Defluorination of Organofluorine Compounds Using Dehalogenase Enzymes from (D4B).

Organofluorine compounds have been widely used as pharmaceuticals, agricultural pesticides, and water-resistant coatings for decades; however, these compounds are recognized as environmental pollutants. The capability of microorganisms and enzymes to defluorinate organofluorine compounds is both rare and highly desirable to facilitate environmental remediation efforts. Recently, a strain of (D4B) was identified with potential biodegradation activity toward perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other organofluorine compounds.

Pseudodiagnosticity and preference hierarchy in a search-only inference paradigm.

Bayes' Theorem provides a rationality-standard for information search when there are two mutually exclusive hypotheses and one or more statistical cues pertaining to the likelihoods of the hypotheses. Prior research shows that when people already have a cue pertaining to a hypothesis and are asked to seek additional information to help decide which hypothesis is correct, they tend to exhibit a specific form of pseudodiagnosticity: Rather than seek information that would assess the same cue relative to an alternative hypothesis, they tend to seek information about how a second cue would pertain to the first hypothesis. For example, if people are told that 70% of genuine paintings are landscapes, they then seek to know the percentage of genuine paintings that are watercolor rather than the percentage of fake paintings that are landscapes.

Posttraumatic Growth in Women Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Abuse.

The purpose of the current qualitative descriptive study was to describe the experiences of women who have endured intimate partner abuse using the theoretical framework of posttraumatic growth (PTG). Women ( = 14) who reported emotional and/or physical abuse by their male partners were interviewed. Five themes were identified: ; ; ; ; and .

Women's Experiences of a Close Brush With Death and Posttraumatic Growth.

Objective: To describe the experiences of women who have had a close brush with death and the elements of posttraumatic growth as a result of their experiences.

Design: Using a theoretical framework of posttraumatic growth, we conducted a qualitative descriptive study with interviews of women who have had a close brush with death.

Setting: Women were interviewed in the environment of their choosing: in their home, at a coffee shop, or over the telephone.

Engineering and characterization of dehalogenase enzymes from in bioremediation of perfluorinated compounds.

Per- and Polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) are a broad class of synthetic compounds that have fluorine substituted for hydrogen in several or all locations and are globally categorized as PFCs (perfluorochemicals; commonly called fluorinated chemicals). These compounds have unique chemical and physical properties that enable their use in non-stick surfaces, fire-fighting efforts, and as slick coatings. However, recent concerns over the health effects of such compounds, specifically perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOA, PFOS; PFOA/S), have led to increased attention and research by the global community into degradation methods.

Posttraumatic growth in women who have experienced the loss of their spouse or partner.

Background: The loss of a spouse or long-term partner has a significant impact on a woman's well-being; psychological, physical, social, spiritual, and economic. Women dealing with loss are faced with numerous stressors which place them at risk for a variety of health challenges.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to describe the experiences of women who have lost their spouse or partner to death using the theoretical framework of posttraumatic growth (PTG) developed by Tedeschi and Calhoun.

Posttraumatic Growth in Women who have Experienced Loss of a Child.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe and explore the experiences of women who have lost a child and the degree of posttraumatic growth revealed by the experiences.

Study Design And Method: A qualitative descriptive study was conducted with interviews of mothers and grandmothers of children who died using the posttraumatic growth framework.

Findings: Participants included 11 mothers and 2 grandmothers.

A Positive Side of Deployment: Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth in U.S. Military Nurses Who Served in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars.

Purpose: To describe vicarious posttraumatic growth in U.S. military nurses who served in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

Trusting My Instincts to Protect Mothers.

A nurse-midwife describes how she had to trust her instincts when she suspected a woman was in danger.

The Psychosocial and Spiritual Experiences of Patients with Advanced Incurable Illness in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study.

Context: The psychosocial and spiritual needs of individuals with life-limiting conditions in low- or middle-income countries have not been well described. Understanding these needs is important to providing holistic palliative care.

Aim: This study aims to better understand the psychosocial and spiritual needs and supports of patients with advanced, incurable illness in Bangladesh.

Experiences from the first 10 years of a perinatal palliative care program: A retrospective chart review.

Background: Perinatal palliative care is a relatively new component of paediatric palliative care which supports families who are expecting the birth of a child with a life-limiting condition. This study seeks to understand the characteristics of the infants and families referred for perinatal palliative care and the context for referrals in terms of diagnoses, referral characteristics, interventions, and outcomes.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of infants with prenatally diagnosed life-limiting conditions that were referred for perinatal palliative care.

