Incorporating silver nanoparticles into electrospun nanofibers of casein/polyvinyl alcohol to develop scaffolds for tissue engineering.

Developing novel antimicrobial wound dressings that have the potential to address the challenges associated with chronic wounds is highly imperative in providing effective infection control and wound healing support. Biocompatible electrospun nanofibers with their high porosity and surface area enabling efficient drug loading and delivery have been investigated in this regard as viable candidates for chronic wound care. Here, we design Casein/Polyvinyl alcohol (CAN/PVA) nanofibers reinforced with silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) by the electrospinning technique to develop diabetic wound healing scaffolds.

(NE,NE)-N,N-Bis(4-hex-yloxy-3-methoxy-benzyl-idene)ethane-1,2-diamine.

The title compound, C(30)H(44)N(2)O(4), was obtained from the dimerization of 4-hexyl-oxyvanillin with ethyl-enediamine in 95% methanol solution. It adopts a trans configuration with respect to the C=N bond and possesses a crystallographically imposed centre of symmetry.

An approach to learning about social work with people with disabilities.

The author shares some practice experience and personal reflection on her introduction to working with people with disabilities. Recognizing that the construct of "disability" is in the eye of the beholder, she shares an outline for one approach to an introductory course in working with people with physical, cognitive and developmental, and psychiatric disabilities. Common themes in practice and service delivery are discussed, as well as the unique role social workers can play in interagency collaboration.

Reactions of black, Hispanic, and white mothers to having a child with handicaps.

Black, Hispanic, and white mothers (N = 60) of young children with disabilities were interviewed to explore their feelings and reactions to their child. Trends reveal that Hispanic mothers reported an attitude of self-sacrifice toward the child and greater spousal denial of the disability more often than did the other mothers. Stages of reaction from strong negative feelings to later periods of adjustment were most often reported by both Hispanic and white subjects.