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Surveyed graduate programs (N=69) in college student development to determine the extent to which core curricular offerings address the developmental needs of women college students. Also examined the experiences of women higher education administrators. Results suggest the need to update curricular offerings and to expand research in these areas. (Author/RJM)

The 150th anniversary of Johan Hjort's birth was celebrated by a symposium held in Bergen on 12–14 June 2019 to take a broad perspective on the origins of, and developments in, fisheries science and thereby examine current issues in fisheries science from different perspectives. To establish this type of non-traditional forum, historians of marine science and marine researchers from around the world met to explore potential new directions. The many transdisciplinary panel discussions, especially on subjects such as "the making of fisheries scientists", revealed the pervading influence of family, educators, role models, and social circumstances. The 11 articles included in this symposium issue present a series of advancements in modern fisheries science, highlighting the contributions of Hjort and his contemporaries, Fyodor Baranov and Harald Dannevig. As expected, the effects of changing ocean climate were a dominant theme, which connected this symposium, and complemented, the 2014 symposium in honour of Johan Hjort's influential treatise released in 1914. Although no ground-breaking paradigms were presented, several new research directions were proposed in a creative atmosphere generated by participants. The social context of science had a key influence in Hjort's day and continues to do so today and into the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on the psychosocial evolution of women in surgery, along with crude tools and operative techniques used in the surgery. It discusses the efforts for advancing the presence of women in the operating arena. It mentions the role of women in early medical practice varied by the culture towards women.

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In patients with multiple co-morbidities, identifying the culprit etiology of cardiac arrest can be challenging. We present a patient who suffered cardiac arrest and was found to have Aortic dissection (AD), pulmonary embolism, extensive thrombosis, and shock, complicating the treatment plan. A 63-year-old man collapsed at work and was found to be pulseless with ventricular fibrillation rhythm, with down time over 30 minutes. He had ischemic cardiomyopathy with 3 vessel disease and chronic total occlusion of left circumflex artery (figure 1). His post-arrest blood pressure was 199/100, heart rate 125 in atrial fibrillation, and he required mechanical ventilation. A computed tomography (CT) of the chest showed DeBakey type IIIB AD from the origin of the left subclavian to the abdominal aorta distal to the renal arteries. Intravenous esmolol and amiodarone were started but the patient developed hypotension requiring vasopressors. Transesophageal echocardiogram demonstrated depressed ejection fraction of 10% and a mobile thrombus in the right atrium extending from the inferior vena cava (IVC). The patient was deemed a poor surgical candidate. Given the IVC thrombus, a CT angiography of the chest was obtained, showing bilateral pulmonary emboli. Decision was made to start therapeutic anticoagulation despite AD. A magnetic resonance imaging of his brain showed bilateral acute infarcts complicating the decision to pursue cardiac catheterization and possible triple antithrombotic therapy. A trial of guideline directed medical therapy with carvedilol was initiated however the patient developed pulmonary edema and shock with predominant suspicion of being cardiogenic. There was poor improvement with inotropes and vasopressors. After multidisciplinary team discussion, mechanical circulatory support (MCS), including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, was deemed futile due to prolonged down time, and challenging cannulation with extensive AD. The patient's family elected to withdraw care and the patient expired 10 days post-arrest. Use of MCS can be problematic with extensive AD due to challenges with cannulation. Further, there is paucity of evidence on anticoagulation in AD given risk of propagation of the dissection plane, albeit in our patient it was necessary. Multidisciplinary team approach can prioritize such interventions (figure 2). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

KAREN ZEY @zippyzey At sixty, I joined Twitter as an emergent writer. My early efforts were couched in humor, but my #cnftweets soon shifted to more nuanced observations of both self and others - an ongoing effort to seek understanding and contentment at this stage of life. The Tiny Truths micro-essay seemed a good fit for my twinges of aging angst. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents a study that determines the effect of the bacteria Lactobacillus acidophilus on necrotizing fasciitis (NF) in diabetic patient. It highlights the case of a 59-year-old female with a medical history of diabetes mellitus type II, presented with abdominal pain along with other complaints. It offers explanation of the effects of Lactobacillus acidophilus and suggests that patients with NF should be treated aggressively to avoid mortality.

