A White Man\u27s War: Race Issues and Vietnam

Special editor William M. King, Associate Professor and Director, Black Studies Program, University of Colorado at Boulder. This issue on race issues includes the following bibliographies: Bibliography of Sources Dealing with Minority Issues, Black Soldiers and Veterans, Bibliography of Sources on Latino Soldiers and Veterans, Bibliography of Sources on Native American Soldiers and Veterans, and Bibliography of Literature on Asian Americans and the Vietnam War

Our Men in Vietnam : Black Media as a Source of the Afro-American Experience in Southeast Asia

A review of letters submitted by African American Vietnam veterans featured in Sepia, a monthly magazine published by Good Publishing Company

Introduction

Introduction to the second issue of Vietnam Generation: A Journal of Recent History and Contemporary Issues, by William M. King, special editor

Grades and Ranking: When Tenure Affects Assessment

This article examines how a faculty member’s status—either tenured or tenure-track—might affect the grades assigned to students in a writing class. We begin with a brief review of the research surrounding faculty to student assessment practices and follow with specific controversies regarding faculty motivation pertaining to grading practices. We interpret the grade distributions of tenured and tenure-track faculty members teaching a sophomore-level writing course in an English Department at a small, public liberal arts university in Virginia, examine the relationship between grade distributions and faculty rank, and conclude that tenure-track faculty grade more leniently than their tenured colleagues, primarily in the number of “A” grades assigned. The results of this study suggest that tenured professors tend to award fewer “As” than tenure-track professors. We posit that at universities where emphasis is placed upon teaching, two specific patterns emerge: reciprocity may be an unspoken agreement between some faculty and students with regard to the exchange of good grades for good evaluations, or with experience comes rigor. Accessed 9,304 times on https://pareonline.net from October 13, 2010 to December 31, 2019. For downloads from January 1, 2020 forward, please click on the PlumX Metrics link to the right

Akt1 and -2 inhibition diminishes terminal differentiation and enhances central memory CD8(+) T-cell proliferation and survival

The authors thank Dr Esteban Celis and Dr Rhea-Beth Markowitz for reviewing the manuscript and for their valuable suggestions and also thank Dr Lei Huang for his suggestions.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Results from the third Scottish National Prevalence Survey: is a population health approach now needed to prevent healthcare-associated infections?

Summary Background Healthcare associated infections (HAI) are a major public health concern and a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. A robust and current evidence base that is specific to local, national and Europe-wide settings is necessary to inform the development of strategies to reduce HAI and contain antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Aim To measure the prevalence of HAI and antimicrobial prescribing and identify key priority areas for interventions to reduce the burden of infection. Methods A national rolling PPS in National Health Service (NHS) acute, NHS non-acute, NHS paediatric and independent hospitals was carried out between September and November 2016 using the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control protocol designed for the European PPS. Findings The prevalence of HAI was 4.6%, 2.7% and 3.2% in acute adults, paediatric and non-acute patient groups, respectively. The most common HAI types reported in adult patients were urinary tract infection and pneumonia. The prevalence of antimicrobial prescribing was 35.7%, 29.3% and 13.8% in acute adults, paediatric and non-acute patient groups, respectively. Respiratory, skin and soft tissue, gastrointestinal and urinary tract infections were the most common infections being treated at the time of survey. Conclusion HAI continues to be a public health concern in Scotland. UTI and pneumonia continue to place a significant burden on patients and on healthcare delivery, including those that develop in the community and require hospital admission. A broader population health approach which focuses on reducing the risk of infection upstream would reduce these infections in both community and hospital settings

Prevalence of hearing and vestibular loss in cystic fibrosis patients exposed to aminoglycosides

AimCystic Fibrosis (CF) patients frequently use aminoglycosides (AGS) to treat CF exacerbation due to colonization with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Although AGS can cause vestibular and auditory sensory losses that can negatively impact quality of life, little is known about the prevalence of vestibular loss in this population. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hearing loss and/or vestibular dysfunction in CF patients treated with AGS.MethodsThe relationship between hearing status and vestibular status was also investigated. Hearing was determined to be normal or abnormal based on pure tone air and bone conduction thresholds. Vestibular outcome was divided into four categories; normal, non‐lateralized vestibular dysfunction, unilateral loss, and bilateral loss based on results of post head shaking testing, positional and positioning testing, bithermal calorics, sinusoidal, and rotational step testing.ResultsOf our cohort of 71 patients, 56 (79%) patients have vestibular system dysfunction while only 15 (21%) have normal vestibular system function. Overall, 16 patients (23%) have hearing loss. In considering the relationship between auditory and vestibular function, 12 (17%) demonstrated both normal hearing and normal vestibular function and 13 (18%) have both hearing loss and abnormal vestibular function. Of the 55 (78%) patients with normal hearing, 43 (61%) have vestibular dysfunction, while 3 (4%) of patients with normal vestibular function have hearing loss.ConclusionThese results suggest that monitoring hearing alone is insufficient to detect ototoxicity in CF patients being treated with systemic AGS.Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/138372/1/ppul23763_am.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/138372/2/ppul23763.pd