Investigating the Market Value of Brumbies () in the Australian Riding Horse Market.

Feral horses, also known as brumbies, are widely distributed across Australia with some populations being managed largely by human intervention. Rehoming of suitable feral horses following passive trapping has wide community acceptance as a management tool. However, there is little information about the number and relative economic value of feral horses compared with cohorts in the riding horse market.

A program to enhance recruitment and retention of disadvantaged and ethnically diverse baccalaureate nursing students.

Purpose: To describe and evaluate the use of a "Success in Learning: Individualized Pathways Program (SLIPP)" to retain and graduate disadvantaged and ethnically diverse nursing students.

Design: A summative evaluative design was used with a population of 77 disadvantaged and ethnically diverse students who were accepted into a pre-entrance preparation quarter. The program based on an academic success model, included six pre-entrance classes, academic, social, and financial support, and seven faculty development workshops.

Improving examination performance using Exam Analysis.

The Exam Analysis is a diagnostic and prescriptive program in which a student and an instructor identify why the student failed to answer specific questions correctly on an examination. Problems related to incorrect answers are then categorized into five problem areas. This analysis is used to develop a plan which will help the student utilize specific skills in order to improve examination performance.

Congenital chest wall mesenchymal hamartoma.

The case of an infant with mesenchymal hamartoma of the chest wall is presented, and the role of conservative diagnostic and therapeutic intervention is emphasized. A large mass that involved the right hemithorax and chest wall was detected in utero on routine ultrasonographic studies and diagnosed as mesenchymal hamartoma by percutaneous fine needle biopsy at 4 days after birth. The mass did not enlarge after birth, but surgical debulking was necessary at 1 month because of progressive respiratory compromise.

Assessing student outcomes in a nursing learning assistance program.

This study measured the apparent effectiveness of a Learning Assistance Program (LAP) in second-year baccalaureate nursing students using a process-outcome design. Seventy-eight students participated in LAP and 98 did not. SAT/ACT scores and freshman GPA were the cognitive "input" variables and the end-of-sophomore-year GPA the cognitive "outcome" variable.

Spontaneous perforation of the common bile duct in children.

The authors describe radiologic findings in five patients with spontaneous perforation of the common bile duct (a rare disorder). The patients were 5 weeks, 9 weeks, 3 months, 11 months, and 2 1/2 years old at presentation. The most common presenting complaints were jaundice and abdominal distention (due to ascites).

Catheter removal of blunt esophageal foreign bodies in children. Survey of the Society for Pediatric Radiology.

The membership of the Society for Pediatric Radiology was surveyed to determine the safety and efficacy of the Foley catheter technique. Completed questionnaires were returned from 148 institutions. Sixty-four institutions reported that they were currently removing blunt esophageal foreign bodies utilizing the balloon catheter.

Trampoline fracture of the proximal tibia in children.

Seven children (aged 2-5 years) sustained fractures of the proximal tibial metaphysis while jumping on a trampoline with a heavier child or adult. Most impaction fractures were transverse and neither angulated nor displaced. None of the children developed permanent disability or impairment.

Menetrier's disease in children: report of a case and review of the pediatric literature.

A case of Menetrier's disease (giant hyperplasia of the gastric mucosa) in a 2-day-old infant is presented. The lesion was primarily confined to the gastric antrum. It resulted in outlet obstruction and necessitated partial gastrectomy.

Clubfoot deformity and tibiofibular diastasis.

Four children with distal tibiofibular diastasis associated to talipes equinovarus deformity are described. Tibial hypoplasia resulting in tibiofibular diastasis is believed to be the underlying cause of the deformity. This complex deformity is usually associated with other congenital malformations including congenital cardiac defects and other limb anomalies.

Fetal pancreatic hamartoma.

Pancreatic masses are uncommon lesions in the newborn infant. The authors present the first reported case of neonatal pancreatic hamartoma and describe its interesting clinical, histologic, and radiographic aspects.

Computed tomographic findings of neonatal lung abscess.

A 3-week-old child with respiratory distress had an air-fluid level on chest roentgenogram. Computed tomography of the chest distinguished the mass as a discrete lung abscess, without underlying abnormality. Due to failure of the child's condition to improve with medical therapy, a limited thoracotomy and drainage of the lung abscess was performed; Escherichia coli and no anaerobic organisms grew from cultures of abscess material.

Infants of diabetic mothers: radiographic manifestations.

The radiographic findings of a series of infants of diabetic mothers and a review of the literature are presented to illustrate the wide spectrum of abnormalities that may be seen with this condition. Congenital anomalies of the spine and skeletal, genitourinary, and cardiovascular systems and visceral situs inversus are significantly more frequent among infants of diabetic mothers than normal. The most specific anomaly is sacral agenesis.

Unusual features of pulmonary sling.

Patients with an anomalously placed left pulmonary artery ("pulmonary sling") typically have signs and symptoms of respiratory obstruction in the neonatal period. Experience with four previously unreported patients confirmed this. Typical radiographic features include unilateral air trapping (usually on the right side), an abnormal position of the esophagus, and a soft tissue mass interposed between the trachea and esophagus.

Patterns of postcibal gastroesophageal reflux in symptomatic infants.

Symptomatic infants displayed three patterns of gastroesophageal reflux after drinking apple juice (20 ml/kg or 300 ml/m2 of body surface area). The type I pattern occurred in patients who had continuous postcibal gastroesophageal reflux, large hiatal hernias and frequently required an antireflux operation. A functional motility disorder suggesting delayed gastric emptying appeared to be important in infants with discontinuous reflux (type II pattern).

Familial hyperphosphatasemia: diagnosis in early infancy and response to human thyrocalcitonin therapy.

Familial hyperphosphatasemia is an uncommon hereditary disorder of membranous bone with concurrent overproduction and overdestruction of bone and bone collagen by osteocytes. This process does not allow normal maturation into compact lamellar bone. Two cases of severely affected children are presented which demonstrate that the condition can be diagnosed in early infancy by abnormalities in the long bones.

Peritoneographic demonstration of femoral hernia.

Four cases of congenital hernia demonstrated by positive-contrast peritoneography are reported. Its differentiation from indirect inguinal hernia is described.

Neonatal small left colon syndrome.

Neonatal small left colon syndrome is a functional disease of the lower colon which produces typical signs and symptoms of intestinal obstruction. It is manifest in the first 24-48 hours of life, particularly in infants of diabetic mothers and, if detected early, it can be fully cured by radiographic contrast enemas, not unlike meconium plug syndrome. Intestinal perforation and death may occur, however.

Childhood gastroesophageal reflux. Neurologic and psychiatric syndromes mimicked.

Thirteen infants and children with proved gastroesophageal (GE) reflux had complaints that suggested a CNS disorder. Symptoms began in early infancy in ten cases, but accurate diagnosis and proper treatment were not instituted in three cases until three to five years of age. A CNS basis for their disease was suspected because they exhibited specific signs or because the importance of associated gastrointestinal (GL) and respiratory tract symptoms was not appreciated.