bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Themes of power and betrayal in sexual abuse survivors' characterizations of interpersonal relationships
Authors: Liem Joan Huser , O'Toole Joan Gately , James Jacquelyn Boone 
Published: June 2007

AbstractConsistent with the notion that childhood sexual abuse (CSA) shapes motivational dispositions and internalized schemata that are reflected in adult characterizations of self and others, we hypothesized that adult CSA survivors' characterizations of interpersonal relationships would reflect greater power motivation as defined by McClelland and Winter, and more preoccupation with themes of powerlessness and betrayal than nonabused adult's — a pattern associated with poor psychological functioning. Stories written by women with CSA histories (n = 43) reflected both a greater need for and fear of power, and contained more themes of powerlessness and betrayal than stories written by women without CSA histories (n = 43). Frequency of sexual abuse in combination with fear of power was predictive of depression and low self‐esteem.
Longitudinal patterns of care for patients with posttraumatic stress disorder
Authors: Ronis David L. , Bates Elizabeth W. , Garfein Adam J. , Buit Barbara K. , Falcon Spencer P. , Liberzon Israel 
Published: June 2007

AbstractThis study assessed patterns of mental health service use over time by patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) — as compared with patients with schizophrenia and major depression — with emphasis on the persistence and episodic versus continuous nature of use. Data on utilization were extracted from Veterans Health Administration (VA) administrative data bases. Temporal patterns of use were categorized into intervals of inpatient, outpatient, and no use. PTSD patients used substantial amounts of mental health services, but averaged 2.2 nonuse intervals lasting more than 100 days each, implying that use was episodic. Use of mental health services by patients with PTSD is substantial, persistent, and quite episodic. To the extent that use of services reflects the course of the disorder, the results suggest that remissions are usually followed by relapse, and that absence of symptoms does not mean that the disorder has run its course.
Sertraline in the treatment of rape victims with posttraumatic stress disorder
Authors: Rothbaum Barbara O. , Ninan Philip T. , Thomas Linda 
Published: June 2007

AbstractPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a significant problem following rape, yet reports on the efficacy of pharmacological agents in this population are lacking. The results of an open 12‐week clinical trial utilizing sertraline (mean dose 105 mg) in the treatment of adult female rape victims with chronic PTSD are presented. The five completers were, on average, 41.6 years old and 15.6 years postassault. Sertraline reduced PTSD and related symptoms in these rape victims. The mean Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) scores decreased by 53%, with four out of five participants responding positively to treatment. These preliminary results support the need for systematic assessment of sertraline in this population.
Extent of victimization, traumatic stress symptoms, and adjustment of terrorist assault survivors: A long‐term follow‐up
Authors: Desivilya Helena Syna , Gal Reuven , Ayalon Ofra 
Published: June 2007

AbstractThis paper examines the long‐term impact of a terrorist attack on adolescents; this attack involved the seizure of over one hundred hostages, most of them adolescents, and the focus here is on the relationships between the extent of victimization and long‐term outcomes. The study was based on in‐depth interviews and a battery of questionnaires administered to the survivors 17 years after the event. The findings indicated that very intense victimization, particularly in terms of physical injury, had the strongest effect on long‐term adjustment in comparison to moderate or minimal victimization in the same trauma.
Alexithymia in holocaust survivors with and without PTSD
Authors: Yehuda Rachel , Steiner Ann , Kahana Boaz , Binder‐Brynes Karen , Southwick Steven M. , Zemelman Shelly , Giller Earl L. 
Published: June 2007

