Board Review Dermatology

Erin Pratt * Type III Hypersensitivity reaction to proteins in antiserum or antibiotics * Si/sx: fever (prior to rash), malaise, arthralgias, GI issues, LAD and urticarial rash * Characteristic serpiginous erythematous and purpuric eruptions on hands and feet at junction of plantar...

Martin Luther King Day

This holiday is celebrated on the third Monday of January. It became a holiday on January 20 1986. Ronald Reagan declared Martin Luther King Day on Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. Picture from http://www.thekingcenter.com/rca.html This holiday is celebrated by the closing of all schools,...

Food And Nutrition Board/Institute Of Medicine Scoring Pattern

It represents mg of an essential amino acid that must be present per g of dietary protein to meet the recommended daily allowance for the essential amino acid when total protein intake is equal to the recommended daily allowance. Lysine intake of vegetarians * 50 kg adult RDA for...

Software Development Tools 3 – More on Automated Testing and Continuous Integration

* Testing software continuously validates that o the software works and o meets the customer’s requirements * Automating the tests ensures that – testing will in fact be continuous * Without testing, a team is just guessing that its software meets those requirements. Tests and...

Executive Air Travel Policy

Limits the number of senior managers traveling together on University business in the same aircraft. Consult the policy before making travel arrangements for University executives. When travel is funded by a sponsored project… * The traveler must submit a travel report to the...

The Oregon Territory included all land north of California, south of the parallel 54’ 40’’, east of the Pacific and west of the Rocky Mountain

* Hall Jackson Kelly was one of the early East Coast supporters of the Oregon Territory (read pages 91-92) * Why do you think there was a concern for the flattening of babies foreheads now? Do we need to civilize these people before the settlers come? Is this any different then...

Abraham Lincoln Lessons On Leadership

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape our history. 1831: His first business failed. 1832: He lost his job after losing the election for state legislator. 1832: He was denied admission to law school. 1833: He borrowed money to start a business and went bankrupt in a year. 1834: He was elected...

Introduction to Petroleum Geology

Start of waterflooding (improved recovery) 1924: First electrical well logging (formation evaluation) 1930s: Offshore drilling (access to prospective areas) 1960s: Digital computers (data manipulation) 1970s: Directional drilling 1980s: 3D seismic (enhanced imaging) Oklahoma Industry Milestones Nellie...

Vaisesika, Samkhya and Yoga

Vaisesika as an atomic theory * This is an early attempt at the scientific method. * The word “science” can be traced back to two Latin words, “scire”, meaning “to know” and “scindere”, meaning “to cut, to dissect, to analyze, to take apart.” * By contrast,...

Broadband Opportunities, Risks and Recommendations for Small and Disadvantaged Businesses

Assure the necessary access to capital, influencers, and resources * Small, women-owned, and disadvantaged businesses are ready to be part of the development of our country’s broadband infrastructure and resulting business opportunities. * The issue is not desire to be part of the...