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Áreas de la entrevista para la evaluación psicológica de personas transexuales
Authors: Rodríguez Molina José Miguel , Asenjo Araque Nuria , Becerra Fernández Antonio , Lucio Pérez María Jesús , Rabito Alcón María Frenzi , López Gilberto Pérez 
Published: January 2016

ResumenEl tratamiento de la transexualidad es en gran medida irreversible. Por ello es necesaria una cuidadosa evaluación psicológica previa. Sin embargo, al ser un fenómeno emergente, se han desarrollado pocas pautas de evaluación. Por ello, se hace necesario tener al menos una orientación acerca de qué áreas evaluar. El objetivo de este estudio es proponer una serie de áreas a incluir en la entrevista para la evaluación psicológica de personas transexuales. Para ello se lleva a cabo una revisión de la literatura existente relacionada con el tema. Se revisan tantos las áreas de evaluación habituales en Psicología Clínica como los aspectos normalmente considerados en la evaluación de personas transexuales. Como conclusiones se proponen una serie de áreas a incluir en la entrevista para la evaluación psicológica de personas transexuales. AbstractThe treatment of the transgenderism is mainly irreversible. Therefore, a very carefully psychological assessment is needed. However, being transgenderism an emergent phenomenon there are a few guidelines. So that, it is necessary to have at least some guidance on which areas transgenderism should be evaluated. To the aim of this study is to propose a number of areas to include in the psychological assessment of transgender people. In it are reviewed either usual assessment areas in Clinical Psychology and the aspects that are usually taken into consideration in the assessment of transgenderism. As a result a number of areas for the psychological interview to assess transgender people is presented.
Validez de constructo del LSB-50 en Adultos argentinos: validación cruzada e invarianza factorial
Authors: De la Iglesia Guadalupe , Stover Juliana Beatriz , Castro Solano Alejandro , Fernández Liporace Mercedes 
Published: January 2016

ResumenEl trabajo se propone aportar evidencias de validez referidas al Listado de Síntomas Breve (LSB-50; de Rivera y Abuín, 2012), instrumento psicométrico de screening para medir síntomas psicológicos, analizadas en una muestra de adultos argentinos. Los participantes fueron 1291 individuos distribuidos proporcionalmente según sexo (51% mujeres; 49% varones) con edades entre 18 y 89 años (M = 38.9, DE = 16.49). Se llevaron a cabo estudios de validación cruzada e invarianza factorial para examinar si un modelo de siete factores que se correspondía con siete escalas clínicas (Hipersensibilidad, Obsesiones-Compulsiones, Ansiedad, Hostilidad, Somatización, Depresión, y Alteraciones del sueño) presentaba un ajuste adecuado y un funcionamiento similar en muestras diferenciadas según sexo y edad de los evaluados. Esta estructura heptafactorial exhibió un buen ajuste en las cuatro submuestras. Tras analizar simultáneamente el ajuste en las submuestras mencionadas a través de modelos jerárquicos en los que se impusieron distintas restricciones de igualdad, se arribó a resultados que indicaron la invarianza de las siete dimensiones del LSB-50. El cálculo de alfas ordinales indicó un buen nivel de consistencia interna para todas las escalas. Finalmente, las correlaciones con una medida externa de diagnóstico de psicopatología –el Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI; Morey, 2007)– indicaron, tal como se esperaba, una convergencia moderada. Se concluye que los análisis realizados proveen de contundentes evidencias de validez sobre los resultados arrojados por el LSB-50. AbstractThis paper aims at obtaining evidence of validity of the LSB-50 (De Rivera & Abuín, 2012), a screening measure of psychopathology, in Argentinean adults. The sample consisted of 1291 individuals (49% males; 51% females) between 18 and 89 years-old (M = 38.9, SD = 16.49). A cross-validation study and factorial invariance studies were performed to test, in samples divided by sex and age, if a seven-factor structure that corresponds to seven clinical scales (Hypersensitivity, Obsessive-Compulsive, Anxiety, Hostility, Somatization, Depression, and Sleep disturbance) was adequate for the LSB-50. The seven-factor structure showed a good fit in all the subsamples. Next, the fit of the seven-factor structure was studied simultaneously in the aforementioned subsamples, through hierarchical models that imposed different constrains of equivalency. Results indicated the invariance of the seven clinical dimensions of the LSB-50. Ordinal alphas showed good internal consistency for all the scales. Finally, correlations with a diagnostic measure of psychopathology –el Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI; Morey, 2007)– indicated, as expected, moderate convergence. It is concluded that the analyses performed provide robust evidence of construct validity for the LSB-50.
Procesos Narrativos en Psicoterapia: diferencias entre clientes con buen y mal resultado
Authors: Botella Luis , Maestra Cutura Joana 
Published: January 2016

