patent vessels. 3. The authors state that the infra-popliteal region evaluation was not included in their study. The importance of assessing distal run-off in arterial occlusive disease is crucial for prognostic purposes in addition to strategic planning of revascularization procedures. Although the most difficult portion of a Doppler evaluation, it needs to be performed with great patience, al...

This study describes criteria used by graduate nurse anesthesia educational programs (GNAEPs) in selecting students for admission. The investigators prepared and distributed a 15-item questionnaire to 71 GNAEPs as listed by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Eduational Programs for December 1992. Thirty-eight of 71 (54%) of GNAEPs participated in this study. Upon examination of st...

The UK vocational assessment landscape is changing and research has a key role in helping to identify trends and anticipate emerging issues and challenges. This review collates the messages from recently published research about specific issues that have been found to affect the measurement of vocational learning. It also highlights issues that have been found to influence learner access to voc...

Introduction: Teaching Qualifications (TQs) have been implemented in University Medical Centers, but their relation to teachers’ motivation for medical teaching is unknown. Because teacher motivation influences important outcomes, it is crucial to study how TQs are related to promoting teacher motivation, by fulfilling the basic needs of feeling autonomous, competent, and related towards medica...

Introduction The Adventus Group is an environmental biotechnology company that provides various remediation biotechnologies including those exclusive to our patent portfolio (see below). We are NOT consultants – we support our clients’ project team(s) by providing unbiased design support and selection of the most cost-effective remedial solution or strategy. As appropriate, our proven products ...

In upcoming years, the United States will experience an unprecedented teacher shortage, meaning that the country will need to supplement its teaching force with approximately two million new teachers. The massive shortage will come as a result of increasing student enrollments, mounting retirement rates of current teachers, and high rates of attrition for beginning teachers. Additionally, the N...