Constitutions and democratic consolidation : Brazil in comparative perspective /

"NPS-56-89-009."

A coliform bacteria survey of Monterey Bay off Del Monte Beach /

Mode of access: Internet.

Technical report/research paper

Mode of access: Internet.

Catalogue.

Mode of access: Internet.

Dental Bldg & Health Service

Dental Building is at right in photo; Health Services Building on left. Buildings are simiar in style. In January 1940, building on right was officially named W.K. Kellogg Foundation Institute: Graduate and Postgraduate Dentistry

Dental Bldg & Health Service

Dental Building is at right in photo; Health Services Building on left. Buildings are simiar in style. In January 1940, building on right was officially named W.K. Kellogg Foundation Institute: Graduate and Postgraduate Dentistry

W.K. Kellogg Foundation Institute

Housed graduate and postgraduate dentistry

Technical report

Mode of access: Internet.

Great aspirations.

"Supported through the Cooperative Research Program of the Office of Education, U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare."

Joint systems curriculum : the unique graduate education.

Mode of access: Internet.

Políticas públicas, prácticas corporales y representaciones sociales sobre la vejez. Un estudio de casos

En este trabajo voy a referirme al desarrollo de los estudios de posgrado que me permitieron obtener el título de Magister en Educación Corporal en la Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Para ello recuperaré el recorrido de esta experiencia y analizaré la construcción del proyecto de investigación, en cuanto a la elección del tema, metodología utilizada, objetivos propuestos, dificultades presentes, etc.

The impact of chronic illness: partnerships with other healthcare professionals

Healthcare workforce shortfalls require a rethinking of models for delivering care to people with chronic disease. Chronic disease needs to be managed by a multiskilled team of healthcare professionals with specialist input. Education at undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels needs to prepare healthcare professionals for this new paradigm. Some tasks currently seen only as part of a doctor's purview could be performed by other trained professionals to allow doctors to concentrate on more appropriate activities. We need to explore new collaborations to deliver multidisciplinary healthcare for chronic disease and evaluate these for patient outcomes and cost effectiveness.

Australia and New Zealand applied linguistics (ANZAL): Taking stock

This paper reviews some emerging trends in applied linguistics in both Australia and New Zealand. It sketches the current scene of (selected) postgraduate applied linguistics programs in higher education and considers how various university programs define applied linguistics through the classes (titles) they have postgraduate students complete to be awarded a degree. Evidence of program requirements and topics reveal not only what applied linguistics generally entails, but offers insights into how applied linguistics is defined and practiced. Additionally, some of the salient research topics (titles) being published in the journals from the two countries' applied linguistics associations are sketched.

Lithium for schizophrenia revisited: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Background: Clinicians frequently use lithium to augment antipsychotic medication in schizophrenia. Therefore, we undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis of the use of lithium in the treatment of schizophrenia. Data sources and study selection: Randomized controlled trials examining lithium (as a sole or an adjunctive compound) in participants with schizophrenia or related disorders were searched in the register of the Cochrane Schizophrenia Group. No language restrictions were applied. The Boolean phrase [lithium* or lithicarb or eskalith or lithobid or lithane or cibalith-s or quilonum or hypnorex] was used to locate articles. The search strategy initially identified 90 references. The authors of the included studies were contacted to obtain original patient data. The data were combined in a meta-analysis. The main outcome parameters were the number of patients with a clinically significant response and the number of patients leaving the studies early. Results: The meta-analysis includes 20 studies (N = 611). The evidence shows that lithium as a sole agent is ineffective in the treatment of schizophrenia. Eleven trials examined the augmentation of antipsychotics with lithium. More patients who received lithium augmentation than those who received antipsychotics alone were classified as responders. However, the superiority was not consistent across different response thresholds, and when patients with prominent affective symptoms were excluded from the analysis, the advantage of lithium augmentation was not significant (p = .07). Significantly more patients taking lithium left the trials early, suggesting a lower acceptability of lithium augmentation compared with that of taking antipsychotics alone. Conclusion: Despite some evidence in favor of lithium augmentation, the overall results are inconclusive. A large trial of lithium augmentation of antipsychotic medications will be required in order to detect a benefit of small effect size in patients with schizophrenia who lack affective symptoms.

Improving research supervision in nursing

In this paper, four experienced researchers from the UK, China and Australia offer guidance in research supervision based on their experiences and the recent document, Improving standards in postgraduate research degree programmes [Higher Education Funding Council for England, 2003. Improving standards in postgraduate research degree programmes. Formal consultation. Department for Employment and Learning, Northern Ireland, Higher Education Funding Council for England, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, Scottish Higher Education Funding Council, HEFCE, London]. Supervision is an important aspect of not only the development of the neophyte researcher, but of academic staff and research activity in general. With increased academic accountability, good supervision should be an integral component of a quality research governance framework and resourced as such. Recommendations include: adoption of these standards; rigorous selection of research students and supervisors and development of projects; development of departmental procedures for monitoring, feedback and intellectual property; and transparency, rigour and fairness in examination procedures. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.