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Outcomes of the ON FIRE peer support programme for children and adolescents in families with mental health problems

Children in families with mental health problems may encounter multiple risks to their well-being. General aims of peer support programmes for these children include fostering resilience and effective coping strategies, and enhancing self-esteem and social skills. This study aimed to evaluate outcomes from a pilot multi-site implementation of the ON FIRE peer support programme. The purpose of ON FIRE is to cultivate hope, resilience and well-being in children and adolescents aged 8–17 years living in families affected by sibling or parental mental health problems. We employed a pre-post test (baseline and 4 months) evaluation using a suite of outcome measures. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), Children’s Hope Scale, Kids Connections Scale and Positive and Negative Affect Scale for Children (PANAS-C) were completed for 64 child/adolescent participants. At baseline, participants had significantly greater difficulties compared with Australian norms. At 4 months, there were significant differences in children’s hope and in connections outside the family. There were no significant differences in the SDQ or the PANAS-C.
Examining the Role an "Illegal" Identifier has on the Identity, Social Interactions, and Academic Experiences of Undocumented Latina/o Students

Author(s): Soltero Lopez, Ana Karina | Advisor(s): Howard, Tyrone C. | Abstract: Negative stereotypes associated with immigrants have resulted in the socially constructed notion of "illegality. " Nativist sentiments have perpetuated a barrage of anti-immigrant laws that have become largely associated with Mexican immigrants (De Genova, 2004). Recent implementation of draconian laws such as Arizona's SB 1070 and Alabama's HB 56 provide an opportunity to investigate the impact such laws have on the identity, social interactions, and academic experiences and aspirations of undocumented Latina/o students in the U.S.Research on immigrant youth has favored assimilation frameworks, which highlight deficiencies and perpetuate stereotypes overlooking the systemic role racism and nativism play in the educational outcomes of undocumented students (Perez Huber et al., 2008). In contrast, taking a strength-based approach, this study applies Social Identity Theory (SIT) and Latina/o Critical Theory (LatCrit) which privileges the in-depth stories of 12 Latina/o undocumented high school, community college, and university students between the ages of 14 and 25.Findings suggest that anti-immigrant sentiments exacerbate the negative connotation of an "illegal" identifier for certain identities such as class, student, and sibling identities. An "illegal" identifier also influences social interactions. For example, students reveal having a small group of trustworthy friends to whom they confide their immigration status. In addition, students discuss how well-informed and supportive teachers and counselors make a positive impact on their academic progress. Moreover, students share their excitement over the personal benefits of President Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). In this study, three legislations--California's AB 540, DREAM Act, and DACA--are credited for diminishing the economic challenges associated with school related expenses, such as tuition, housing, and books. Research findings will be shared with all research sites in order to help administration create/expand resources, academic programs, and support systems for this student population.
Studying the evolution of software systems using evolutionary code extractors

Software systems are continuously changing and adapting to meet the needs of their users. Empirical studies are needed to better understand the evolutionary process followed by software systems. These studies need tools that can analyze and report various details about the software system's history. We propose evolutionary code extractors as a type of tool to assist in empirical source code evolution research. We present the design dimensions for such an extractor and discuss several of the challenges associated with automatically recovering the evolution of source code.
Aspectos psiquiátricos da obesidade Aspectos psiquiátricos da obesidade Aspectos psiquiátricos da obesidade Aspectos psiquiátricos da obesidade Aspectos psiquiátricos da obesidade Psychiatric aspects of obesity Psychiatric aspects of obesity Psychiatric aspects of obesity Psychiatric aspects of obes

