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2. Sensitivity of canine hematological cancers to BH3 mimetics
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Selvi Jegatheeson, Claire Cannon, Caroline Mansfield, Joanne Devlin, and Andrew Roberts
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apoptosis ,BCL2 ,lymphoma ,small molecule inhibitor ,Veterinary medicine ,SF600-1100 - Abstract
Abstract Background Inhibition of antiapoptotic B‐cell lymphoma 2 (BCL2) proteins by small molecule Bcl‐2 homology 3 (BH3) mimetics causes rapid induction of apoptosis of human hematological cancers in vitro and in vivo. Objectives Assess in vitro sensitivity of non‐neoplastic lymphocytes and primary hematological cancer cells from dogs to venetoclax (VEN) or the dual BCL2/ B‐cell lymphoma‐extra‐large (BCLxL) inhibitor, navitoclax (NAV), and evaluate the association between BCL2 protein expression and VEN sensitivity. Animals Nine client‐owned dogs without cancer and 18 client‐owned dogs with hematological cancer. Methods Prospective, nonrandomized noncontrolled study. Lymphocytes isolated from peripheral blood, lymph node, or bone marrow from dogs were incubated with BH3 mimetics for 24 hours. Viable cells were counted using flow cytometry and half maximal effective concentration (EC50) was calculated. BCL2 protein from whole cell lysates was assessed via immunoblots. Results Nodal B and T lymphocytes were more sensitive to VEN than circulating lymphocytes (P = .02). Neoplastic T lymphocytes were sensitive to VEN (mean EC50 ± SD = 0.023 ± 0.018 μM), whereas most non‐indolent B cell cancers were resistant to killing by VEN (mean EC50 ± SD = 288 ± 700 μM). Unclassified leukemias showed variable sensitivity to VEN (mean EC50 ± SD = 0.49 ± 0.66 μM). Detection of BCL2 protein was not associated with VEN sensitivity. Conclusion and Clinical Importance Neoplastic canine T lymphocytes are sensitive to VEN in vitro. Quantification of BCL2 protein alone is insufficient to predict sensitivity to VEN.
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- 2023
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3. A retrospective multi‐center study of treatment, outcome, and prognostic factors in 34 dogs with disseminated aspergillosis in Australia
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Yi Yu Lim, Caroline Mansfield, Mark Stevenson, Mary Thompson, David Davies, Joanna Whitney, Fleur James, Anna Tebb, Darren Fry, Sibylle Buob, Lydia Hambrook, Gladys Boo, and Julien R. S. Dandrieux
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canine ,median survival time ,outcome ,prognosis ,Veterinary medicine ,SF600-1100 - Abstract
Abstract Background Disseminated aspergillosis (DA) in dogs has a guarded prognosis and there is a lack of a gold standard treatment protocol. Objective To retrospectively assess survival times and factors influencing survival times. Animals Dogs diagnosed with DA from January 2007 to June 2017. Methods Disseminated aspergillosis case data were retrieved from 13 Australian veterinary referral centers, with a diagnosis confirmed with culture or PCR. Factors influencing survival time after diagnosis were quantified using a Cox proportional hazards regression model. Results Thirty‐four dogs met the study inclusion criteria. Twenty‐two dogs were treated with antifungal treatment and 12 dogs received no antifungal treatment. Accounting for censoring of dogs that were either still alive on the date of data collection or were loss to follow‐up, dogs treated with itraconazole alone (n = 8) had a median survival time (MST) of 63 (95% CI: 20−272) days compared to 830 (95% CI: 267‐1259) days for the n = 14 dogs that received multimodal antifungal therapy (χ2 test statistic 8.6; df = 1; P
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- 2022
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4. Effect of sequentially fed high protein, hydrolyzed protein, and high fiber diets on the fecal microbiota of healthy dogs: a cross-over study
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Lina María Martínez-López, Amy Pepper, Rachel Pilla, Andrew P. Woodward, Jan S. Suchodolski, and Caroline Mansfield
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Dog microbiota ,Diet ,High-insoluble fiber ,High-protein ,Hydrolyzed ,Raw meat diets ,Veterinary medicine ,SF600-1100 ,Microbiology ,QR1-502 - Abstract
