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Beliefs and Attitudes of French Family Practitioners toward Depression: The Impact of Training in Mental Health

Objective: To study, in a sample of French Family Practitioners (FPs), beliefs and attitudes toward depression and how they vary according to training received in mental health. Methods: The Depression Attitude Questionnaire (DAQ) was completed by 468 FPs from all regions of France, recruited by pharmaceutical company representatives to attend focus groups on the management of depression in general practice. Results: A three-factor model was derived from the DAQ, accounting for 37.7% of the total variance. The correlations between individual items of each component varied from 0.4 to 0.65, with an overall internal consistency of 0.47 (Cronbach's alpha). FPs had an overall neutral position on component 1, professional ease, a positive view on the origins of depression and its amenability to change (component 2), and a belief in the necessity of medication and the benefit of antidepressant therapy (component 3). Training in mental health, specifically through continuing medical education and postgraduate psychiatric hospital training, was significantly and positively associated with both professional ease and a medication approach to treating depression. Conclusion: This study is the first description of the beliefs and attitudes of French FPs toward depression using a standardized measure, the DAQ, despite the instrument's limited psychometric properties. It shows the positive effect of training in mental health on attitudes toward depression.
Game of two halves: preparing young elite rugby players for a future beyond the game

The rise to professionalisation in 1995, and the increasing globalisation of rugby has changed the way the sport is viewed and engaged in by talented young athletes. The shift to a more professional work environment, high salaries, and the increased opportunity for young m e n who, once they leave school, and sometimes before, to seek employment in this workforce, has altered the way young players look, think and behave. With the shift to professionalism, the situation for young elite rugby players has become critical. M a n y view rugby as a career option, sacrificing education and training in pursuit of lucrative contracts, unaware of the realities of the occupation in which a relatively high number of players 'don't make it'. Those young players who are unsuccessful in their pursuit of a rugby career are often left directionless with no education or training in an alternative occupation or profession. In elite sport, retirement can be extremely difficult to cope with if athletes are not adequately prepared, or have not planned for such an event. This lack of preparation can leave athletes vulnerable to the challenges of retirement. The need for knowledge in this study relates to how young elite rugby players make sense of rugby as work, how they understand themselves as athletes, and how they make sense of their opportunities for a life outside rugby. The opportunities, barriers and needs for career development, planning and education to prepare young athletes for a life outside elite rugby and the ways these young m e n negotiate their lives and their alternatives are largely unknown. This thesis examines the experiences of young men who are part of the first generation of players who will only experience rugby in its professional format, and provides them with a voice as they pursue work as professional rugby players. More specifically, this study explores issues such as rugby as an occupational choice for young men, how players perceive, and are subsequently prepared for, a life outside rugby, their identification with the sport, and their needs and concerns as elite young rugby players. To gain a further understanding of the resources and opportunities available to assist in the development of these young m e n and their preparation for a life outside rugby, the study also explores coaches' and managements' perspectives and the ways in which they approach these relatively new issues facing young athletes. Investigation in this area of young athletes' experience has been limited, with the majority of research
Identification and Association of SNPs in TBC1D1 Gene with Growth Traits in Two Rabbit Breeds

The TBC1D1 plays a key role in body energy homeostasis by regulating the insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in skeletal muscle. The present study aimed to identify the association between genetic polymorphisms of TBC1D1 and body weight (BW) in rabbits. Among the total of 12 SNPs detected in all 20 exons, only one SNP was non-synonymous (c.214G>A. p.G72R) located in exon 1. c.214G>A was subsequently genotyped among 491 individuals from two rabbit breeds by the high-resolution melting method. Allele A was the predominant allele with frequencies of 0.7780 and 0.6678 in European white rabbit (EWR, n = 205) and New Zealand White rabbit (NZW, n = 286), respectively. The moderate polymorphism information content (0.25<PIC<0.50) was present in both breeds. The association analysis revealed that genotypes GA and AA had higher 35 d body weight (BW) than genotype GG in both EWR (p<0.01) and NEW (p<0.05). For the 56 d BW and 70 d BW traits, genotypes AA and GA were higher than genotype GG in both two breeds, the difference was not significant (p>0.05). Our results implied that the c.214G>A of TBC1D1 gene might be one of the candidate loci affecting the trait of 35 d BW in the rabbit.
Female Sexual-offenders: Personality Pathology as a Mediator of the Relationship between Childhood Sexual Abuse History and Sexual Abuse Perpetration against Others Ecommons Citation Female Sex-offenders 1 Running Head: Female Sex-offenders Female Sexual-offenders: Personality Pathology as a Mediato

