This paper provides a reflection on the written works of Miss Virginia Avenel Henderson. Miss Henderson is a nurse, a scientist, an artist and a quintessential human being--all traits which informed her written output. Nursing practice, research and education were all subjects of her extensive chronicle. The four-volume Nursing Studies Index is her contribution to nursing research. The Index wa...

There are probably no procedures in medical practice which are so nearly the same as those of the dark ages, or which have as yet been influenced so little by modern scientific knowledge, as those of the midwife or obstetrician in dealing with a nonbreathing new-born child. Perhaps an excuse may be found in the statements still contained in textbooks of physiology and obstetrics regarding the q...

Efficient algorithms that compute both the estimates and the generalized cross-validation score for the problem of Whittaker– Henderson smoothing are presented. Algorithm efficiency results from carefully exploiting the problem’s rich structure to reduce execution time and memory use. The algorithms are much faster than existing ones, and use significantly less memory. MATLAB M-files are includ...

Interest in seed propagation of drumstick tree (Moringa oleifera) has created a need for information about the water relationships of its seeds. Thus, we studied the imbibition and desiccation kinetics and adsorption/ desorption isotherms of drumstick tree seeds. Seeds absorbed water readily when imbibed at 23oC. After 17 h of exposure to an atmosphere of 100% relative humidity (RH), seed moist...

We investigate the applicability of the median and Barker-Henderson prescriptions for obtaining spherical reference systems for three models: hard linear triatomics, hard heteronuclear dumbbells, and two-component mixtures of hard dumbbells. We propose an empirical method for determining the median potential for systems lacking a high degree of symmetry. For mixtures of hard molecules, we find ...

Several researchers have addressed the computer competencies needed by students and their teachers, and attitudes towards computers (Birkenholz & Harbstreit, 1987; Bowen, Mincemoyer & Pannley, 1983; Henderson, 1985: Miller & Kotrlik, 1987; Neason & Miller, 1982; Newman & Henderson, 1987; Trede, Russell & Miller, 1985; Zidon & Luft, 1987). Other writers have addressed the educational uses of the...

The first author, Michael C. Henderson, was a founder and served as Chairman of Albina Community Bank from 1995 until he retired at the end of 2009. He first learned about idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) at the age of 58, when he was told that he had the disease. Ten years later, Mr. Henderson reflects on his passage through IPF in this personal narrative written with the assistance of Dani...