ResumenEste trabajo compara 30 pacientes con buen resultado terapéutico con 30 con un mal resultado terapéutico en términos de la distribución diferencial de (1) variables iniciales (2) variables de proceso y resultado y (3) variables narrativas. Los resultados indicaron que el funcionamiento psicosocial, la motivación, los síntomas pre-terapia, la alianza terapéutica, el número total de sesiones de terapia, la reducción total de los síntomas pre-post y la media de puntuación de la alianza de trabajo total en las sesiones de 3, 4 y 8 discriminaron entre ambos grupos. Los resultados también mostraron que casi todas las variables narrativas, excepto algunas de ellas discriminaron los clientes de buen resultado de los de mal resultado desde el principio, punto medio y fase final de su proceso terapéutico. Estos resultados se discuten en función de su relevancia para la práctica clínica.AbstractThis paper compares 30 patients with good therapeutic outcome to 30 with poor therapeutic outcome in terms of the differential distribution of (1) Intake Variables (2) Outcome and Process Variables, and (3) Narrative Variables. Results indicated that psychosocial functioning, motivation, pre-therapy symptoms, Working Alliance, total number of therapy sessions, total pre-post symptom reduction, and mean scoring for total working alliance in sessions 3, 4, and 8 discriminated between both groups. Results also showed that almost all narrative variables except some of them discriminated good outcome clients from poor outcome ones from the beginning, midpoint and final stage of their therapeutic process. These results are discussed according to their relevance for clinical practice.
Relación entre trauma, disociación y síntomas psicóticos positivos
Authors: Castro-Fernández María del Pilar , Perona-Garcelán Salvador , Senín-Calderón Cristina , Rodríguez-Testal Juan F. 
Published: January 2016

ResumenEl objetivo de esta investigación fue estudiar experiencias traumáticas y disociativas en una muestra de pacientes españoles con psicosis y su relación con las alucinaciones. Setenta y un pacientes con psicosis completaron una escala de experiencias disociativas (DES-II, Carlson y Putnam, 1993), un cuestionario de traumas (TQ, Davidson, Hughes y Blazer, 1990) y se les administró también los ítems de delirios y alucinaciones de la PANSS (Kay, Opler y Lindenmayer, 1988). Los resultados mostraron que los sujetos que presentaban alucinaciones y delirios habían experimentado un número significativamente mayor de las experiencias traumáticas en la infancia, pero no en la edad adulta. Con respecto a la disociación, los sujetos con alucinaciones y delirios presentaban puntuaciones altas en disociación que los sujetos sin estos síntomas psicóticos. Respecto al tipo de trauma, se encontró que los sujetos con alucinaciones presentaban más abusos físicos y amenazas en la infancia, no encontrándose diferencias en el tipo de traumas en función de la presencia o no de delirios. Por último, de los factores estudiados en esta investigación, solamente la despersonalización predijo a la presencia de alucinaciones, encontrándose que ninguno de dichos factores predijo la presencia de delirios. AbstractThe purpose of this research was to study traumatic and dissociative experiences in a sample of Spanish patients with psychosis and their relationship to hallucinations. Seventy-one patients with psychosis filled in a dissociative experiences scale (DES-II, Carlson & Putnam, 1993), a trauma questionnaire (TQ, Davidson, Hughes & Blazer, 1990) and the PANSS delusion and hallucination items (Kay, Opler & Lindenmayer, 1988). The results showed that subjects who had hallucinations and delusions had undergone a significantly larger number of traumatic experiences in childhood, but not as adults. Subjects with hallucinations and delusions had higher scores in dissociation than those who did not have these psychotic symptoms. It was also found that subjects with hallucinations had had experienced more physical abuse and threats in childhood, while there were no differences in the type of trauma for presence or not of delusions. Finally, of the factors studied in this research, only depersonalization predicted the presence of hallucinations, and none of these factors predicted the presence of delusions.
Analytical probability density function for the statistics of the ENSO phenomenon: Asymmetry and power law tail
Authors: Bianucci M. 
Published: January 2016