AbstractAlexithymia was measured in non‐treatment seeking, community‐dwelling Holocaust survivors using the Toronto Alexithymia Scale—Twenty Item Version (TAS‐20). Scores of survivors with (n = 30) and without (n = 26) posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were compared, and associations among alexithymia, severity of trauma, and severity of PTSD symptoms were determined. Survivors with PTSD had significantly higher scores on the TAS‐20 compared to survivors without PTSD. TAS‐20 scores were significantly associated with severity of PTSD symptoms, but not with severity of trauma. This study adds to our knowledge of the relationship between alexithymia and trauma by demonstrating that this characteristic is related to the presence of posttraumatic symptoms and not simply exposure to trauma.
A multimodal, second generation, posttraumatic stress disorder rehabilitation program
Authors: Hutzell R. R. , Halverson Steve , Burke Tom , Carpenter Bob , Hecke Ann , Wooldridge Heather , Stanley Carolyn , Chambers Teri , Hooper Richard 
Published: June 2007

AbstractSecond Generation posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment programs were recently proposed as one component of a model of treatment of chronic PTSD. While First Generation PTSD programs emphasized trauma work, Second Generation programs emphasize skills for the present/future ability to adapt within society. The present paper describes a functioning Second Generation PTSD treatment program for Vietnam combat veterans. The guiding principles underlying this multimodal and vocational rehabilitation program are outlined.
Preliminary evaluation of sexual problems in combat veterans with PTSD
Authors: Letourneau Elizabeth J. , Schewe Paul A. , Frueh B. Christopher 
Published: June 2007

AbstractThis study evaluated the potential relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and sexual problems. The Golombok Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction was mailed to combat veterans currently in treatment at an outpatient PTSD clinic. Completed questionnaires were received from 90 patients. Results indicated that over 80% of subjects were experiencing clinically relevant sexual difficulties. Impotence and premature ejaculation were the most frequently reported problems that have corresponding psychological diagnoses. The rates of sexual problems for this sample of veterans with PTSD was similar to those reported in other studies and exceeded rates of similar problems found in samples from community samples. These data suggest that PTSD may be a risk factor for sexual problems.
Stress reactions in disaster victims following the Bijlmermeer plane crash
Authors: Carlier Ingrid V. E. , Gersons Berthold P. R. 
Published: June 2007

AbstractThis article examined posttraumatic stress symptoms in a sample of disaster victims following the Bijlmermeer plane crash of October, 1992, in the Netherlands. Findings indicated that six months after the disaster 26% of the respondents were suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The victims' PTSD was strongly associated with material damage and loss. The discussion of the results focuses on the distinction between normal and pathological stress reactions and the implications for disaster after‐care.
Individual differences in posttraumatic stress disorder symptom profiles in Holocaust survivors in concentration camps or in hiding
Authors: Yehuda Rachel , Schmeidler James , Siever Larry J. , Binder‐Brynes Karen , Elkin Abbie 
Published: June 2007

AbstractSymptom patterns were compared between Holocaust survivors in concentration camp (n = 70) and those who were in “hiding” (n = 30) during the war. The impact of age at the time of the trauma, gender, and cumulative lifetime stress, and the effect of each of these variables controlling for the others, on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms were also evaluated. A significant negative relationship between age at the time of the trauma and symptoms of psychogenic amnesia, hypervigilence and emotional detachment, and a positive correlation between age and intrusive thoughts, were observed. Cumulative lifetime stress was positively associated with symptoms of avoidance. The study provides the first empirical data regarding the factors that potentially explain individual differences in PTSD symptom patterns in Holocaust survivors.
Client compliance with exposure treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder
Authors: Scott Michael J. , Stradling Stephen G. 
Published: June 2007

AbstractClients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) do not wish to “relive” their trauma, but exposure based treatments try to ensure that they do. While such treatments have proven efficacy in controlled outcome studies, how acceptable are they in routine clinical practice? The attempted clinical application of two such exposure treatments is briefly reported here. In the first, only 1 of 14 clients completed the image habituation procedure for homework in the manner described by its authors. In the second (N = 37), only 57% complied with an audiotape exposure treatment, and compliance was related to initial symptom severity and to severity of comorbid depression. Exposure based treatments are not ‘treatment of choice’ for some clients.
Complex PTSD in victims exposed to sexual and physical abuse: Results from the DSM‐IV field trial for posttraumatic stress disorder
Authors: Roth Susan , Newman Elana , Pelcovitz David , van der Kolk Bessel , Mandel Francine S. 
Published: June 2007

