56 research outputs found
Dependence of ductile fracture toughness of a weld metal on notch root radius and inclusion content
Models of peer support to remediate post-intensive care syndrome: A report developed by the SCCM Thrive International Peer Support Collaborative
Objective: Patients and caregivers can experience a range of physical, psychological, and
cognitive problems following critical care discharge. The use of peer support has been
proposed as an innovative support mechanism.
Design: We sought to identify technical, safety and procedural aspects of existing
operational models of peer support, among the Society of Critical Care Medicine Thrive Peer
Support Collaborative. We also sought to categorize key distinctions between these models
and elucidate barriers and facilitators to implementation.
Subjects: 17 Thrive sites from the USA, UK, and Australia were represented by a range of
healthcare professionals.
Interventions: Via an iterative process of in-person and email/conference calls, members
of the Collaborative, defined the key areas on which peer support models could be defined
and compared; collected detailed self-reports from all sites; reviewed the information and
identified clusters of models. Barriers and challenges to implementation of peer support
models were also documented.
Results: Within the Thrive Collaborative, six general models of peer support were identified:
Community based, Psychologist-led outpatient, Models based within ICU follow-up clinics,
Online, Groups based within ICU and Peer mentor models. The most common barriers to
implementation were: recruitment to groups, personnel input and training: sustainability
and funding, risk management and measuring success.
Conclusion: A number of different models of peer support are currently being developed
to help patients and families recover and grow in the post-critical care setting
First-principles characterization of a heteroceramic interface: ZrO2(001) deposited on an alpha-Al2O3(1(1)over-bar02) substrate
Out of Amazonia again and again: episodic crossing of the Andes promotes diversification in a lowland forest flycatcher
Most Neotropical lowland forest taxa occur exclusively on one side of the Andes despite the availability of appropriate habitat on both sides. Almost all molecular phylogenies and phylogenetic analyses of species assemblages (i.e. area cladograms) have supported the hypothesis that Andean uplift during the Late Pliocene created a vicariant barrier affecting lowland lineages in the region. However, a few widespread plant and animal species occurring in lowland forests on both sides of the Andes challenge the generality of this hypothesis. To understand the role of the Andes in the history of such organisms, we reconstructed the phylogeographic history of a widespread Neotropical flycatcher (Mionectes oleagineus) in the context of the other four species in the genus. A molecular phylogeny based on nuclear and mitochondrial sequences unambiguously showed an early basal split between montane and lowland Mionectes. The phylogeographic reconstruction of lowland taxa revealed a complex history, with multiple cases in which geographically proximate populations do not represent sister lineages. Specifically, three populations of M. oleagineus west of the Andes do not comprise a monophyletic clade; instead, each represents an independent lineage with origins east of the Andes. Divergence time estimates suggest that at least two cross-Andean dispersal events post-date Andean uplift
Downscaling future projections of monthly precipitation in a catchment with varying physiography
Nonlinear height–diameter models for three woody, understory species in a temperate oak forest in Hungary
Experimental Verification of a Heat Transfer Model for Simulated Liquid Foods Undergoing Flame Sterilization
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