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Psychological processing of transplantation in lung recipients: A quantitative study of organ integration and the relationship to the donor
Authors: Goetzmann Lutz , Irani Sarosh , Moser Karin S. , Schwegler Kyrill , Stamm Martina , Spindler Anja , Buddeberg Claus , Schmid Christoph , Boehler Annette , Klaghofer Richard 
Published: January 2009

Objectives Lung recipients undergo a complex psychological process, including organ integration and processing of attitudes towards the organ donor.Design Seventy‐six lung recipients were asked to participate in a cross‐sectional questionnaire study on the psychological processing of lung transplants.Methods The questionnaire consisted of statements describing aspects of organ integration and the patient's relationship with the donor. Furthermore, chronic stress/psychological distress (Screening Scale of the Trier Inventory; Symptom Checklist SCL‐K‐9) and the emotional effects of transplantation/immunosuppression (Transplant Effects Questionnaire; Medication Experience Scale for Immunosuppressants) were assessed.Results In general, lung recipients perceive the transplant as part of themselves (97.4%) and not as a foreign object (90%). One‐third of patients still have frequent thoughts about the donor, whilst the majority (80.3%) do not believe that they have adopted the donor's characteristic traits. Factor analysis reveals the two‐dimensional structure of the questionnaire items ‘organ integration’ (factor 1) and ‘relationship to the donor’ (factor 2). Poor organ integration predicts low adherence, low disclosure and high feelings of guilt, whilst a close donor relationship predicts chronic stress and psychological distress.Conclusions Poor organ integration and a close relationship to the donor should be borne in mind in psychosocial treatment regarding the patient's adherence behaviour and psychological distress.
Pedometer-Measured Physical Activity of Adults With Intellectual Disability: Predicting Weekly Step Counts
Authors: Temple Viviene A. , Stanish Heidi I. 
Published: January 2009

Abstract
Pedometers are objective, inexpensive, valid, and reliable measures of physical activity. The minimum number of days of pedometer monitoring needed to estimate average weekly step counts was investigated. Seven days of pedometer data were collected from 154 ambulatory men and women (ns = 88 and 66, respectively) with intellectual disability. Correlations between average weekly steps and 3-day combinations ranged from .80 to .94, and adjusted R2 for 3 days of monitoring was .886. Results suggest that 3 days of pedometer wear is sufficient to predict average weekly steps among ambulatory adults with intellectual disability. This finding will allow researchers to reduce participant burden and study costs, may guide measurement procedures, and inform missing data protocols.
Efficacy of the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) to Predict Extraordinary Support Needs
Authors: Wehmeyer Michael , Chapman Theodore E. , Little Todd D. , Thompson James R. , Schalock Robert , Tassé Marc J. 
Published: January 2009

Abstract
Data were collected on 274 adults to investigate the efficacy of the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) as a tool to measure the support needs of individuals with intellectual and related developmental disabilities. Findings showed that SIS scores contributed significantly to a model that predicted greater levels of support need. Moreover, scores from different sections of the SIS made unique contributions to explaining variance associated with a variety of support need proxies. Finally, data suggest that the SIS measures a different construct than that measured by traditional assessments of personal competence. The implications of these findings for decision-making, including decisions affecting the disbursement of state developmental disability funding, are discussed.
Social Problem-Solving and Mild Intellectual Disabilities: Relations With Externalizing Behavior and Therapeutic Context
Authors: van Nieuwenhuijzen Maroesjka , de Castro Bram Orobio , Wijnroks Lex , Vermeer Adri , Matthys Walter 
Published: January 2009

AbstractRelations among externalizing behavior, therapeutic context (community care vs. residential care), and social problem-solving by children with mild intellectual disabilities or borderline intelligence were examined. Participants were 186 children (12 to 14 years of age) who responded to a video-based social problem-solving task. Of these, 130 received residential care and the majority suffered from severe externalizing behavior problems. The results indicated that externalizing behavior was related to encoding, generation of aggressive responses, and negative evaluation of assertive responses. Therapeutic context was related to encoding, positive evaluation of assertive responses, and negative evaluation of aggressive responses. Results indicate a discrepancy between appropriate problem-solving skills and behavior in daily life. Implications for interventions are discussed.
Translation and Cultural Adaptation of the Supports Intensity Scale in French
Authors: Lamoureux-Hébert Mélanie , Morin Diane 
Published: January 2009