AbstractTwo hundred thirty four participants in the DSM‐IV Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Field Trial who reported sexual and/or physical abuse were evaluated. Participants were categorized according to type of abuse (physical, sexual, both), duration of abuse (acute versus chronic), and onset of abuse (early versus late). Separate logistic regression analyses examined the relationship between age of onset, duration, abuse type, and the complex PTSD (CP) lifetime diagnosis for women and men. Sexually abused women, especially those who also experienced physical abuse, had a higher risk of developing CP, although CP symptoms occurred at a high base rate among physically abused women. The theoretical implications and incremental clinical usefulness of targeting CP symptoms with abused populations are discussed.
Ternary Operations as Primitive Notions for Constructive Plane Geometry V
Authors: Pambuccian Victor 
Published: June 2007

AbstractIn this paper we provide a quantifier‐free, constructive axiomatization of metric‐Euclidean and of rectangular planes (generalizations of Euclidean planes). The languages in which the axiom systems are expressed contain three individual constants and two ternary operations. We also provide an axiom system in algorithmic logic for finite Euclidean planes, and for several minimal metric‐Euclidean planes. The axiom systems proposed will be used in a sequel to this paper to provide ‘the simplest possible’ axiom systems for several fragments of plane Euclidean geometry.Mathematics Subject Classification: 51M05, 51M15, 03F65.
Initial Objects, Universal Objects for Squares, Equivalences and Congruences in Relation Semi‐Algebras and Algebras
Authors: Olivier Jean‐Pierre , Serrato Dany 
Published: June 2007

AbstractIn this paper the descriptions of the relation semi‐algebra generated by an equivalence element and the relation algebra generated by an equivalence element are unified by functorial constructions. Here the developed techniques and ideas lead to a more manageable conceptual construction of universal objects for the functors of squares and special congruences.
On Nonstructure of Elementary Submodels of an Unsuperstable Homogeneous Structure
Authors: Hyttinen Tapani 
Published: June 2007

AbstractIn the first part of this paper we let M be a stable homogeneous model and we prove a nonstructure theorem for the class of all elementary submodels of M, assuming that M is ‘unsuperstable’ and has Skolem functions. In the second part we assume that M is an unstable homogeneous model of large cardinality and we prove a nonstructure theorem for the class of all elementary submodels of M.
The strategic audit: A game theoretic approach to corporate competitive strategy
Authors: Shubik Martin 
Published: June 2007

AbstractTo bring the highly developed quantitative approaches of middle management in accounting and control to the aid of corporate strategists is not easy. Specific operational problems are less overt and therefore formal optimization techniques are less easy to apply. The paper considers that the difficulty lies less in the absence of techniques and more in the failure of top management to state its objectives with precision. To do this a strategic audit is suggested. This can aid in goal specification. Industrial economics and game theory can then be applied to the problem so delineated.
Estimating individual company costs of capital from cross‐sectional data: A random coefficients approach
Authors: Thompson Howard E. 
Published: June 2007

AbstractThe purpose of this study is to extend the empirical analysis of Thompson (1979) to generate individual company costs of equity capital from statistical analysis of cross‐sectional industry data. The paper uses a new random coefficients regression approach on 18 cross‐sections of 75 electric utilities for the years 1963–1980. The results show rank stability between years and plots of individual company costs of average and simple facts about companies. The procedure does not allow calculation of standard errors of the estimates but when compared with existing cost of capital methods is shown to be a useful addition to the methodology of estimation.
Decision‐making in the two‐act antitrust decision problem
Authors: Horowitz Ira , Dennis Samuel 
Published: June 2007

AbstractThis paper focuses on the antitrust decision‐making process as it pertains to anti‐merger policy as a special case of the more general two‐act decision problem. We employ the Analytic Hierarchy Process to analyze some prominent antitrust merger decision. The analysis suggests that the courts have failed to give potential competition its due when it acts to dampen any alleged market power accruing to the market leader, which in turn suggests that the defendants would be well advised to reorient the weight that they give to potential competition in designing their defense.
An intertemporal analysis of the shifting of FHA discount points to buyers
Authors: Taylor William M. , Wichern Dean W. , Stanley Craig E. 
Published: June 2007

