Nurses Alumni Association Bulletin, Fall 1999

1999-2000 Meeting Dates Calendar 2000 Annual Luncheon-Meeting Notice Fall Social Officers and Committee Chairs Bulletin Publication Committee The President\u27s Message Treasurer\u27s Report News About Our Graduates History of The Nurses Relief Fund Nurses Wear White Memories of My Nurse Training Days Scholarship Funds At Work Second Janet C. Hindson Award Rib Ticklers Happy Birthday Fiftieth Anniversary Resume Alumni Association Meetings Alumni Office News Committee Reports Bulletin Nominating Relief Fund Scholarship Social Development Luncheon Photos In Memoriam, Names of Deceased Graduates Class News Janet C. Hindson Memorial Award (How to Submit Names) Scholarship Fund Application Certification Reimbursement Application Relief Fund Application Pins, Transcripts, Class Address List, Change of Address Forms Campus Ma

Nurses Alumni Association Bulletin, Fall 1998

1998-1999 Meeting Date Calendar 1999 Annual Luncheon & Meeting Notice Fall Social Officers and Committee Chairs Bulletin Publication Committee The President\u27s Message Treasurer\u27s Report News About Our Graduates Highlight Of 1998 Operation Smile Scholarship Funds At Work Romania Trip Double Honors Doris Bowman Memorial Service For Janet Hindson A time for everything On the Lighter Side Twenty Ways to Kill an Organization Happy Birthday Fiftieth Anniversary Resume Alumni Association Meetings Alumni Office News Committee Reports Bulletin By-Laws Relief Fund Social Scholarship Development Nominating Luncheon Photos In Memoriam, Names of Deceased Graduates Class News Certification Reimbursement Application Relief Fund Application Scholarship Fund Application (new) Pins, Transcripts, Class Address List, Change of Address Forms Campus Ma

Nurses Alumni Association Bulletin, Fall 1996

1996-1997 Meeting Dates Calendar 1997 Annual Luncheon-Meeting Notice Inside Officers and Committee Chairs Bulletin Publication Committee 1996-1997 Meeting Dates Calendar The President\u27s Message Treasurer\u27s Report News About Our Graduates Letter To Jefferson Nurses Fiftieth Anniversary Resume\u27 of Minutes of Alumni Association Meetings Alumni Office News Nursing Up-Date 1995-1996 Scholarship Funds At Work Diploma School of Nursing Alumni Association-Mabel C. Prevost Scholarship Report 1995 Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation Operation Support Freedom - Humanitarian Aid to Kiev The Best Mousetrap - Computers In Nursing Christmas, As A Prisoner Of War Restroom Policy Happy Birthday Committee Reports Bulletin Development Relief Fund Satellite Scholarship Social Luncheon Photos In Memoriam, Names of Deceased Graduates Class News Membership Application Relief Fund Application To Order: A Chronological History and Alumni Directory From TJU Bookstore Scholarship Fund Applicatio Pins, Transcripts, Class Address List, Change of Address Forms Campus Ma

EFFECT OF RECREATIONAL TRAIL TRAFFIC LEVEL ON EASTERN RED-BACKED SALAMANDER (PLETHODON CINEREUS) RELATIVE ABUNDANCE

The effects of roads and trails on terrestrial salamanders, primarily plethodontids, can be important. The abundance of terrestrial salamanders often increases with distance from roads. Less is known about the effects of recreational or hiking trails on terrestrial salamanders than is known about the effects of roads. We explored how low and high traffic trails in a suburban biological reserve affect the relative abundance of Eastern Red-backed Salamanders (Plethodon cinereus). We found more salamanders under cover objects next to low traffic trails compared to either high traffic trails or wooded areas without trails. At wooded sites, we found only striped morphs whereas at high traffic sites we found only unstriped morphs. Low traffic sites included a range of color morph frequencies. The proportion of females found in each site did not differ, nor did the mean size of the salamanders. Our results suggest that the impact of recreational walking trails needs to be examined more closely to see how and why the distributions of P. cinereus, and potentially other woodland salamanders, are affected and what trail characteristics are important in driving the apparent effects. Such information will contribute to the design and maintenance of walking trails in natural areas that minimize effects on terrestrial salamanders, and likely other organisms

A Conserved CaM- and Radial Spoke–Associated Complex Mediates Regulation of Flagellar Dynein Activity

For virtually all cilia and eukaryotic flagella, the second messengers calcium and cyclic adenosine monophosphate are implicated in modulating dynein- driven microtubule sliding to regulate beating. Calmodulin (CaM) localizes to the axoneme and is a key calcium sensor involved in regulating motility. Using immunoprecipitation and mass spectrometry, we identify members of a CaM-containing complex that are involved in regulating dynein activity. This complex includes flagellar-associated protein 91 (FAP91), which shares considerable sequence similarity to AAT-1, a protein originally identified in testis as an A-kinase anchor protein (AKAP)- binding protein. FAP91 directly interacts with radial spoke protein 3 (an AKAP), which is located at the base of the spoke. In a microtubule sliding assay, the addition of antibodies generated against FAP91 to mutant axonemes with reduced dynein activity restores dynein activity to wild-type levels. These combined results indicate that the CaM- and spoke-associated complex mediates regulatory signals between the radial spokes and dynein arms

Whose butt is it? tobacco industry research about smokers and cigarette butt waste

