Being Creative with Web 2.0 in Academic Liaison

Using Ning, Delicious and Netvibes, Sarah Oxford is finding new ways to support academics and students. Each of her websites has a clear purpose - and growing number of users

Resource Guide for Nurses: Patient Teaching on Newborn Jaundice (Hyperbilirubinemia)

Hyperbilirubinemia, commonly referred to as Newborn Jaundice, is a condition caused by an excessive amount of accumulated bilirubin in the blood due to the destruction of red blood cells at birth. As the level of bilirubin rises in the newborn’s bloodstream, the infant presents with a yellowing of the skin and eyes (sclera). Hyperbilirubinemia affects up to 84% of term newborns. Due to the prevalence of the disorder, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends all newborns be screened for jaundice prior to discharge from the hospital (Muchowski, 2014). While attending my capstone clinical experience at Greenwich Hospital on the Mother/Baby unit, it became apparent that parents lacked an understanding of the disorder. The nurses were often questioned by the parents, and it was evident that some nurses were unsure how to share information about the condition at a level for the patient to best understand; thus, causing information provided to parents to be inconsistent or misunderstood. The purpose of this capstone project was to create a teaching tool for the maternity nurses to use as a way to provide consistent and accurate education, while supporting patient-friendly care to newborn parents regarding about hyperbilirubinemia

What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848

The Technological Revolution Daniel Walker Howe\u27s contribution to the Oxford History of the United States series deserves the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for History that it recently won, and it provides excellent company to the other illustrious volumes in that seriesùincluding James McPhe...

Remembering the Civil War: Reunion and the Limits of Reconciliation

Review of: "Remembering the Civil War: Reunion and the Limits of Reconciliation" by Sarah J. Purcell

The Afterlives of Specimens: Science, Mourning, and Whitman’s Civil War

Lindsay Tuggle’s The Afterlives of Specimens offers a provocative, interdisciplinary analysis of Walt Whitman’s Civil War writings that examines the intersection of science and cultural mourning practices in a literary frame. Tuggle posits that Whitman’s books collected and commemorated soldiers in ways deeply influenced by nineteenth-century practices of botany, medicine, autopsy, embalming, and museum curation, the histories of which she explores with good specific evidence. She also provides new readings of Leaves of Grass and some of Whitman’s prose using theoretical apparatus provided by Nicholas Abraham, Judith Butler, Jacques Derrida, Sigmund Freud, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, and Maria Took. Tuggle argues that “Whitman’s specimens inhabit the threshold between scientific exploration and melancholic attachment, embodying the intimacy of mourning in the face of anonymity and dismemberment (9).

The Value of Collaboration: Raising Confidence and Skills in Information Literacy With First Year Initial Teacher Education Students.

This paper will focus on the increasing staff-student-librarian collaboration, and integration of information literacy (IL) teaching, within a Primary Initial Teacher Education undergraduate course. These developments arose from an action research project which started during the academic year 2010-11. The aim of the research was to evaluate the impact of the IL teaching upon students’ confidence in their abilities to find, select and use information. Results of the first research cycle (2010-11) indicated that overall, the teaching had a positive and desirable impact upon students' confidence. However, staff and student feedback suggested that mutual expectations, and the consistency and timing of support, were important factors in the development of students' IL skills. During the analysis of our initial findings, we will focus our discussion around two identified themes which relate to these issues – role and collaboration – and share our experiences from the second and third cycles of the research, which led to a transformation of IL teaching for our students in 2013-14. This paper charts our four-year journey, sharing the ideas and opportunities realised through the project and through increased collaboration as a teaching team and with our students. This paper is based on a presentation given at LILAC 2014

Coating composition and process for baked products to impart the attributes of fried products

Provide a composition and the process for baked food products that impart the sensorial attributes of fried food products. The composition is in the form of a batter coating, either powdered or wet, which is applied to a food product, and when baked, has the taste, texture and appearance of a fried food product. The batter coating includes at least an enzyme-modified starch or flour or other starch-containing material having oil absorbing capabilities. The enzyme-modified starch is plated with a liquid cooking oil in order to bring the liquid cooking oil into the process, and the batter coating retains the incorporated liquid cooking oil during processing to impart a fat fried texture, appearance and taste to the baked food product

A Comparative Analysis of Infection Control Processes and Outcomes between the United States and Ireland

After studying abroad in Ireland, infection control rates were compared to that of the USA.Through experiences with Irish nursing faculty and nurses, we learned about, as well as observed, the differing and innovative methods for infection control. The clinical differences between each country were analyzed alongside healthcare associated infections. The goals of this project are to shed light on the variability of infection control approaches from the USA and Ireland and how these procedures affect the actual rates of infection in each country

Ending period poverty: Scotland’s plan for free menstrual products shatters taboos and leads a global movement

First paragraph: In the UK, the average woman will spend about £4,800 on period products in her lifetime. For households on low incomes, this kind of expense is a heavy burden. In August 2018, Scotland made history as the country leading a global movement to end period poverty. The government pledged to invest £5.2m to provide free menstrual products in schools, colleges and universities across the country. Period supplies will be available in toilets, just as paper and soap are already provided. The scheme’s objective is to ensure that all students have access to the pads, tampons and products they need, regardless of financial means.https://theconversation.com/ending-period-poverty-scotlands-plan-for-free-menstrual-products-shatters-taboos-and-leads-a-global-movement-10313

LILAC 2024: Compassion, authenticity, and positive pragmatism (Conference report)

LILAC 2024 was hosted at Leeds Beckett University in March 2024. This conference report explores the key themes of compassion and authenticity for ourselves and for our learners, and shares the positive and pragmatic approaches presented during the event. These themes were realised through a range of sessions on topics including: artificial intelligence and critical AI literacy; playfulness, creativity and visual approaches to induction; and inclusive design in our teaching and our libraries. The pragmatic and innovative examples shared at LILAC, within a spirit of compassion and inclusiveness, encourage us to recontextualise existing IL skills and literacies for our learners, which have never been more important