Effects of an Experimental Water-level Drawdown on Methane Emissions from a Eutrophic Reservoir.

Reservoirs are a globally significant source of methane (CH) to the atmosphere. However, emission rate estimates may be biased low due to inadequate monitoring during brief periods of elevated emission rates (that is, hot moments). Here we investigate CH bubbling (that is, ebullition) during periods of falling water levels in a eutrophic reservoir in the Midwestern USA.

Reservoir Water-Level Drawdowns Accelerate and Amplify Methane Emission.

Water-level fluctuations due to reservoir management could substantially affect the timing and magnitude of reservoir methane (CH) fluxes to the atmosphere. However, effects of such fluctuations on CH emissions have received limited attention. Here we examine CH emission dynamics in six Pacific Northwest U.

Interagency collaboration: head start and a school of nursing.

Agency collaboration is gaining importance for schools of nursing as changes in health care systems focus on the community as a principal environment for health care delivery. Nursing faculty seeking settings in the community to prepare future nurses find Head Start especially interesting as a model of comprehensive care for low-income families. The skill required to develop successful collaboration between community agencies and schools of nursing is often underestimated.

An international nursing course. The health system, England.

As nurse educators look to the curricula of the 21st century, there is growing interest in developing for students a global understanding of health care as practiced in other countries. At Loyola University, Chicago, an elective course provides an opportunity for students to study in England, a country whose system of health care differs significantly from that of the United States. This course is available to both graduate and undergraduate nursing students, including registered nurses who are studying in a degree-completion program.