AbstractThis letter has two main goals. The first one is to give a physically reasonable explanation for the use of stochastic models for mimicking the apparent random features of the El Ninõ–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon. The second one is to obtain, from the theory, an analytical expression for the equilibrium density function of the anomaly sea surface temperature, an expression that fits the data from observations well, reproducing the asymmetry and the power law tail of the histograms of the NIÑO3 index. We succeed in these tasks exploiting some recent theoretical results of the author in the field of the dynamical origin of the stochastic processes. More precisely, we apply this approach to the celebrated recharge oscillator model (ROM), weakly interacting by a multiplicative term, with a general deterministic complex forcing (Madden‐Julian Oscillations, westerly wind burst, etc.), and we obtain a Fokker‐Planck equation that describes the statistical behavior of the ROM.
Variation in crossover frequency of EMIC waves in plasmasphere estimated from ion cyclotron whistler waves observed by Van Allen Probe A
Authors: Matsuda Shoya , Kasahara Yoshiya , Kletzing Craig A. 
Published: January 2016

AbstractWe report variations in the propagation of the H+ band ion cyclotron whistlers observed by Van Allen Probe A. Ion cyclotron whistlers are one of the EMIC (electromagnetic ion cyclotron) waves generated by mode conversion from lightning whistlers. Crossover frequency is an important frequency for the ion cyclotron whistlers, which is a function of the variations in the local heavy‐ion composition. We surveyed waveform data obtained by the Electric and Magnetic Field Instrument and Integrated Science instrument and found that 3461 H+ band ion cyclotron whistlers were observed from 572 km to 5992 km in altitude. The main finding is that the crossover frequencies of the observed events decreased with increasing altitude. These results support the hypothesis that the total heavy‐ion density decreases with increasing altitude. Furthermore, in 96% of all observed events, the crossover frequencies exceeded
, which suggests that the EMIC dispersion relation contains a frequency gap of around
.
A diagnostic dilemma: chronic sinusitis diagnosed by non‐otolaryngologists
Authors: Novis Sarah J. , Akkina Sarah R. , Lynn Shana , Kern Hayley E. , Keshavarzi Nahid R. , Pynnonen Melissa A. 
Published: January 2016

BackgroundAmbulatory care visits for chronic sinusitis outnumber visits for acute sinusitis. The majority of these visits are with non‐otolaryngologists. In order to better understand patients diagnosed with chronic sinusitis by non‐otolaryngologists, we sought to determine if incident cases of chronic sinusitis diagnosed by primary care (PC) or emergency medicine (EM) providers meet diagnostic criteria.MethodsThis was a retrospective cohort study. Patients were identified using administrative data from 2005 to 2006. The dataset was then clinically annotated based on chart review. We excluded prevalent cases.ResultsWe identified 114 patients with newly diagnosed chronic sinusitis in EM (75) or PC settings (39). Rhinorrhea (EM 61%, PC 59%) and nasal obstruction (EM 67%, PC 64%) were common in both settings but facial fullness (EM 80%, PC 39%) and pain (EM 40%, PC 18%) were more common in the EM setting. Few patients reported symptoms of 90 days or longer (EM 6.0%, PC 24%) and no patient had evidence of inflammation on physical examination. A minority of patients received a sinus computed tomography (CT) scan (22.8%) or nasal endoscopy (1.8%). In total, only 1 patient diagnosed with chronic sinusitis met the diagnostic criteria.ConclusionMost patients diagnosed with chronic sinusitis by non‐otolaryngologists do not have the condition. Caution should be used in studying chronic sinusitis using administrative data from non‐otolaryngology providers because a large proportion of the patients may not actually have the disease.
Safety of long‐term high‐volume sinonasal budesonide irrigations for chronic rhinosinusitis
Authors: Smith Kristine A. , French Gabrielle , Mechor Bradford , Rudmik Luke 
Published: January 2016

