Reproductive biology of Limnoria chilensis: another boring peracarid species with extended parental care

Several boring peracarid species engage in extended parental care with parents tolerating small juveniles in their burrows, but only anecdotal observations have been reported from boring isopods of the genus Limnoria. The isopod Limnoria chilensis Menzies is frequently found in holdfasts of the macroalgae Macrocystis pyrifera (L.) C. Agardh and Durvillea antarctica (Chamisso) Hariot. In the present study, holdfasts of D. antarctica that harboured L. chilensis were carefully dissected in order to examine the association pattern of reproductive females and small juveniles. In most infested holdfasts, L. chilensis reached very high densities of 43.7 ± 3.9 (mean ± SE) individuals cm^?2 (range: 0–90 individuals cm^?2). The overall sex ratio (females:males) was close to unity (1.2). Male size varied between 1.5 and 2.6 mm body length (BL) and female size between 1.5 and 3.6mm BL. The percentage of reproductive females was low (19.7% of all females), and only the largest females (>2.6 mm BL) were reproductive. Embryo numbers ranged between six and 19 per female and a significant correlation between female BL and the number of embryos was found. Several females were found with small juveniles (0.8–1.2 mm BL) in the terminal end of their burrows. On several occasions, aggregations of similar-sized juveniles (1.0–1.5 mm BL) in their own burrows were found near a female burrow, indicating that these juveniles initiated their first individual burrows from within the maternal burrows. Some females with small juveniles in the terminal end of their burrows were either accompanied by males or they were ovigerous, indicating that they may have been in the process of producing a second brood. The fact that juveniles build their first burrows in the protection of female burrows suggests that such small juveniles have not yet developed full boring capacity. Extended parental care in this (and other boring) peracarid species represents a mechanism facilitating high juvenile survival rates. Given the highly local recruitment, it is suggested that the reproductive biology of this isopod has strong implications for Its population biology.     

Organization Change in a University Hospital: A Six Year Evaluation Report of the HORIZONS Project

Many health care organizations are currently engaged in changing the design of their health care services delivery system. The issues of cost containment, quality, and access are prominent. This paper reports on the impact of the implementation of a new organization design at one university hospital. The organization change effort (named HORIZONS) was a five year project funded in part by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts. In a changing health care environment, the project was undertaken with three goals in mind: (1) to maintain and enhance quality of patient care; (2) to improve the quality of working life; and (3) to accomplish this in a budget neutral manner. Initiated as a program to strengthen hospital nursing, the project became a patient-focused redesign effort encompassing both clinical and administrative affairs. The core ideas of the project approach included systems thinking, interactive planning and idealized design. This evaluation reports on the project's progress after six years.     

胰岛素泵强化降糖治疗糖尿病患者32例护理体会

目的：探讨护理干预法对使用胰岛素泵的糖尿病患者的降糖效果方面的影响。方法：对32例胰岛素泵使用者给予心理、技术等全方位护理。结果：证实32例患者均在短时间内得到较好的血糖控制，且较少有低血糖出现，生活质量亦得到一定程度的提高。结论：对胰岛素泵保障置使用者给予全方位护理及指导为顺利治疗提供了基础，有助于提高治疗效果。     

论公共图书馆的人文关怀

从硬件设施与软服务两个方面论述了图书馆人文关怀的体现形式,指出图书馆人文关怀的核心内容是图书馆员的专业服务态度与精神.     

两种口腔护理液在神经内科的应用效果和成本效益分析

目的研究不同口腔护理液的选择对神经内科患者预防口腔并发症的临床效果以及成本效益分析,为神经内科患者最适口腔护理液的选择提供临床理论依据。方法选择湖州市某三级医院神经内科住院患者分别进行氯己定与中草药含漱液进行口腔护理干预,观察两组患者的口腔并发症发生情况,并运用计量经济分析法分析患者使用两种口腔护理液后的经济负担以及效益成本进行比较。结果经过两周的口腔护理干预,中草药护理组的并发症预防率为92%,氯己定组为87%(P=0.71),实施中草药口护液可获得1.05的成本效益比。结论中草药口腔护理液对于神内患者在取得良好临床效果,同时还可以减轻患者的经济负担、节约医疗资源,较氯己定口护液获得更好的社会效益。     

穿戴式智能移动健康监护终端的设计与实现

针对传统健康监护设备体积大、功耗高、不适用于移动场合的问题,设计了一种智能移动的穿戴式健康监护终端,可用于心电、血压和血氧饱和度监测.监护终端包括生理信号采集处理板和智能手机平台两部分.采集处理板主要由微控制单元(MCU)及3种采集前端组成,生理信号经过采集和处理后传输至智能手机,主要用于数据显示、存储和终端控制,同时,还可以通过WiFi上传数据至服务器.终端经过模拟器实测,结果满足移动健康监护需求,体积为6 cm×9 cm×1 cm,使用时间可达1 d以上.     

空巢老人之痛疾呼社会化养老服务

生活保障、日常照料、精神慰藉成为当前困扰空巢老人的三大难题,而且越来越清晰地暴露出社会养老服务的严重滞后,凸显经济发展与社会化养老的矛盾。这中间虽有家庭个人的原因,但更重要的是深层的社会原因。在加大养老资金投入、加强养老机构建设的同时,应努力探索家居式养老、智能化养老等现代化的养老模式。     

保健因素在动画企业人力资源管理中的应用

动画企业因其行业和员工的特殊性,因而人力资源管理中更应注意员工的心理感受。本文以双因素理论中保健因素的研究为依据,探讨了保健因素在动画企业人力资源管理中的应用问题,为消除员工不满提出了切实可行的建议。     

高校和谐思想政治教育中应突出人文关怀

分析了高校和谐思想政治教育中应突出人文关怀的必要性,叙述了高校和谐思想政治教育中应突出人文关怀的内涵,提出了高校和谐思想政治教育中突出人文关怀的途径。     

First record of nest site and egg guarding in the caecilian Ichthyophis bannanicus (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae)

In late July 2010, three clutches of eggs of the caecilian amphibian Ichthyophis bannanicus (Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae) were found in the field in the suburbs of Beiliu City, south-east Guangxi Province, South China. This is the first observation of eggs, guarding and characteristics of oviposition sites in the field for this species. Ichthyophis bannanicus is oviparous and there is no post-hatching parental care. The terrestrial oviposition sites were located in underground chambers close to small streams or rice fields. Nest chambers were connected to the surface by two small openings. Clutches contained 24–68 eggs, and were each associated with one or two adult females.