Learning How to Play Nicely: Repositories and CRIS

oai:eprints.leedsbeckett.ac.uk:1More than 60 delegates convened at the Rose Bowl in Leeds on 7 May 2010 for this event to explore the developing relationship and overlap between Open Access research repositories and so called 'CRISs' – Current Research Information Systems – that are increasingly being implemented at universities. The Welsh Repository Network (WRN) [1], a collaborative venture between the Higher Education institutions (HEIs) in Wales, funded by JISC, had clearly hit upon an engaging topic du jour. The event, jointly supported by JISC [2] and ARMA (Association of Research Managers and Administrators)[3], was fully booked within just five days of being announced. In the main, delegates were either research managers and administrators, or repository managers, and one of the themes that came up throughout the day was the need for greater communication between research offices and libraries (where repository services are often managed.) As well as JISC and ARMA, euroCRIS [4], a not-for- profit organisation that aims to be an internationally recognised point of reference for CRISs, was represented at the event. Delegates could also visit the software exhibition and speak with representatives of Atira, Symplectic Ltd and Thomson Reuters, among others

Northeast Glaciers

This reference guide provides a brief review of glaciers in the Northeastern U.S. It then focuses on the glacial affects in four areas, an inland basin near the Finger Lakes area of New York, the Appalachian/Piedmont through New York and Pennsylvania, the coastal plain and the exotic terrane of New England. Topics covered include glacial scouring, glacial deposits and periglacial features. Educational levels: Middle school, High school

On a linear program for minimum-weight triangulation

Minimum-weight triangulation (MWT) is NP-hard. It has a polynomial-time constant-factor approximation algorithm, and a variety of effective polynomial-time heuristics that, for many instances, can find the exact MWT. Linear programs (LPs) for MWT are well-studied, but previously no connection was known between any LP and any approximation algorithm or heuristic for MWT. Here we show the first such connections: For an LP formulation due to Dantzig, Hoffman, and Hu [Math. Programming, 31 (1985), pp. 1-14], (i) the integrality gap is constant, and (ii) given any instance, if the aforementioned heuristics find the MWT, then so does the LP. © 2014 Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

The [Ne III]/[Ne II] line ratio in NGC 253

We present results of the mapping of the nucleus of the starburst galaxy NGC 253 and its immediate surroundings using the Infrared Spectrograph on board the Spitzer Space Telescope. The map is centered on the nucleus of the galaxy and spans the inner 800 × 688 pc^2. We perform a brief investigation of the implications of these measurement on the properties of the star formation in this region using theories developed to explain the deficiency of massive stars in starbursts

Wetting transitions of Ne

We report studies of the wetting behavior of Ne on very weakly attractive surfaces, carried out with the Grand Canonical Monte Carlo method. The Ne-Ne interaction was taken to be of Lennard-Jones form, while the Ne-surface interaction was derived from an ab initio calculation of Chizmeshya et al. Nonwetting behavior was found for Li, Rb, and Cs in the temperature regime explored (i.e., T < 42 K). Drying behavior was manifested in a depleted fluid density near the Cs surface. In contrast, for the case of Mg (a more attractive potential) a prewetting transition was found near T= 28 K. This temperature was found to shift slightly when a corrugated potential was used instead of a uniform potential. The isotherm shape and the density profiles did not differ qualitatively between these cases.Comment: 22 pages, 12 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev.

"Ô ma douleur, puisses-tu rester tranquille": vers un partenariat entre professionnels de la santé et personnes atteintes de fibromyalgie : revue de la littérature

Contexte : la fibromyalgie touche 2 à 4 % de la population avec une prévalence plus élevée chez les femmes. Ce syndrome suscite encore débats et controverses, d’une part, en raison de son étiologie inconnue et, d’autre part, de par l’approche thérapeutique à envisager. Objectifs : reconnaître la souffrance des personnes atteintes de la fibromyalgie et évaluer l’efficacité d’une approche interprofessionnelle pour sa gestion, ceci dans le but d’accroître la qualité de vie de ces individus. Méthodologie : dans l’objectif de répondre à la question de recherche, une prospection a été menée sur les bases de données CINHAL, PUBMED et COCHRANE. Six études ont été retenues selon des critères d’inclusion et d’exclusion, puis analysées. Résultats : l’interprofessionnalité se retrouve implicitement dans chaque approche. Aussi, la divergence d’opinion préconise une approche multimodale. De plus, le leadership infirmier s’est révélé être un concept particulièrement complexe. Les infirmiers-ères, à hauteur de 41 %, connaissent ce syndrome et les perturbations sur la qualité de vie du malade qu’il engendre. Par ailleurs, il existe une insatisfaction mutuelle des patients et des professionnels de la santé quant à la gestion globale de la fibromyalgie. Enfin, un partenariat entre infirmiers-ères et patients peut apporter une contribution précieuse en matière de soins centrés sur la personne. Conclusion : en regard des études concernant l’interprofessionnalisation relative à la fibromyalgie découvertes sur les différentes bases de données, il serait souhaitable, à l’avenir, d’effectuer des recherches complémentaires à propos de cette thématique mais également sur le partenariat avec le patient