Objective: The goal was to examine, in an all female sample, possible mechanisms for the relationship between a history of childhood sexual abuse and the likelihood of perpetrating sexual abuse as an adult. It was hypothesized that Borderline and Antisocial Personality Disorder tendencies would mediate the relationship between these two forms of abuse. Method: 142 female participants (61 sex-offenders and 81 non-sex offenders) were recruited from a woman's prison in the Midwest. The participants completed measures that included a childhood history of sexual abuse, socially-desirable responding, primary and secondary psychopathy, and Borderline Personality Disorder tendencies. Results: Participants in the sexual-offender group reported more frequent instances of childhood sexual abuse (p < .05, M = 16.4, SD = 7.2) than participants in the non-sex offender group (M = 12.2, SD = 7.7). Consistent with past research, childhood sexual abuse was related to Borderline Personality Disorder tendencies (r = .36, p < .01). However, discriminant function analyses did not reveal support for our mediational hypotheses. Finally, the results indicated that participants in the sexual-offender group experienced childhood sexual abuse for a greater duration of time (p Conclusions: This study replicated previous research conducted on all male samples suggesting that the nature of the sexual abuse suffered in childhood is an important variable in predicting future sexual abuse perpetration. Relatively little research has been conducted on female sex-offenders in comparison to males. Although not without its critics (Rivera & Widom, 1990), the research that does exist suggests that the experience of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) may be a risk factor for the later perpetration of sexual abuse of children 2002). The current study is designed to explore mechanisms for this possible link between childhood victimization and sexual abuse of children perpetrated by women. A second aim is to examine whether the nature of women's own history of CSA (e.g., duration and relationship to the abuser) is associated with perpetration of sexual abuse of children. Social scientists have begun to develop an increased interest in addressing the question of why females, in particular, sexually victimize children (Becker et al. Most of the studies on this topic are qualitative in nature and consist of sample sizes that are too small to be used to draw firm conclusions (Christiansen & Thyer, 2002). Not only are the samples sizes inadequate, but the participants are also typically psychiatric patients or prisoners (e.g., Nathan & Ward, 2002). As a …
The Contribution of the Microfinance Model to Bosnia's Post-War Reconstruction and Development: How to Destroy an Economy and Society Without Really Trying

Academic analyses and impact evaluation studies produced by the international development community almost all conclude that the microfinance model has made an important net contribution to the economic and social recovery of post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina (hereafter Bosnia). However, as we now are finding is also the case in many other countries, these far-reaching claims are almost entirely based upon often deliberately flawed impact evaluation methodologies and inappropriate success criteria. This article provides an alternative assessment of the available evidence accumulated to date which, in our opinion, actually shows that the microfinance model has made a distinctly negative contribution to Bosnia's reconstruction and development effort. We argue, centrally, that the microfinance model has assisted the Bosnian economy to move to an unsustainable institutional development trajectory marked by the deindustrialisation, informalisation and infantilisation of the enterprise sector. More widely, we argue that the microfinance model in Bosnia has led to a sub-prime-style episode in Bosnia's post-war history, one that has materially benefitted a tiny elite working within and around the microfinance sector whilst simultaneously destroying many of the most important pillars of the Bosnian economy and society. We find that the best possible explanatory framework for what has transpired in postwar Bosnia is contained in the "control fraud" concept developed by William Black.
Preservice Teachers' Perceptions of the First Year of a Teacher Preparation Program.

This paper reports the findings of a year-long study of 11 preservice teachers' perceptions of the first year of a teacher preparation program. These students were interviewed individually at least four times, and reported that learning concrete teaching methods was one of the most valuable aspects of their preparation because these methods could be used in their own teaching, because they served as illustrations or examples of teaching possibilities, and because they facilitated the students' understandings of concepts they were being taught. Students also valued having opportunities to work in classrooms because these experiences helped to familiarize them with teaching practices, gave them firsthand knowledge of pupils, contributed to their knowledge of their own beliefs and abilities, and enabled them to see theory being put into practice. The aspects of their preparation which they identified as most unsatisfactory included the heavily theoretical nature of their courses, inadequate opportunities for spending time in classrooms, insufficient instruction in classroom management, and some instances of poor quality instruction. The paper concludes with a discussion of the implications findings might have for teacher educators. An appendix provides mid-year and end-of-year interview questions. (Contains 30 references.) (Author/LL) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** Preservice Teachers' Perceptions of the First Year of a Teacher Preparation Program
Northern hemisphere winter storm tracks of the Eemian interglacial and the last glacial inception