Abstract
The Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) was translated into French. The French version was then validated using a sample of 245 persons with intellectual disabilities between the ages of 16 and 75 years. The internal consistency was excellent (.98). Correlations with age and levels of intellectual disabilities were evidence of good construct validity. These psychometric results replicate the psychometric characteristics reported on the original SIS version. Our findings show that the SIS-F is a good measure of intensity of support needs of individuals with developmental disabilities.
Psychological Growth Among Siblings of Children With and Without Intellectual Disabilities
Authors: Findler Liora , Vardi Aya 
Published: January 2009

Abstract
The presence of a child with an intellectual disability is often perceived as a cloud hanging over the heads of their siblings, placing them at risk of developing a variety of problems. Only recently have siblings been examined for the positive aspects of this life situation, such as the potential to experience psychological growth. Adopting J. A. Schaffer and G. H. Moos' (1992) theoretical framework, this study investigated the contribution of perceived stress, self-differentiation, and parental preference to the personal, social, and spiritual growth of siblings. Participants comprised 101 siblings of children with intellectual disabilities and 89 siblings of children with typical development (age range = 13–19 years). Results indicated that siblings of children with intellectual disabilities evidence higher levels of growth, with self-differentiation and perceived maternal preference acting as the main contributors to this growth.
Reliability of the Supports Intensity Scale (French Version)
Authors: Morin Diane , Cobigo Virginie 
Published: January 2009

Abstract
The definition of intellectual disability, according to the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, includes the assumption that adequate supports should improve a person's functioning. Consequently, support needs have to be assessed to plan services for persons with intellectual disability. The Supports Intensity Scale (SIS; J. R. Thompson et al., 2004) is a standardized instrument for assessing support needs and their intensity. This study was designed to estimate the interrespondent, interinterviewer coefficients of the French version of the SIS. Approximately 40 persons with intellectual disabilities from Quebec, a Canadian province, participated in this study. For each participant, 2 respondents and 2 interviewers were identified and 3 French SIS questionnaires were filled out. Results are presented and discussed compared with those obtained with the original, English-based SIS.
Transition Satisfaction and Family Well Being Among Parents of Young Adults With Severe Intellectual Disability
Authors: Neece Cameron L. , Kraemer Bonnie R. , Blacher Jan 
Published: January 2009

AbstractThe transition from high school to adulthood is a critical life stage that entails many changes, especially for youth with severe intellectual disability. The transition period may be especially stressful for the families of these young adults, who often experience a sudden change, or decrease, in services. However, little research has examined what constitutes a successful transition for the families of these individuals. The present study examined parent perspectives of transition for 128 young adults with severe intellectual disability, specifically, parent satisfaction with transition. Results suggested that transition satisfaction is related to young adult, family, and environmental characteristics, with environmental characteristics being the strongest predictors of transition satisfaction. Furthermore, transition satisfaction is related to multiple measures of family well being, indicating the tremendous need for considering the broader family system when planning for a young adult's transition. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.
An Exploration of Parental Attributions Within the Autism Spectrum Disorders Population
Authors: Whittingham Koa , Sofronoff Kate , Sheffield Jeanie , Sanders Matthew R. 
Published: January 2009

