The geochemistry of some manganese nodules and associated pelagic deposits

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Clinical Performance And The Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

The clinical component of graduate nurse anesthesia programs continues to be the key factor in evaluating and ensuring student success. Clinical experience has a direct correlation on student development in areas of self-awareness, psychomotor proficiency, critical thinking and professionalism. To effectively create a positive and motivating learning environment for the student registered nurse anesthetist (SRNA), the literature recommends instructors theoretically adapt to the individual learning style of the student, and incorporate various teaching techniques and modalities clinically. The overall goal of the clinical rotation is to establish an atmosphere where an individual can modify learning and skills. Positive, respectful and constructive criticism is vital to the optimal clinical success of the SRNA. Clinical performance is thus enhanced and the eagerness and motivation on the part of the student to improve upon individual practice is achieved. In order to allow for success in stressful healthcare programs, an ideal clinical learning environment needs to be fostered. This will further allow for safe and efficient patient care while providing a level of confidence among medical providers. A series of literature reviews, pilot studies and meta-analysis were studied. The articles that were examined reiterate the need for further research on this specific topic. The aim of this paper is to explore the various learning styles among students and to determine what affects the clinical performance of the SRNA practicing in this already stressful environment

In the Thick of It: Formation of the Tuberculous Granuloma and Its Effects on Host and Therapeutic Responses

The defining pathology of tuberculosis is the granuloma, an organized structure derived from host immune cells that surrounds infecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis. As the location of much of the bacteria in the infected host, the granuloma is a central point of interaction between the host and the infecting bacterium. This review describes the signals and cellular reprogramming that drive granuloma formation. Further, as a central point of host-bacterial interactions, the granuloma shapes disease outcome by altering host immune responses and bacterial susceptibility to antibiotic treatment, as discussed herein. This new understanding of granuloma biology and the signaling behind it highlights the potential for host-directed therapies targeting the granuloma to enhance antibiotic access and tuberculosis-specific immune responses

From the Museum to the Parking Lot: A Scrutiny of the Everyday

My work is inspired by my investigations of overlooked places in the cities that I live, experiences that I seek to translate through drawing and printmaking.This paper follows the evolution of my BFA thesis work at Washington University in St. Louis, from my initial sketches in museums to my more recent, sustained investigations of parking lots and strip malls. Key issues raised are the history of knowledge, especially in relation to science and museums, and whether it is possible to know a place through firsthand observation. The paper focuses specifically on the subjectivity of drawing and ways that the drawing process itself can convey a fragmented sense of place

Master of Science

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