AbstractIn this paper, hedonic regressions are used to analyze a seven‐year sample of monthly sales of bungalows in Chicago. Even when sales are considered within individual sections of Chicago, the FHA dummyindependent variable and the ‘points’‐independent variable usually have negative coefficients. In certain areas of Chicago there is an absence of conventional loans and conventionally qualified buyers. Consequently, sellers in these neighborhoods must sell using FHA‐insured mortgages and may be prevented from fully shifting points to the FHA buyer in the absence of competing financing alternatives. The use of FHA mortgages in these transactions means that the standard hedonic approach cannot correctly measure the extent of point‐shifting because the housing/demographic characteristics decrease sales‐prices at the same time the point‐shifting increases them. The estimated FHA coefficients reflect the net result of these effects.
Variational iteration method for solving the space‐ and time‐fractional KdV equation
Authors: Momani Shaher , Odibat Zaid , Alawneh Ahmed 
Published: June 2007

AbstractThis paper presents numerical solutions for the space‐ and time‐fractional Korteweg–de Vries equation (KdV for short) using the variational iteration method. The space‐ and time‐fractional derivatives are described in the Caputo sense. In this method, general Lagrange multipliers are introduced to construct correction functionals for the problems. The multipliers in the functionals can be identified optimally via variational theory. The iteration method, which produces the solutions in terms of convergent series with easily computable components, requiring no linearization or small perturbation. The numerical results show that the approach is easy to implement and accurate when applied to space‐ and time‐fractional KdV equations. The method introduces a promising tool for solving many space–time fractional partial differential equations. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 2007
Modification of upwind finite difference fractional step methods by the transient state of the semiconductor device
Authors: Yuan Yirang 
Published: June 2007

AbstractThe mathematical model of the three‐dimensional semiconductor devices of heat conduction is described by a system of four quasi‐linear partial differential equations for initial boundary value problem. One equation of elliptic form is for the electric potential; two equations of convection‐dominated diffusion type are for the electron and hole concentration; and one heat conduction equation is for temperature. Upwind finite difference fractional step methods are put forward. Some techniques, such as calculus of variations, energy method multiplicative commutation rule of difference operators, decomposition of high order difference operators, and the theory of prior estimates and techniques are adopted. Optimal order estimates in L2 norm are derived to determine the error in the approximate solution.© 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 2008
Exact integration of the stiffness matrix of an 8‐node plane elastic finite element by symbolic computation
Authors: Videla L. , Baloa T. , Griffiths D.V. , Cerrolaza M. 
Published: June 2007

AbstractComputer algebra systems (CAS) are powerful tools for obtaining analytical expressions for many engineering applications in both academic and industrial environments. CAS have been used in this paper to generate exact expressions for the stiffness matrix of an 8‐node plane elastic finite element. The Maple software system was used to identify six basic formulas from which all the terms of the stiffness matrix could be obtained. The formulas are functions of the Cartesian coordinates of the corner nodes of the element, and elastic parameters Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio. Many algebraic manipulations were performed on the formulas to optimize their efficiency. The redaction in CPU time using the exact expressions as opposed to the classical Gauss–Legendre numerical integration approach was over 50%. In an additional study of accuracy, it was shown that the numerical approach could lead to quite significant errors as compared with the exact approach, especially as element distortion was increased.© 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 2007
A capillary zone electrophoresis method for the quantitative determination of hypoxoside in commercial formulations of african potato (Hypoxis hemerocallidea)
Authors: Nair Vipin D. P. , Kanfer I. 
Published: June 2007

