Western bluebird : Sialia mexicana

Can you imagine eating bugs and berries and living inside a tree? Western bluebirds do just that! They are members of the thrush family, meaning that they are related to robins. There are three species, or kinds, of bluebirds in the United States: the Eastern bluebird, the Western bluebird, and the mountain bluebird. Both Western and mountain bluebirds live in Oregon.Published September 2004. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalo

Excavating Childhood: Fairytales, Monsters and Abuse Survival in Lynda Barry’s What It Is

This article investigates the excavation of abused childhood in Lynda Barry’s What It Is. Looking at the centrality of childish play, fairy tales and the Gorgon in the protagonist’s effort to cope with maternal abuse, it argues that comics complicate the life narrative and allow the feminist reconfiguration of the monstrous mother of Western psychoanalysis and art

The authority of next-of-kin in explicit and presumed consent systems for deceased organ donation: an analysis of 54 nations

Background. The degree of involvement by the next-of-kin in deceased organ procurement worldwide is unclear. We investigated the next-of-kin’s authority in the procure-ment process in nations with either explicit or presumed consent. Methods. We collected data from 54 nations, 25 with presumed consent and 29 with explicit consent. We char-acterized the authority of the next-of-kin in the decision to donate deceased organs. Specifically, we examined whether the next-of-kin’s consent to procure organs was always required and whether the next-of-kin were able to veto procurement when the deceased had expressed a wish to donate. Results. The next-of-kin are involved in the organ procure-ment process in most nations regardless of the consent principle and whether the wishes of the deceased to be a donor were expressed or unknown. Nineteen of the 25 nations with presumed consent provide a method for individuals to express a wish to be a donor. However, health professionals in only four of these nations responded that they do not override a deceased’s expressed wish because of a family’s objection. Similarly, health profes-sionals in only four of the 29 nations with explicit consent proceed with a deceased’s pre-existing wish to be a donor and do not require next-of-kin’s consent, but caveats still remain for when this is done. Conclusions. The next-of-kin have a considerable influ-ence on the organ procurement process in both presumed and explicit consent nations

An isolated case of nosocomial acquisition of invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella

Non-typhoidal Salmonella spreads to humans via contact with animals or consumption of contaminated animal products, often causing outbreaks of a self-resolving gastroenteritis. Less commonly, it can lead to bacteremia and invasive disease. Nosocomial, person-to-person, and asymptomatic carrier transmission are uncommon in the United States. Reactivation of latent Salmonella in immunocompromised patients is also a known phenomenon. Here, we report a case of an isolated Salmonella bacteremia that developed in an intubated patient with a prolonged hospital course and no clear outbreak or focus of infection. Non-traditional means of transmission and reactivation of latent Salmonella should be considered in the absence of an outbreak phenomenon, especially in patients with multiple comorbidities and immunocompromise

The role of pragmatic rules in the conjunction fallacy

Conjunction fallacy, probabilistic reasoning, pragmatics, frequency format,