OBJECTIVES/SPECIFIC AIMS: To identify the most frequently reported barriers/constraints and resources by junior faculty in achieving their goals at a large medical school in the Western United States.METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: We reviewed 222 individual development plans (IDPs) from 26 departments in an academic medical center for content regarding
Abstract Optical coherence tomography (OCT), an interferometric imaging technique, provides non-invasive, high-speed, high-sensitive volumetric biological imaging in vivo.However, systemic features inherent in the basic operating principle of OCT limit its imaging performance such as spatial resolution and signal-to-noise ratio.Here, we propose a d
This article presents an interdisciplinary conception of genre proposed by the Russian philologist from Balashov, Professor Vladimir Serafimovich Vakhrushev.The feasibility of this task can be mainly seen in two aspects.First of all, Vakhrushev conceives genre as an ideal model generating versatile phenomena not only of discursive, but also of soci
Silicone sealants have a long history of successful use in high performance windows and curtainwalls, such as structural glazing (bonding) systems which can contribute to bomb blast mitigating window designs.Previous experimental work illustrated the increase in strength and elongation for silicone sealants at the typically higher strain rates of b
Wild dog Lycaon pictus and lion Panthera leo populations in the Kruger National Park appeared to undergo an increase during a drought period in the early 1990s.Newly established packs, high adult survival and pup productivity contributed to an increase in the wild dog population and super speciosa sale evidence for high predation success during the