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The Role of the Adult Companion at the Onset of Psychosis in Adolescence

Background: It is widely proved that methods of intervention in cases of adolescent-onset psychosis should be timely and plurifocal, with the application of integrated forms of therapy, including pharmacological treatment and psychological and social rehabilitation, also with an involvement of family members. Research studies moreover indicate that offering adolescents treatment within social contexts besides at facilities which have the specific purpose of providing treatment, on either a hospital or out-patient basis, improves both the outcome and compliance to treatment. Aim: This work illustrates the function, role and operational methods of the adult companion, a professional figure who supports therapists and operates directly in close contact with adolescents in their habitual life environment. Methods: This is a narrative review of the Italian literature regarding the use and functions of the adult companion at the onset of psychosis with a specific focus on the experience of the authors. Conclusions: The intervention seems to be feasible and effective from a clinical point of view. Further RCTs and quantitative studies are needed to provide the effectiveness of this type of intervention.
Distribution of Bicknell's Thrush in New England and New York

We conducted presence-absence surveys for Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bickcnelli) in Marine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont during the 1992-1995 breeding seasons. The species was found at 234 sites, of which 225 (96%) were dominated by varying mixtures of balsam fir (Abies balsamea) and red spruce (Picea rub- ens). Ninety-one percent of the occupied sites were 2915 m (3000 ft) in elevation. Size of occupied habitat patches was generally small; 73% of occupied areas delimited by the 915 m elevation contour were less than 1000 ha in extent. A logistic regression model using independent variables describing vegetation, elevation, land area ? 915 m located within 1 km of a site, and latitude successfully predicted thrush presence. There was no conclusive evidence of widespread population declines of Bicknell's Thrush in the United States; we found the species at 63 of 73 sites (86%) known to have been occupied prior to 1992. However, the restricted breeding distribution and narrow habitat requirements of Bicknell's Thrush in the United States suggest that it is vulnerable to habitat loss and degradation, and that continued efforts to document the species' status and ecology are warranted. Received 26 Jan. 1996, accepted 18 May 1996. Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli), until recently considered a sub- species of the Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) (Ouellet 1993, American Ornithologists' Union 1995), breeds from southern Quebec and the Maritime Provinces south to the higher elevations of New England and New York (Wallace 1939, Ouellet 1993). Suitable nesting habitat of this species in the United States has been described as dense forests of balsam fir (Abies balsamea) and red spruce (Picea rubens) occurring near
Social Work Students’ Perceptions of Ageing

Little is understood about social work students or social workers’ perceptions of ageing in the UK. This paper presents a small-scale study of 20 master social work students’ perceptions of ageing during the first year of their programme. A mixed method approach was employed over a two-staged research project, in both stages the social work students were asked to complete Kogan’s attitudes towards older people scale (KATOPS) and draw a person aged 75. Results demonstrated that most students had neutral to positive attitudes towards older people at the beginning of the programme and these improved in stage two; all had positive attitudes. The drawings provided a visual narrative of their perceptions of older people; visual signifiers included physical signs of ageing. Fulfilment, emotion, family, individuality and appearance were emergent themes. Whilst the programme enhanced the students’ perceptions more work is needed to dispel the myths and stereotypes about ageing.
Phenology, plant growth and floral synchrony of the parental lines of H-374C QPM maize hybrid

RESUMEN La temperatura es uno de los parametros climaticos que mayor influencia ejercen sobre la fisiologia de las plantas; por otro lado, en la produccion de semilla de maiz ( Zea mays L.), la caracterizacion fenologica de progenitores con base en unidades calor, permite definir con exactitud la fecha de siembra para lograr sincronia floral en la formacion de hibridos. El objetivo de esta investigacion fue estudiar el efecto de la temperatura en el crecimiento y las etapas de desarrollo de los progenitores del hibrido trilineal de maiz QPM H-374C, que determinan la coincidencia floral y la produccion de semilla. El material genetico utilizado fue: el progenitor femenino de cruza simple (CML 176∗CML 142), sus lineas endogamicas progenitoras (CML 176 y CML 142) y la linea endogamica CML 186, progenitor masculino del H-374C. La investigacion se condujo en condiciones de riego durante el ciclo primavera-verano 2007 en Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. Se utilizo un diseno de bloques completos al azar con tres repeticiones. Las etapas fenologicas determinadas con el metodo residual fueron las siguientes: diferenciacion floral, espigamiento, floracion masculina y femenina, y madurez fisiologica. Para el analisis de crecimiento se realizaron muestreos semanales de materia seca cuando la planta exhibio cuatro
Problem Formulation and Analysis of the 1-Hop ARQ Links

