Few colleges and universities have adopted the practice to provide credits for the majority of undergraduate coursework for military career training. Easing the transition from military to civilian life has become a priority for the Department of Defense, yet there is a significant gap in empirical knowledge regarding the potential benefits of a college degree on soldiers exiting the military. The purpose of this study was to understand the lived experiences of Army Medics who have transitioned back into civilian life after graduating from a college degree program that grants significant credit for military training. This phenomenological study used a conceptual framework derived from Schlossberg's adult transition theory. Data were collected from a focus group, semi-structured interviews, and interviewer notes. Seven participants were identified through purposive sampling. Interview transcripts and interviewer notes were analyzed using the Van Kaam method and yielded 4 pre-transition and 6 transitional themes. Findings indicated that the participants' initial fears of the transition were replaced with higher perceptions of self-worth and confidence, which benefitted them as they assimilated back into civilian society. The implications for positive social change include informing the Department of Defense and policymakers who are supporting soldiers transitioning to civilian life about study participants' increased feelings of self-worth and confidence upon degree completion.

The global nursing shortage created opportunities for registered nurses from less developed countries to improve their working and living conditions through migration to more progressive and affluent nations. In the Philippines, this phenomenon left the country devoid of the much needed health care professionals. In this research study, I described the lived experiences of eleven indigenous Filipino nurses who migrated to the United States. Through the phenomenology approach, I was able to probe into the meaning of the migration as the participants lived through it, approaching it from a humanist perspective and using Abraham Maslow's theory on the hierarchy of needs as the framework. The study was intended to illustrate how the economic, social, and political characteristics of both countries impacted the Filipino nurses' behavior and thought processes while in pursuit of personal goals. Ultimately, this study could be used as a guide in the development of employment and health care policies that are more responsive to the current state of the nursing profession.

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Tyrimo metodai. Profesinio pervargimo sindromui įvertinti buvo naudotas profesinio pervargimo klausimynas medicinos darbuotojams. Sveikatai palankaus elgesio įvertinimui naudotas fizinio aktyvumo, sveikos mitybos, mitybos režimo klausimynai, pateikti sveikatai palankaus elgesio klausimai. Kadangi sveikatai didelę reikšmę turi stresas, kurio medikų darbe yra pakankamai daug, buvo naudojama psichologinės įtampos skalė (Reeder) ir stresogeninių įvykių klausimynas. Tyrime dalyvavo 131 medicinos darbuotojas. 44 dirbantys greitosios medicinos pagalbos stotyje, 71- poliklinikoje, 36- slaugos ligoninėje. Viso apklaustos 109 moterys ir 22 vyrai. Šiose skirtingose sveikatos priežiūros įstaigose medikų atliekamas darbas skiriasi pagal darbo specifiką pagal patiriamą psichologinę įtampą, todėl atliktu tyrimu buvo norėjome išsiaiškinti ar tai turi reikšmės medikų su sveikata susijusiam elgesiui ir pervargimo sindromui atsirasti. Rezultatai. Rezultatų analizė parodė, jog greitosios pagalbos stotyje subjektyviai įvertinta sveikata blogesnė nei poliklinikoje dirbančių. Poliklinikoje dirbančių subjektyviai įvertinta sveikata geresnė nei slaugos ligoninėje dirbančių medikų. Taip pat medikai, dirbantys slaugos ligoninėje miega blogiau nei poliklinikoje ir greitosios pagalbos stotyje. Analizuojant sveikatai palankų elgesį gauta, jog greitosios pagalbos stotyje dirbantys medikai rūko ir vartoja alkoholį daugiau nei poliklinikoje bei slaugos ligoninėje... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Research Methods. In order to evaluate medical staff occupational overwork syndrome was used occupational overwork questionnaire. To evaluate favorable health behavior were used questionaries of physical activity, good nutrition, diet, and questions about favorable behavior for health. Because of big importance of stress, which is quite usual in medics work, the psychological tension scale (Reader) and stressors factors questionnaire were used. The study included 131 medical worker. 44 of them working in emergency medical service, 77 - in clinic, 36 - in nursing-home. Altogether 109 women and 22 men were surveyed. In this different types of hospitals the medical work differs in its specifics and in psychological tension. Due to this difference, we were trying to find out whether it is relevant to the behavior related to health and overwork syndrome of medics. Results. The analysis of the results showed that the emergency medical service medics subjective assessment of health is worse than the clinic-employed. Clinic medics in a subjective assessment of health is better in than in the nursing-home working medics. Also as medics working in nursing-home is sleeping worse than in clinic and in emergency medical station. In analyzing the health of favorable behavior received that ambulance medics working at the station smoke and consume alcohol more than clinic and nursing-home medical workers. The most physically active medics are working in clinic... [to full text]

