Heterogeneity at Work

Transmural metabolic heterogeneity at high cardiac work states.

This study compared the transmural distribution of high-energy phosphate (HEP) depletion during oxidative stress induced by pacing- and dobutamine-induced tachycardia in myocardium perfused by a flow-limiting coronary stenosis. Myocardial blood flow (MBF) was measured with radioactive microspheres. Creatine phosphate (CrP), ATP, and Pi were measured with transmurally localized 31P NMR spectrosc...

Acknowledging the Results of Blood Tests: A Study of Heterogeneity at Work

At the studied hospital, physicians from the Medical and Surgical Departments work some of their shifts in the Emergency Department (ED). Though icons showing the blood-test process were introduced on electronic whiteboards in the ED, these icons did not lead to increased attention to test acknowledgement. Rather, the physicians, transferred work practices from their own departments, which did ...

Fixed-term work and violence at work.

OBJECTIVES This study investigated the effect of a fixed-term job contract on encounters of violence at work. We assumed that fixed-term employees encountered more violence or threats of violence at their work than permanent employees. METHODS This study is based on 3 large statistical data sets: (a) the Work and Health surveys carried out by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health in 19...

Coparticipation at work: Knowing and work practicer

Nanog Heterogeneity: Tilting at Windmills?

Fluctuating expression of transcription factors in embryonic stem cells is an alluring observation, but, as outlined by two articles in this issue, appearances can be misleading.