BackgroundOff‐label high‐volume sinonasal budesonide irrigations are commonly used during the management of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Although short‐term use (4 to 8 weeks) has been demonstrated to be safe, the long‐term effects on the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal (HPA) axis remain unclear. The objective of this study is to determine whether CRS patients using long‐term (minimum greater than 12 months) budesonide sinonasal irrigations have evidence of HPA axis suppression.MethodsPatients with CRS being managed with high‐volume sinonasal budesonide irrigations were recruited from 2 tertiary level rhinology clinics between March 2014 and July 2015. Inclusion criteria were as follows: (1) adult (age greater than 18 years); (2) guideline‐based diagnosis of CRS; (3) previous endoscopic sinus surgery; (4) minimum of twice daily high‐volume sinonasal budesonide irrigation (concentration of 1 mg per irrigation; total daily dose of 2 mg); and (5) a minimum of 12‐month duration. Exclusion criteria included systemic corticosteroid use within 3 months of HPA axis testing. The primary outcomes were morning (am) serum cortisol levels and, when indicated, cosyntropin stimulation levels.ResultsA total of 35 patients fulfilled eligibility criteria and underwent HPA axis testing. Mean duration of budesonide sinonasal irrigation therapy use was 38.2 months (2.9 years). The mean ± standard deviation (SD) am serum cortisol was 431.2 ± 146.9 nmol/L (normal, 200 to 650 nmol/L). Subsequent cosyntropin stimulation tests, in indicated patients (n = 19), demonstrated no evidence of HPA axis suppression.ConclusionOutcomes from this study suggest that daily high‐volume sinonasal budesonide irrigations fail to produce evidence of HPA axis suppression with prolonged courses lasting longer than 2 years.
Cobalt‐Catalyzed Oxidative Annulation of Nitrogen‐Containing Arenes with Alkynes: An Atom‐Economical Route to Heterocyclic Quaternary Ammonium Salts
Authors: Prakash Sekar , Muralirajan Krishnamoorthy , Cheng Chien‐Hong 
Published: January 2016

AbstractFour cobalt‐catalyzed oxidative annulation reactions of nitrogen‐containing arenes with alkynes proceeds by C−H activation, thus leading to biologically useful quaternary ammonium salts, including pyridoisoquinolinium, cinnolinium, isoquinolinium, and quinolizinium salts, in high yields. The results are comparable to those reactions catalyzed by rhodium and ruthenium complexes. The transformation of the salts into various N‐heterocycles has also been demonstrated.
Full‐Order and Reduced‐order Observer Design for a Class of Fractional‐order Nonlinear Systems
Authors: Lan Yong‐Hong , Wang Liang‐Liang , Ding Lei , Zhou Yong 
Published: January 2016

AbstractThe paper is concerned with problem of the full‐order and reduced‐order observer design for a class of fractional‐order one‐sided Lipschitz nonlinear systems. By introducing a continuous frequency distributed equivalent model and using indirect Lyapunov approach, the sufficient condition for asymptotic stability of the full‐order observer error dynamic system is presented. Furthermore, the proposed design method was extended to reduced‐order observer design for fractional‐order nonlinear systems. All the stability conditions are obtained in terms of LMI, which are less conservative than some existing ones. Finally, a numerical example demonstrates the validity of this approach.
Accelerating the use of molecular modeling in the high school classroom with VMD Lite
Authors: Lundquist Karl , Herndon Conner , Harty Tyson H. , Gumbart James C. 
Published: January 2016

AbstractIt is often difficult for students to develop an intuition about molecular processes, which occur in a realm far different from day‐to‐day life. For example, thermal fluctuations take on hurricane‐like proportions at the molecular scale. Students need a way to visualize realistic depictions of molecular processes to appreciate them. To this end, we have developed a simplified graphical interface to the widely used molecular visualization and analysis tool Visual Molecular Dynamics (VMD) called VMD lite. We demonstrate the use of VMD lite through a module on diffusion and the hydrophobic effect as they relate to membrane formation. Trajectories from molecular dynamics simulations, which students can interact with freely, illustrate the dynamical behavior of lipid molecules and water. VMD lite was tested by ∼70 students with overall positive reception. Remaining deficiencies in conceptual understanding were noted, however, and the module has been revised in response. © 2016 by The International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 44:124–129, 2016.
Gamma‐hydroxybutyrate and cocaine intoxication in a Danish child
Authors: de Knegt Victoria Elizabeth , Breindahl Torben , Harboe Kirstine Moll , Møller Gitte Leth , Børresen Malene Landbo 
Published: January 2016

Key Clinical MessageGHB intoxication must be considered in children with coma and a suspicion of drug intoxication. Furthermore, mixed intoxication with several substances and the possibility of unpredictable symptom profiles should be anticipated to ensure optimal symptomatic treatment of patients.
Improved Cycling Stability of Lithium‐Metal Anode with Concentrated Electrolytes Based on Lithium (Fluorosulfonyl)(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide
Authors: Ma Qiang , Fang Zheng , Liu Pin , Ma Jie , Qi Xingguo , Feng Wenfang , Nie Jin , Hu Yong‐Sheng , Li Hong , Huang Xuejie , Chen Liquan , Zhou Zhibin 
Published: January 2016

