The Bachelor/Master structure in Medicine - Statement of Beliefs

In July 2007 medical student representatives from all over Europe developed a consensus statement about the Bachelor/Master structure in Medicine on the 6th IFMSA/EMSA Bologna-Process-follow up conference in Amsterdam. The document analyzes this action line of the Bologna Declaration regarding the following: common European core curriculum, integrated curricula, integrity of the course, quality assurance and audit, access to the Master phase, promoting the European dimension, utilisation of medical degrees, and tuition fees. No stance, either for or against the two-cycled structure is made. Rather prerequisites, opportunities and dangers of implementation are looked at and discussed. The document was adopted by IFMSA as Statement of Beliefs and as position paper by bvmd.Im Juli 2007 erarbeiteten Medizinstudierendenvertreter aus ganz Europa eine einvernehmliche Erklärung zur Bachelor/Master-Struktur in der Medizin auf der 6. Bologna-Prozess Folgekonferenz der IFMSA und der EMSA in Amsterdam. Das Dokument analysiert dieses Kernthema der Bologna Deklaration in den Aspekten gemeinsames, europäisches Kerncurriculum, integrierte Curricula, Integrität des Studiums, Qualitätssicherung und Audit, Zugang zum Masterstudiengang, Förderung der europäischen Dimension, Verwendung der Abschlüsse und Studiengebühren. Dabei werden keine Aussagen für oder gegen die zweistufige Struktur getroffen, sondern vielmehr Voraussetzungen, Chancen und Gefahren einer Implementierung betrachtet und diskutiert. Das Dokument wurde als Statement of Beliefs von der IFMSA und als Positionspapier von der bvmd verabschiedet

Impacts of Cocontaminants on the Performances of Perchlorate and Nitrate Specialty Ion-Exchange Resins

The influence of anionic inorganic cocontaminants including nitrate, Cr(VI), Se(VI), and As(V) on the application of nitrate and perchlorate specialty resins in water treatment was investigated. It was found that nitrate can be removed from waters using perchlorate specialty resins, but the resin is poorly regenerated. Perchlorate was not easily removed from either nitrate or perchlorate specialty resins. Simultaneous removal of nitrate and Cr(VI) was optimal when using nitrate specialty resin. Perchlorate/nitrate specialty resins were inefficient in removing As(V), but can exchange Cr(VI) or Se(VI). A major concern is the presence of high levels of Cr(VI), As(V), or Se(VI) in the waste brine, which affects waste brine disposal and cost. Perchlorate specialty resins showed very low run length for Cr(VI), As(V), or Se(VI). Nitrate specialty resins were very efficient in removing Cr(VI), and they can be easily regenerated