Postcard: One of the Operating Rooms, St. Mary\u27s Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota Including a Nurse

This black and white photographic postcard features one of the operating rooms in Rochester, Minnesota. There is a woman standing in the background. There is an operating table in the middle of the room with two chairs. A large sink with several faucets are on the right. Bottles are above the sink on a shelf. There is printed red text at the bottom of the card. There is handwriting on the back of the card.https://scholars.fhsu.edu/tj_postcards/1152/thumbnail.jp

Hands to Oars: Aeschylus’ Cosmo-Phthoric Spin on Empedocles’ Whirlpool

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Characterization of the Dimerization Domains on the Mannose-6-phosphate/Insulin-like Growth Factor II Receptor

The mannose-6-phosphate/insulin-like growth factor II (M6P/IGF2) receptor is a transmembrane protein known to sequester growth factors from the extracellular matrix. This behavior suggests a mechanism of tumor suppression. Structurally, the receptor’s extracellular region is segmented into 15 homologous repeats, which are divided further into 5 triplet domains, labelled 1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12, and 13-15. What is notable about the triplets is their propensity to form dimers with triplets on a second M6P/IGF2 receptor. In fact, previous studies indicate that this protein functions optimally when dimerized. Thus, the purpose of this experiment is to characterize these domain interactions. Using a urea and dithiothreitol (DTT) disruption assay, the 7-9 triplet’s potential to dimerize was assessed. Preliminary results indicate that proximity is important for mediating interactions. The 7-9 triplet binds strongly to other 7-9 triplets on a separate M6P/IGF2 receptor; however, its association with any other triplet is not as strong comparatively

Lipochaeta integrifolia (Nutt.) A. Gray

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Theogony 215-16: Cronos’ Golden Hesperides, or Sheep for Apples?

The study proposes an alternative correction of the apparent transposition of lines 213 & 214 in The Theogony to replace Hermann’s proposed correction upheld in M. L. West’s standard edition. The alternative ordering of the lines herein proposed provides for the recovery of a homology between The Theogony and The Works and Days that aligns the Hesperides with the Gold generation. Along with this realignment of the two works there arises a novel perspective on the question as to whether the mēla associated with the Hesperides, long supposed to be apples, are rather sheep as is the case in the homologous passage in The Works. The prospect of taking sheep for apples here opens a series of issues with ontological and mythical implications leading finally to prospects for exploration of further homologies between Hesiod’s and Homer’s poems, most pointedly in connection with Odysseus’ katabasis.First author draf

Ethnicity reflections in foster families:the complexity of transculturally placed foster youth’s ethnic identity and the way they are ethnically socialized by their primary carers

In the Netherlands, family foster care is considered a preferred setting for children removed from their homes compared to residential care. Because foster youth with ethnic minority backgrounds are overrepresented in the Dutch foster care system, and non-kinship foster parents with ethnic minority backgrounds are scarce, transcultural placements occur frequently in Dutch foster care. Using a qualitative approach, this dissertation investigated how being transculturally placed may influence foster youth’s ethnic identity from the perspective of both foster youth and their foster parents. Foster youth may receive different messages by foster parents, birth parents, and peers concerning ethnicity belonging. These messages could lead to ethnic identity confusion in the foster youth’s narratives. Some foster youth managed to switch between different cultural frames. Ethnic minority identity and the identity of being a foster child, two marginalized identities in society, could thereby intersect, and strengthen a sense of ‘otherness.’ This dissertation furthermore showed that although most foster parents valued ethnicity in their foster youth’s lives, their primary focus was to provide them a safe and stable foster home. For foster parents, ethnically socializing their foster youth can thereby be a complex act of balancing between belonging to each other as one family versus emphasizing ethnicity differences. This dissertation shows the urgency for Dutch foster care agencies to recognise and help ethnic minority youth discover who they are and to whom they belong in terms of ethnicity

Helm to helm, shield to shield: Menestheus' idiosyncratic tactic in Homer's Iliad

The study presents a novel approach to the longstanding debate regarding the presence of hoplite or proto-hoplite tactics in The Iliad arguing that the tactic is indeed in evidence as an expression of the fully egalitarian sensibilities of a late Iliad by a Homer who deftly provides for his Athenian provenance and anti-aristocratic sensibilities to be disclosed through a more incisive reading. The key to resolving the question depends upon a more sustained scrutiny of the heretofore underappreciated role of the Athenian contingent led by Menestheus whose like in the tactical arrangement of horse and shield-bearing men, the hoplite tactic, “had never been seen before on earth.” The complexities of the narrative construction, launched in the catalogue in book two and then winding through the middle books with a focused consideration of those forces led by Telamonian Ajax in hoplite formation, finally resolve in the hoplite formation of the Myrmidons led by Patroclus in Achilles’ absence as an egalitarian leader of the laos from the laos.First author draf

Comparing MUST and the NRI Tools in the Identification of Malnutrition in Heart Failure Patients

The purpose of this project was to test the performance of albumin, NRI and MUST screening tools in comparison to the standardized measure of prealbumin among HF patients admitted to the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center. Inclusion criteria included all HF patients with the 428 diagnostic code, admitted from January 1, - December 31, 2013, ages 18 and older, with all laboratory values available specified in the data collection tool (Appendix A). A retrospective electronic medical record (EMR) review was performed for 100 patients who met the inclusion criteria. All data were collected through the University of Kentucky’s secure network via the EMR program Sunrise Clinical Manager. Serum albumin, prealbumin, MUST and NRI found 79, 85, 53 and 92 patients to be at nutritional risk, respectively. The NRI tool compared better with prealbumin than albumin and MUST, when screening for malnutrition in HF patients. The sensitivity of NRI compared to prealbumin was 92.9%. The results of this study provide evidence that NRI in combination with laboratory measures may be beneficial in identifying malnutrition among HF patients. There is still a need for further research into effective screening methods among this population