196,283 research outputs found
Sexualität - (k)ein Thema in der Hochschulausbildung?: Entwicklung einer hochschuldidaktischen Ausbildungskonzeption für Sexualpädagogik
No full textWrede B, Hunfeld M. Sexualität - (k)ein Thema in der Hochschulausbildung?: Entwicklung einer hochschuldidaktischen Ausbildungskonzeption für Sexualpädagogik. Wissenschaftliche Reihe ; 61. Bielefeld: Kleine; 1997
Dr. Duane M. Jackson, Morehouse College, July 2011
No full textThis video is a conversation with Dr. Duane M. Jackson. Dr. Jackson talks about his paper, "Recall and the Serial Position Effect: The Role of Primacy and Recency on Accounting Students' Performance." Jackie Daniel, AUC Woodruff Library, is the interviewer
Effects of anesthetic agents on seizure-induction with intra-cortical injection of convulsants
No full textAvailable online 26 January 2013RationaleStudies of partial or generalized seizure pathophysiology often require the use of intact animals. Additionally, anesthesia may be required for ethical reasons or paralysis if instrumental measures require immobilization. We examined three commonly used injected anesthetic for their impact on seizures induced by three convulsant agents.MethodsWe prepared rats, under pentobarbitone anesthesia (65 mg/kg) with a catheter, electrodes and a dural window, for later non-noxious experimentation. Three to seven days later, kainic acid (1.25 μg), picrotoxin (225 ng) or fluorocitrate (0.8 nmol) were injected intra-cortically in animals paralysed with succinylcholine, or anesthetised with pentobarbitone, urethane or fentanyl plus droperidol. We recorded EEG activity, the latencies to seizure discharges, the occurrence of spreading depressions and the presence of movements in response to the convulsants.ResultsFentanyl plus droperidol was the only anesthetic agent permissive for seizure-discharges and spreading depressions. No significant differences in the time for seizure onset for fentanyl plus droperidol compared to paralyzed unanesthetised rats were seen for any of the convulsants (Student's t-test p>0.20). Movements during seizures as well as other drug-induced behaviors continued to be expressed during anesthesia.ConclusionFentanyl plus droperidol has useful properties as an anesthetic agent in studies of seizure induction with different convulsants.M. Hunfeld, K.J. Pope, S.P. Fitzgibbon, J.O. Willoughby, M. Brober
"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States" By M. Carey.
No full text"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States: containing bried sketches of the moral and political character of those states.
By M. Carey, member of the American philosophical, and of the American Antiquarian Society, and author of The Olive Branch, Cindiciae Hibernicae, essays on banking, on political economy, and on internal improvement.
To which are now added the English editor's comments on the subject; together with Important Advice to Emigrants, and Cautions Against Impositions Practiced in the Outports
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
No full textWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Dr. Glendon Swarthout
No full textHosted by Roger M. Busfield, MSU Assistant Professor of Speech and Theater, Meet the Author is designed to introduce a general audience to a contemporary author and their work through in-depth interviews. This episode features a conversation between Dr. Glendon Swarthout, prolific author and English professor at MSU, and assistant professors Sam S. Baskett and Theodore B. Strandness
Simulation of thermal plant optimization and hydraulic aspects of thermal distribution loops for large campuses
No full textFollowing an introduction, the author describes Texas A&M University and its utilities system. After that, the author presents how to construct simulation models for chilled water and heating hot water distribution systems. The simulation model was used in a $2.3 million Ross Street chilled water pipe replacement project at Texas A&M University. A second project conducted at the University of Texas at San Antonio was used as an example to demonstrate how to identify and design an optimal distribution system by using a simulation model. The author found that the minor losses of these closed loop thermal distribution systems are significantly higher than potable water distribution systems. In the second part of the report, the author presents the latest development of software called the Plant Optimization Program, which can simulate cogeneration plant operation, estimate its operation cost and provide optimized operation suggestions. The author also developed detailed simulation models for a gas turbine and heat recovery steam generator and identified significant potential savings. Finally, the author also used a steam turbine as an example to present a multi-regression method on constructing simulation models by using basic statistics and optimization algorithms. This report presents a survey of the author??s working experience at the Energy Systems Laboratory (ESL) at Texas A&M University during the period of January 2002 through March 2004. The purpose of the above work was to allow the author to become familiar with the practice of engineering. The result is that the author knows how to complete a project from start to finish and understands how both technical and nontechnical aspects of a project need to be considered in order to ensure a quality deliverable and bring a project to successful completion. This report concludes that the objectives of the internship were successfully accomplished and that the requirements for the degree of Degree of Engineering have been satisfied
Bakteriologische Infektionsserologie: Veraltet oder doch noch wichtig?