AbstractThe experiences of clinicians working with the ASD population suggest that parents of children with autism frequently misattribute their child's behaviour, particularly misbehaviour, to autism and that this can be a barrier in behavioural interventions (Howlin and Rutter, 1987). However, no research on the specific attributions that parents of children with ASD make for their child's behaviour could be found. The current study is an exploration of parental attributions within the ASD population. Fifty-nine families participated in this study. Analysis identified a tendency for parents to generalise attributions about ASD-related behaviour to misbehaviour. In addition, analysis identified a tendency to believe that the child's positive behaviour is more stable and controllable by the child than misbehaviour. A relationship was found between parental autistic traits and a tendency for the parent to attribute responsibility to themselves for ASD-related behaviour and misbehaviour.
Being on PAR: Outcomes of a Pilot Trial to Improve Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace With the Promoting Adult Resilience (PAR) Program
Authors: Millear Prudence , Liossis Poppy , Shochet Ian M. , Biggs Herbert , Donald Maria 
Published: January 2009

AbstractThere is an urgent need to find strategies to promote positive mental health in the workplace. The current study presents outcomes of a pilot trial of the Promoting Adult Resilience (PAR) program, an innovative mental health promotion program, which is conducted in the workplace over 11 weekly sessions. The PAR program is a strengths-based resilience-building program that integrates interpersonal and cognitive–behaviour therapy (CBT) perspectives. Pre-, post- and follow-up measures on 20 PAR participants from a resource-sector company were compared with a non-intervention-matched comparison group. At follow-up, the PAR group had maintained significant post-test improvements in coping self-efficacy and lower levels of stress and depression, and reported greater work-life fit than the comparison group. The program appeared to be ecologically valid and treatment integrity was maintained. Process evaluations of PAR program showed that skills were rated highly and widely used in everyday life at both post and follow-up measurement times.
Relations for virtual fundamental classes of Hilbert schemes of curves on surfaces
Authors: Dürr Markus , Okonek Christian 
Published: January 2009

Abstract
In [Dürr, Kabanov, Okonek, Topology 46: 225–294, 2007] we constructed virtual fundamental classes for Hilbert schemes of divisors of topological type m on a surface V, and used these classes to define the Poincaré invariant of V:

We conjecture that this invariant coincides with the full Seiberg–Witten invariant computed with respect to the canonical orientation data.
In this note we prove that the existence of an integral curve C ⊂ V induces relations between some of these virtual fundamental classes . The corresponding relations for the Poincaré invariant can be considered as algebraic analoga of the fundamental relations obtained in [Ozsváth, Szabó, Ann. of Math. 151: 93–124, 2000].
Proposed Protocol for Characterizing a Clay Layer Subjected to Bending
Authors: Camp S. , Plé O. , Gourc J. P. 
Published: January 2009

Abstract
Solid waste landfills have a cover barrier including a compacted clay liner which is the major element of the safety of the site. However, this barrier encounters many problems, in particular those related to its implementation and to the mechanical loading, such as potential differential settlements within the waste, after closing the cell. This phenomenon can induce bending strains in the clay layer and so create damage. The originality of this work is that the study includes the comparison of results from different types of standard tests, inducing compressive and tensile stresses. Compression tests, under low confinement, have been performed in the laboratory to characterize the clay behavior and to compare results with four-point bending tests. Particular attention is paid to experimental results by focusing the analysis on failure initiation. For the bending test, the limit value of the extension strain of the clay layer without damage is characterized. To optimize the landfill cap cover, particularly in terms of deformability, an improvement of the mechanical clay layer capability is proposed by addition of fiber reinforcement.
Effect of Late Promoter Activity on Bacteriophage λ Fitness
Authors: Shao Yongping , Wang Ing-Nang 
Published: January 2009