Abstract Background Dietary content and environmental factors can shape the gut microbiota, and consequently, the way the gut microbiota metabolizes fats, carbohydrates, and proteins, affecting overall health of the host. We evaluated the impact of 3 diets (all meat [raw], high-insoluble fiber dry extruded diet and hydrolyzed protein dry extruded diet) on the gut microbiota of healthy dogs in a cross-over sequential study. Results We showed that diet can have an effect on the gut microbiome in dogs, which was influenced by the order of feeding. High-protein (all meat) diets were characterized by an increase in bacteria belonging to the Fusobacteria and Bacteroidetes phyla, whereas a high-insoluble fiber commercial diet correlated with increases in Firmicutes and Actinobacteria phyla. However, the individual dog’s baseline microbiota had the most impact on the magnitude and nature of the changes in response to dietary intervention. Conclusion Our results suggest that the dog fecal microbiota is driven by protein and fiber composition to different degrees in individual animals, and targeted modification of these patterns could be useful in the modulation of the gut microbiota in different diseases.
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- 2021
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5. Swiss Primary Teachers’ Professional Well-Being During School Closure Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Tina Hascher, Susan Beltman, and Caroline Mansfield
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well-being ,teacher ,school ,resilience ,school closure ,COVID-19 ,Psychology ,BF1-990 - Abstract
During sudden school closures in spring 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers had to move to distance teaching. This unprecedented situation could be expected to influence teacher well-being and schools as organizations. This article reports a qualitative study that aims at understanding how changes in teachers’ professional lives that were related to school closure affected Swiss primary teachers’ professional well-being. In semi-structured online-interviews, 21 teachers from 15 schools sampled by snowball method reported their experiences during school closure and distance teaching and how this situation influenced their professional well-being. Results showed that medium to high levels of teacher well-being could accompany a general negative evaluation of the move to distance teaching. Factors such as high work-load, social distancing and feelings of lack of competence and self-efficacy were among the most aversive aspects of distance teaching and associated with deteriorating professional well-being. Among a plethora of factors that supported teachers in maintaining their well-being, contextual work-related aspects such as school resources, collegial support or leadership support along with individual aspects such as resilience, coping strategies, and clear work structures were important. Additionally, it was found that teacher well-being was nourished by positive experiences with the new forms of distance teaching and feelings of professional mastery. Despite methodological limitations (snowball sampling, retrospective interviews), the findings of this study could inform schools and authorities about what is needed to support teacher well-being and might help to develop organizational strategies that aim at preventing harmful declines in teacher well-being during challenging and difficult times such as a pandemic.
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- 2021
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6. Longitudinal Survey of Fecal Microbiota in Healthy Dogs Administered a Commercial Probiotic
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Susan Ciaravolo, Lina María Martínez-López, Richard J. N. Allcock, Andrew P. Woodward, and Caroline Mansfield
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microbiota ,probiotic ,Lactobacillus ,Enterococcus ,Bifidobacterium ,Streptococcus ,Veterinary medicine ,SF600-1100 - Abstract
The aim of this longitudinal microbiome study was to investigate the effects of a commercially available veterinary synbiotic product (Blackmore's® Paw DigestiCare 60™) on the fecal microbiome of healthy dogs using 16S rRNA gene microbial profiling. Fifteen healthy, privately-owned dogs participated in a 2-week trial administration of the product. Fecal samples were collected at different time points, including baseline (prior to treatment), during administration and after discontinuation of product. Large intra- and inter-individual variation was observed throughout the study, but microbiome composition at higher phylogenetic levels, alpha and beta diversity were not significantly altered after 2 weeks of probiotic administration, suggesting an absence of probiotic impact on microbial diversity. Administration of the synbiotic preparation did, however, result in transient increases in probiotic species from Enterococacceae and Streptococacceae families as well as an increase in Fusobacteria; with the fecal microbiota partially reverting to its baseline state 3-weeks after cessation of probiotic administration.
