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Data on 1981-1982 salaries of 240 chief administrative officers in baccalaureate and higher degree programs in nursing that are associated with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing are presented. All salaries were converted to a calendar year basis for analysis, and where there are a sufficient number of deans in a group, data are presented for the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentile salaries. The number of individuals in each group is also shown with the percentile statistics. Information is presented on the following: salaries for nursing deans in schools participating in the 1981-1982 survey; salaries for deans at schools participating in both 1980-1981 and 1981-1982 surveys when the same dean continued in office; salaries of nursing deans by region (North Atlantic, Midwest, South, and West); salaries by institutional control (public, secular private, and religious private); salaries of nursing deans in universities and four-year colleges; deans' salaries in academic medical/health science centers; salaries in autonomous and nonautonomous settings; salaries by programs offered in the school (e.g., bachelor's only, master's only); and salaries of nursing deans by faculty size, type of deans' highest degree, rank, and tenure status. Data also are presented on the length of administrative term of nursing deans, number of deans elected by nursing faculty, kinds of formal review of deans' performance, length of time in current position, and total years of experience as a dean. Appended materials include a questionnaire and a list of participating schools by region and type of institution. (SW)

Data on 1981-82 salaries of full-time nursing faculty employed in baccalaureate and graduate programs who hold membership in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) are presented. Salaries are presented for 256 AACN member schools, which covers 7,547 full-time nurse faculty positions as of fall 1981-1982. Data are presented on both an academic year and a calendar year basis. Information is presented on the average salaries of participating schools in 1980-1981 and 1981-1982 by academic rank and doctoral or nondoctoral preparation. To control for the problem of changes in participation, salary information is presented on a matched group of 220 institutions that participated in both years. In addition to average salaries, percentile ranks (25th, 50th, and 75th) are included. Separate tables are presented to show data by type of school (public, secular private, and religious private); geographic regions (North Atlantic, Midwest, South, and West); schools with similar program type and size; and schools with the same organizational structure and type of parent institution. All tables represent compilations of individual faculty salaries. Identification of salaries by percentiles will enable faculty members to locate (approximately) how their salaries compare with others of comparable background, institution, region, and other criteria. It was found that salaries of professors and associate professors in schools enrolling students in doctoral programs were higher than the other categories. Professors in these schools had a 10 percent increase in salary over 1980-1981 as compared to a 7.5 increase the previous year. A questionnaire and list of participating schools by region and type of institution are appended. (SW)

Current student and program characteristics for American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) member schools for 1979-1980 through 1981-1982 are described. Attention is directed to data on enrollment, graduation, and associated information on baccalaureate and advanced degree programs in nursing. Tables are presented on full-time and part-time enrollment and graduations for 231-263 schools (depending on the year) for master's, doctoral, generic baccalaureate, and registered nurse (RN) baccalaureate programs. These data are also presented separately for 205 schools reporting regularly. Information on variations in baccalaureate enrollment and curricular practices that affect collection and use of data is presented, along with data on the number of schools that include associate degree programs in addition to higher-level degree programs. The educational background of faculty members is also indicated. Among the findings are the following: full-time master's enrollment declined slightly at least since 1979-1980, while part-time student enrollment increased by 21-29 percent; graduations of master's students increased slightly over the most recent 2-year period; full-time doctoral enrollment decreased slightly over the last 3 years, while part-time enrollment more than doubled; full-time generic bachelor's enrollment declined by 4.9 percent over the 3-year period, while part-time enrollment increased by 44 percent for total number of schools and by 16 percent in the 205 schools which reported regularly; graduations of generic bachelor's students declined, except in the case of 1980 graduates of the 205 schools; the total schools reported a nine percent decline in full-time RN enrollment between 1979-1980 and an increase between 1980-1981 and 1982; both comparison groups of schools reported an increase in part-time RN enrollment. (SW)

L’industrialisation des nanoparticules (NPs) soulève d’importantes considérations toxicologiques puisqu’une grande partie de la population se voit exposée aux NPs. Une des NPs prototypes la plus abondamment étudiée est le dioxyde de titane (TiO2). Certaines études ont démontré que des NPs augmentent le recrutement des éosinophiles (Eos) en plus d’exacerber les symptômes de l’asthme chez la souris. Par contre, peu d’études rapportent les effets directs des NPs sur la biologie des Eos. Dans ce mémoire, nous voulons déterminer si certaines NPs peuvent altérer certaines fonctions importantes des Eos humains, comme l’adhésion. Nous avons étudié une dizaine de NPs différentes, dont près de la moitié provoquent une augmentation de l’adhésion des Eos sur un tapis cellulaire, les NPs de TiO2 démontrant la plus grande activité. Les niveaux d’expression des différentes molécules d’adhésion ont été mesurés, et des expériences de type westerns blots, avec des inhibiteurs pharmacologiques, ont mis en évidence les voies d’activations importantes. Nos résultats suggèrent que la NP de TiO2 active les voies signalétiques du p38 et de AkT dans le processus d’adhésion. Enfin, cela permet de mieux comprendre les effets des NPs sur la physiologie des Eos et de voir que les NPs agissent de différente façon sur la biologie des Eos. The industrialisation of nanoparticles (NPs) raises awareness from a toxicological perspective. In fact, a majority of the population is exposed to NPs, hence the importance of this study. One of the most abundant NP that has been studied over the years is the titanium dioxide (TiO2). Studies have shown that NPs increase eosinophils (Eos) recruitment as well as exacerbate asthmatic symptoms in mice. On the other hand, the effect of TiO2 on human Eos have not been investigated yet. In this master's dissertation, NPs have shown to alter important functions among Eos particularly the adhesion. Among ten or so NPs studied, half of them increase the adhesi