplements, diet and lifestyle interventions to provide relief. Through an extensive literature review, national focus groups with menopausal female cancer survivors, consultation with an established public and patient involvement panel, and the creation of a national review panel of medical and healthcare professionals, Ireland’s first evidence-based resource is in development for female menopausal cancer survivors
From Fluids to Pharmaceuticals: How Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Transforms Drug Design
Get PDFComputational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is a powerful tool that helps scientists and engineers understand how fluids behave and move, whether in the air, liquids, or biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes. This technology, which uses computer simulations to replicate real-world scenarios, plays a critical role in various industries, including medicine and drug development. By creating virtual experiments on computers, CFD allows researchers to gain insights into the interaction of biological components for drug production at different scales, from small laboratory experiments to large-scale manufacturing processes and fast-track process optimisation. The strategy and implementation of CFD for a bioreactor system has been explained in this article
HELLP Syndrome: a biopsychosocial case report
Get PDFThis case concerns a 30 year old female patient (HS), G2P1 (2 gravidity, 1 parity), who was admitted to the high dependency unit at Cork University Maternity Hospital in Cork, Ireland at 37 weeks and 1 days’ gestation. She was admitted after experiencing a 5 minute tonic-clonic seizure at home with no obvious relieving factors. Relevant positive symptoms included nausea, headache, and right hypochondrial pain. Relevant negative symptoms included denying tongue biting, incontinence, speech or visual disturbances, sensory or mental aura, vomiting and cyanosis. There were no drugs, trauma, recent illness or history of previous seizures. On examination, HS was confused and displayed signs consistent with pregnancy. In addition, a focused examination revealed hypertension, hyperreflexia, right hypochondrial pain, and lower limb oedema. The investigations included a urine dipstick, CT scan and blood tests which showed anaemia, low platelets and proteinuria. The history, examination and investigations in this case were consistent with a presentation of HELLP (haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets) syndrome. In this case report, the biopsychosocial aspects of the patient’s recovery are discussed
Alienation and emancipation at the university through performing arts
Get PDFThis paper, co-written by three students and two lecturers of a master’s course called "Arts-based Approaches to Research and Teaching", focuses on the way in which the performing arts can contribute to the identification and definition of a scholarly research question. Based on a discussion of the phenomenon of learners\u27 alienation in formal education systems, and its restrictive effects frequently pointed out in the specialized literature, we address the problem of the opening towards autonomy in the definition of an original research problem. To this end, the article will (1) introduce our theoretical reflections, discussing the issues on the phenomenon of alienation, emancipation and creation of knowledge within the university setting; (2) explain the structure of the course, with a focus on the place of performing arts in the curriculum; (3) present three vignettes displaying three cases of elaboration and reflection by participant students; (4) offer a final discussion and conclusion on the potential of performing arts to “shake up” or “destabilise” the usual alienation experienced by students regarding the appropriation and creation of knowledge at the university
A Robot who could not dance: Generating performative presence among performer, text, and audience through exploring and performing stories by children
Get PDFA cyclic performance project enabled Australian tertiary drama students and primary school students to connect through stories written by children in hospital in the UK. University drama students undertook a semester of puppetry and created performances of children’s stories from Sextou’s book. The university students’ learning process involved exploring form and movement with inanimate objects to collaboratively create puppets which they allocated to the children’s stories they selected. These stories were performed for an audience of children aged between 5 and 8 years of age. This project used participatory action research and applied theatre to facilitate the university drama students’ exploration of puppetry, storytelling and performance. While the university drama students wanted to apply logic and chronology to the hospitalised children’s stories, they were willing to be vulnerable and to accept that they may not completely understand the stories. The university drama students performed their puppet interpretations of the stories for young children. This co-presence of the university drama students with the children affected a new understanding of the stories for both groups