296 research outputs found
Borderline Gardening
Based on ethnographic fieldwork among Chinese nationals working in Mongolia, this research note explores various forms of gardening that unfolded as side-projects at sites where Chinese enterprises were engaged in the extraction of oil, zinc and fluorspar. At first, the organisation and activities of these Chinese operations appeared to stem from a penchant for walled compounds and gardening. However, on closer inspection, the horticultural enclaves were not really a unilateral imposition of a culturally determined aesthetics, but rather the outcome of a negotiation, informed by prevailing ethnic stereotypes, of the proper form a Chinese presence could assume in Mongolia
A mixed methods exploration of intensive care unit nurses’ perception of handling oxygen therapy to critically ill patients
Modification-specific proteomic analysis of glycoproteins in human body fluids by mass spectrometry:Proteomics of Human Body Fluids: Principles, Methods, and Applications
Robert P. Weller: Discovering Nature: Globalization and Environmental Culture in China and Taiwan. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2006. 189 sider. Illus. ISBN 0-521-54841-1 (pb). Pris: £15.99, 70.
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Mary Rack: Ethnic Distinctions, Local Meanings: Negotiating Cultural Identities in China
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The barley grain thioredoxin system - an update.
Thioredoxin reduces disulfide bonds and play numerous important functions in plants. In cereal seeds, cytosolic h-type thioredoxin facilitates the release of energy reserves during the germination process and is recycled by NADPH-dependent thioredoxin reductase. This review presents a summary of the research conducted during the last ten years to elucidate the structure and function of the barley seed thioredoxin system at the molecular level combined with proteomic approaches to identify target proteins
"Struggling with practices" - A qualitative study of factors influencing the implementation of clinical quality registries for cardiac rehabilitation in England and Denmark
Background: The use of clinical quality registries as means for data driven improvement in healthcare seem promising. However, their use has been shown to be challenged by a number of aspects, and we suggest some may be related to poor implementation. There is a paucity of literature regarding barriers and facilitators for registry implementation, in particular aspects related to data collection and entry. We aimed to illuminate this by exploring how staff perceive the implementation process related to the registries within the field of cardiac rehabilitation in England and Denmark. Methods: A qualitative, interview-based study with staff involved in collecting and/or entering data into the two case registries (England N = 12, Denmark N = 12). Interviews were analysed using content analysis. The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research was used to guide interviews and the interpretation of results. Results: The analysis identified both similarities and differences within and between the studied registries, and resulted in clarification of staffś experiences in an overarching theme: Struggling with practiceś and five categories; the data entry process, registry quality, resources and management support, quality improvement and the wider healthcare context. Overall, implementation received little focused attention. There was a lack of active support from management, and staff may experience a struggle of fitting use of a registry into a busy and complex everyday practice. Conclusion: The study highlights factors that may be important to consider when planning and implementing a new clinical quality registry within the field of cardiac rehabilitation, and is possibly transferrable to other fields. The results may thus be useful for policy makers, administrators and managers within the field and beyond. Targeting barriers and utilizing knowledge of facilitating factors is vital in order to improve the process of registry implementation, hence helping to achieve the intended improvement of care processes and outcomes
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