le antocianine sono una classe di metaboliti secondari nelle piante, appartenenti ai flavonoidi, categoria di molecole antiossidanti utili per la salute di piante, animali e umana. Sono ampiamente studiati nelle Leguminosae poiché implicati in numerose funzioni fisiologiche. In questa tesi, due wild-types e cinque mutanti di Medicago truncatula, coinvolti nel metabolismo dei flavonoidi, sono stati caratterizzati a livello fenotipico, fisiologico e molecolare. La principale differenza tra i wild-type e i mutanti è la riduzione del contenuto di antocianine nelle foglie. In seguito all'esposizione alle radiazioni UV-B, è stata analizzata la loro risposta, evidenziando un diverso comportamento. Inoltre, il metabolismo delle antocianine è stato studiato anche a livello di regolazione genica e un nuovo gene myb è stato isolato e caratterizzato, risultando più espresso nei tessuti che accumulano antocianine. / Anthocyanins are secondary metabolites in plants. They belong to a class of flavonoids synthesized via the phenylpropanoid pathway and they are antioxidant molecules important for plant, animal and human health. Flavonoids are widely studied in legume because they are implicated in several biological and physiological functions. In this thesis seven genotypes (two wild-types and five indipendent mutants) of Medicago truncatula (the model legume plant) affected in flavonoid metabolism have been characterized at phenotypic, physiological and molecular level. The main difference between wild-types and mutants, is the reduction in anthocyanin content in leaves. The anthocyanin accumulation during the leaf life, the flowering time and the fruit formation have been registered and compared. The two wild-types contain 6 μg cyanidin.mg-1 of fresh weight, while in the mutants the anthocyanin amount ranged from 0.12 μg cyanidin mg-1 to 2 μg cyanidin mg-1 of fresh weight. After HPLC-DAD-MS/MS analysis, the main anthocyanin present in the two wild-types is the cyanidin-3-O feruloyl. The Expression profile of genes codifying enzymes and transcriptional factor involved in flavonoid biosynthesis has been investigated. RT-PCR and qPCR results show different possible pathways of reduction of anthocyanins in the five mutants. These mutants, have been exposed to UV-B radiations and their response has been investigated measuring the chlorophyll fluorescence parameters (Fv/Fm, qP and NPQ) in untreated plants, during treatment (after 4hrs and 14hrs of treatment) and in the recovering phase. All genotypes, regardless of the anthocyanins amount, showed a decrease of the photosyntetic efficiency after 14hrs of treatment. This indicates a marginal role of these pigments in the oxidative damages protection. Mutants do not response in the same manner to the UV—B exposure and the anthocyanin amount does not increase equally in all genotypes. The anthocyanin metabolism is studied also at the gene regulation level. A novel Myb gene (MtMYBA) involved in anthocyanin pathway has been isolated and characterized. This gene is more expressed in tissues which accumulate anthocyanins in M. truncatula plants. The functional analysis has been investigated overexpressing this Myb gene under the control of 35S promoter. This construct has been used to transform Arabisopsis thaliana and Medicago truncatula plants. In addition, the MtMYBA promoter has been cloned in a plasmids containing GUS and GFP reporter genes.

Title page, table of contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University of Adelaide Library. / Two experiments were conducted to find diversity in plant responses to arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi: positively and negatively/non-responsive combinations. Medic (Medicago truncatula L.) tomato (Solanum esculentum L.), leek (Allium porrum L.) and cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) were inoculated with Glomus intraradices, Gigaspora margarita and Scutellospora calospora. It was found that soil differences critically affect plant responses to AM fungi. / http://proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/login?url= http://library.adelaide.edu.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=1283734 / Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 2007

Title page, table of contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University of Adelaide Library. / Two experiments were conducted to find diversity in plant responses to arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi: positively and negatively/non-responsive combinations. Medic (Medicago truncatula L.) tomato (Solanum esculentum L.), leek (Allium porrum L.) and cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) were inoculated with Glomus intraradices, Gigaspora margarita and Scutellospora calospora. It was found that soil differences critically affect plant responses to AM fungi. / http://proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/login?url= http://library.adelaide.edu.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=1283734 / Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 2007

UNIVERZITA KARLOVA V PRAZE 1. LÉKAŘSKÁ FAKULTA Studijní program: Specializace ve zdravotnictví N5345 Studijní obor: Intenzivní péče MIP 5345T024 Bc. Tereza Morávková Psychická podpora a komunikace s rodinou novorozence na ARO/JIP Psychological support and communication with family on newborn resuscitation, ICU DIPLOMOVÁ PRÁCE Vedoucí diplomové práce: PhDr. Alena Mellanová, CSc. Praha ABSTRACT This diploma thesis is theoretical and empirical, and focuses on emotional support and communication with parents of a newborn in a resuscitation department or ICU. It analyzes the approach that the medical staff has towards these parents, specifically psychological support in the form of sufficient and adequate communication. The theoretical section begins with the classification of newborns. Next the reasons for intensive and neonatal care for very premature babies are discussed. The following chapter contains an analysis of the psychological changes that the parents of a newborn in a resuscitation department or ICU may experience. This chapter describes the general characteristics of fear and anxiety. The next section describes the reasons, possible manifestations and consequences of this fear and anxiety experienced by the families. The next chapter sets out the principles of communication with a family in a...

Sjukvårdsfunktionen i Försvarsmakten är viktig när skador uppkommer. Försvarsmaktens förmåga eller oförmåga att erbjuda soldater kvalificerad sjukvård är avgörande för soldaternas förtroende till den egna förmågan. De svenska sjukvårdarna förväntas att oavsett terräng och hot kunna ta hand om en patient i nöd, de är därför utrustade med vapen för att kunna skydda sig själva och sin patient. I Försvarsmakten betyder det att sjukvårdaren bär en automatkarbin 5. Den här uppsatsen kommer att undersöka hur tre olika vapensystem passar in i rollen som huvudbeväpning på en sjukvårdsgrupp. Undersökningen visar att en PDW (Personal Defence Weapon) skulle vara ett bra alternativ till befintlig beväpning. / The ability to provide a good medical treatment to injured service personnel in the Swedish Armed Forces is important, but the Armed Forces' ability or inability to provide soldiers qualified care is also vital for the members of the armed forces confidence for their own ability. Swedish medics are expected to take care of a patient, whatever the terrain and threat may be. Swedish medics aren’t considered to be combatants in war or conflict but the law gives them the right to defend themselves and their patients. They are currently equipped with the Ak 5 to protect themselves and their patients, a weapon that is used by all service personel In the Swedish Armed Forces, this means that the medics carry a full length rifle. This report will examine the weapon best suited for a medical team to carry out its duties while also providing a level of personal protection should the need arise.