AbstractKeywords Introducao Os alarmantes aumentos nos seus indicadores sugerem que,a medida em que ingressamos no seculo 21, a obesidade deveser considerada como uma epidemia mundial. 1,2 Estudos recen-tes que avaliam a prevalencia da obesidade (indice de massacorporal [IMC] = peso (Kg)/ altura (m 2 ) ≥30) sugerem um au-mento para 19,8% entre adultos americanos, e que uma maioriada populacao dos EUA (56,4%) preenche os criterios parasobrepeso (IMC ≥25). 3 No Brasil, a prevalencia da obesidadeaumentou em 70% entre 1975 e 1989, indicando que o excessoPesquisas recentes mostram que a obesidade e, em grande parte, o produto da vulnerabilidade genetica mediadapor um ambiente promotor da doenca, o que sugere que os modelos biologicos podem ser mais uteis que ospsicologicos para entender seu inicio e manutencao. No entanto, entre os pacientes que procuram tratamento, aobesidade tem sido associada a outros transtornos psiquiatricos, especialmente a depressao, o que sugere que acomorbidade psiquiatrica deve ser considerada na avaliacao e no manejo clinicos. Alem disso, embora a obesidadenao seja em si mesma um transtorno alimentar, um subgrupo de individuos obesos, incluidos aqueles com otranstorno de compulsao alimentar periodica (TCAP) e com a sindrome do comer noturno – SCN (
The Expression of Programmed Death-1 on CD4+ and CD8+ T Lymphocytes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Severe Sepsis

Objective To investigate the expression of Programmed death-1 (PD-1) on T lymphocytes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and severe sepsis, we determined PD-1 expression on CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes of patients with T2DM, severe sepsis, and T2DM combined with severe sepsis. Research Design and Methods This prospective and observational study included 50 healthy controls, 80 cases of T2DM without infection (T2DM group), 88 cases of severe sepsis without T2DM (SS group), and 77 cases of severe sepsis combined with T2DM (SS+T2DM group). Expression of peripheral blood PD-1+ CD4+ T cells and PD-1+ CD8+ T cells were compared between these 4 groups. Then, 28-day survival of the SS and SS+T2DM patients was assessed, and the expression of PD-1 on T cells was also compared between survivors and non-survivors. Results Percentages of PD-1+ CD4+ T cells and PD-1+ CD8+ T cells were higher in the T2DM group than in the healthy control group, and were highest in the SS and SS+T2DM groups. However, the expression of PD-1 on T cells and the mortality showed no significant difference between the SS and SS+T2DM groups. The expression of PD-1 on T cells was higher in non-survivors than survivors, but within the survivor group or non-survivor group, no difference can be detected between those with T2DM and those without T2DM. Conclusion The expression of PD-1 on T cells was increased in both T2DM and severe septic patients, but combining T2DM did not cause a further increase on the PD-1 expression in patients with severe sepsis.
Gastric cancer in India

Abstract The incidence of gastric cancer in India is low compared to developed countries, though there are certain geographical areas (Southern part and northeastern states of country) where the incidence is comparable to high-incidence areas of world. Despite the large number of patients being treated for gastric cancer, there are not sufficient publications discussing associated risk factors and outcomes in these patients. This article discusses relevant Indian epidemiological and clinical studies about gastric cancers. This article also highlights the gap in publication from India and developed countries regarding gastric cancer and stresses on collaborative efforts of the Indian scientific community to conduct epidemiological, pathological, and clinical studies to have a new standard of care for Indian patients.
Patient adherence and the choice of antihypertensive drugs: focus on lercanidipine

Despite the development of many effective antihypertensive drugs, target blood pressures are reached in only a minority of patients in clinical practice. Poor adherence to drug therapy and the occurrence of side effects are among the main reasons commonly reported by patients and physicians to explain the poor results of actual antihypertensive therapies. The development of new effective antihypertensive agents with an improved tolerability profile might help to partly overcome these problems. Lercanidipine is an effective dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker of the third generation characterized by a long half-life and its lipophylicity. In contrast to first-generation dihydropyridines, lercanidipine does not induce reflex tachycardia and induces peripheral edema with a lower incidence. Recent data suggest that in addition to lowering blood pressure, lercanidipine might have some renal protective properties. In this review we shall discuss the problems of drug adherence in the management of hypertension with a special emphasis on lercanidipine.
A genetic analysis of targeted growth in mice.

