BioGUID: resolving, discovering, and minting identifiers for biodiversity informatics

Background: Linking together the data of interest to biodiversity researchers (including specimen records, images, taxonomic names, and DNA sequences) requires services that can mint, resolve, and discover globally unique identifiers (including, but not limited to, DOIs, HTTP URIs, and LSIDs). Results: BioGUID implements a range of services, the core ones being an OpenURL resolver for bibliographic resources, and a LSID resolver. The LSID resolver supports Linked Data-friendly resolution using HTTP 303 redirects and content negotiation. Additional services include journal ISSN look-up, author name matching, and a tool to monitor the status of biodiversity data providers. Conclusion: BioGUID is available at http://bioguid.info/. Source code is available from http://code.google.com/p/bioguid/

Obstetrical aspects in congenital ichtyosis

We present a case of congenital ichthyosis because obstetrical literature is scarce and most obstetricians could need a reminder and update. Congenital ichthyosis (CI) comprises a variety of skin disorders characterised by abnormal keratinization of the epidermis, which are mostly transmitted in an autosomal recessive manner. This condition is rare (seven per million people) with various clinical neonatal expressions and diversified prognosis, from self-healing to lethal. Even less severe phenotypes have significant associated morbidity and mortality. CI babies are often born prematurely and are at highest risk for complications during the postnatal period .CI, while fairly rare, is a condition well described in the literature, mainly from the neonatal point of view. We describe a case in which congenital ichthyosis was diagnosed after birth, and summarise the present literature with particular attention on obstetric implications as the prenatal diagnosis, genetic and ultrasound testing, perinatal complications and care for future pregnancies

An Initiative to Educate and Support Young Adults Diagnosed with Hypertension

An Initiative to Educate and Support Young Adults Diagnosed with Hypertension Page Tomlinson, BS, RN, DNPc Background: Hypertension is a common diagnosis in the US with significant long-term effects. While guidelines for optimal hypertension management exist, young adults lag behind older adults in treatment and control3. The young adult is arguably more capable of lifestyle changes, primarily due to fewer physical limitations than older adults. Promotion of disease self-management is the most effective way to engage young adults in seeking control over their blood pressure1,2. Lifestyle modification as a young adult decreases costs of care and risk for cardiovascular events, while lack of guidance and support at this stage of life may increase risk for cardiac events over their lifetime. This project examined disease self-management in young adults aged 18-39 years at a local primary care office. Methods. Patients aged 18-39 years with diagnosis of hypertension were identified. A questionnaire on self-efficacy in hypertension management was sent and preference for lifestyle modification counseling (LMC) was assessed. Follow up calls placed. Semi-structured interviews conducted. Provider survey conducted. Results: Three patients discussed their experience of being diagnosed with hypertension in semi-structured interviews. Fourteen patients were not interested in participating. Provider survey (n=7) response 100%. Patient information handout created. Conclusions. While the literature demonstrates the positive effect of LMC on outcomes in hypertensive young adults, efforts to engage this population proved challenging. Young adults desire consistent guidance and support with lifestyle modification yet are unwilling to engage in lifestyle modification when they are asymptomatic and do not have rapport with the offering provider. Key Words: hypertension, young adult, support, lifestyle modification Word count [246] References: Johnson, H., Olson, A., Lamantia, J., Kind, A., Pandhi, N., Mendonça, E., Craven, M., & Smith, M. (2015). Documented lifestyle education among young adults with incident hypertension. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 30(5), 556-64. Trento, M., & Porta, M. (2012). Structured and Persistently Reinforced Patient Education Can Work. BMJ: British Medical Journal 345, e5100. Zhang, Y. E., & Moran, A. (2017). Trends in the Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension Among Young Adults in the United States, 1999 to 2014. Hypertension, 70(4), 736-742

Establishing a Relationship with Distant Learners: Can it be done? 

Disponible en français dans EDUQ.info sous le titre "Établir une relation pédagogique à distance... Est-ce possible?"In a distance-learning context, where, by definition, teaching and learning are isolated, what kinds of teacher-student relationships exist? What impact can such relationships have on education? The author explores the particular features of the educational relationship in an asynchronous distance-learning context, examining the former from a theoretical perspective and describing how it is manifested. Lastly, she discusses the implicit causal link that frequently exists between the teacher-student relationship and academic success

Towards a biodiversity knowledge graph

One way to think about "core" biodiversity data is as a network of connected entities, such as taxa, taxonomic names, publications, people, species, sequences, images, and collections that form the "biodiversity knowledge graph". Many questions in biodiversity informatics can be framed as paths in this graph. This article explores this futher, and sketches a set of services and tools we would need in order to construct the graph

The Lord Gives Grace to the Humble:עֲנִי in the Narratives of Genesis

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