The Greek Voyage

The microcircualtion--fantastic voyage: introduction.

Fantastic Voyage: Influenza

My previous young doctor host Walking quickly away Head down, embarrassed Scolded by a nurse—where was his mask? Too busy and careless, poor fool He still serves me well, dragging me into his wake. Here I go, following and fl oating A door nearby opens—negative pressure! In I go, but on a cancer ward, This should be positive pressure! To keep bugs out, not draw them in. I cannot complain All go...

Nurses as patients: the voyage of discovery.

To facilitate an enhanced understanding of the experience of being a patient, an inquiry was undertaken into the experience of nurses receiving nursing care when hospitalized. Using a hermeneutic-phenomenological approach, an exploration was undertaken of registered nurses' interpretations of their experiences of receiving nursing care, as described in their individual stories. By interpreting ...

A personal voyage through the proteoglycan field.

The concept of "proteoglycans" as discrete molecules surfaced some 40 years ago, out of previously muddled notions of the extracellular matrix. Core proteins were gradually recognized as molecular entities, distinct with regard to location, substitution with glycosaminoglycan (GAG) chains and biological function. This development is surveyed, with brief outline of methodological approaches, bio...

Evolution of Fit: The Voyage of Vanguard

While firms have frequently been conceptualized as configurations of choices, the evolution of configurations has not received much attention. We start to develop a typology of evolutionary patterns by describing two developmental paths. Patch-by-patch development is characterized by managers’ sequential creation and elaboration of strategic themes, whereas thin-to-thick development consists of...