BACKGROUND: Fibroadenomas are benign breast tumors; however, more aggressive lesions may mimic or arise within fibroadenomas. We sought to define criteria identifying patients who should undergo surgical excision. METHODS: Patients with a preoperative diagnosis of fibroadenoma, who underwent surgical excision between 2002 and 2011, were retrospectively reviewed. Patients with final pathologic diagnosis of fibroadenoma were compared with those with non-fibroadenoma pathology. RESULTS: Of the 723 patients, 681 (94%) had fibroadenomas on final pathology. The incidence of non-fibroadenoma pathology was 6% (42 patients) and included benign phylloides (23), malignant phylloides (2), atypical ductal hyperplasia (1), intraductal papilloma (5), and other benign pathology (11). No cases of adenocarcinoma were identified. Non-fibroadenoma pathology was associated with age >35, immobile or poorly circumscribed mass, size >2.5 cm, and biopsy not definitive for fibroadenoma. CONCLUSION: Patients with age >35 years, immobile or poorly circumscribed mass, size >2.5 cm, or biopsy not definitive for fibroadenoma should undergo surgical excision. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

More than 50 years ago, two investigators described a rare case of multiple esophageal diverticula, which they named esophageal intramural pseudodiverticulosis (EIPD). To this day, the pathogenesis of this condition remains obscure. Several coexisting conditions, such as strictures, esophageal dysmotility, or infection, require medical treatment. We present two typical cases of EIPD and one case of a rare single esophageal intramural diverticulum. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Employee benefit plans can be an important part of an organization's employment deal and can help differentiate one employer from another. This article defines employee benefits as an extensive offering of programs that is broader than the conventional definition. Not only does it include traditional benefits; it also includes pension and savings, time off work, wellness and flexible work arrangements. The article reviews one company's experience as its employee benefit program has evolved from one of fixed and defined benefits to one that provides greater choice, flexibility and control to better support the organizational and human resource strategy and to better meet the needs of its diverse workforce. Several lessons have been learned by this company and are shared in this article. Although the company has focused on continual improvement of its employment deal over the past several years, it cannot halt the progress it has made thus far. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Fourteen of 20 plant species surveyed produced root cap exudates that induced a state of reversible quiescence in Meloidogyne incognita and Caenorhabditis elegans. Exudate from six species failed to induce quiescence in either nematode species. Root cap exudates from pea were found to trigger quiescence in populations of plant-parasitic, animal-parasitic, insect-pathogenic, and free-living nematode species. One animal parasite was resistant. Caenorhabditis elegans strains with defects in known metabolic pathways also were screened to explore the potential for using this model system to examine the genetic basis for exudates-induced quiescence (EIQ). All 62 lines tested exhibited wild type sensitivity to root cap exudates and preliminary efforts to obtain viable EIQ-resistant strains by ethyl methanesulphonate (EMS) mutagenesis were unsuccessful. After recovery from EIQ, penetration of alfalfa roots by second-stage juveniles of M. incognita more than doubled within 24 h, compared with controls, and the number of nematodes per root remained high for a week but long-term development and maturation was similar to that of untreated control inoculum. In cucumber, penetration after recovery from EIQ increased by several fold but returned to control levels within 4 days post-inoculation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Four models of leisure constraint negotiation (independence, buffer, mitigation, reduction) based on competing views of how constraint, negotiation, and motivation are interconnected and influence participation were tested using regression and structural equation modeling procedures. Full-time employees (N = 186, X[sub age] = 36.7 years, 64.5 percent females) of four companies with similar work site recreation services completed a survey measuring participation in work site physical recreation activities, constraint on participation, negotiation resources, and motivation to participate. Strong support was found for the constraint - effects - mitigation model. Though constraints decreased the level of participation, they also triggered greater use of negotiation resources, which counteracted their negative effects. Stronger health and enjoyment motives also resulted in employees increasing negotiation efforts. The results support several of the constraint negotiation propositions developed by Jackson, Crawford, and Godbey (1993) and a theoretical model that clarifies the role of motivation and distinguishes between the negotiatory and facilitatory functions of negotiation resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the study of a cow-side test for ketosis regarding the effect of storage temperature. It notes that the objective of the test is to evaluate the effect of storage temperature for ketosis of a milk test. It mentions that a milk was put in a storage in which the temperature is about 21 degree Celsius for 18 weeks in which there is just a slight effect for classification and diagnosis of subclinical ketosis.