The research described in this publication was carried out by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. © 2013 California Institute of Technology. U.S. Government sponsorship acknowledged. abstract. — In space communications, standard link analysis assumes that messages are sent once. For a communication link that uses an error-correction coding scheme, bit-error rate (BER) or frame-error rate (FER), and link margins are common metrics that characterize the quality of a link, and they are used to determine the supportable data rate. With the advent of Automatic Repeat-reQuest (ARQ) protocols, when messages are corrupted during transmission, they can be resent multiple times automatically until they are correctly received and acknowledged. The concept of BER, FER, and link margin cannot be directly applied, and the link analysis approach for ARQ links needs to be reexamined.
FACTORS AFFECTING BEHAVIORAL INTENTION IN USING GO-PAY WITH THE MODIFIED UNIFIED THEORY OF ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 MODEL (UTAUT2)

The development of payment systems in Indonesia is in line with the global technological advancements and followed by new innovations, including the presence of e-money.As a subsidiary of PT Aplikasi Karya Anak Bangsa (Go-Jek), PT Dompet Anak Bangsa is the holder of the Go- Pay e-money license and included as one of 32 companies that have obtained license as e-money operators from Bank Indonesia. Despite the current high transaction growth of Go-Pay, it may not survive without any efforts to improve its service quality and expand the consumer preferences in using Go-Pay. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the factors that influence behavioral intention in using Go-Pay. This study aims to examine and determine the factors that influence behavioral intention in using Go-Pay with the modified Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology2 Model (UTAUT 2). This study uses a quantitative method with a questionnaire as the research instrument. The population of this study is Go-Pay users in the Special Region of Yogyakarta. The method of data analysis is SEM-PLS. The results showed that there were three factors that were significant in influencing people’s interest in using Go-Pay, namely: Habit, Facilitating Condition, and Price Value.
The Effect of Education on Knowledge and Preferred Method of Delivery in Nulliparous Women

ABSTRACT Background & objectives: Cesarean section in Iran is 3 to 4 times higher than global standard. 75% of such deliveries are done without prior medical indication and merely based on mother’s option. Considering the effect of instruction on raising the adaptation to natural delivery and decreasing unnecessary surgical childbirth, the present study aimed to investigate the effect of instruction on awareness and self-efficacy of primiparous women and their choice of delivery type. Methods: The present research was an interventional study having two groups: treatment and control. A total of 70 primiparous women were participated in this research that had opted for caesarian section. It was conducted in Medical Healthcare Centers of Bandar Abbas in 2013. The sampling was a combination of cluster and simple randomized type. The data gathering instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire. The data were analyzed using SPSS V.16. Independent sample t-test along with paired t-test was run to analyze the data. Results: After the intervention, a significant difference was found between awareness score (p<0.001) and self-efficacy score (p=0.001) in the treatment group. No significant divergence was witnessed between the two groups in terms of performance (p=0.001). After the instructional intervention, in the case group, 16 persons (45.4%) of mothers opted for natural vaginal delivery as a preferred delivery type. After the follow-up phone calls, 11 persons (37.2%) were found to have had natural delivery. Conclusion: The devisal and enactment of systematic and ongoing instructional programs by medical staff can have a dramatic effect on encouraging mothers to have natural delivery and less surgical childbirth.
Induction of pathogenesis-related proteins, phenolics and phenylalanine ammonia-lyase in groundnut by Pseudomonas fluorescens

