The natives were friendly

Return of the natives

Do you have a scientific hero? Two: Calvin Bridges and Barbara McClintock. Bridges' contributions to Drosophila genetics are without parallel. His thesis paper on nondisjunction in 1916 founded the journal Genetics, proved the chromosome theory and is still the foundation of my research plan. To paraphrase Tom Lehrer, " it is sobering to think that by the time Bridges was my age he would be dea...

Typhoid Fever in Natives

as simple continued fever, remittent fever, typomalarial fever, &c. There can at any rate be no doubt that these terms are extensively used to denote many anomalous obscure febrile conditions, which offer difficulties in diagnosis, and that in most of such cases no attempt is made to solve the problem by means of any microscopical or bacteriological examination. Further it cannot but, be admitt...

Enteric Fever in Natives

In B. the bowels were loose on the 4th and 5th day. From the 7th to the 14th day the stools were passed unconsciously. In C. there was constipation for a few days. On the 7th the bowels were open twice. On 12th stool thin with whitish deposit. In D. on the 6th and 7th days two stools, on the lltli day two stools. In E. one thin yellowish stool on the 5th day. From this it will be seen that diar...

Prostatic Enlargement in Natives

Effective Online Testing - Nurturing the Digital Natives

This paper aims to take a glance at a flexible solution for online-testing at the Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt (AAUK). We will present a recently implemented software that allows students to conduct their exams online and directly on their own devices, while at the same time preventing them accessing locally stored files or non-specified internet pages. A survey among the participating st...