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- 2021
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7. Hierarchical modelling of immunoglobulin coated bacteria in dogs with chronic enteropathy shows reduction in coating with disease remission but marked inter-individual and treatment-response variability.
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Lina María Martínez-López, Alexis Perez-Gonzalez, Elizabeth Ann Washington, Andrew P Woodward, Alexandra Jazmin Roth-Schulze, Julien R S Dandrieux, Thurid Johnstone, Nathalee Prakash, Aaron Jex, and Caroline Mansfield
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Chronic enteropathies are a common problem in dogs, but many aspects of the pathogenesis remain unknown, making the therapeutic approach challenging in some cases. Environmental factors are intimately related to the development and perpetuation of gastrointestinal disease and the gut microbiome has been identified as a contributing factor. Previous studies have identified dysbiosis and reduced bacterial diversity in the gastrointestinal microbiota of dogs with chronic enteropathies. In this case-controlled study, we use flow cytometry and 16S rRNA sequencing to characterise bacteria highly coated with IgA or IgG in faecal samples from dogs with chronic enteropathy and evaluated their correlation with disease and resolution of the clinical signs. IgA and IgG-coated faecal bacterial counts were significantly higher during active disease compared to healthy dogs and decreased with the resolution of the clinical signs. Characterisation of taxa-specific coating of the intestinal microbiota with IgA and IgG showed marked variation between dogs and disease states, and different patterns of immunoglobulin enrichment were observed in dogs with chronic enteropathy, particularly for Erysipelotrichaceae, Clostridicaceae, Enterobacteriaceae, Prevotellaceae and Bacteroidaceae, families. Although, members of these bacterial groups have been associated with strong immunogenic properties and could potentially constitute important biomarkers of disease, their significance and role need to be further investigated.
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- 2021
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8. In the Midst of a Pandemic
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Susan Beltman, Tina Hascher, and Caroline Mansfield
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Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) ,General Psychology - Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic confronted teachers with unprecedented challenges to their well-being. Drawing on theories of teacher well-being and resilience, this qualitative study explores how teachers experience well-being in their work during the pandemic and the resilience process of activating strategies to maintain their well-being. Participants were 26 teachers from Australian primary and secondary schools. While teachers experienced personal stress or anxiety, they consciously adopted a positive outlook and deliberately engaged in various activities to restore their well-being. Relations with students and colleagues were constraints as well as key enablers of well-being. At the organizational level, flexibility and practical resources provided by schools was an enabler reported by all participants. The study is limited as teachers were from one location, but they reflected a range of schools, roles, and experiences. Findings indicate the proactive approach of teachers and the importance of contextual resources in restoring their well-being during the pandemic.
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- 2022
9. Lean body weight-adjusted intravenous iodinated contrast dose for abdominal CT in dogs reduces interpatient enhancement variability while providing diagnostic quality organ enhancement
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Jennifer Kan, Marjorie Milne, Dayle Tyrrell, and Caroline Mansfield
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Dogs ,General Veterinary ,Body Weight ,Animals ,Contrast Media ,Pilot Projects ,Prospective Studies ,Tomography, X-Ray Computed - Abstract
Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) is increasingly used to screen for abdominal pathology in dogs, and the contrast dose used is commonly calculated as a linear function of total body weight (TBW). Body fat is not metabolically active and contributes little to dispersing or diluting contrast medium (CM) in the blood. This prospective, analytic, cross-section design pilot study aimed to establish the feasibility of intravenous CM dosed according to lean body weight (LBW) for abdominal CECT in dogs compared to TBW. We hypothesized that when dosing intravenous CM according to LBW, studies will remain at diagnostic quality, there will be a reduced interindividual contrast enhancement (CE) variability, and there will be less change to heart rate and blood pressure in dogs compared to when administering CM calculated on TBW. Twelve dogs had two CECT studies with contrast doses according to TBW and LBW at least 8 weeks apart. Interindividual organ and vessel CE variability, diagnostic quality of the studies, and changes in physiological status were compared between protocols. The LBW-based protocol provided less variability in the CE of most organs and vessels (except the aorta). When dosed according to LBW, liver enhancement was positively associated with grams of iodine per kg TBW during the portal venous phase (P = 0.046). There was no significant difference in physiological parameters after CM administration between dosing protocols. Our conclusion is that a CM dose based on LBW for abdominal CECT lowers interindividual CE variability and is effective at maintaining studies of diagnostic quality.
