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Fieldwork in geography teaching: A critical review of the literature and approaches

discipline specific instruction (e.g., engineering curriculum, social science teachers, geology pedagogy)

Hunt CO, Kent M.
GSID: mfdN71u8W9EJ
M Kent, DD Gilbertson, CO Hunt - Journal of geography in higher …, 1997 - Taylor & Francis

Virtually all lecturers in geography recognise the importance of fieldwork as a vital mode of teaching in the subject. This paper draws on material produced as part of a HEFCE review of …

Managing professional identities

professional

Dent M.
GSID: wHgreu6qZZgJ
M Dent, S Whitehead - London: Koutledge, 2002 - api.taylorfrancis.com

… professional status, and professionals are increasingly required to be managers, ‘being professional’ has … The contributors to this volume argue, however, that the ‘new’ professional that …

Enhanced recovery principles applied to revision hip and knee arthroplasty reduces length of stay and blood transfusion.

Journal of orthopaedics

Kent M, Calvert N, Blades K, Swann A, Yates P.
PMID: 28878516
J Orthop. 2017 Aug 12;14(4):555-560. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2017.08.012. eCollection 2017 Dec.

INTRODUCTION: This is the first study reporting the application of Enhanced Recovery Principles (ERP) to revision arthroplasty.METHOD: Retrospective series of 132 revision hip and knee replacements treated with ERP.RESULTS: Infiltration was associated with reduced LOS in knees (6 vs...

A Simple and Inexpensive Stereotactic Guidance Frame for MRI-Guided Brain Biopsy in Canines.

Journal of medical engineering

Squires AD, Gao Y, Taylor SF, Kent M, Tse ZT.
PMID: 27006928
J Med Eng. 2014;2014:139535. doi: 10.1155/2014/139535. Epub 2014 May 18.

A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guided stereotactic system was developed to provide veterinarians a method to accomplish minimally invasive stereotactic brain biopsies and procedures involving the cerebrum in canines. While MR-guided procedures are prevalent for humans, they are less...

Application of Glycerol for Induced Powdery Mildew Resistance in .

Frontiers in physiology

Li Y, Song N, Zhao C, Li F, Geng M, Wang Y, Liu W, Xie C, Sun Q.
PMID: 27708588
Front Physiol. 2016 Sep 21;7:413. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2016.00413. eCollection 2016.

Previous work has demonstrated that glycerol-3-phosphate (G3P) and oleic acid (18:1) are two important signal molecules associated with plant resistance to fungi. In this article, we provide evidence that a 3% glycerol spray application 1-2 days before powdery mildew...

Optimising inhaled mannitol for cystic fibrosis in an adult population.

Breathe (Sheffield, England)

Flume PA, Aitken ML, Bilton D, Agent P, Charlton B, Forster E, Fox HG, Hebestreit H, Kolbe J, Zuckerman JB, Button BM.
PMID: 26306102
Breathe (Sheff). 2015 Mar;11(1):39-48. doi: 10.1183/20734735.021414.

ABSTRACT: There has been remarkable progress in the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients over the past 20 years. However, limitations of standard therapies have highlighted the need for a convenient alternative treatment to effectively target the pathophysiologic basis...

Disclosure of HIV-positive status to sexual partner and associated factors among ART users in Mekelle Hospital.

HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.)

Gultie T, Genet M, Sebsibie G.
PMID: 26185470
HIV AIDS (Auckl). 2015 Jul 09;7:209-14. doi: 10.2147/HIV.S84341. eCollection 2015.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess the disclosure of HIV-positive status and its associated factors to sexual partners among patients attending antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinic follow-up at Mekelle Hospital, Tigray, Ethiopia.PATIENTS AND METHODS: An institution-based cross-sectional...

Do addicts have free will? An empirical approach to a vexing question.

Addictive behaviors reports

Heyman GM.
PMID: 29450230
Addict Behav Rep. 2017 Feb 06;5:85-93. doi: 10.1016/j.abrep.2017.02.001. eCollection 2017 Jun.

INTRODUCTION: This paper addresses two overlapping questions: Do addicts have the capacity to voluntarily quit drugs? And do individuals knowingly pursue courses of action that they realize are bad for them, such as excessive drug use?METHODS: I propose two...

Dissociating Attention and Eye Movements in a Quantitative Analysis of Attention Allocation.

Frontiers in psychology

Heyman GM, Montemayor J, Grisanzio KA.
PMID: 28567024
Front Psychol. 2017 May 17;8:715. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00715. eCollection 2017.

In a recent paper, we introduced a method and equation for inferring the allocation of attention on a continuous scale. The size of the stimuli, the estimated size of the fovea, and the pattern of results implied that the...

A Case of Possible Chagas Transmission by Blood Transfusion in Switzerland.

Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie

Ries J, Komarek A, Gottschalk J, Brand B, Amsler L, Jutzi M, Frey BM.
PMID: 27994528
Transfus Med Hemother. 2016 Nov;43(6):415-417. doi: 10.1159/000446264. Epub 2016 Nov 04.

BACKGROUND: Transfusion-transmitted Chagas disease has been reported from endemic countries in Latin America. Switzerland is a non-endemic country but high prevalence of antibodies against METHODS: Between January 2013 and July 2015, 1 out of 1,183 at-risk donors, tested at...

Degradation Mechanisms of Magnesium Metal Anodes in Electrolytes Based on (CF.

Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids

Yoo HD, Han SD, Bolotin IL, Nolis GM, Bayliss RD, Burrell AK, Vaughey JT, Cabana J.
PMID: 28636826
Langmuir. 2017 Sep 19;33(37):9398-9406. doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b01051. Epub 2017 Jul 05.

The energy density of rechargeable batteries utilizing metals as anodes surpasses that of Li ion batteries, which employ carbon instead. Among possible metals, magnesium represents a potential alternative to the conventional choice, lithium, in terms of storage density, safety,...

Goal-Directed Resilience in Training (GRIT): A Biopsychosocial Model of Self-Regulation, Executive Functions, and Personal Growth (Eudaimonia) in Evocative Contexts of PTSD, Obesity, and Chronic Pain.

Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)

Kent M, Rivers CT, Wrenn G.
PMID: 26039013
Behav Sci (Basel). 2015 Jun 01;5(2):264-304. doi: 10.3390/bs5020264.

This paper presents a biopsychosocial model of self-regulation, executive functions, and personal growth that we have applied to Goal-Directed Resilience in Training (GRIT) interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obesity, and chronic pain. Implications of the training for the...

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