AbstractA new type of concentrated electrolyte composed of Li[(FSO2)N(SO2CF3)] (LiFTFSI), Li[N(SO2F)2] (LiFSI), and ether solvents can improve the cycling stability of lithium (Li) metal and inhibit Li‐metal dendritic growth. The high average coulombic efficiency of >95 % and excellent cycling performance of >250 cycles for the Li|copper cells have been achieved, even at a high current density of 3 mA cm−2. Moreover, the Li|LiFePO4 cell exhibits superior cycling stability with capacity retention of >92 % at 0.2 C for more than 200 cycles and excellent C‐rate capability.
Unexpected Direct Hydride Transfer Mechanism for the Hydrogenation of Ethyl Acetate to Ethanol Catalyzed by SNS Pincer Ruthenium Complexes
Authors: Chen Xiangyang , Jing Yuanyuan , Yang Xinzheng 
Published: January 2016

AbstractThe hydrogenation of ethyl acetate to ethanol catalyzed by SNS pincer ruthenium complexes was computationally investigated by using DFT. Different from a previously proposed mechanism with fac‐[(SNS)Ru(PPh3)(H)2] (5′) as the catalyst, an unexpected direct hydride transfer mechanism with a mer‐SNS ruthenium complex as the catalyst, and two cascade catalytic cycles for hydrogenations of ethyl acetate to aldehyde and aldehyde to ethanol, is proposed base on our calculations. The new mechanism features ethanol‐assisted proton transfer for H2 cleavage, direct hydride transfer from ruthenium to the carbonyl carbon, and C−OEt bond cleavage. Calculation results indicate that the rate‐determining step in the whole catalytic reaction is the transfer of a hydride from ruthenium to the carbonyl carbon of ethyl acetate, with a total free energy barrier of only 26.9 kcal mol−1, which is consistent with experimental observations and significantly lower than the relative free energy of an intermediate in a previously postulated mechanism with 5′ as the catalyst.
Nitroarenes as Antitubercular Agents: Stereoelectronic Modulation to Mitigate Mutagenicity
Authors: Landge Sudhir , Ramachandran Vasanthi , Kumar Anupriya , Neres João , Murugan Kannan , Sadler Claire , Fellows Mick D. , Humnabadkar Vaishali , Vachaspati Prakash , Raichurkar Anandkumar , Sharma Sreevalli , Ravishankar Sudha , Guptha Supreeth , Sambandamurthy Vasan K. , Balganesh Tanjore S. , Ugarkar Bheemarao G. , Balasubramanian V. , Bandodkar Balachandra S. , Panda Manoranjan 
Published: January 2016

AbstractNitroarenes are less preferred in drug discovery due to their potential to be mutagenic. However, several nitroarenes were shown to be promising antitubercular agents with specific modes of action, namely, nitroimidazoles and benzothiazinones. The nitro group in these compounds is activated through different mechanisms, both enzymatic and non‐enzymatic, in mycobacteria prior to binding to the target of interest. From a whole‐cell screening program, we identified a novel lead nitrobenzothiazole (BT) series that acts by inhibition of decaprenylphosphoryl‐β‐d‐ribose 2′‐epimerase (DprE1) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). The lead was found to be mutagenic to start with. Our efforts to mitigate mutagenicity resulted in the identification of 6‐methyl‐7‐nitro‐5‐(trifluoromethyl)‐1,3‐benzothiazoles (cBTs), a novel class of antitubercular agents that are non‐mutagenic and exhibit an improved safety profile. The methyl group ortho to the nitro group decreases the electron affinity of the series, and is hence responsible for the non‐mutagenic nature of these compounds. Additionally, the co‐crystal structure of cBT in complex with Mtb DprE1 established the mode of binding. This investigation led to a new non‐mutagenic antitubercular agent and demonstrates that the mutagenic nature of nitroarenes can be solved by modulation of stereoelectronic properties.
A security protocol for RFID traceability
Authors: Gandino Filippo , Montrucchio Bartolomeo , Rebaudengo Maurizio 
Published: January 2016

SummaryNowadays, traceability represents a key activity in many sectors. Many modern traceability systems are based on radio‐frequency identification (RFID) technology. However, the distributed information stored on RFID tags involves new security problems. This paper presents the traceability multi‐entity cryptography, a high‐level data protection scheme based on public key cryptography that is able to protect RFID data for traceability and chain activities. This scheme is able to manage entities with different permissions, and it is especially suitable for applications that require complex Information Systems. Traceability multi‐entity cryptography avoids industrial espionage, guarantees the information authenticity, protects the customer privacy, and detects malicious alterations of the information. In contrast to the state‐of‐the‐art RFID security schemes, the proposed protocol is applicable to standard RFID tags without any cryptographic capability, and it does not require a central database. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.