Describing the Mental Health State of Nurses in British Columbia: A Province-Wide Survey Study.

A cross-sectional province-wide survey study of 3,978 British Columbia (BC) nurses was conducted to explore the mental health state of the nursing workforce in BC. About one third of nurses reported depression and anxiety; about half reported symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and at least one third reported high levels of one or more dimensions of burnout. Mental health problems were about 1.

An empirical assessment of baseline feature location techniques.

Feature Location (FL) aims to locate observable functionalities in source code. Considering its key role in software maintenance, a vast array of automated and semi-automated Feature Location Techniques (FLTs) have been proposed. To compare FLTs, an open, standard set of non-subjective, reproducible "compare-to" FLT techniques (baseline techniques) should be used for evaluation.

New resorbable plate and screw system in pediatric craniofacial surgery.

Early forms of resorbable fixation induced foreign body reactions requiring surgical removal of the fixation material. Most current plating systems attempt to circumvent this phenomenon by altering the composition of the α esters involved. ResorbX (KLS Martin, Jacksonville, FL), a plating system derived from 50:50 poly(D,L)lactide, boasts short resorption times, minimal foreign body reaction, and adequate strength for bony fixation.

P-selectin-mediated platelet-neutrophil aggregate formation activates neutrophils in mouse and human sickle cell disease.

Objective: To determine the role of platelets in stimulating mouse and human neutrophil activation and pulmonary injury in sickle cell disease (SCD).

Methods And Results: Both platelet and neutrophil activation occur in SCD, but the interdependence of these events is unknown. Platelet activation and binding to leukocytes were measured in mice and patients with SCD and in controls.

Clinical experience with a fourth-generation textured silicone gel breast implant: a review of 1012 Mentor MemoryGel breast implants.

Background: Since the introduction of fourth- and fifth-generation silicone gel implants, manufacturers have conducted several prospective, multicenter trials to examine their safety and efficacy. However, these studies were not standardized with regard to surgeon skill, pocket placement, operative technique, adjunct therapies, or postoperative management.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the surgical outcomes of a single surgeon (WGS) in a consecutive series of breast augmentation cases using a fourth-generation cohesive silicone MemoryGel breast implant (Mentor, Santa Barbara, CA).