Climate simulations of the Eemian interglacial and the last glacial inception have been performed by forc- ing a coupled ocean-atmosphere general circulation model with insolation patterns of these periods. The parameters of the Earth's orbit have been set to conditions of 125 000 and 115 000 years before present (yr BP). Compared to to- day, these dates represent periods with enhanced and weak- ened seasonality of insolation in the northern hemisphere. Here we analyse the simulated change in northern hemi- sphere winter storm tracks. The change in the orbital con- figuration has a strong impact on the meridional tempera- ture gradients and therefore on strength and location of the storm tracks. The North Atlantic storm track is strengthened, shifted northward and extends further to the east in the sim- ulation for the Eemian at 125 kyr BP. As one consequence, the northern parts of Europe experience an increase in winter precipitation. The frequency of winter storm days increases over large parts of the North Atlantic including the British Isles and the coastal zones of north-western Europe. Oppo- site but weaker changes in storm track activity are simulated for 115 kyr BP.
Academic Performance and Time Allocation of Athletes at a NCAA Division III Women’s University

Prior investigations of the academic performance of student athletes have yielded mixed results: while the NCAA’s large scale surveys point to classroom success, other researchers have documented academic underperformance by student athletes. The purpose of this study was to examine the grades and the time budgets of student athletes at a NCAA Division III university for women. Results indicated that athletes earned higher grades in anatomy and physiology and had higher cumulative grade point averages than their non-athlete peers. Surveys suggested that, during the season, these student athletes typically spent about 20 hours per week on athletics and a similar amount of time on academics. While they viewed this time allocation as nearly ideal, faculty members thought students should be spending twice as much time on academics as they do on sport. Implications for student advising and faculty attitudes toward athletes are discussed. https://doi.org/10.21692/haps.2018. 026
Analysis of Efficiency of Slovak Banks Using Stochastic Frontier Approach

This paper aims to estimate efficiency of the Slovak commercial banks in the period 2001–2005. The paper uses data obtained from annual reports of 13 Slovak banking institutions. For the practical estimation we applied the parametric Stochastic Frontier Approach and Cobb–Douglas production function. The results suggest that the initial hypothesis was confirmed as the average efficiency increased. This is also evident in results of individual banks as 11 banks recorded increase in efficiency. The results point out a better ability of Slovak banks to use the inputs in the production process.
Exact Error Probability and Channel Capacity of the Best-Relay Cooperative-Diversity Networks

Cooperative diversity networks have recently been proposed as a way to form virtual antenna arrays without using collocated multiple antennas. In this paper, we consider adaptive decode-and-forward cooperative diversity system where a source node communicates with a destination node directly and indirectly (through multiple relays). In this letter, we investigate the performance of the best-relay selection scheme where the best relay only participates in the relaying. Therefore, two channels only are needed in this case (one for the direct link and the other one for the best indirect link) regardless of the total number of relays. The best relay is selected as the relay node that can achieve the highest signal-to-noise ratio at the destination node. We developed a general analytical model to analyze the performance of the adaptive decode-and-forward cooperative networks with best-relay selection. In particular, exact closed-form expressions for the error probability and Shannon capacity are derived over independent and nonidentical Rayleigh fading channels. Results show that the best-relay selection not only reduces the number of required channels but also can maintain a full diversity order.
Phosphorylation of AKT: a Mutational Analysis

Akt (cellular homolog of murine thymoma virus akt8 oncogene) is an essential component of the PI3K (phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase) pathway. Its activity is stimulated by receptor tyrosine kinases and G-protein coupled receptors and plays a critical role in the regulation of cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. A gain of function in Akt can lead to uncontrolled cell proliferation and resistance to apoptosis, both hallmarks of oncogenic transformation. In this communication, we have investigated the phosphorylation at the Akt residues T308, S473 and T450 and their roles in oncogenic transformation and signaling. We find that T450 phosphorylation has only a minimal part in these activities. In contrast, the phosphorylation of T308 and of S473 fulfills essential, distinct, and non-overlapping functions that we define with inactivating and with phosphomimetic mutations of these sites.
Factors Influencing the Intention to Obtain Accountant Certifications

Abstract: Professional accountant certification has many benefits for individual accountants as well as for the accounting profession in term of upscaling and increasing competitiveness. The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavior control on ACCA, CA and CPA professional accountant certifications and to understand students’ intention to those certifications. The data were analyzed using multiple linear regression analysis. The results show that attitude and subjective norms have a positive and significant effect on students' intention to obtain the professional accountant certifications . The results also show that perceived behavior control does not have any negative and significant effect on students’ intention, and the knowledge on those certifications does not have any positive and significant effect on students' intention. This study reveals the factors influencing students’ intention to get professional accountant certifications. Abstrak: Sertifikasi akuntan profesional memiliki banyak manfaat bagi akuntan individu maupun bagi profesi akuntansi dalam hal peningkatan dan peningkatan daya saing. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menguji pengaruh sikap, norma subyektif, dan kontrol perilaku yang dirasakan pada sertifikasi akuntan profesional ACCA, CA dan CPA dan untuk memahami niat siswa untuk sertifikasi tersebut. Data dianalisis menggunakan analisis regresi linier berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sikap dan norma subyektif memiliki pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap niat siswa untuk memperoleh sertifikasi akuntan profesional. Hasilnya juga menunjukkan bahwa kontrol perilaku yang dirasakan tidak memiliki pengaruh negatif dan signifikan terhadap niat siswa, dan pengetahuan pada sertifikasi tersebut tidak memiliki pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap niat siswa. Penelitian ini mengungkapkan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi niat siswa untuk mendapatkan sertifikasi akuntan profesional.
Human Antigen-Specific Regulatory T Cells Generated by T Cell Receptor Gene Transfer