AbstractHypoxoside is a norlignan diglucoside present in the corms of African potato, Hypoxis hemerocallidea, used as a popular African traditional medicine for its nutritional and immune boosting properties. A specific analytical method employing capillary zone electrophoresis has been developed and validated for the quantitative determination of this analyte. Sulfafurazole was used as internal standard, and electrophoretic separation of both analytes could be achieved within 12 min. Linearity of the method was established within the range 5–60 µg/mL and provided a high degree of accuracy (100 ± 3%). The recovery of the method was found to be 100 ± 5% and the RSDs of the intra‐ and inter‐day precision were better than 5.19 and 2.52%, respectively. The limits of detection and quantification were calculated to be 0.5 and 2 µg/mL, respectively. The described method was used for the analysis and quality control of two commercially available products containing African potato. The method can also be used to determine product stability since it could separate the hypoxoside peak from its degraded products obtained from degradation studies. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
MLPA as a screening method of aneuploidy and unbalanced chromosomal rearrangements in spontaneous miscarriages
Authors: Diego‐Alvarez Dan , de Alba Marta Rodriguez , Cardero‐Merlo Rocio , Diaz‐Recasens Joaquin , Ayuso Carmen , Ramos Carmen , Lorda‐Sanchez Isabel 
Published: June 2007

AbstractObjectiveThe present study aims to validate multiplex ligation‐dependent probe amplification (MLPA) technique with subtelomeric probe mixes as a screening method to detect aneuploidy and unbalanced terminal chromosomal rearrangements in spontaneous abortions (SAs).MethodsMLPA with P036B and P070 probe mixes was performed on 221 miscarriage DNA samples between the 5th and 24th week of gestation. Cytogenetic culture was attempted on 178 miscarriages. Karyotyped miscarriages served as controls in this blinded study. Results were confirmed by quantitative fluorescent‐PCR (QF–PCR).ResultsAmong the karyotyped miscarriages, MLPA was able to detect all the expected aneuploidies, as well as an unbalanced product from a reciprocal translocation, and revealed cryptic deletions and duplications not visible at the 550‐band resolution level. In addition, chromosomal anomalies were found in ∼37% of cases that failed to grow or could not be cultivated. As expected, ploidy changes were not detected. Copy number variation was found for target sequences of P036B (CYFIP1, MRPL41, CAB45) and P070 (DECR2, TNFRSF18) probe mixes.ConclusionsWe propose the use of MLPA with subtelomeric probe mixes as a reliable, rapid and economical first approach to detect aneuploidy and unbalanced terminal chromosomal rearrangements in SAs. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Erratum: Patterns of drug use during a 15 year period: data from a Swedish county, 1988–2002
Authors: Silwer Louise , Lundborg Cecilia Stålsby 
Published: June 2007

AbstractOn page 819, the ATC‐code C10 was placed among antihypertensive treatments, but should not have been included there.‘The prevalence of antihypertensive treatments in table 2, C03, C07, C09 and C10…’ should have been‘The prevalence of antihypertensive treatments in table 2, C03, C07, C08 and C09…’
Synthesis of dithiocarbamate bearing azobenzene group and use for RAFT polymerization of vinyl monomers
Authors: Wan Xiaoming , Zhu Xiulin , Zhu Jian , Zhang Zhengbiao , Cheng Zhenping 
Published: June 2007

AbstractA novel dithiocarbamate bearing azobenzene group, 2‐(phenylazo‐phenoxy‐carbonyl) prop‐2‐yl 9H‐carbazole‐9‐carbodithioate (APCDT), was synthesized and used as a RAFT agent in the polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA). The results showed that the controllability to the polymerization of MMA was promoted with APCDT as RAFT agent compared to 2‐(ethoxycarbonyl) prop‐2‐yl 9H‐carbazole‐9‐carbodithioate (EPCDT) under the same experimental conditions. The reason was attributed to the higher chain transfer constant of APCDT than that of EPCDT in the presence of more bulkier and more electrophilic azobenzene moiety. In addition, the RAFT polymerizations of St and methylacrylate (MA) using APCDT as the RAFT agent were also carried out. The ultraviolet spectrum and fluorescence spectrum of the obtained polymers were investigated. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 2886–2896, 2007