Teaching genomics: confusion and clarity

Calcium-dependent potassium channels in the heart: clarity and confusion.

Small-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (SK) channels are widely expressed throughout the body. After initial dismissal of a functional role for SK channels in the heart, a series of elegant studies from the Chiamvimonvat laboratory rekindled interest, as did subsequent work suggesting that tachypaced rabbit pulmonary veins have enhanced SK channel trafficking to the cell membrane that accelerates ...

Evaluation of cardiac output monitoring devices: clarity or confusion?

Clarity from Confusion: Using Intended Interactions to Design Information Systems

Two tools are described that help designers visualize the structure of a system in the requirements phase of a project. First, a matrix is constructed that represents the tendency of components to interact. The matrix is derived from sequence diagrams, which in turn are based on textual scenarios. This interaction matrix is transformed into a structure plot of the system, showing a graph of the...

Controlled Confusion: Teaching complex multidisciplinary group work

The project described in this paper exemplifies how interaction design students can be prepared for working in groups that are part of a larger, complex, multidisciplinary structure. It shows how a task can be designed to engage a whole class of students, letting each student be a member of at least two groups; one related to that student's assigned discipline, and one related to the sub-projec...

Clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners: title confusion and lack of role clarity.

Title confusion and lack of role clarity pose barriers to the integration of advanced practice nursing roles (i.e., clinical nurse specialist [CNS] and nurse practitioner [NP]). Lack of awareness and understanding about NP and CNS roles among the healthcare team and the public contributes to ambiguous role expectations, confusion about NP and CNS scopes of practice and turf protection. This pap...