Background Therapies directed at augmenting regulatory T cell (Treg) activities in vivo as a systemic treatment for autoimmune disorders and transplantation may be associated with significant off-target effects, including a generalized immunosuppression that may compromise beneficial immune responses to infections and cancer cells. Adoptive cellular therapies using purified expanded Tregs represents an attractive alternative to systemic treatments, with results from animal studies noting increased therapeutic potency of antigen-specific Tregs over polyclonal populations. However, current methodologies are limited in terms of the capacity to isolate and expand a sufficient quantity of endogenous antigen-specific Tregs for therapeutic intervention. Moreover, FOXP3+ Tregs fall largely within the CD4+ T cell subset and are thus routinely MHC class II-specific, whereas class I-specific Tregs may function optimally in vivo by facilitating direct tissue recognition. Methodology/Principal Findings To overcome these limitations, we have developed a novel means for generating large numbers of antigen-specific Tregs involving lentiviral T cell receptor (TCR) gene transfer into in vitro expanded polyclonal natural Treg populations. Tregs redirected with a high-avidity class I-specific TCR were capable of recognizing the melanoma antigen tyrosinase in the context of HLA-A*0201 and could be further enriched during the expansion process by antigen-specific reactivation with peptide loaded artificial antigen presenting cells. These in vitro expanded Tregs continued to express FOXP3 and functional TCRs, and maintained the capacity to suppress conventional T cell responses directed against tyrosinase, as well as bystander T cell responses. Using this methodology in a model tumor system, murine Tregs designed to express the tyrosinase TCR effectively blocked antigen-specific effector T cell (Teff) activity as determined by tumor cell growth and luciferase reporter-based imaging. Conclusions/Significance These results support the feasibility of class I-restricted TCR transfer as a promising strategy to redirect the functional properties of Tregs and provide for a more efficacious adoptive cell therapy.
Games people play—toward an enactive view of cooperation in social neuroscience

The field of social neuroscience has made considerable progress in unraveling the neural correlates of human cooperation by making use of brain imaging methods. Within this field, neuroeconomic research has drawn on paradigms from experimental economics, such as the Prisoner's Dilemma (PD) and the Trust Game. These paradigms capture the topic of conflict in cooperation, while focusing strongly on outcome-related decision processes. Cooperation, however, does not equate with that perspective, but relies on additional psychological processes and events, including shared intentions and mutually coordinated joint action. These additional facets of cooperation have been successfully addressed by research in developmental psychology, cognitive science, and social philosophy. Corresponding neuroimaging data, however, is still sparse. Therefore, in this paper, we present a juxtaposition of these mutually related but mostly independent trends in cooperation research. We propose that the neuroscientific study of cooperation could benefit from paradigms and concepts employed in developmental psychology and social philosophy. Bringing both to a neuroimaging environment might allow studying the neural correlates of cooperation by using formal models of decision-making as well as capturing the neural responses that underlie joint action scenarios, thus, promising to advance our understanding of the nature of human cooperation.
On linear superposition in nonlinear wave and evolution equations

Real and bounded elliptic solutions suitable for applying the KhareSukhatme superposition procedure are presented and used to generate superposition solutions of the generalized modified KadomtsevPetviashvili equation (gmKPE) and the nonlinear cubic-quintic Schrödinger equation (NLCQSE).
Nonequilibrium statistics of a reduced model for energy transfer in waves

We study energy transfer in a “resonant duet”—a resonant quartet where symmetries support a reduced subsystem with only 2 degrees of freedom—where one mode is forced by white noise and the other is damped. We consider a physically motivated family of nonlinear damping forms and investigate their effect on the dynamics of the system. A variety of statistical steady states arise in different parameter regimes, including intermittent bursting phases, states highly constrained by slaving among amplitudes and phases, and Gaussian and non‐Gaussian quasi‐equilibrium regimes. All of this can be understood analytically using asymptotic techniques for stochastic differential equations. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.