Foliar application of a plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium, Pseudomonas fluorescens strain Pf1 significantly controlled late leaf spot and rust diseases of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) under greenhouse conditions. Groundnut plants, when sprayed with P. fluorescens strain Pfl, showed increase in activity of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase 1 day after application and the maximum enzyme activity was detected at 3 days after treatment. An increase in phenolic content was observed 1 day after P. fluorescens treatment. Also chitinase and β-1,3-glucanase activities increased significantly 1 day after P. fluorescens treatment and maximum activities were reached 4 days later. Application of P. fluorescens to groundnut leaves induced accumulation of a 23-kDa thaumatin-like protein (TLP) and a 30-kDa glucanase. The induction of 23-kDa TLP was detected only in treated leaves and not in roots, stems and petioles of the groundnut plants. The 30-kDa glucanase started to accumulate 1 day after treatment and the level of the protein continued to increase throughout the experimental period of 4 days. Both TLP and glucanase were found in the intercellular fluid of P. fluorescens-sprayed groundnut leaves.
Natural generation of admissible heuristics

Author(s): Kibler, Dennis | Abstract: If a problem space can be represented by a relational production system, then many useful heuristics can be generated by appealing to appropriate abstraction spaces. Here we formalize the process by which heuristics can be generated. We show that these heuristics are admissible and monotonic. Finally we give several heuristics from the literature which could have been formed by the process, as well as some which cannot.
An assessment of the exploited pelagic fisheries of the Indian seas

About two-thirds of the total marine fish catch comes from exploited pelagic fisheries. The three moa imDortant pelagic fisherie* are the oil sardine, mackerel and Bombay duck which together account f^r about 65 per cent of the yield from pelagic resources. The balance comes from other numerous nelaeic stocks which are being exploited at present. A critical assessment of each of the exploited pelagic resources has been made in this paper in order to estimate the probable magnitude of potential yields derivable from them.
Hypofractionated radiotherapy in post mastectomy locally advanced breast cancer: a study from a regional cancer center in North East India

Background: Adjuvant radiotherapy has increased local-regional and overall survival rates in breast cancer. Conventional fractionation delivering 50-60 Gray (Gy) over 5-6weeks is a standard approach. A shorter duration of hypofractionated treatment will be more convenient for patients and treatment providers if found safe and equally effective.Methods: Around 50 high risk breast cancer patients who underwent mastectomy were enrolled and randomized into the study arms- CF (Conventional Fractionation) Arm (50Gy/25 Fr @ 2 Gy/fraction/day 5 days a week over 5weeks) and HF (Hypo-Fractionation) arm (40.05 Gy/15 Fr @ 2.67 Gy/fraction/day 5 days a week over 3weeks). Treatment related acute and late toxicities, loco-regional recurrence; distant metastasis and survival rates were recorded for comparison.Results: Twenty-five patients were enrolled in each arm with baseline characters well matched. At median follow up of 44 months, OS was 80% in HF arm against 64% in CF arm (p-value: 0.292). HF arm also showed better DFS at 4 years of 76% compared to 64% in CF arm (p-value: 0.411). Although the difference was not significant statistically, the Hazard Ratio of 1.543 (95% CI: 0.549-4.339) for DFS and 1.801 (95% CI: 0.603-5.377) for OS indicated trends towards better outcomes in HF arm in terms of disease control and survival. Acute and late toxicities were also lesser in HF arm, though not statistically significant (all p-values >0.05). Conclusions: In post mastectomy setting, HFRT is comparable to CFRT in terms of safety and efficacy, will be more convenient for patients and care givers and hence can be a routine standard practice.
Comparing attitudes towards adoption of e-government between urban users and rural users: an empirical study in Chongqing municipality, China

