Code Lavender: Roots and Wings.

In this article, two long-time practitioners of Code Lavender (a holistic nurse and board-certified chaplain) describe its history and current state. They analyze what makes it such a successful tool in addressing staff stress and sketch possible future directions. Case studies as well as techniques are discussed.

University of Michigan ends joint effort in China.

Republican lawmakers had criticized decades-old ties with Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Can war-torn Syria rebuild its scientific community?

Syrian researchers around the world begin to plan for the nation's future, including fixing "miserable" universities.

The Intramolecular Self-Assembly of Statistical Copolymers in Aqueous Solution to Form Anisotropic Single-Chain Nanoparticles with Tunable Aspect Ratio.

Natural single-chain nanoparticles (SCNPs) such as proteins have inspired research into the formation and application of synthetic SCNPs. Although the latter can mimic general aspects of the self-assembly behavior of their biological counterparts, these systems remain relatively understudied. In this respect, a systematic series of amphiphilic statistical copolymers (ASC) of different molecular weights, with a hydrophilic comonomer (methacrylic acid) and varying hydrophobic comonomer to encompass methacrylates of different hydrophobicity, are synthesized.

Observational Analysis of Point-of-Care Lactate Plus™ Meter in Preclinical Trauma Models.

Background/objectives: Blood lactate concentration is often used to assess systemic hypoperfusion, tissue hypoxia, and sepsis in trauma patients and serves as a prognostic indicator and marker of response to therapy. Point-of-care (POC) devices provide rapid lactate measurements with a single drop of blood. In this study, lactate values from whole blood, measured with two POC devices, Abbott i-STAT and the Nova Biomedical Lactate (LA) Plus™ meter, are compared.