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- 2022
10. Sensitivity of canine hematological cancers to BH3 mimetics
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Selvi Jegatheeson, Claire Cannon, Caroline Mansfield, Joanne Devlin, and Andrew Roberts
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General Veterinary - Abstract
Inhibition of antiapoptotic B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL2) proteins by small molecule Bcl-2 homology 3 (BH3) mimetics causes rapid induction of apoptosis of human hematological cancers in vitro and in vivo.Assess in vitro sensitivity of non-neoplastic lymphocytes and primary hematological cancer cells from dogs to venetoclax (VEN) or the dual BCL2/ B-cell lymphoma-extra-large (BCLxL) inhibitor, navitoclax (NAV), and evaluate the association between BCL2 protein expression and VEN sensitivity.Nine client-owned dogs without cancer and 18 client-owned dogs with hematological cancer.Prospective, nonrandomized noncontrolled study. Lymphocytes isolated from peripheral blood, lymph node, or bone marrow from dogs were incubated with BH3 mimetics for 24 hours. Viable cells were counted using flow cytometry and half maximal effective concentration (ECNodal B and T lymphocytes were more sensitive to VEN than circulating lymphocytes (P = .02). Neoplastic T lymphocytes were sensitive to VEN (mean ECNeoplastic canine T lymphocytes are sensitive to VEN in vitro. Quantification of BCL2 protein alone is insufficient to predict sensitivity to VEN.
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- 2022
11. Effect of Sequentially Fed High Protein, Hydrolysed Protein, and High Fibre Diets on The Faecal Microbiota of Healthy Dogs: A Cross-Over Study
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Lina Maria Martinez-Lopez, Amy Pepper, Rachel Pilla, Andrew Woodward, Jan Suchodolski, and Caroline Mansfield
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digestive system - Abstract
BackgroundDietary content and environmental factors can shape the gut microbiota, and consequently, the way the gut microbiota metabolises fats, carbohydrates and proteins, affecting overall health of the host. We evaluated the impact of 3 diets (all meat, high insoluble fibre dry extruded diet and hydrolysed protein dry extruded diet) on the gut microbiota of healthy dogs in a cross-over sequential study. ResultsWe showed that diet can have a large effect on the gut microbiome in dogs, regardless of the order of feeding. High-protein (all meat) diets were characterised by an increase in bacteria belonging to the Fusobacteria and Bacteroidetes phyla, whereas a high-insoluble fibre commercial diet correlated with increases in Firmicutes and Actinobacteria phyla. However, the individual dog’s baseline microbiota had the most impact on the magnitude and nature of the changes in response to dietary intervention. Conclusion Our results suggest that the dog faecal microbiome is driven by protein and fibre composition, and targeted modification of these patterns could be useful in the modulation of the gut microbiota in different diseases.
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- 2020
12. Cultivating Teacher Resilience
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Monika Ciesielkiewicz and Caroline Mansfield
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- 2020
13. Correction to: Cultivating Teacher Resilience
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Juanjo Mena and Caroline Mansfield
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business.industry ,Environmental resource management ,business ,Resilience (network) ,Psychology - Abstract
The original version of the book was inadvertently published with error in a link and this has been corrected as “http://www.entree-online.eu/” in Chapters “1, 2, 7, 8 and 9”. The correction chapters and book have been updated with the changes.