BackgroundCigarette filters are made of non-biodegradable cellulose acetate. As much as 766,571 metric tons of butts wind up as litter worldwide per year. Numerous proposals have been made to prevent or mitigate cigarette butt pollution, but none has been effective; cigarette butts are consistently found to be the single most collected item in beach clean-ups and litter surveys.MethodsWe searched the Legacy Tobacco Documents Library (http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu) and http://tobaccodocuments.org using a snowball strategy beginning with keywords (eg, 'filter', 'biodegradable', 'butts'). Data from approximately 680 documents, dated 1959-2006, were analysed using an interpretive approach.ResultsThe tobacco industry has feared being held responsible for cigarette litter for more than 20 years. Their efforts to avoid this responsibility included developing biodegradable filters, creating anti-litter campaigns, and distributing portable and permanent ashtrays. They concluded that biodegradable filters would probably encourage littering and would not be marketable, and that smokers were defensive about discarding their tobacco butts and not amenable to anti-litter efforts.ConclusionsTobacco control and environmental advocates should develop partnerships to compel the industry to take financial and practical responsibility for cigarette butt waste

A conserved CaM- and radial spoke–associated complex mediates regulation of flagellar dynein activity

For virtually all cilia and eukaryotic flagella, the second messengers calcium and cyclic adenosine monophosphate are implicated in modulating dynein- driven microtubule sliding to regulate beating. Calmodulin (CaM) localizes to the axoneme and is a key calcium sensor involved in regulating motility. Using immunoprecipitation and mass spectrometry, we identify members of a CaM-containing complex that are involved in regulating dynein activity. This complex includes flagellar-associated protein 91 (FAP91), which shares considerable sequence similarity to AAT-1, a protein originally identified in testis as an A-kinase anchor protein (AKAP)– binding protein. FAP91 directly interacts with radial spoke protein 3 (an AKAP), which is located at the base of the spoke. In a microtubule sliding assay, the addition of antibodies generated against FAP91 to mutant axonemes with reduced dynein activity restores dynein activity to wild-type levels. These combined results indicate that the CaM- and spoke-associated complex mediates regulatory signals between the radial spokes and dynein arms

Nurses Alumni Association Bulletin, Fall 1997

1997-1998 Meeting Dates Calendar 1998 Annual Luncheon-Meeting Notice Officers and Committee Chairs Bulletin Publication Committee 1997-1998 Meeting Dates Calendar The President\u27s Message Treasurer\u27s Report Trivia and News About Our Graduates Highlights of 1997 Keeping Kids Healthy After Hours Scholarship Funds At Work Tribute to Tanya Medical Mission Outreach 1996 History Of The Jefferson Pin Facts Not Fiction Rib Ticklers Mama Will Protect Me Happy Birthday Fiftieth Anniversary Resume of Minutes of Alumni Association Meetings Alumni Office News Committee Reports Bulletin By-Laws Development Diploma School of Nursing Alumni Association-Mabel C. Prevost Scholarship Fund Nominating Relief Fund Satellite Social Scholarship Luncheon Photos In Memoriam, Names of Deceased Graduates Class News Certification Reimbursement Application Relief Fund Application Scholarship Fund Application Pins, Transcripts, Class Address List, Change of Address Forms Campus Ma

Nurses Alumni Association Bulletin, Fall 2000

2000 - 2001 Meeting Date Calendar 2001 Annual Luncheon & Meeting Notice 2000 Fall Social Officers and Committee Chairs Bulletin Publication Committee The President\u27s Message Treasurer\u27s Report Resume of Minutes Alumni Office News Committee Reports Nurses Relief Trust Fund Clara Melville - Adele Lewis Scholarship Fund Satellite Report - Harrisburg Satellite The Fall Luncheon Nominating Alumni Bulletin Development News about our Graduates Presentation on Leadership -Tribute to Janet C. Hindson Thank You Patient Assimilators Third Janet C. Hindson Award Janet C. Hindson Award Qualifications Pinning Ceremony Jeff HOPE Keepsakes Memoirs Happy Birthday 50th Anniversary Class Luncheon Photos Kodak Moment In Memoriam, Names of Deceased Graduates Class News Scholarship Fund Application Certification Reimbursement Application Relief Fund Application Pins, Transcripts, Class Address List, Change of Address Forms Notes Campus Map List of Hotel

Readability, presentation and quality of allergy-related patient information leaflets: a cross sectional and longitudinal study

Objective: Patient information leaflets (PILs) are widely used to reinforce or illustrate health information and to complement verbal consultation. The objectives of the study were to assess the readability and presentation of PILs published by Allergy UK, and to conduct a longitudinal assessment to evaluate the impact of leaflet amendment and revision on readability. Methods: Readability of Allergy UK leaflets available in 2013 was assessed using Simple Measure of Gobbledegook (SMOG) and Flesch-Kincaid Reading Grade Formula. Leaflet presentation was evaluated using the Clear Print Guidelines of the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and the Patient Information Appraisal System developed by the British Medical Association (BMA). Changes in the leaflets’ readability scores over five years were investigated. Results: 108 leaflets, covering a wide range of allergic conditions and treatment options, were assessed. The leaflets had average SMOG and Flesch-Kincaid scores of 13.9 (range 11-18, SD 1.2) and 10.9 (range 5-17, SD 2.1) respectively. All leaflets met the RNIB Clear Print guidelines, with the exception of font size which was universally inadequate. The leaflets scored on average 10 (median 10, range 7-15) out of a maximum of 27 on the BMA checklist. The overall average SMOG score of 31 leaflets available in both 2008 and 2013 had not changed significantly. The process of leaflet revision resulted in 1% change in readability scores overall, with a predominantly upward trend with six leaflets increasing their readability score by >10% and only three decreasing by >10%. Conclusion: Allergy-related patient information leaflets are well presented but have readability levels that are higher than those recommended for health information. Involving service users in the process of leaflet design, together with systematic pre-publication screening of readability would enhance the accessibility and comprehensibility of written information for people with allergy and their careers