Investigating the Global Impact of DNA Supercoiling on Staphylococcus aureus Gene Expression

This project aims to better understand how the shape of DNA in bacteria impacts their ability to cause disease in humans

Nurses' management of deliberate self-harm in an acute residential setting

The study aimed to address the question of what represents the most therapeutic response when a client self-harms on an acute inpatient mental health unit. The null hypothesis was that nurse response type would have no bearing on how long it was before a client went on to self-harm again. Pilot studies and qualitative analysis led to the development of questionnaires which sought to measure nurse-client interactions across four dimensions: 1) The content of what the nurse said to the client; 2) The length of time the nurse spent with the client; 3) The emotional tone of the response; and 4) The strength of emotion expressed by the nurse.The participants were 19 inpatients and 29 nurses who described incidents of self-harm. Nurses and clients completed questionnaires describing the nurse's response type the first time that a client self-harmed during a new admission.Most of the statistical analyses supported the null hypothesis that nurse response type has no bearing on how long it is before a client engages in self-harm again. There was no evidence that the content, duration or emotional tone of a nurse's response had any bearing on how long it was before the client self-harmed again. The only statistically significant finding was that nurses perceiving themselves to be more strongly emotional was correlated with a longer delay before self-harm was repeated. A finding not directly related to the hypotheses was that nurses and clients perceived behaviour differently. There was poor agreement in terms of their perceptions of the number of minutes that an interaction lasted, how strongly emotional the nurse was, and the severity of the clients' self-harm.The implications of these findings are discussed, together with suggestions for future research

The Mosses Of Yucatan

Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/141688/1/ajb205029.pd

Functionalism - A Source of Misunderstanding

Myrus sheds light on the much more nuanced definition of the term functionalism than is typically understood, noting its abuse, redefinition, and misuse in contemporary contexts

Virus Increment Curves Obtained From Counts Of Particles In Clarified Plant Juice

Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/142216/1/ajb214265.pd

General Practitioners\u27 Attitudes to Palliative Care : A Regional Perspective

The study explores regional general practitioners\u27 attitudes to palliative care through semi- structured interviewing using a qualitative methodology. Attitudes to palliative care were examined using the general practitioners\u27 accounts of their experiences and perceptions of caring for terminally ill patients. The participants were ten registered general practitioners located within the Greater Sunbury Division of General Practice in the South West of Western Australia. A semi-structured interview schedule containing ten open-ended questions was used to assess regional general practitioners\u27 attitudes to palliative care. Examples of the research questions included: What are regional general practitioners\u27 attitudes to palliative care? What supports are needed by the general practitioners to provide palliative care? The transcripts were analysed using a question-ordered matrix which identified recurring themes within the data five themes were identified: namely, quality of life, emotional issues, multidisciplinary collaboration, education and training, and funding issues. Barriers to provision of palliative care by regional general practitioners included the potential for increased specialisation of palliative care in the field of medicine, funding issues, government bureaucracy, and the poor coping strategies of families of terminally ill patients. The supports needed to provide palliative care were identified as the multidisciplinary palliative care team, continuing education and training in pain and symptom control and spiritual issues, and a telephone helpline. Overall, it was shown that regional general practitioners\u27 attitudes to palliative care were positive and the provision of palliative care was fundamental to the role of a regional general practitioner. Results suggested there is a need for the continued expansion and development of regional palliative care services and the continuing education and training of all regional health care professionals in the essentials of palliative care

An Introduction to the Law of Community Property

Address delivered at the Annual Meeting of The Indiana State Bar Association at Evansville, Indiana, September 5, 1947