Resultate einer coleopterologischen Sammel-Campagne während den Monaten Februar bis April 1883 auf den jonischen Inseln

Mein Freund Ernst Brenske, der sich auf seiner Tour nach Morea im November 1881 auf meinen Rath zwei Wochen in Corfu aufhielt um dort Coleopteren zu sieben, fand während dieser Zeit 5 neue Pselaphiden - und Scydmaeniden-Arten, welche in mir den Wunsch rege werden liessen, dieselben gelegentlich in grösserer Anzahl zu sammeln. Diesem Vorhaben konnte ich schon heuer entsprechen, da meine angegriffene Gesundheit es nothwendig machte, den Rest des Winters in einem milderen Klima zu verbringen. ..

Fauna Germanica : die Käfer des Deutschen Reiches : nach der analytischen Methode ; Bd. 1-5

Vom Vorstande des Deutschen Lehrer-Vereins für Naturkunde ist mir der ehrenvolle Auftrag zu teil geworden, für die Mitglieder dieses grossen und angesehenen Vereins eine Käferfauna von Deutschland zu bearbeiten. ..

Clare W. Graves and the Turn of Our Times

Clare W. Graves (1914 – 1986) was a psychologist and visionary who pioneered an evolutionary theory of human values. Based on research concerning differing views of “what is a mature human being,” he developed the idea of a universal progression of value-structures. According to the theory both individuals and societies may be placed in this progression. This paper attempts to summarize Graves’ ideas and his influences on others, while grappling with what I see as some of his theory’s most important problems. Refinements are proposed that bear on the theory as a whole, with a particular focus on how it applies to contemporary postmodernism

Building Excellence through Shared Governance and Continuous Process Improvement

Abstract Background: Nursing shared governance in the hospital setting is a well-established structure for shared decision-making between staff nurses and nurse leaders to improve nursing practice, quality of care, and patient safety. Establishing effective, shared governance can take several years: new skills must be acquired, new behaviors accepted, and new professional commitments made. Newcomers to shared governance require support, education, and the opportunity to acquire requisite skills; otherwise, interest, commitment, and achievement of desired outcomes cannot be sustained. Local Problem: A large hospital in California established a shared governance structure in 2018. Performance gaps between two high-performing Nursing Unit Councils (NUC) and the other 11 NUCs indicated the need for education and skill-building in performance improvement. Context: The sustainability of shared decision-making, nursing ownership of the practice, and nurse engagement in the organization would be threatened without an environment that supports and generates performance improvement. Interventions: Two comprehensive learning sessions, and a toolkit, introduced shared governance foundational components and a performance improvement framework to engage nurses in process improvement. Outcome Measures: The outcome measures were greater understanding of the IHI Model of Improvement, increased use of performance improvement methodology, and improved perception of shared governance. Results: Knowledge of performance improvement methodology and perceptions of shared governance improved in all focus areas. Familiarity with the IHI Model for Improvement increased by 29%, knowledge of SMART goals by 5%, and utilization of outcome measures by 47%. Staff nurse participation in the development and evaluation of policies rose 18%, staff nurses providing professional and educational programs increased 60%, and staff nurses\u27 access to nursing department goals and objectives improved 17%. Conclusion: Intentional education and development of nurses in performance improvement and shared governance yields mature shared decision-making and effective problem-solving. Keywords: shared governance, decision-making, nursing, performance improvemen

A lesson for cancer research : placental microarray gene analysis in preeclampsia

Tumor progression and pregnancy share many common features, such as immune tolerance and invasion. The invasion of trophoblasts in the placenta into the uterine wall is essential for fetal development, and is thus precisely regulated. Its deregulation has been implicated in preeclampsia, a leading cause for maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. Pathogenesis of preeclampsia remains to be defined. Microarray-based gene profiling has been widely used for identifying genes responsible for preeclampsia. In this review, we have summarized the recent data from the microarray studies with preeclamptic placentas. Despite the complex of gene signatures, suggestive of the heterogeneity of preeclampsia, these studies identified a number of differentially expressed genes associated with preeclampsia. Interestingly, most of them have been reported to be tightly involved in tumor progression. We have discussed these interesting genes and analyzed their potential molecular functions in preeclampsia, compared with their roles in malignancy development. Further investigations are warranted to explore the involvement in molecular network of each identified gene, which may provide not only novel strategies for prevention and therapy for preeclampsia but also a better understanding of cancer cells. The trophoblastic cells, with their capacity for proliferation and differentiation, apoptosis and survival, migration, angiogenesis and immune modulation by exploiting similar molecular pathways, make them a compelling model for cancer research