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- 2020
14. Medical management of esophageal perforation secondary to esophageal foreign bodies in 5 dogs
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Helsa, Teh, Lisa, Winters, Fleur, James, Peter, Irwin, Catherine, Beck, and Caroline, Mansfield
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Diagnosis, Differential ,Male ,Dogs ,Esophageal Perforation ,Postoperative Complications ,Foreign-Body Migration ,Animals ,Female ,Radiography, Thoracic ,Dog Diseases ,Esophagoscopy - Abstract
To describe 5 cases of conservative management of substantial esophageal perforation in dogs.Five dogs presented with an esophageal foreign body (EFB) and resultant esophageal perforation. Clinical signs at presentation included tachycardia, tachypnea, and increased respiratory effort. Thoracic radiography was performed in all cases, and in each case, pleural and mediastinal effusion was present, suggesting esophageal perforation prior to endoscope-guided removal. A full thickness esophageal defect was visualized after foreign body removal in 4/5 cases. Treatment included IV crystalloid fluid therapy, IV antimicrobials, analgesia, and proton pump inhibitors in all cases. Two dogs had a percutaneous endoscopically placed gastrostomy feeding tube placed and 1 dog received prednisolone sodium succinate IV because of marked pharyngeal inflammation. Complications after EFB removal included pneumothorax (n = 2) and pneumomediastinum (n = 4). Four of the 5 dogs survived to discharge and did not have complications 2-4 weeks following discharge. One dog was euthanized as result of aspiration pneumonia following EFB removal.Traditionally, surgical management of esophageal perforations has been recommended. This can be a costly and invasive procedure and requires a high degree of surgical skill. In this report, conservative management of substantial esophageal perforation in 5 dogs is described; medical management may be a viable treatment option in dogs with perforation of the esophagus due to EFB.
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- 2016
15. Contributors
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Jill L. Abraham, Karin Allenspach, Jennifer Baez, Melissa Bain, Joseph W. Bartges, Marie C. Bélanger, David Bennett, Allyson Berent, Darren Berger, Jeannine M. Berger, April E. Blong, Manuel Boller, Dawn Merton Boothe, Allison Bradley, Benjamin Brainard, Jennifer Broadhurst, Michael R. Broome, Scott A. Brown, C.A. Tony Buffington, Christopher G. Byers, Alane Kosanovich Cahalane, Christine L. Cain, Amanda Callens, Daniel L. Chan, Dennis J. Chew, Martha G. Cline, Rachel Dean, Joao Felipe de Brito Galvao, Amy DeClue, Alison Diesel, Brian A. DiGangi, Ray Dillon, Adam Eatroff, Amy K. Farcas, Daniel J. Fletcher, J.D. Foster, Susan Foster, Diane Frank, Lisa M. Freeman, Frédéric Gaschen, Lorrie Gaschen, Sonya G. Gordon, Brenda Griffin, Tamara Grubb, Danièlle Gunn-Moore, Beth Hamper, Katrin Hartmann, Andrea Harvey, Daniel F. Hogan, Katherine Irwin, Stephanie Janeczko, Rosanne E. Jepson, Albert E. Jergens, Tony Johnson, SeungWoo Jung, Rebecca Kirby, Claudia A. Kirk, Erika L. Krick, Darcie Kunder, Michelle Kutzler, D.P. Laflamme, Selena Lane, Cathy Langston, Jacqui Ley, Susan E. Little, Andrew Lowe, Virginia Luis Fuentes, Leslie A. Lyons, Caroline Mansfield, Stanley L. Marks, Elizabeth A. Mauldin, Elisa Mazzaferro, Paul Mellor, Melinda D. Merck, Kathryn M. Meurs, Kathryn E. Michel, Kristina Miles, Carmel T. Mooney, Karen A. Moriello, Suzanne Murphy, Stijn Niessen, Shila Nordone, Carolyn O'Brien, Robert T. O'Brien, Adesola Odunayo, Shelly Olin, Beth Overley-Adamson, Mark A. Oyama, Valerie J. Parker, Adam P. Patterson, Mark E. Peterson, Jessica M. Quimby, Nicki Reed, Alexander M. Reiter, Sheilah A. Robertson, Judy Rochette, Elizabeth Rozanski, Elke Rudloff, Nancy A. Sanders, Brian A. Scansen, Kenneth W. Simpson, Carlo Siracusa, Katherine A. Skorupski, Dan D. Smeak, Martha Smith-Blackmore, Maria Soltero-Rivera, Karin U. Sorenmo, Enrico P. Spugnini, Gretchen Statz, Judith L. Stella, Meredith E. Stepita, Harriet M. Syme, Viktor Szatmári, Samantha Taylor, Elizabeth Thomovsky, Katrina R. Viviano, Craig B. Webb, Tracy L. Webb, J. Scott Weese, Jodi L. Westropp, Charles E. Wiedmeyer, Rebecca P. Wilkes, Tina Wismer, Angela Witzel, and Eric Zini
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- 2016
16. The Challenges of Pancreatitis in Cats
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Caroline Mansfield
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medicine.medical_specialty ,CATS ,business.industry ,medicine ,Pancreatitis ,medicine.disease ,business ,Intensive care medicine - Published