Effects of normal growth regulation on components of phenotypic variance and covariance of body weight were examined in a cross-fostering study of growth between 2 and 10 wk of age in ICR randombred mice. Different early growth rates caused genetic, postnatal maternal and residual environmental variances to increase, but these variances were subsequently reduced by negative autocorrelation between early and later growth. Postnatal maternal variance continued to increase for about 1 wk after weaning but then decreased substantially. Genetic variance caused by preweaning growth followed a pattern of increase and decrease very similar to that of postnatal maternal variance, but this pattern was masked by new genetic variance. Normal growth regulation affects the magnitudes of genetic variances and serial autocorrelations . The timing of these changes suggests that regulation of cell numbers reduces variance near the end of exponential growth, but this may be obscured by subsequent increase in cell size. In contrast with earlier studies, we find that targeted growth reduces both genetically and environmentally determined differences among early growth trajectories. Final size may be determined by an antagonistic balance between early growth rate and age at initiation of puberty.
PASSADO, PRESENTE E QUESTÕES PARA O FUTURO NO ESTUDO DA ARGUMENTAÇÃO NA FALA DA CRIANÇA

This work deals with argument construction in child speech, starting by submitting to revision some of the questions handled by the author all along her research on that subject. In order to stress the theoretical moves which have been made, two main questions were brought into discussion. Namely, the presence of arguments from the adult speech in the child utterances and the effect of argumentative utterances of the type x connective y in restraining deviation in dialogue, thus assuring both meaning and unity. However, the cohesive force of arguments is not free from being disrupted by dispersion and unpredictability. The unfolding of this theoretical perspective opens the way to a hypothesis both on language functioning and on the subjectivity who is constituded in it.
RECOILING SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES: A SEARCH IN THE NEARBY UNIVERSE

The coalescence of a binary black hole can be accompanied by a large gravitational recoil due to anisotropic emission of gravitational waves. A recoiling supermassive black hole (SBH) can subsequently undergo long-lived oscillations in the potential well of its host galaxy, suggesting that offset SBHs may be common in the cores of massive ellipticals. We have analyzed Hubble Space Telescope archival images of 14 nearby core ellipticals, finding evidence for small (≲ 10 pc) displacements between the active galactic nucleus (AGN; the location of the SBH) and the center of the galaxy (the mean photocenter) in 10 of them. Excluding objects that may be affected by large-scale isophotal asymmetries, we consider six galaxies to have detected displacements, including M87, where a displacement was previously reported by Batcheldor et al. In individual objects, these displacements can be attributed to residual gravitational recoil oscillations following a major or minor merger within the last few gigayears. For plausible merger rates, however, there is a high probability of larger displacements than those observed, if SBH coalescence took place in these galaxies. Remarkably, the AGN–photocenter displacements are approximately aligned with the radio source axis in four of the six galaxies with displacements, including three of the four having relatively powerful kiloparsec-scale jets. This suggests intrinsic asymmetries in radio jet power as a possible displacement mechanism, although approximate alignments are also expected for gravitational recoil. Orbital motion in SBH binaries and interactions with massive perturbers can produce the observed displacement amplitudes but do not offer a ready explanation for the alignments.
An Improved Delegation-Based Authentication Protocol for PCSs

A new delegation-based authentication protocol was proposed by Lee and Yeh in 2005, claiming that they have provided users with Portable Communication Systems (PCS), which are anonymity and non-repudiation. However, they have also pointed out that their protocol has a weakness in off-line authentication processes. That is, a malicious who visits location register ( VLR ) can masquerade another mobile user to login to home location register ( HLR ). To solve this weakness, Lee et al. later on proposed an improved protocol, which slightly modified the original one Unfortunately, we found out that Lee et al.’s protocol still cannot achieve user anonymity and does not provide perfect forward secrecy. In this paper, we first utilize Lee et al.’s protocol to demonstrate that Lee-Yeh’s protocol has an instinctive design flaw. Furthermore, we propose a modification to improve Lee et al.’s protocol to overcome these weaknesses. DOI: http://dx.doi. org/10.5755/j01.itc. 41.3. 857
Body fat distribution in South Asian women and children.

