Magnesium sulfate chemistry and technology : a literature search /

The literature relative to the chemistry and technology of magnesium sulfate is presented. The literature titles and chemical abstracts numbers are given, together with a subject index.

Annual reports on the progress of chemistry.

Mode of access: Internet.

Seventh International Congress of Applied Chemistry, London, May 27th to June 2d, 1909.

Edited by Sir William Ramsay, William Macnab, and others.

Metallurgic chymistry : being a system of minerology in general, and of all the arts arising from this science ... In two parts /

Mode of access: Internet.

An introduction to chemistry,

"International atomic weights, 1937" on end lining-paper.

Transactions, with an abstract of the proceedings at general meetings and the premiums offered by the society.

A monograph, "Old and remarkable trees," issued as an appendix to [3rd] ser., v. 11, 1863/65 (112 p.) was originally intended to introduce a series of installments with subsequent volumes of the Transactions. No more were published in this form, but similar material compiled by Robert Hutchison was issued in the Transactions as follows: 4th ser., v. 11, p. 43-71; v. 12, p. 129-171; v. 13, p. 174-225; v. 15, p. 70-101; v. 16, p. 184-207; 5th ser., v. 4, p. 80-94.

Observations on the expedition of General Buonaparte to the East.

... And the probability of its success considered. To which is added a brief sketch of the present state of Egypt; an historical account of Alexandria; the two harbours of that city accurately delineated, its former splendor and present state contrasted; with some remarks on its local importance should it become the mart of the East: together with a few particulars relating to the navigation of the Red Sea. By the editor of the History of Peter III. and Catharine II. of Russia.

A general system of chemical knowledge, and its application to the phenomena of nature and art.

Mode of access: Internet.

The Journal of physical chemistry.

Editors: 1896-1932, W. D. Bancroft (with J. E. Trevor, 1896-1909);--1933-51, S. C. Lind;--1952-<53> W. A. Noyes.

Results-oriented cultures : creating a clear linkage between individual performance and organizational success : report to Congressional requesters /

"GAO-03-488."

Elsevier's Encyclopædia of organic chemistry /

Supplements to v. 14 issued 1951-69 (8 v.)

People's banks: a record of social and economic success,

Introduction. -- The general idea. -- The two problems. -- The two aspects of the question. -- Credit to agriculture. -- The "credit associations" of Schulze-Delizsch. -- Raiffeisen village banks. -- Adaptations. -- "Assisted" co-operative credit. -- Co-operative credit in Austria and Hungary. -- The "Banche popolari" of Italy. -- The "Casse rurali" of Italy. -- Co-operative credit in Belgium. -- Co-operative credit in Switzerland. -- Co-operative credit in France. -- Offshoots and congerers. -- Co-operative credit in India. -- Conclusion. -- Index.

Electronic patient records: Achieving best practice in information transfer between hospital and community providers - an integration success story

Effective healthcare integration is underpinned by clinical information transfer that is timely, legible and relevant. The aim of this study was to describe and evaluate a method for best practice information exchange. This was achieved based on the generic Mater integration methodology. Using this model the Mater Health Services have increased effective community fax discharge from 34% in 1999 to 86% in 2002. These results were predicated on applied information technology excellence involving the development of the Mater Electronic Health Referral Summary and effective change management methodology, which included addressing issues around patient consent, engaging clinicians, provision of timely and appropriate education and training, executive leadership and commitment and adequate resourcing. The challenge in achieving best practice information transfer is not solely in the technology but also in implementing the change process and engaging clinicians. General practitioners valued the intervention highly. Hospital and community providers now have an inexpensive, effective product for critical information exchange in a timely and relevant manner, enhancing the quality and safety of patient care.

Self-help organisations: A qualitative study of successful collaboration with general practice

Thousands of self-help organisations (SHOs) exist in Australia but little is known about how they relate to the mainstream health care system. This qualitative study, based in south-east Queensland, aimed to identify examples of collaboration between general practitioners (GPs) and SHOs in order to examine the attributes of successful partnerships. Representatives of six SHOs, identified by key informants as having good collaborative links with GPs, and seven GPs with whom they collaborated, completed semi-structured interviews. The interviews focused on evidence of collaboration and perceptions of benefits and barriers experienced. Maximum variation sampling enabled a cross-section of SHOs in terms of size, funding, and health issue. Although GPs readily identified SHO benefits, they referred patients to them only rarely. SHO credibility, evidence of tangible benefits for patients, ease of contacting the SHO, and correspondence between the SHO?s focus and the GP?s personal and professional interests appear to contribute to the success of partnerships. We conclude that mutually beneficial partnerships between GPs and SHOs exist but are under-utilised. A more coordinated effort is needed to strengthen links between the two sectors.

Smoking status of Australian general practice patients and their attempts to quit

This paper seeks to report on smoking rates, quit attempt methods and success rates among adult patients attending Australian general practice. A cluster cross-sectional survey was used to survey adult patients (18+), who attended Australian GPs in during 2002 and 2003. Over a quarter of patients (27.3%; 95% CI: 26.0-28.7) were former smokers and one in five (21.5%; 95% CI: 20.1-22.9) were current smokers. Ninety-two percent of former and 80% of current smokers used only one method in their last quit attempt with cold turkey the most common method used by both former (88%) and current (62%) smokers. Overall, success rates varied from 77% for cold turkey to 23% for bupropion. Success rates were re-analysed to consider quit attempts post-bupropion listing, with success rate for cold turkey reduced to 40% while bupropion remained reasonably constant at 21%. By tailoring smoking cessation interventions to a smokers' preparedness to quit, scope exists to increase the pool of smokers offered strategies that are more effective in achieving abstinence and avoiding relapse rather than relying on less effective self-quitting behaviours such as cold turkey. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.