It all started with 7th grade reading WASL Eyebrow Pencil (Washington Assessment of Student Learning, used to meet state and federal testing requirements) scores.We had just finished the annual staff meeting of humiliation in which yet another year of the results of our non-progress on the annual state assessments in reading, writing and math had b
Methodologies for Identifying Food System Research Priorities: Dispatch from Alaska
Alaska faces unique challenges to sustainable food systems and food security, including extreme climate conditions and geographical remoteness, and yet the state is similar Cleaning Equipment to the "Lower 48" states with respect to many indicators that can be used to characterize the health of our food systems.Due to common concerns over such indi
Prospective Evaluation of Procalcitonin, Soluble Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells-1 and C-Reactive Protein in Febrile Patients with Autoimmune Diseases.
BACKGROUND:Both procalcitonin (PCT) and soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (sTREM-1) have been investigated separately as indicators of infection in patients with autoimmune diseases.Our study simultaneously evaluated both PCT and sTREM-1 along with C-reactive protein (CRP) in febrile patients with autoimmune diseases.METHODS:
Problems in Threatened Species Conservation: Differences in National Red Lists Assessments with Global Standards
The solution of transnational environmental problems in the field of the protection of threatened species and conservation biology directly depends on the level of international communication, which can significantly decrease due to differences in Red Lists and Red Data Books of different levels.In order to identify the similarities and differences