Letters of Recommendation

This paper provides helpful advice to faculty writing letters of recommendations for college graduates in health education and health promotion. An example of a letter of recommendation is included

Flowering Buds of Globular Proteins: Transpiring Simplicity of Protein Organization

Structural and functional complexity of proteins is dramatically reduced to a simple linear picture when the laws of polymer physics are considered. A basic unit of the protein structure is a nearly standard closed loop of 25–35 amino acid residues, and every globular protein is built of consecutively connected closed loops. The physical necessity of the closed loops had been apparently imposed on the early stages of protein evolution. Indeed, the most frequent prototype sequence motifs in prokaryotic proteins have the same sequence size, and their high match representatives are found as closed loops in crystallized proteins. Thus, the linear organization of the closed loop elements is a quintessence of protein evolution, structure and folding

SPROUTS: a database for the evaluation of protein stability upon point mutation

SPROUTS (Structural Prediction for pRotein fOlding UTility System) is a new database that provides access to various structural data sets and integrated functionalities not yet available to the community. The originality of the SPROUTS database is the ability to gain access to a variety of structural analyses at one place and with a strong interaction between them. SPROUTS currently combines data pertaining to 429 structures that capture representative folds and results related to the prediction of critical residues expected to belong to the folding nucleus: the MIR (Most Interacting Residues), the description of the structures in terms of modular fragments: the TEF (Tightened End Fragments), and the calculation at each position of the free energy change gradient upon mutation by one of the 19 amino acids. All database results can be displayed and downloaded in textual files and Excel spreadsheets and visualized on the protein structure. SPROUTS is a unique resource to access as well as visualize state-of-the-art characteristics of protein folding and analyse the effect of point mutations on protein structure. It is available at http://bioinformatics.eas.asu.edu/sprouts.html

Dehydration, Rehydration, and Hyponatremia: Cause for Alarm?

Current health culture suggests that sedentary individuals should be consuming at least eight, eight ounce glasses of water each day. This injunction further stipulates that the water requirement cannot be adequately met by consumption of sweetened, caffeinated, or alcohol containing fluids. An additional concern is that thirst may not serve as an adequate early indicator of hydration needs. These propositions are reviewed in light of current research findings and suggestions are submitted for appropriate emendation of these rules

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Alternative Medicine Attitudes and Practices of U.S. College Students: An Exploratory Study

This study determined attitudes and practices, including gender differences, of college students regarding advocacy and use of alternative medicine. A convenience sample of students enrolled in undergraduate health classes from universities in five separate regions of the United States was surveyed using a written questionnaire. A total of 561 undergraduate and graduate students volunteered for this study. Results of this survey indicated that the majority of college students favor the use of alternative medicine and the majority of users reported satisfaction with alternative medicine. Significant gender differences were uncovered regarding use of, and advocacy for, alternative medicine