OBJECTIVE To compare levels of abdominal fatness in South Asian and European mothers and children. SUBJECTS 49 mothers and children from South Asian backgrounds and 63 mothers and children from European backgrounds who took part in a study on family health behaviours. MEASUREMENTS Anthropometric measures and abdominal fatness indices, including WHR and conicity. RESULTS Asian mothers were shorter, and lighter than European mothers, but had a higher WHR and a higher conicity. Among children, boys had a higher WHR and conicity than girls but there were no ethnic differences in fat distribution. CONCLUSION Different patterns of fat distribution were observed in South Asian and European women, with South Asian women having a relatively large waist circumference, relative either to hip circumference (WHR) or to overall size (conicity). Sex differences in fat distribution, but not ethnic differences, were observed in the children. This suggests that the adult patterns of fat distribution may not be established at this stage.
Vitamin D Status in Different Stages of Disease Severity in Dogs with Chronic Valvular Heart Disease

Background In humans with heart disease, vitamin D deficiency is associated with disease progression and a poor prognosis. A recent study showed that serum 25‐hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentration, the hallmark of vitamin D status, was lower in dogs with heart failure than in normal dogs, and a low concentration was associated with poor outcome in dogs with heart failure. Objectives To elucidate the vitamin D status of dogs with chronic valvular heart disease (CVHD) at different stages of disease severity. Animals Forty‐three client‐owned dogs with CVHD. Methods In this cross‐sectional study, dogs were divided into 3 groups (14 dogs in Stage B1, 17 dogs in Stage B2, and 12 dogs in Stage C/D) according to ACVIM guidelines. Dogs underwent clinical examination including echocardiography. Serum 25(OH)D concentrations were measured in each dog. Results Serum 25(OH)D concentration was significantly lower in Stage B2 (median, 33.2 nmol/L; range, 4.9–171.7 nmol/L) and C/D (13.1 nmol/L; 4.9–58.1 nmol/L) than in Stage B1 (52.5 nmol/L; 33.5–178.0 nmol/L) and was not significantly different between Stage B2 and Stage C/D. Among clinical variables, there were significant negative correlations between 25(OH)D concentration and both left atrial‐to‐aortic root ratio and left ventricular end‐diastolic diameter normalized for body weight. Conclusions and Clinical Importance These results indicate that vitamin D status is associated with the degree of cardiac remodeling, and the serum 25(OH)D concentration begins to decrease before the onset of heart failure in dogs with CVHD.
Induction of HSP70 gene expression by modulation of Ca+2 ion and cellular p53 protein by curcumin in colorectal carcinoma cells

Curcumin (diferuloyl methane) is the major active yellow pigment of turmeric and curry. Studies in recent years have indicated that curcumin is a potent inhibitor of the initiation and promotion of chemical carcinogen‐induced skin carcinogenesis in mice. When COLO205 colorectal carcinoma cells were treated with curcumin (60 μM), the appearance of apoptotic DNA ladders was delayed about 5 h, and G1 arrest was detected. Further analysis of the endonuclease activities in these cells revealed that the activity of Ca+2‐dependent endonuclease in COLO205 cells was profoundly inhibited and that the extent of inhibition depended on the degree of calcium depletion. The reduction of p53 gene expression was accompanied by the induction of HSP70 gene expression in the curcumin‐treated cells. These findings suggest that curcumin may induce the expression of the HSP70 gene through the initial depletion of intracellular Ca+2, followed by the suppression of p53 gene function in the target cells. © 1996 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Literacy: a cultural influence on functional left–right differences in the inferior parietal cortex

The current understanding of hemispheric interaction is limited. Functional hemispheric specialization is likely to depend on both genetic and environmental factors. In the present study we investigated the importance of one factor, literacy, for the functional lateralization in the inferior parietal cortex in two independent samples of literate and illiterate subjects. The results show that the illiterate group are consistently more right‐lateralized than their literate controls. In contrast, the two groups showed a similar degree of left–right differences in early speech‐related regions of the superior temporal cortex. These results provide evidence suggesting that a cultural factor, literacy, influences the functional hemispheric balance in reading and verbal working memory‐related regions. In a third sample, we investigated grey and white matter with voxel‐based morphometry. The results showed differences between literacy groups in white matter intensities related to the mid‐body region of the corpus callosum and the inferior parietal and parietotemporal regions (literate > illiterate). There were no corresponding differences in the grey matter. This suggests that the influence of literacy on brain structure related to reading and verbal working memory is affecting large‐scale brain connectivity more than grey matter per se.
Relationship of illness perceptions with depression among individuals diagnosed with lupus