Abstract
For many bacteriophages (phages), the proteins responsible for host lysis and virion morphogenesis are expressed from the same polycistronic transcript. Such an expression pattern can potentially have a pleiotropic effect on the assembly rate and lysis time, thus affecting phage fitness. To study the effects of late promoter activity on phage life history traits and fitness, we constructed a series of isogenic phage λ strains that differ only in their late promoter pR′ sequences. The resulting late promoter activities ranged from 6 to 100% of the wild type's. The lysis times, burst sizes, and relative fitness were empirically determined for these strains. Our results showed that the lysis time is more sensitive than the assembly rate to variation in pR′ activity. However, except for the strain with the lowest activity, the relative fitnesses of all the other strains are not significantly different from each other. Ad hoc models describing the effects of the late promoter activity on lysis time and assembly rate were constructed. The expected phage burst size and fitness curve were predicted from these models. Evolution of the late promoter activity was discussed in the context of phage life history trait evolution.
Construction of Genetic Linkage Maps and Comparative Genome Analysis of Catfish Using Gene-Associated Markers
Authors: Kucuktas Huseyin , Wang Shaolin , Li Ping , He Chongbo , Xu Peng , Sha Zhenxia , Liu Hong , Jiang Yanliang , Baoprasertkul Puttharat , Somridhivej Benjaporn , Wang Yaping , Abernathy Jason , Guo Ximing , Liu Lei , Muir William , Liu Zhanjiang 
Published: January 2009

Abstract
A genetic linkage map of the channel catfish genome (N = 29) was constructed using EST-based microsatellite and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers in an interspecific reference family. A total of 413 microsatellites and 125 SNP markers were polymorphic in the reference family. Linkage analysis using JoinMap 4.0 allowed mapping of 331 markers (259 microsatellites and 72 SNPs) to 29 linkage groups. Each linkage group contained 3–18 markers. The largest linkage group contained 18 markers and spanned 131.2 cM, while the smallest linkage group contained 14 markers and spanned only 7.9 cM. The linkage map covered a genetic distance of 1811 cM with an average marker interval of 6.0 cM. Sex-specific maps were also constructed; the recombination rate for females was 1.6 times higher than that for males. Putative conserved syntenies between catfish and zebrafish, medaka, and Tetraodon were established, but the overall levels of genome rearrangements were high among the teleost genomes. This study represents a first-generation linkage map constructed by using EST-derived microsatellites and SNPs, laying a framework for large-scale comparative genome analysis in catfish. The conserved syntenies identified here between the catfish and the three model fish species should facilitate structural genome analysis and evolutionary studies, but more importantly should facilitate functional inference of catfish genes. Given that determination of gene functions is difficult in nonmodel species such as catfish, functional genome analysis will have to rely heavily on the establishment of orthologies from model species.
Drosophila convoluted/dALS Is an Essential Gene Required for Tracheal Tube Morphogenesis and Apical Matrix Organization
Authors: Swanson Lianna E , Yu Marcus , Nelson Kevin S , Laprise Patrick , Tepass Ulrich , Beitel Greg J 
Published: January 2009

Abstract
Insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) control cell and organism growth through evolutionarily conserved signaling pathways. The mammalian acid-labile subunit (ALS) is a secreted protein that complexes with IGFs to modulate their activity. Recent work has shown that a Drosophila homolog of ALS, dALS, can also complex with and modulate the activity of a Drosophila IGF. Here we report the first mutations in the gene encoding dALS. Unexpectedly, we find that these mutations are allelic to a previously described mutation in convoluted (conv), a gene required for epithelial morphogenesis. In conv mutants, the tubes of the Drosophila tracheal system become abnormally elongated without altering tracheal cell number. conv null mutations cause larval lethality, but do not disrupt several processes required for tracheal tube size control, including septate junction formation, deposition of a lumenal/apical extracellular matrix, and lumenal secretion of Vermiform and Serpentine, two putative matrix-modifying proteins. Clearance of lumenal matrix and subcellular localization of clathrin also appear normal in conv mutants. However, we show that Conv/dALS is required for the dynamic organization of the transient lumenal matrix and normal structure of the cuticle that lines the tracheal lumen. These and other data suggest that the Conv/dALS-dependent tube size control mechanism is distinct from other known processes involved in tracheal tube size regulation. Moreover, we present evidence indicating that Conv/dALS has a novel, IGF-signaling independent function in tracheal morphogenesis.
The Earliest Fossil Record of Pelecinid Wasps (Inseta: Hymenoptera: Proctotrupoidea: Pelecinidae) from Inner Mongolia, China
Authors: Shih Chungkun , Liu Chenxi , Ren Dong 
Published: January 2009

