4,106 research outputs found
Vanessa Roeder: 2024 Irma Black Award Gold Medal Acceptance Speech
No full textAuthor Vanessa Roeder gives an acceptance speech for The King Penguin (Dial Books for Young Readers, Penguin Random House)https://educate.bankstreet.edu/irma_black_awards/1014/thumbnail.jp
Standards for the level of nurse staffing in critical care units
No full textThe gold standard for nurse staffing levels in critical care in the United Kingdom has been established since 1967 at one nurse for each patient. Recent evidence suggests however that there is a great deal of difference in the staffing levels and skill mix between individual critical care units in the UK, with the result that nurses are being challenged to justify and defend the 1:1 ratio. The aim of this article is to provide the wider intensive care community with an overview of the Standards for Nurse Staffing in Critical Care units as proposed by the organisations representing critical care nurses in the UK
Recall this Book 31: A Conversation with Vanessa Smith
No full textU. Sydney professor Vanessa Smith-author of Intimate Strangers, and also of a lovely short piece about Marion Milner-joins John to discuss her pandemic reading. She praises a Milner (quasi)travel book, but she also makes the case for M F K Fisher and a book about the glories of hypochondria. Then the old friends share their newfound love for spiky Australian novelist Helen Garner, doyenne of share-house feminism
The tadpole of Hypsiboas guentheri (Boulenger) (Anura: Hylidae)
No full textAlmeida-Silva, Diego, Neto, Antonio Mollo, Mendes, Humberto Fonseca, Verdade, Vanessa Kruth (2016): The tadpole of Hypsiboas guentheri (Boulenger) (Anura: Hylidae). Zootaxa 4179 (1): 139-143, DOI: http://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4179.1.1
Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on Lantana and Lippia (Verbenaceae)
No full textValério, Vanessa Imaculada Dos Reis, Cardoso, Pedro Henrique, Neto, Luiz Menini, Salimena, Fátima Regina Gonçalves (2021): Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on Lantana and Lippia (Verbenaceae). Phytotaxa 478 (2): 281-286, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.478.2.10, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.478.2.1
Differences in profiles of emotional behavioral problems across instruments in verbally fluent versus language impaired children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
No full textThere has been increasing attention to the assessment of minimally verbal (MV) children with Autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Previous research has begun to examine the relationship between verbal abilities and emotional and behavioral problems (EBP). The current study compared parent-reported EBP in children of differing language levels on two instruments commonly used in ASD research and clinical practice, the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC). The study consisted of 1,937 6-18 years old children with ASD from the Simons Simplex Collection. Children were divided into three language groups, by ADOS module (Module 1 = MV, 2 = phrase speech (PS), 3 and 4 = verbally fluent (VF)) and then compared on CBCL and ABC subscales. The ABC and CBCL showed different patterns of elevations across the language groups. MV children were reported to have more impairment than VF children on the ABC Irritability, Lethargy and Hyperactivity scales. Children with less language (MV and PS) exhibited less impairment on the CBCL Internalizing domain than VF children, but did not differ on the Externalizing domain. Post hoc comparisons showed that Internalizing differences were driven by fewer children with less language exhibiting clinically elevated Anxious/Depressed scores compared to VF children. The present study underscores the significance of considering language when assessing EBP. Results have implications for the psychiatric screening of children with ASD, particularly those with language impairments. Researchers should exercise caution when applying EBP instruments designed for use with different populations and purposes to broad samples of children.Peer reviewe
Verbenaceae in Espírito Santo, Brazil: richness, patterns of geographic distribution and conservation
No full textCardoso, Pedro Henrique, Valério, Vanessa Imaculada Dos Reis, Neto, Luiz Menini, Salimena, Fátima Regina Gonçalves (2021): Verbenaceae in Espírito Santo, Brazil: richness, patterns of geographic distribution and conservation. Phytotaxa 484 (1): 1-43, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.484.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.484.1.
Vanessa Grigoriadis explores sex, power & consent on college campuses
No full textThis week we bring you a difficult but important conversation. Vanessa Grigoriadis is an investigative journalist and author of the powerful book “Blurred Lines: Rethinking Sex, Power, and Consent on Campus.” Vanessa shares her thoughts on the changing rules and norms for sex and consent, and we discuss where universities are succeeding and failing on the issue.https://scholarworks.umt.edu/anewangle_podcasts/1048/thumbnail.jp
Autism spectrum disorder symptoms from 2 to 19: implications for diagnosing adolescents and young adults
No full textThis study explored change in social-communicative symptoms in 140 individuals with childhood Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnoses. Trajectories of caregiver-reported social-communicative symptoms were examined for three groups (verbal, delayed speech, minimally verbal) from ages 2 to 19 years. Groups showed comparable levels of social-communicative impairment at 2 and significant decreases in overall symptom levels across the 17-year period (p<.001). Across three subdomains, main effects of time and language (p<.001) reflected patterns of overall improvement, though children with more impaired language tended to have more caregiver-reported symptoms relative to verbal peers. A significant time-by-language interaction (p<.001) reflected that trajectories of socioemotional reciprocity symptoms differed according to patterns of language development. In contrast, improvements in the nonverbal communication domain were seen across language groups, whereas deficits in the development and maintenance of relationships improved for only verbal children. Verbal adults showed significant reductions in the prevalence of several symptoms exhibited during childhood. Improvements suggest that symptoms indicative of ASD in young children may no longer be diagnostic markers in adolescents and adults. Relative stability of several items suggests that impaired facial expression may be a core ASD symptom that warrants more systematic study across the lifespan. Research investigating the manifestation of ASD in older individuals is needed to foster development of appropriate assessment tools and interventions. Differential relationships to developmental factors within the broader social-communication domain underscores a need to focus on more narrowly defined symptom constructs when exploring links between pathophysiology and observable phenotypes.Peer reviewe
MY DARK VANESSA, DE KATE ELIZABETH RUSSELL
No full textIn this review, I analyse the novel My Dark Vanessa, by North-American author Kate Elizabeth Russell, focusing on narrative strategies like the use of suspense, the resort to an unreliable narrator, the chronological alternance between past and present. To substantiate my study, I quote examples taken from the main steps of the plot and I comment upon them.Nesta recensão, analiso o romance My Dark Vanessa, da escritora norte-americana Kate Elizabeth Russell, focando estratégicas narrativas como o uso do suspense, o recurso à narradora não fiável, a alternância cronológica entre passado e presente. Para escorar o meu estudo, cito exemplos dos principais passos do enredo e comento-os
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