Bacterial resistance to antibiotic alternatives: a wolf in sheep’s clothing?

peer-reviewedImplications • Substantial pressure to reduce antibiotic use has necessitated the development of antibiotic alternatives. However, relatively little consideration has been given to the development of resistance to these alternatives. • Whether we come up with antibiotic alternatives that are bacteriocidal or inhibitory, bacteria will continue to adapt and evolve. • Some antibiotic alternatives support the development of antibiotic resistance necessitating caution. • There are opportunities to optimize antibiotic alternative effectiveness as well as to minimize the development of resistance mechanisms

Occurrences and seasonal transformations of green rust "fougerite" mineral and lepidocrocite in soils

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Caractéristiques agronomiques des sols salés méditerranéens et représentativité par rapport aux sols salsodiques mondiaux

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Fe control in soil solutions in hydromorphic soils by equilibrium with the "fougerite" green rust mineral

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Growing the intention to adopt educational innovations: An empirical study

In order for the Open Access (OA) to learning concept to a have wider impact in formal education, it is important that faculty members intent to adopt new educational innovations. However, little is known about which variables influence the intention of faculty members. Therefore, the purposes of this study are to empirically determine: 1) which of the characteristics of the educational innovation significantly influence the intention to adopt educational innovations, 2) which variables influence the readiness of faculty members intention to adopt educational innovations, and 3) how the characteristics of the innovations moderate the relationship between faculty readiness and intention to adopt the innovations. Participants of this study include 335 faculty members in ABET certified computer science and electrical engineering programs in the United States. The results show that ease of use is positively related to the intention of faculty members to adopt an educational innovation. We conclude that Open-CourseWare developers need to ensure that ease of use is emphasized in the CourseWare and they need to propagate these initially in institutions where faculty members have positive attitude to the CourseWare and care about student learning. In addition, a new method of identifying, building, and funding “open access grant” universities that develop easy-to-use educational innovations, make them available on an open access platform, and spread them widely by embedding agents in community colleges, schools, and other educational institutions is essential. Such an initiative may lead to wider adoption of MOOCS and other open access materials

Structure and stability of the Fe(II)-Fe(III) green rust "fougerite" mineral and its potential for reducing pollutants in soil solutions

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Control of iron activity in soil solutions in hydromorphic soils by equilibrium with the "fougerite" green rust mineral

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Dynamique de l'oxydo-réduction dans les zones humides

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2014 ASEE Southeast Section Conference What Makes Educational Innovation Stick? A Delphi Approach

Abstract -To improve the widespread adoption of educational innovations, we must understand why some are adopted and routinely used, while others are not. This Delphi study included 45 Principal and Co-Principal Investigators who received Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvements (CCLI) or Transforming Undergraduate Education in STEM (TUES) grants from the National Science Foundation. Using the data collected, the research team identified and ranked 11 characteristics of educational innovations, 13 characteristics of faculty members, and 5 characteristics of administrators that relate to the successful adoption and routine use of educational innovations. The results of this study are used to develop the Characteristics of Dissemination Success (CODS) framework for STEM educational innovations. This framework provides useful guidance for educational innovators, faculty adopters, and school administrators seeking to develop, disseminate, and adopt educational innovations

Mossbauer and XAS study of a green rust mineral, the partial substitution of Fe2+ by Mg2+

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