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of illness perceptions, as outlined in the Self‐Regulatory Model of illness, with depression among individuals diagnosed with lupus. Methods: A mail‐out questionnaire was completed by 154 members of the Australia Lupus Foundation and Lupus Foundation of New South Wales. Each questionnaire consisted of a Lupus Medical and Symptoms Questionnaire, the Illness Perceptions Questionnaire‐Revised and the Cardiac Depression Scale. Results: Hierarchical regression analysis revealed that individuals who reported a perception of their illness as having negative life consequences, an unpredictable nature and themselves possessing little understanding of lupus, reported high levels of depression. Conclusions: This study indicated the existence of a high level of depressive symptoms among individuals diagnosed with lupus, and reinforces the need for screening procedures in chronic illness, and treatment interventions that target maladaptive illness perceptions. Depression and Anxiety, 2009. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Personality and social psychology

Handbook of Psychology Preface (I. Weiner). Volume Preface (T. Millon and M. J. Lerner). Contributors. PART I: CONTEXTS. 1. Evolutionary Perspectives on Personality and Social Psychology (T. Millon). 2. Cultural Perspectives on Personality and Social Psychology (J. G. Miller & L. Schaberg). PART II: PERSONALITY. 3. Genetic Basis of Personality Structure (W. J. Livesley, et al.). 4. Biological Bases of Personality (M. Zuckerman). 5. Psychodynamic Models of Personality (R. F. Bornstein). 6. A Psychological Behaviorism Theory of Personality (A. W. Staats). 7. Cognitive--Experimental Self--Theory of Personality (S. Epstein). 8. Self--Regulatory Perspectives on Personality (C. S. Carver & M. F. Scheier). 9. Interpersonal Theory of Personality (A. L. Pincus & E. B. Ansell). 10. Structures of Personality Traits (W. K. B. Hofstee). PART III: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY. 11. Social Cognition (G. V. Bodenhausen, et al.). 12. Emotion, Affect, and Mood in Social Judgments (J. Fernandez--Dols & J. Russell). 13. Attitudes in Social Behavior (J. M. Olson & G. Maio). 14. The Social Self (R. F. Baumeister). 15. Persuasion and Attitude Change (R. E. Petty). 16. Social Influence and Group Dynamics (A. Nowak & R. R. Vallacher). 17. Environmental Psychology (G. Moser). 18. Close Relationships (M. S. Clark). 19. Altruism and Prosocial Behavior (C. D. Batson). 20. Social Conflict, Harmony, and Integration (J. F. Dovido). 21. Prejudice, Racism, and Discrimination (K. Dion). 22. Justice, Equity and Fairness in Human Relations (L. Montada). 23. Aggression, Violence, Evil and Peace (J. deRivera). 24. Personality in Political Psychology (A. Immelman). Author Index. Subject Index.
Does Long-term Memory Deficit relate to Patients' Slowness in Schizophrenia?

Introduction. The performance of fast and slow schizophrenic patients and matched controls was examined in a delayed free recall task to assess whether the patient's slowness would influence long-term memory (LTM) in a similar way to working memory. Method. Twenty-three schizophrenic patients who met DSM-IV criteria and were matched in age and educational level to 23 controls participated. Subjects' reading rate was measured, and a cut-off of mean controls' reading rate minus 2 standard deviations was allowed the identification of 9 slow patients. The memory task comprised a list of 20 unrelated common words presented visually that were to be recalled in any order after a delay of 25-30 minutes filled with unrelated tasks. Results. The overall patients' performance was poor compared with controls, and slow and fast performance was comparable, contrasting with immediate memory tasks in which slow patients were impaired compared with fast patients. Conclusion. Patients' slowness does not seem to influence the long-term memory deficit in schizophrenia.