ABSTRACT Urban–rural divide becomes an obstacle to the development of e-government in China. This research devotes to promoting the adoption of e-government in China. It investigates the attitudes of urban residents versus rural residents toward e-government use in Chongqing, one of most important municipalities of China which is fraught with a serious urban–rural divide. A research model is created to assess the differences between urban and rural residents according to previous literatures and theories. A Structural Equation Model approach is employed to examine the research model. The survey data were collected from 596 urban residents and 477 rural residents in Chongqing. The results reveal that there are differences between urban and rural groups. Many enabling factors and inhibiting factors in previous studies, such as perceived behavioural control and resistance to change, can positively influence rural residents’ intentions to use but fail to exert great effects on urban residents’ motivations. Thus, it is necessary for government agencies in China to take actions based on those significant enabling factors and inhibiting factors to promote e-government acceptance. In addition, it is also necessary to conduct deeper research on e-government acceptance of urban residents in China.
Comparison of the life cycles of two populations of the polychaete Pereinereis cf. cultrifera from the Bay of Algiers (Mediterranean Sea)

The benthic phases of the life cycles of two populations of the polychaete Pereinereis cultrifera from the Bay of Algiers were investigated using field surveys. We found no differences in the life cycle of the two populations. In the Bay of Algiers, P. cultrifera reproduces without epitokal modifications. The lifespan of the species probably does not exceed two years. The reproductive period spans most of the year but is more intense in spring from March to May when the sea-water temperature starts rising. A few mature individuals were collected at the end of summer and in winter. The oocytes take 9 to 12 months to mature and their diameter at maturity is approximately 200 µm.
Parasitic helminths of domesticated and wild ruminants in Cholistan desert of Pakistan.

The present study was carried out to assess the prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths infections among wild and domestic ruminants in Cholistan desert of Pakistan. For this purpose, 1010 faecal samples of different species of ruminants including cattle (n=300), sheep (n=250), goat (n=100), camel (n=200), chinkara (n=150) and blackbuck (n=10) were examined using standard parasitological procedures. The highest prevalence was recorded in cattle (44.7%) followed by sheep (43.6%), goats (39%), camels (37%), chinkara (26.7%) and black bucks (20%). Maximum number of the helminth species were recorded in sheep (n=14) followed by camels (n=13), cattle (n=09), goats (n=08), chinkara (n=07) and black bucks (n=02). Nematodes were the predominantly occurring (n=18) helminths followed by trematodes (n=6) and cestodes (n=3). Haemonchus and Trichostrongylus were the most frequently recorded genera followed by Chabertia, Oesophagostomum, Schistosoma, Moniezia, Cooperia, Bunnostomum, Toxocara, Ostertagia, Nematodirus, Trichuris, Strongyliodes, Avitellina, Fasciola, Thelazia (n=02), Syngamus, Gaigeria, Skrjabinema, Cotylophoron, Metastrongylus and Gongylonema as mixed or single species infections in different species of animals. It was concluded that wild and domesticated ruminants of the Cholistan desert of Pakistan suffer with heavy infections of a variety of helminths including those of high economic significance. Therefore, high prevalence of helminthes warrants immediate attention of the stakeholders for devising an effective worm control program in the Cholistan desert. © 2012 Friends Science Publishers
Smartphone-based social networking sites and intention to quit: self-regulatory perspective

ABSTRACT Social networking site (SNS) providers and information system (IS) researchers are becoming increasingly interested in the factors that cause individuals to quit SNS. This study integrates the psychological and neurocognitive perspectives to examine the effects of poor sleep quality on the intention to quit. We utilise stress–strain–outcome, guilt, and ego depletion theories to argue that the excessive use of smartphone-based SNSs at night decreases sleep quality. Poor sleep quality increases the failure of self-control on SNS use and guilt, thereby increasing the intention to quit. We tested the hypothesised model by using a sample (N = 701) of Chinese students, which generally support our hypotheses.
DRAMbulism: Balancing Performance and Predictability through Dynamic Pipelining

