This review examines the diagnosis and management of iliopsoas bursitis and/or tendinitis. It is a relatively uncommon and unrecognised cause of anterior hip pain and anterior snapping hip. In view of its pathology, iliopsoas bursitis might be better referred to as iliopsoas syndrome. It can usually be diagnosed by history and physical examination, though real time ultrasound may be useful in confirming the diagnosis. Magnetic resonance and computerised tomography imaging have limited roles in its diagnosis, but may identify other pathology or surgical lesions. Nonoperative management has not been well established. Surgical management does not guarantee treatment success. There is a need for further research into both diagnostic and treatment options for those patients with iliopsoas bursitis/tendinitis.

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Given the large continued investment by the federal government in programs that promote academic success and the pursuit of advanced degrees in the sciences among members groups traditionally underrepresented in the sciences, there is a strong need for research which provides rigorous investigations of these programs and their impact on the target population. The current study examines programs funded by the National Institutes of Health Minority Opportunities in Research (MORE) Division Office intended to address this underrepresentation at a minority serving comprehensive university. Academic outcomes, including college graduation and acceptance into graduate programs, among undergraduate program participants are compared against a propensity score matched comparison group. Results indicate that students supported by the MORE programs had higher GPAs at graduation, took less time to graduate, and were more likely to both graduate with a science degree and enter Master's and doctoral programs in the sciences. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Res Sci Teach 49: 199–217, 2012

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Sediments exposed at Flintstone Hill in a Souris River cutbank provide the most complete postglacial stratigraphic section in the Glacial Lake Hind Basin (GLHB), southwestern Manitoba. Four lithologic units, A-D, are observed: A1 (~2 m thick), glaciolacustrine silts and clays that grade upward to peat and record final regression of Glacial Lake Hind (~10 500-9300 BP); A2 (~1.5 m thick), low energy fluvial marl and silts grading to O-horizon(s) (by 6700 BP); B (1.5 m thick), dune sands that migrated from the southwest, contrary to the modern wind regime (after ~6700 BP); C (1.0 m thick), thin fluvial deposit between eolian sand sheets (~5500-3200 BP); D (up to 7 m thick), parabolic dune on the modern landscape oriented consistent with the modern wind regime, blowouts suggest episodic dune reactivation (~3200 BP to present). Overall, Flintstone Hill deposits record draining of Glacial Lake Hind, establishment of the Souris River channel through the GLHB, mid-Holocene eolian activity / landscape instability greater than present, and a return to nearly modern conditions by ~5400 BP. Native inhabitants in the GLHB focused on exploiting wetlands and wet meadows before 9300 BP and a landscape similar to the present thereafter.Les sédiments à découvert de la Flintstone Hill, sur la berge escarpée de la rivière Souris, offrent la séquence stratigraphique postglaciaire la plus complète du bassin du Lac glaciaire Hind. Quatre unités lithologiques, de A à D, y sont observées : A1 (~2 m d’épaisseur), silts et argiles glaciolacustres au granoclassement vertical progressif jusqu’à la tourbe témoignent de la dernière régression du Lac glaciaire Hind (~10 500-9300 BP) ; A2 (~1,5 m d’épaisseur), marnes fluviatiles de faible énergie et silts jusqu’à un horizon O (vers 6700 BP) ; B (1,5 m d’épaisseur), sables dunaires en provenance du sud-ouest, contrairement au régime des vents actuel (après ~6700 BP) ; C (1,0 m d’épaisseur), dépôt fluviatile mince entre des couches de sable (~5500-3200 BP) ; D (jusqu’à 7 m d’épaisseur), dune parabolique faisant partie du paysage moderne et orientée selon le régime des vents actuel, avec des creux de déflation témoignant de réactivations dunaires épisodiques (~3200 BP à aujourd’hui). En résumé, les dépôts de la Flintsone Hill attestent d’abord de la vidange du Lac glaciaire Hind, puis de l’établissement du chenal de la rivière Souris à travers le bassin, d’une activité éolienne et d’une instabilité des paysages à l’Holocène moyen plus grande que maintenant et de l’établissement de conditions quasi contemporaines vers 5400 BP. Les premiers habitants du bassin ont d’abord exploité les terres humides et les prés humides avant 9300 BP, puis un paysage semblable à celui d’aujourd’hui par la suite.Los sedimentos expuestos en la zona de Flinstone Hills en la ribera del Souris River proporcionan el registro estratigráfico post-glaciar más completo de la cuenca del Lake Hind, al sudoeste de Manitoba. Se distinguen cuatro unidades litológicas: A-D. La unidad A1, de unos 2 m de grosor, está compuesta por limo...