The shifting educational landscape: science teachers' practice during the COVID-19 pandemic through an activity theory lens.

In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic closed all educational institutions. Teachers were called upon to respond quickly to the needs of K-12 students. They had to learn how to navigate online learning systems while simultaneously delivering engaging inquiry-based activities in high-stakes school science courses.

From the Luttrell Psalter to the Lobster Boy: Split hand and foot awaken many facets of human nature.

A marginal illustration of a non-ambulatory child in the 14th Century Luttrell Psalter is the earliest currently identifiable image of an individual with Split Hand Split Foot with Long Bone Deficiency (SHFLD). Changes in portrayal of SHFLD over the centuries reflect changes in social perception of disabilities from pious sympathy to scientific curiosity and unfortunately also morbid fascination. Hopefully understanding of the past attitudes toward split hand and foot as reflected in art can help in moving toward acceptance of individuals with this highly visible malformation.

Delivering primary healthcare in conflict-affected settings: A review of the literature.

Objective: Conflict is often destructive to existing services and exacerbates population health inequities and the vulner-abilities of existing healthcare. We undertook a scoping review of the literature concerning delivery of primary healthcare (PHC) in post-conflict settings.

Design: We undertook a scoping review of the peer-reviewed and gray literature to identify articles related to the development and delivery of PHC in post-conflict settings.

Qualitative study of the role of men in maternal health in resource-limited communities in western Kenya.

Objective: To better understand the beliefs of men and women in western Kenya regarding the appropriate role of men in maternal health and to identify barriers to greater involvement.

Methods: Between June 1 and July 31, 2014, a cross-sectional qualitative study enrolled lay men, lay women, and community health workers from Kisumu and Nyamira counties in western Kenya. Semi-structured focus group discussions were conducted and qualitative approaches were utilized to analyze the transcripts and identify common themes.

Growth hormone and prolactin response to apomorphine in bipolar and unipolar depression.

Background: It has been suggested that patients with bipolar disorder may have an increased sensitivity to dopaminergic (DA) compounds. This was investigated by measuring growth hormone (GH) or prolactin (PRL) response to apomorphine (APO), a dopamine receptor agonist, in patients with bipolar depression, unipolar depression and control subjects.

Methods: Fourteen patients in an episode of bipolar depression (BP), 15 in an episode of unipolar depression (UP) and 19 age- and gender-matched control subjects (C) participated.

Deep white matter hyperintensities in patients with bipolar depression, unipolar depression and age-matched control subjects.

Objective: Hyperintensities in the white matter of the brain (DWH) and in the periventricular area (PVH) seen on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have been reported to be more frequent in patients with bipolar disorder (BP) than in normal subjects. To examine this further we compared MRI of patients with BP with age-matched patients with major depressive disorder (unipolar depression, UP) and healthy control subjects.

Methods: T2 weighted axial and coronal brain MRI scans were obtained from 13 patients in the depressive phase of BP, 11 with current UP and 19 age-matched control subjects.