Biological and Medical Experiments on the Space Shuttle, 1981 - 1985

This volume is the first in a planned series of reports intended to provide a comprehensive record of all the biological and medical experiments and samples flown on the Space Shuttle. Experiments described have been conducted over a five-year period, beginning with the first plant studies conducted on STS-2 in November 1981, and extending through STS 61-C, the last mission to fly before the tragic Challenger accident of January 1986. Experiments were sponsored within NASA not only by the Life Sciences Division of the Office of Space Science and Applications, but also by the Shuttle Student Involvement Program (SSIP) and the Get Away Special (GAS) Program. Independent medical studies were conducted as well on the Shuttle crew under the auspices of the Space Biomedical Research Institute at Johnson Space Center. In addition, cooperative agreements between NASA and foreign government agencies led to a number of independent experiments and also paved the way for the joint US/ESA Spacelab 1 mission and the German (DFVLR) Spacelab D-1. Experiments included: (1) medically oriented studies of the crew aimed at identifying, preventing, or treating health problems due to space travel; (2) projects to study morphological, physiological, or behavioral effects of microgravity on animals and plants; (3) studies of the effects of microgravity on cells and tissues; and (4) radiation experiments monitoring the spacecraft environment with chemical or biological dosimeters or testing radiation effects on simple organisms and seeds

Livshistoriearbeid og personsentrert omsorg til personer med demens

Bakrunn: I innledningen til Velferdsmeldingen (St.meld. nr 35, 1994-1995) står det at ”en god pleie- og omsorgstjeneste først og fremst må begrunnes i den enkeltes brukers opplevelse av egen velferd”. For å kunne gi en tjeneste som tilfredsstiller pasienter med demens opplevelse av velferd er det hensiktsmessig å innhente informasjon om pasientenes bakgrunn og livshistorie. Slik kan man tilegne seg kunnskap om pasientenes behov og ønsker, og dermed kunne yte personorientert omsorg. (Kitwood 1999) Hensikt: Hensikten med studien var å belyse hvordan man kan styrke personorientert omsorg til personer med demens ved hjelp av deres livshistorie Metode: Oppgaven er et systematisk litteraturstudie, og basert på 8 kvalitative forskningsartikler. Resultater: Livshistoriearbeid ser ut til å styrke pleiepersonalets kunnskap om pasienter med demens, og gir større mulighet til å yte personorientert omsorg. Funnene fra litteraturstudien kunne tyde på at pasienter med demens som oftest opplevde det som positivt å dele sin livshistorie, og slik bli sett og hørt av pleiepersonalet. Pårørende har i noen tilfeller en viktig rolle som informanter om personens livshistorie, og å bli inkludert i dette arbeider styrker relasjonen mellom pasient, pleier og pårørende. Konklusjon: Funnene i denne systematiske litteraturstudien tyder på at bruk av livshistorie til pasienter med demens styrker personorientert omsorg

Spatial behavior and linguistic representation: Collaborative interdisciplinary specialized workshop

The Collaborative Interdisciplinary Specialized Workshop on Spatial Behavior and Linguistic Representation took place on April 23–24, 2010, at the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg, Institute for Advanced Study (HWK), in Delmenhorst, Germany. We report the scientific motivation for this workshop and report its outcomes together with the impact of a gathering of this kind for the scientific community

Manual para la identificación, formulación y evaluación de medianos y pequeños proyectos productivos privados

Tesis (Economista)-- Corporación Universitaria Autónoma de Occidente, 1990PregradoEconomist

Feasibility of ActivABLES to promote home-based exercise and physical activity of community-dwelling stroke survivors with support from caregivers : A mixed methods study

BackgroundTechnical applications can promote home-based exercise and physical activity of community-dwelling stroke survivors. Caregivers are often able and willing to assist with home-based exercise and physical activity but lack the knowledge and resources to do so. ActivABLES was established to promote home-based exercise and physical activity among community-dwelling stroke survivors, with support from their caregivers. The aim of our study is to investigate the feasibility of ActivABLES in terms of acceptability, demand, implementation and practicality.MethodsA convergent design of mixed methods research in which quantitative results were combined with personal experiences of a four-week use of ActivABLES by community-dwelling stroke survivors with support from their caregivers. Data collection before, during and after the four-week period included the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC), Timed-Up-and-Go (TUG) and Five Times Sit to Stand Test (5xSST) and data from motion detectors. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with stroke survivors and caregivers after the four-week period. Descriptive statistics were used for quantitative data. Qualitative data was analysed with direct content analysis. Themes were identified related to the domains of feasibility: acceptability, demand, implementation and practicality. Data was integrated by examining any (dis)congruence in the quantitative and qualitative findings.ResultsTen stroke survivors aged 55-79years participated with their informal caregivers. Functional improvements were shown in BBS (+2.5), ABC (+0.9), TUG (-4.2) and 5xSST (-2.7). More physical activity was detected with motion detectors (stand up/sit down +2, number of steps +227, standing +0.3h, hours sitting/lying -0.3h). The qualitative interviews identified themes for each feasibility domain: (i) acceptability: appreciation, functional improvements, self-initiated activities and expressed potential for future stroke survivors; (2) demand: reported use, interest in further use and need for follow-up; (3) implementation: importance of feedback, variety of exercises and progression of exercises and (4) practicality: need for support and technical problems. The quantitative and qualitative findings converged well with each other and supported the feasibility of ActivABLES.ConclusionsActivABLES is feasible and can be a good asset for stroke survivors with slight or moderate disability to use in their homes. Further studies are needed with larger samples.Peer reviewe