The Experience of Nurse-Midwives in Teaching Roles.

Background: The nursing faculty shortage has generated the interest of some nurse-midwives to teach in baccalaureate nursing programs. These seasoned practitioners bring a wealth of knowledge and clinical expertise to classrooms and clinical settings. The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the experiences of nurse-midwives who teach in baccalaureate nursing programs.

Qualitative Analysis of the American College of Nurse-Midwives Student Reports, 2005 to 2014.

Introduction: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is changing the health care landscape in the United States. It is now more important than ever to understand the needs of students who are preparing for roles as health care providers. The purpose of this study was to describe and analyze the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) Student Reports from 2005 through 2014 to acquire a better understanding of student needs in light of the historic change in health care reform.

After the parade: military nurses' reintegration experiences from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

The purpose of the current study was to describe reintegration experiences of U.S. military nurses returning from deployments in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

The lived experience of nurse-parents deployed to war.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe the lived experience of military nurse-parents separated from their children during deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan, 2003-2010.

Design And Methods: A qualitative study using a phenomenological approach. Semistructured in-depth interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 20 military nurse-parents deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan.

Women's health and hygiene experiences during deployment to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, 2003 through 2010.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to describe women's health and hygiene experiences during their deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan during the war years, 2003 through 2010.

Methods: A phenomenological method described the essential structures embedded in the women's health and hygiene experiences. Colaizzi's method of data analysis was used to guide the discovery of themes.

Midwifery care: reflections of midwifery clients.

The purpose of this study was to describe the lived experience of midwifery clients throughout the life span. A qualitative study using a phenomenological approach was employed. In-depth interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 12 midwifery clients.

Therapeutic alliance: a concept for the childbearing season.

This analysis was conducted to describe the concept of therapeutic alliance and its appropriateness for health-care provider-client interactions during the childbearing season. The concept has been defined in other disciplines. A universal definition suggested a merging of efforts directed toward health.

Experiences of U.S. military nurses in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, 2003-2009.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe the lived experience of U.S. military nurses who served in Iraq or Afghanistan during the war years 2003 to 2009, and life after returning from war.

Voices of midwives: a tapestry of challenges and blessings.

Purpose: To describe the lived experience of nurse-midwives.

Design And Methods: A qualitative study using a phenomenological approach. Semistructured in-depth interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 10 seasoned nurse-midwives.

Technology and home care: implementing systems to enhance aging in place.

The national healthcare agenda to improve efficiencies, reduce costs, provide high quality evidence and performance based care while simultaneously meeting stricter legal and regulatory requirements, has forced home care and hospice staff to change the way they work. These pressures require a reliance on new technologies to meet these goals. Through the agency-wide introduction and implementation of a variety of technological systems; electronic medical record/ point of care devises, telehealth, telephony and e-learning the Norwell VNA and Hospice has been able to improve efficiencies for employees allowing the focus of services to remain solely on patients and patient care.

Hospice-organizational perspectives.

Hospice care has ancient origins, but its modern history has included a resurgence since the 1960s. Coverage of hospice care by Medicare and other insurers has helped it develop into an important part of today's health care system. Nevertheless, substantial barriers to its ideal use remain.

Caregiver burden: three voices-three realities.

Just as the voices of people with Alzheimer's disease are driving changes, the voices of caregivers can also facilitate change, which is vital now and for the future. Caregivers play an important role in the educational process.

Probabilistically Valid Inference of Covariation From a Single x,y Observation When Univariate Characteristics Are Known.

Participants were asked to draw inferences about correlation from single x,y observations. In Experiment 1 statistically sophisticated participants were given the univariate characteristics of distributions of x and y and asked to infer whether a single x, y observation came from a correlated or an uncorrelated population. In Experiment 2, students with a variety of statistical backgrounds assigned posterior probabilities to five possible populations based on single x, y observations, again given knowledge of the univariate statistics.

Probation and recidivism: remediation among disciplined nurses in six states.

Objective: The researchers sought to determine what factors might affect the outcomes of remediation, including the likelihood of recidivism, among nurses who had been the subject of disciplinary action and had been put on probation by a state board of nursing.

Methods: Boards of nursing in six states, Arizona, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, and North Carolina, chose to participate in this exploratory study. A 29-item questionnaire was used to investigate the records of 207 RNs, LPNs, and advanced practice RNs (APRNs) who were disciplined and put on probation by a state nursing board in 2001, as well as to collect data on their employment settings, the boards' actions, and remediation outcomes (the presence or absence of recidivism); 491 nurses who had not been disciplined served as controls.