- 2016
17. Education for Sustainability at a Montessori Primary School: From Silos to Systems Thinking
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Elaine Lewis, Simone Volet, Catherine Baudains, and Caroline Mansfield
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Medical education ,business.industry ,Project commissioning ,Learning environment ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Teacher education ,Education ,Publishing ,Perception ,Professional learning community ,Pedagogy ,Systems thinking ,business ,Psychology ,Curriculum ,General Environmental Science ,media_common - Abstract
This research investigated Education for Sustainability (EfS) at an independent Montessori primary school, located in the Perth metropolitan area of Western Australia. A longitudinal case study involving analysis of data from a 20-year period was conducted to determine the effectiveness of EfS. Historical information about EfS at the school from 1990 to 2005 was examined, with the main focus of the study being on the impact of the Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative (AuSSI) between 2005 and 2009. AuSSI promotes a whole school, whole systems thinking approach to EfS.Three school-based issues in EfS were studied. First, the research aimed to determine what elements of EfS were in operation in the school prior to involvement in AuSSI. Second, student outcomes including engagement with whole systems thinking, attitudes and values, knowledge and understandings, and skills and behaviours related to EfS, were investigated during the first 5 years of participation in AuSSI. Third, teacher perceptions of the EfS program, including engagement with whole systems thinking, were examined during this same time period.A case study approach was employed to enable in-depth investigation of EfS in the life of the school prior to, during and post implementation of AuSSI. This approach facilitated revelation of participants’ lived experiences, their perceptions and understandings of EfS, as well as detailed information about student outcomes in EfS. Case study methodology was also compatible with the culture and processes of the participating school and provided an opportunity for utilising a whole systems thinking approach. Data was gathered from a range of sources, through surveys, interviews, observation and document analysis over a 5-year period. The total participants included 11 teachers and 75 students.The research identified particular antecedents of EfS in the Montessori method of education that existed in the school prior to AuSSI, including the whole child approach, together with the Montessori learning environment, curriculum and values. Following participation in AuSSI, student attitudes and values, knowledge and understandings, and skills and behaviours related to EfS were enhanced for all year levels. However, after 3 years, when specific EfS actions and projects ceased, student EfS outcomes were limited. Furthermore, students’ thinking and behaviour indicated a ‘silo’, rather than whole systems thinking approach to EfS. Teachers perceived the EfS program as highly effective in the initial 3 years after joining AuSSI. Key elements that enhanced EfS included EfS staff champions who had access to EfS networks, leadership support, and active school community involvement in all EfS processes. However, after 3 years of being an AuSSI school, the culmination of reduced leadership support for EfS, lack of staff training, vague designation of staff with EfS responsibilities and inadequate community involvement, resulted in cessation of the EfS program. Teacher perceptions on whole systems thinking revealed alignment between Montessori philosophy, EfS and whole system thinking was more in theory than in practice.Through an in-depth longitudinal case study of a school this research highlighted the importance of whole school EfS professional learning, embedding EfS and whole systems thinking across the curriculum at all year levels, whole school support, and the usefulness of a sustainability continuum that recognises the complex, dynamic interplay of issues involved in a school's EfS journey. It is strongly recommended that improvements to pre-service teacher education in EfS are implemented, and a review of the AuSSI toolkit is conducted to refine EfS evaluation processes and to target the specific EfS needs of teachers at different stages of schooling, as well as to enhance understanding and implementation of the whole systems thinking approach. Finally, EfS professional learning for all school staff in all schools is warranted to enhance depth of EfS engagement.
