9 research outputs found
Exile Vol. XVI No. 2
PREFACE 3
ESSAY
Observations At The Gap by Paul A. Dimitruk 4
Those Who Choose Words By Keith McWalter 5-6
On Victoria\u27s England by Paul A. Dimitruk 7-8
Facts Are The Enemy of Truth by Nancy Gutierrez
FICTION
Harmon by Barbara Mackey 22-25
Pilgrimage by Keith McWalter 35-44
ARTWORK
by Wandi Solez: 6, 15, 23, 27
by Ken Wernz 10
by Stephen Swift 11
by Laura M. Hyslop 12
by Skip Staudt 19
by W. A. Hoffman 25
by Mary Ann Kowaski 34
by Jo Ann Orgo 40
PHOTOGRAPHY
by Roger Block 16
by Tim Heath- all other
POETRY
My Poems by Susan Hallock 13
Counter-Fugue At Six-Thirty by Sherry Stodola 14-16
Apple Tree Poem by Darby Williams 17
When Snow Falls Into A Pond by Bruce Kidd 17
Woman-Man by Darby Williams 18
Transcendence by Wandi Solez 20
Paris Reflection by Wandi Solez 20
A Sleepless Night In Valencia, Spain by Wandi Solez 21
# 319 by Wandi Solez 21
Strange Lady by John Gillespie 26
Strange Lady II by John Gillespie 26
Where The Hell Is Rembrandt? by John Loveland 26
Years Ago by John Whitt 29
I\u27ve Finished Growing Now by Keith McWalter 29
Charisma by John Whitt 30
I Thought Of Cutting by John Loveland 31
Make Me Eat Peanut Butter by Fred Walton 31
The Cat by John Loveland 32
On The Rim by John Whitt 33
Undercurrent by Keith McWalter 33
Cover: Gail Lutsch
Layouts: Keith McWalte
MAA-Like Absorbing Substances in Florida Keys Phytoplankton Vary with Distance from Shore and CDOM: Implications for Coral Reefs
Colored dissolved organic material (CDOM) is the primary attenuator of low wavelength visible and ultraviolet radiation (UVR, 290-400). Phytoplankton produce UV-absorbing pigments called Mycosporine-like Amino Acids (MAAs), in response to UV stress. MAA-like absorption peaks in particulate material, including phytoplankton, were measured at 24 locations differing in distance from the shoreline along the Florida, USA reef tract. Elevated MAA-like absorption peaks were detected: 1) only in surface samples, 2) most consistently at offshore sites with low coral cover, and 3) when absorption due to CDOM was low. In addition, UVB attenuation increased as absorption due to CDOM increased, the depth at which UVB irradiance was attenuated to 10% of its surface value increased exponentially as absorption due to CDOM decreased, and coral cover decreased with decreasing near-surface attenuation of UVB. CDOM serves as photo-protection and MAA-like absorption may indicate the potential for photo-oxidative stress in coral reef ecosystems. MAA-like absorbance peaks in phytoplankton suggest photic stress in coral reefs
Nursing faculty perceptions of a virtual reality catheter insertion game: A multisite international study
Faculty and nursing professionals participated in a usability study of a second-generation Virtual Reality Sterile Urinary Catheter Insertion Game (VR SUCIG). Background: Faculty are key decision makers in acquiring technologies that lead to learning and retention of psychomotor skills in nursing. Methods: Fourty-six nursing faculty and professionals from 8 US and 1 Australian nursing school participated. Participants played the VR SUCIG and completed the System Usability Scale (SUS) and a User Reaction Survey. Results: The SUS for the second generation of the VR SUCIG was 47, or low-medium usability. User reactions were mixed. Participants stated the game was fun, challenging, and engaging, but were frustrated with technical issues, and did not enjoy learning to function in the virtual environment. Conclusions. Nursing faculty and professionals had mixed reactions to the VR SUCIG. Further game refinement is needed