No full textThe discovery of the Gruber-Widal reaction is essential for the diagnosis of infections. Despite significant advances in modern molecular biological assays, the detection of pathogen-specific antibodies using immunological methods is still essential for the diagnosis of pathogens from blood and cerebrospinal fluid. The advantage of indirect diagnosis of bacterial pathogens by serological tests is that an immune reaction can also be detected against microorganisms that are difficult-to-cultivate or slow-growing, and can hardly be detected by conventional culture or molecular methods. However, the difficulty of assessment lies in the fact that no clear conclusions about the need for treatment or the success of the therapy can be derived from serological results alone. The limitations of these methods, however, also cannot be fully remedied by molecular biological methods, and therefore there is currently no perfect alternative to the use of infectious immunological detection methods. Ongoing problems with the quality of serological tests and the still inadequate regulatory efforts of the supervisory authorities make it absolutely necessary to carry out external quality control measures such as round robin tests.Die Entdeckung der Gruber-Widal-Reaktion gilt als grundlegend für die Infektionsdiagnostik. Der Nachweis erregerspezifischer Antikörper durch immunologische Methoden ist, trotz bedeutender Fortschritte moderner molekularbiologischer Assays, als indirekter Erregernachweis weiterhin maßgeblich für die Diagnose von Krankheitserregern aus Blut und Liquor. Der Vorteil einer indirekten Diagnose bakterieller Krankheitserreger durch serologische Tests liegt darin, dass eine Immunreaktion auch gegen Mikroorganismen nachgewiesen werden kann, die schwer zu kultivieren oder langsam wachsend sind und mit kultur- oder molekularbiologischen Methoden kaum nachgewiesen werden können. Die Schwierigkeit der Beurteilung besteht allerdings darin, dass allein aus serologischen Ergebnisse nicht immer eindeutige Aussagen über die Behandlungsnotwendigkeit oder den Erfolg der Therapie abgeleitet werden können. Die Einschränkungen, die diese Verfahren liefern, sind aber auch durch molekularbiologische Ansätze nicht immer zu verbessern. Daher gibt es derzeit für den Einsatz infektionsimmunologischer Nachweismethoden keine echte Alternative. Derzeit fortbestehende Qualitätsdefizite der serologischen Diagnostik und die bislang unzureichenden Regulierungsbemühungen der Aufsichtsbehörden machen die Durchführung von externen Qualitätskontrollmaßnahmen wie z.B. Ringversuchen unbedingt notwendig
Evaluating frequency, diagnostic quality, and cost of Lyme borreliosis testing in Germany : a retrospective model analysis
No full textBackground: Data on the economic impact of Lyme borreliosis (LB) on European health care systems is scarce. This project focused on the epidemiology and costs for laboratory testing in LB patients in Germany.
Materials and Methods: We performed a sentinel analysis of epidemiological and medicoeconomic data for 2007 and 2008. Data was provided by a German statutory health insurance (DAK) company covering approx. 6.04 million members. In addition, the quality of diagnostic testing for LB in Germany was studied.
Results: In 2007 and 2008, the incident diagnosis LB was coded on average for 15,742 out of 6.04 million insured members (0.26%). 20,986 EIAs and 12,558 immunoblots were ordered annually for these patients. For all insured members in the outpatient sector, a total of 174,820 EIAs and 52,280 immunoblots were reimbursed annually to health care providers (cost: 2,600,850€). For Germany, the overall expected cost is estimated at 51,215,105€. However, proficiency testing data questioned test quality and standardization of diagnostic assays used.
Conclusion: Findings from this study suggest ongoing issues related to care for LB and may help to improve future LB disease management
Intern experience at CH���M Hill, Inc.: an internship report
No full textIncludes author's vita"Submitted to the College of Engineering of Texas A&M University in partial
fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Engineering."Includes bibliographical referencesA review of the author's internship experience with CH���M HILL, Inc.
during the period September 1975 through May 1976 is presented. During this nine month
internship the author worked as an Engineer II in the Industrial Processes discipline of this
large consulting engineering firm... The author's prime responsibility was as one of three
lead design engineers on the design of a large wastewater treatment facility for a pulp mill
in Hoquiam, Washington owned by ITT Rayonier Inc. The work generally consisted of the design
of individual treatment units and associated piping and pumping. The purpose of the project
was to provide wastewater treatment capabilities that would satisfy the effluent limitations
(standards) imposed upon the mill by the State of Washington Department of Ecology and the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The author's assignment also entailed necessary
interaction with the project manager and other CH���M HILL design engineers and support staff
members, the client's representatives, and representatives of two other consulting engineering
firms working on the project. Thus, the internship position at CH���M HILL provided considerable
experience coordinating the author's work with the work of other engineers, guiding the design
and administrative efforts of a support staff, and interacting regularly with the client and
other consulting firms. This broad exposure to a variety of engineering and organizational
problems provided a valuable educational experience
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