THE ADIRONDACK RAINFALL SUMMIT

The summit.

of the programs (interventions) are on the horizon. Although such evaluations are not intended to be threatening , there is a pervasive fear that any findings that are critical will bear negatively on the ability to attract funds for future activities. But, the potential threat that could be associated with negatively perceived findings raises caution flags relative to participating in evaluati...

Diarrhea at the summit.

Genesis of metapelitic migmatites in the Adirondack Mountains, New York

Oxygen isotope ratios and rare earth element (REE) concentrations provide independent tests of competing models of injection v. anatexis for the origin of migmatites from amphibolite and granulite facies metasedimentary rocks of the Adirondack Mountains, New York. Values of dO and REE profiles were measured by ion microprobe in garnet–zircon pairs from 10 sample localities. Prior U–Pb SIMS dati...

TGF signaling at the summit

Ligands belonging to the transforming growth factor (TGF) superfamily have emerged as major regulators of a wide variety of developmental events, ranging from the earliest steps in germ layer patterning of the pre-gastrula embryo to tissue healing, regeneration and homeostasis in the adult. Recently, Caroline Hill and Bob Lechleider organized the third in a bi-annual series of FASEB meetings on...

The intensive care workforce summit.

In the past 5 years, there has been a significant rise in the number of trained and fully qualified specialists in intensive care medicine. Recent concerns about saturation of specialist employment opportunities and the prospect of new Fellows unable to find appropriate employment after completion of training has brought intensive care workforce issues to the forefront. The board members of the...