Using Kr and isotopic tracers to characterise old groundwater in the Bangkok metropolitan and vicinity areas.

Krypton-81 was applied to investigate the age of groundwater in the aquifer system in the Bangkok metropolitan and vicinity areas. Stable (H, O and C) and radioactive (H, Kr and C) isotopes and noble gases were applied in parallel. Low levels of C and significant radiogenic He confirm that groundwater in the deep aquifers is older than 30 ka.

Developments of a field gas extraction device and krypton purification system for groundwater radio-krypton dating at the IAEA.

The long-lived radio-krypton isotope Kr (t = 2.29 × 10 yr) is an ideal tracer for old groundwater age dating in the range of 10-10 years which goes beyond the reach of radio-carbon (C) age dating. Analytical breakthrough made over the last two decades in Atom Trap Trace Analysis (ATTA) has enabled the use of this isotope with extremely low abundance (Kr/Kr = 6 × 10) to be used as a practical dating tool for very old groundwater.

Development of the Simulation-Positive Learning Evaluation (SIM-PLE) rubric for use in medical-surgical nursing high fidelity simulations.

Clinical nurse educators in a BSN program developed the SIM-PLE (Simulation-Positive Learning Evaluation) rubric to evaluate student performance in simulation. A pilot study was conducted over two semesters with junior level medical-surgical classes made up of approximately 110-130 students each semester, and the tool was revised and re-evaluated. Inter-rater reliability testing utilized 69 SIM-PLE rubric student evaluations (N = 69).

Virtual Simulation to Increase Self-efficacy Through Deliberate Practice.

Background: To reduce performance anxiety and increase engagement in medical-surgical simulations, virtual simulation (VS) was introduced prior to complex high-fidelity simulation to increase students' self-efficacy.

Problem: A presimulation preparation needed to be expanded for high-fidelity simulation involving emergent clinical situations.

Approach: Combined frameworks of Ericsson's theory of deliberate practice and Bandura's self-efficacy theory were applied.

Emotional Intelligence: A Critical Evaluation of the Literature with Implications for Mental Health Nursing Leadership.

Emotional intelligence (EI) is necessary for the development of interpersonal and professional competence in nurses. We argue that the concept of emotional intelligence has particular relevance for mental health nursing leadership. In this critique, we examine the recent empirical evidence (2010-2014) related to emotional intelligence, in general, and nursing, specifically.

Assessing the relationship between the WNSSP and therapeutic participation in adolescents in low response states following severe traumatic brain injury.

Primary Objective: This study examines the relationship between scores on the Western Neuro Sensory Stimulation Profile (WNSSP) and therapeutic participation as it relates to rehabilitation readiness (RR) in adolescents with low response following severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Research Design: This is a serial observational design using multiple measures of clinical status and participation.

Methods And Procedures: Ten children, mean age 16.

Constraints on neon and argon isotopic fractionation in solar wind.

To evaluate the isotopic composition of the solar nebula from which the planets formed, the relation between isotopes measured in the solar wind and on the Sun's surface needs to be known. The Genesis Discovery mission returned independent samples of three types of solar wind produced by different solar processes that provide a check on possible isotopic variations, or fractionation, between the solar-wind and solar-surface material. At a high level of precision, we observed no significant inter-regime differences in 20Ne/22Ne or 36Ar/38Ar values.

MRI patterns in prolonged low response states following traumatic brain injury in children and adolescents.

Objectives: To explore the relationship between location and pattern of brain injury identified on MRI and prolonged low response state in children post-traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Methods: This observational study compared 15 children who spontaneously recovered within 30 days post-TBI to 17 who remained in a prolonged low response state.

Results: 92.

Dopamine agonist therapy in low-response children following traumatic brain injury.

The objective of this study was to determine whether a dopamine agonist could improve mental status among children in a low-response state following traumatic brain injury. In an 8-week, prospective, double-blind, randomized trial, 10 children and adolescents ages 8 to 21 years (X = 16.7 years) with traumatic brain injury sustained at least 1 month previously and remaining in a low-response state (Rancho Los Amigos Scale level pound 3) received pramipexole or amantadine.