Publications by authors named "D W Blair"

Background: The movement toward competency-based education (CBE), endorsed by AACN, has highlighted the need for nursing programs to engage in curriculum revisions. Best practice Writing Across the Curriculum instructional strategies may play a key role in revising courses to meet CBE criteria.

Problem: Faculty may not feel prepared to modify or develop courses to meet the CBE standards detailed in the AACN 2021 Essentials and may not recognize how Writing Across the Curriculum strategies can be utilized to meet CBE requirements.

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The automated synthesis of small organic molecules from modular building blocks has the potential to transform our capacity to create medicines and materials. Disruptive acceleration of this molecule-building strategy broadly unlocks its functional potential and requires the integration of many new assembly chemistries. Although recent advances in high-throughput chemistry can speed up the development of appropriate synthetic methods, for example, in selecting appropriate chemical reaction conditions from the vast range of potential options, equivalent high-throughput analytical methods are needed.

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Article Synopsis
  • This study focuses on deer louse flies (Lipoptena spp.), which are blood-sucking parasites that affect deer and can also bite humans.
  • Researchers collected 60 louse flies from 17 deer at Khon Kaen Zoo in Thailand and identified one type, Lipoptena axis, using both physical characteristics and genetic analysis.
  • The findings mark the first recorded instance of L. axis in Thailand and include an updated guide to help identify different species of Lipoptena within the cervi group.
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We describe a case of uterine rupture in the presence of abnormally invasive placentation, with fetal survival despite a long rupture-to-delivery interval (19.5 hours). The patient had previously had an intrapartum stillbirth delivered via caesarean section with an atypical uterine incision at 34 weeks' gestation.

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Mental processes responsible for goal-oriented behavior - executive functioning (EF) - include working memory, flexible thinking, and cognitive control. A reliable and valid assessment of EF can inform appropriate interventions and decisions to drive. We investigated the feasibility and validity of a short, iPad-administered EF screening tool in a non-clinical sample: the Coffs Harbour Executive Functioning Screen (CHEFS).

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