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- 2012
18. Termination rates after prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome, spina bifida, anencephaly, and Turner and Klinefelter syndromes: a systematic literature review
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Theresa M. Marteau, Caroline Mansfield, and Suellen Hopfer
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Pregnancy ,Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Down syndrome ,business.industry ,Spina bifida ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,Aneuploidy ,Prenatal diagnosis ,medicine.disease ,Anencephaly ,Turner syndrome ,Medicine ,Klinefelter syndrome ,business ,Genetics (clinical) - Abstract
The aims of this systematic literature review are to estimate termination rates after prenatal diagnosis of one of five conditions: Down syndrome, spina bifida, anencephaly, and Turner and Klinefelter syndromes, and to determine the extent to which rates vary across conditions and with year of publication. Papers were included if they reported (i) numbers of prenatally diagnosed conditions that were terminated, (ii) at least five cases diagnosed with one of the five specified conditions, and (iii) were published between 1980 and 1998. 20 papers were found which met the inclusion criteria. Termination rates varied across conditions. They were highest following a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome (92 per cent; CI: 91 per cent to 93 per cent) and lowest following diagnosis of Klinefelter syndrome (58 per cent; CI: 50 per cent to 66 per cent). Where comparisons could be made, termination rates were similar in the 1990s to those reported in the 1980s.
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- 1999
19. Stomach
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Caroline Mansfield
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- 2013
20. Ascites
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Caroline Mansfield
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medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Internal medicine ,Ascites ,medicine ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Gastroenterology - Published
- 2013
21. Eosinophilia
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Caroline Mansfield
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- 2012
22. Serum and urine concentrations of trypsinogen-activation peptide as markers for acute pancreatitis in cats
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Allen, H. S., Steiner, J., Broussard, J., Caroline Mansfield, Williams, D. A., and Jones, B.
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Male ,Pancreatitis ,Case-Control Studies ,Creatinine ,Acute Disease ,Short Communications ,Cats ,Animals ,Female ,Cat Diseases ,Oligopeptides ,Biomarkers - Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical utility of the serum concentration of feline trypsin-like immunoreactivity (fTLI), the plasma and urine concentrations of trypsinogen-activation peptide (TAP), and the ratio of the urine TAP and creatinine concentrations (TAP:Cr) in the diagnosis of feline acute pancreatitis. We used 13 healthy cats and 10 cats with a diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. The mean serum fTLI and plasma TAP concentrations were significantly higher in the cats with acute pancreatitis than in the healthy cats (P < 0.05); the mean urine TAP concentrations and the median urine TAP:Cr ratios were not significantly different. Among the cats examined in this study, there was no benefit of plasma TAP over serum fTLI in the evaluation of suspected acute pancreatitis.
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- 2006
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