Worst-case execution bounds for real-time programs are profoundly impacted by the latency of accessing hardware shared resources, such as off-chip DRAM. While many different memory controller designs have been proposed in the literature, there is a trade-off between average-case performance and predictable worst-case bounds, as techniques targeted at improving the former can harm the latter and vice-versa. We find that taking advantage of pipelining between different commands can improve both, but incorporating pipelining effects in worst-case analysis is challenging. In this work, we introduce a novel DRAM controller that successfully balances performance and predictability by employing a dynamic pipelining scheme. We show that the schedule of DRAM commands is akin to a two-stage two-mode pipeline, and hence, design an easily-implementable admission rule that allows us to dynamically add requests to the pipeline without hurting worst-case bounds.
Atlas of complications in anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

The incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is rising, mainly due to the growing number of recreational and professional athletes. ACL insufficiency leads to knee instability and the optimal treatment is ACL reconstruction. More than 100000 ACL reconstructions are performed annually in the United States. Despite improvements in surgical technique and instrumentation of ACL reconstruction, complications do occur. We strongly believe that the incidence of complications is underreported in the literature because of the difficulties to recognize and record them. Awareness of the prevention and treatment of complications is mandatory in order to obtain the best clinical outcome after ACL reconstruction. In this article, we present the experience of a single Orthopaedic Department the last 27 years.
Studies on Canine Gastric Motility Disorders and the Clinical Application of 5-HT4 Receptor Agonist Mosapride

報告番号: 甲28124 ; 学位授与年月日: 2012-03-22 ; 学位の種別: 課程博士 ; 学位の種類: 博士(獣医学) ; 学位記番号: 博農第3840号 ; 研究科・専攻: 農学生命科学研究科獣医学専攻
A comparative study between active and expectant management of premature rupture of membranes at term on fetomaternal and perinatal outcome in rural population

Premature rupture of membranes at term (PROM) is defined as a spontaneous rupture of membranes after 37 completed weeks of gestation and before the onset of regular painful uterine contractions. PROM occurs in 510% of all pregnancies of which approximately 80% occur at term. The aetiology of PROM is multifactorial. At term, PROM can be physiological variation rather than a pathological event. PROM occurs when intrauterine pressure overcomes membrane resistance. This happens due to weakening of membranes either congenital or acquired (smoking and vitamin C deficiency), or because of damaging factors either mechanical during amniocentesis or damage by infection (Trichomonas infection, group B streptococci, bacterial vaginosis). Failure of mechanical support such as cervical dilatation can lead to premature rupture of membrane. Other etiological factors are overdistended uterus, big baby, polyhydramnios and multiple pregnancy. Premature rupture of membranes is associated with several complications of pregnancy (i.e. pregnancy ABSTRACT
Dietas com mananoligossacardeo e nveis reduzidos de clcio para codornas japonesas

Avaliaram-se os efeitos de niveis de calcio e da suplementacao de dietas com mananoligossacarideos sobre desempenho e a viabilidade economica de codornas em postura. Foram utilizadas 200 codornas em delineamento inteiramente casualizado e arranjo fatorial 2 × 2 + 1, com dois niveis de calcio (2,2 e 1,9%), dois de mananoligossacarideos (0 e 0,1%) e uma dieta controle (sem mananoligossacarideos e com 2,5% de calcio) com quatro repeticoes. Nao houve efeito dos niveis de calcio nem de mananoligossacarideos sobre o peso dos ovos, a porcentagem de gema e albumen e o preco da racao consumida/duzia. A interacao controle × fatorial foi significativa para consumo diario de racao, conversao alimentar e margem bruta. Codornas alimentadas com dietas pobres em calcio e sem mananoligossacarideos consumiram mais racao e tiveram pior conversao alimentar em comparacao as aves alimentadas com a dieta controle, o que causou pior margem bruta. A reducao dos niveis de calcio diminuiu a producao e a massa de ovos, piorou a conversao alimentar (kg/kg) e reduziu a porcentagem de casca de ovo. A inclusao de mananoligossacarideos reduziu o consumo diario de racao, melhorou a conversao alimentar (kg/duzia) e aumentou a margem bruta, como reflexo do menor consumo diario de racao e da menor conversao alimentar. Dietas com 2,2% de calcio e suplementadas com 0,1% de mananoligossacarideos podem ser adotadas para codornas japonesas em postura.