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B Nichols

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The nucleotide sequence preceding and including the beginning of the ilvE gene of the ilvGEDA operon of Escherichia coli K12.

The DNA sequence of the 570 base pairs that precedes and includes the beginning of the ilvE gene shows no evidence of a leader-attenuator region. Instead, the sequence shows that the ilvE gene is preceded by another structural gene, presumably the normally cryptic ilvG gene. In vitro transcription of the two plasmids (pLC26-3 and pRL5) containing the regulatory region of the ilvEDA operon results in the formation of two "leader" RNAs. These results are consistent with the suggestion that the ilvEDA operon is regulated by an attenuator mechanism and that the attenuator region lies before the ilvG gene.

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Stimulation of peroxidase by chlamydial infection: cytochemistry of guinea pig conjunctival epithelium.

Guinea pig inclusion conjunctivitis, a naturally occurring chlamydial disease of guinea pigs, resolves spontaneously after 3 to 4 weeks. The factors responsible for curbing the infection have not yet been specifically defined. Since Iwata (Invest. Ophthalmol. 15:297-301, 1976) reported cytochemical activity for peroxidase in the conjunctival epithelium of the normal rat, we undertook these studies to determine whether a similar activity exists in the guinea pig, and if so, whether it functions in the elimination of this Chlamydia psittaci infection. Tarsal conjunctivas of 14 normal guinea pigs, 34 infected ones, and 7 control guinea pigs (inoculated with yolk sac only) were excised and tested for peroxidase by the Graham and Karnovsky method (J. Histochem. Cytochem. 14:291-302, 1966). We found that peroxidase activity, virtually absent in normal animals, was intensely stimulated by the infection. This enzymatic activity appeared 2 days after inoculation of the conjunctiva with chlamydia and persisted for 6 to 7 weeks. The enzyme was localized in the rough endoplasmic reticulum and perinuclear cisternae of all layers of the conjunctival epithelium from the external surface to the basal lamina, including cells with no apparent inclusions as well as those heavily parasitized. Reaction in the Golgi complex was variable. No reaction, however, was ever evident in the chlamydial vacuoles or lysosomes, and the organisms continued to grow and multiply during peak enzymatic activity. We therefore concluded that the stimulated enzyme is apparently not directly responsible for the waning of the infection, but instead reflects an alteration of host metabolism that occurs as a consequence of the infection.

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Issues in nursing.

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A comparison of teaching strategies for integrating information technology into clinical nursing education.

As health care becomes more information-intensive and diverse, there is a need to integrate information technology (IT) into clinical education. Little is known, however, about how to design instructional strategies for integrating information technology into clinical nursing education. This article outlines the instructional strategies used by faculty in five nursing programs who taught students to use a point-of-care information technology system. The article also reports students' computer acceptance and summarizes IT clinical teaching recommendations.

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Dealing with conflict.

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Conflict, Psychological↗