Abstract
Two new genera, including three new species assigned to the subfamily Iscopininae Rasnitsyn, 1980 and family Pelecinidae Haliday, 1840—Archaeopelecinus tebbei, gen. et sp. nov., A. jinzhouensis, gen. et sp. nov., and Cathaypelecinus daohugouensis gen. et sp. nov.—are described from the Middle Jurassic Jiulongshan Formation of Eastern Inner Mongolia, China. This article documents the earliest record of fossil pelecinid wasps, extending the pelecinid existence to the Middle Jurassic and suggesting origination of pelecinid in northeastern China. Migration of pelecinid from East Asia to North, Central, and South Americas and evolution of pelecinid morphology (e.g., antennae, wing venation, body size, mouthparts) and dietary requirement also are discussed.
Validation of the target lipid model for toxicity assessment of residual petroleum constituents: Monocyclic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Authors: McGrath Joy A. , Di Toro Dominic M. 
Published: January 2009

AbstractA method is presented for developing scientifically defensible, numeric guidelines for residual petroleum-related constituents, specifically monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (MAHs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), in the water column. The guidelines are equivalent to a HC5 (i.e., hazard concentration to 5% of the tested species, or the concentration that protects 95% of the tested species). The model of toxicity used in this evaluation is the target lipid model (TLM) that was developed for assessing the toxicity of type I narcotic chemicals. An acute to chronic ratio is used for chronic expression and sublethal effects. The TLM is evaluated by comparing predicted and observed toxicity of these petroleum components. The methodology is capable of predicting both the acute and chronic toxicity of MAHs and PAHs in single exposures and in mixtures. For acute exposures, the TLM was able to predict the toxicity to within a factor of three to five. The use of toxic units was an effective metric for expressing the toxicity of mixtures. Within the uncertainty bounds, the TLM correctly predicted where sublethal effects of edemas, hemorrhaging, and other abnormalities were observed to occur in early life-stage exposure to PAHs. The computed HC5s were lower than no-observed-effect concentrations based on growth, reproduction, and mortality endpoints and sublethal effects. The methodology presented can be used by the oil spill community to compare residual concentrations of PAHs against defensible, numeric guidelines to assess potential ecological impacts.
Sublethal effects of subacute exposure to RDX (1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine) in the northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)
Authors: Quinn Michael J. , Bazar Matthew A. , McFarland Craig A. , Perkins Edward J. , Gust Kurt A. , Johnson Mark S. 
Published: January 2009

AbstractNorthern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) were orally exposed via gavage to 0, 0.5, 3, 8, 12, or 17 mg/kg of RDX (1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine) in corn oil daily for 14 d to evaluate sublethal effects of this explosive in birds. Mortality occurred at a rates of 100, 67, and 25% for the 17, 12, and 8 mg/kg/d dose groups, respectively. Death was preceded by clonic and tonic convulsions and weight loss caused by gastrointestinal effects. Increases in serum globulin and total leukocytes were observed in the two highest-dose groups. Degeneration of testicular and splenic tissue also was observed. The no-observed-adverse-effects and lowest-observed-adverse-effects levels were determined as 3.0 and 8.0 mg/kg/d, respectively.
A Face Validation of a SOM-Based Financial Benchmarking Model
Authors: Eklund Tomas , Back Barbro , Vanharanta Hannu , Visa Ari 
Published: January 2009

ABSTRACT: Managers in today's international companies are facing a complex competitive environment. Financial benchmarking is an essential component of competitor analysis, a task that increases in importance as markets expand. However, measuring different aspects of performance in the form of multiple ratios is difficult using today's tools. A state of the art survey of financial benchmarking methods in Finnish publicly noted companies found that few advanced, multiple-ratio methods are currently used. The survey found support for the need for new, complexity-reducing tools in financial benchmarking.
In this study, a model for financial benchmarking in the pulp and paper industry, created using the self-organizing map (SOM), is evaluated by experts from industry. The survey found that the managers considered the model better than many of their own methods, especially in terms of format. In particular, the model was found to be useful in strategic decision-making settings.