247 research outputs found
The North American phyllopods of the genus Streptocephalus
http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/56656/1/OP217.pd
Three new crayfishes (Cambarus) from Puebla and Missouri
http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/56663/1/OP224.pd
Description of some new and poorly known species of North American crayfishes
http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/56714/1/OP275.pd
Revision of the phyllopod genus Eubranchipus, with the description of a new species
http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/56647/1/OP208.pd
A new blind isopod of the genus Caecidotea, from a Missouri cave
http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/56661/1/OP222.pd
A faunistic area of five isolated species of crayfish in southeastern Missouri
http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/56717/1/OP278.pd
Effective dementia education and training for the health and social care workforce: A systematic review of the literature
Ensuring an informed and effective dementia workforce is of international concern, however there remains limited understanding of how this can be achieved. This systematic review aimed to identify factors associated with effective dementia educational programmes. Critical Interpretive Synthesis underpinned by Kirkpatrick’s return on investment model for evaluation of education was applied. One hundred and fifty-two papers of variable quality were included in the review. Common features of more efficacious educational programmes included the need for educational programmes to: be relevant to participants’ role and experience; involve active face-to-face participation; underpin practice-based learning with theory; be delivered by an experienced facilitator; have a total duration of at least eight hours with individual sessions of 90 minutes or more; support application of learning in practice; and provide a structured tool or practice guideline to underpin care practice. Further robust research is required to develop the evidence base; however, the findings of this review have relevance for all working in workforce education
Genomic attributes of airway commensal bacteria and mucosa
Microbial communities at the airway mucosal barrier are conserved and highly ordered, in likelihood reflecting co-evolution with human host factors. Freed of selection to digest nutrients, the airway microbiome underpins cognate management of mucosal immunity and pathogen resistance. We show here the initial results of systematic culture and whole-genome sequencing of the thoracic airway bacteria, identifying 52 novel species amongst 126 organisms that constitute 75% of commensals typically present in heathy individuals. Clinically relevant genes encode antimicrobial synthesis, adhesion and biofilm formation, immune modulation, iron utilisation, nitrous oxide (NO) metabolism and sphingolipid signalling. Using whole-genome content we identify dysbiotic features that may influence asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. We match isolate gene content to transcripts and metabolites expressed late in airway epithelial differentiation, identifying pathways to sustain host interactions with microbiota. Our results provide a systematic basis for decrypting interactions between commensals, pathogens, and mucosa in lung diseases of global significance
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