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A Comparative Analysis Of Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome Among Individuals Exposed To Different Stressor Events, John P. Wilson, W. Ken Smith, Suzanne K. Johnson

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The purpose of the present study was to compare post-traumatic stress syndrome among persons involved in nine different stressor events: combat in the Vietnam War; rape; serious life-threatening events; divorce; the death of a significant other; critical, near fatal illness of a significant other; family trauma; multiple traumatic events; and no stressful event. To assess the severity of the symptoms which define post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the Impact of Event Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory, the Stress Assessment Scale for PTSD from the Vietnam Era Stress Inventory (Wilson & Krauss, 1980) and the Sensation Seeking Scale were administered to the …

Post-Traumatic Stress And Life-Destructive Behavior, Dennis L. Peck

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Results of content analysis of investigative reports and suicide notes illustrating the association between traumatic stress and life-destructive behavior are reported. A breakdown of interpersonal relationships and the inability to adapt to situational arrangements over which they lack control are shown to be factors critical to understanding committers' motivations to suicide.

วิวัฒนาการทางจักษุวิทยา, กอบชัย พรหมมินทะโรจน์

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

เลนส์แก้วตาเทียม, เอกชัย ภาคสุวรรณ

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

การศึกษาค่าปกติของการตรวจความสามารถของต่อมธัยรอยด์ในการจับสารกัมมันตรังสีไอโอดีน, มาคุ้มครอง โปษยะจินดา, พวงพยอม ปรีชากาศ, พงษ์เดช พงษ์สุวรรณ, วโรดม บุญวิสุทธิ์

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

The Management Of Pterygium And Its Problems, Prachak Prachakvej, Sudarat Yaisawang

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

เด็กที่เสี่ยงต่อการเกิดหูติ่งหรือหูหนวก, กรรณิการ์ ชาญวนิชวงศ์

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

การป้องกันตาบอด โดยการลอกต้อกระจกที่ไม่ต้องรับคนไข้ไว้ในโรงพยาบาล, บุญเยี่ยม จีระเศรษฐ

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Caring For The Sick Poor: The State Almshouse At Bridgewater, 1854-1887, Lucille O'Connell

Bridgewater Review

The number of helpless poor in Massachusetts increased during the period of the 1840s, and the problem was greatly magnified by Irish immigration to the United States. Too large a problem to be solved on the local level, the Board of Commissioners of Alien Passengers recommended, in 1852, that the State establish three almshouses. Accordingly, the institutions were established at Bridgewater, Monson to the west, and Tewksbury to the north of Boston, and were opened in May 1854. By the end of the first year the number of inmates far exceeded expectations.

Speech Results Following Modified Pharyngeal Flap Surgery, Karen S. Zalewski

Masters Theses

It is the purpose of this study to provide a descriptive analysis of 13 patients who have undergone a modified pharyngeal flap surgery completed by one plastic surgeon. Variables associated with the speech of these individuals were based on four measures, including a questionnaire, the Iowa Pressure Articulation Test, the screening portion of the Templin-Darley Test of Articulation, and listener ratings of audio-taped post-surgical speech samples.

Of the eight subject variables studied, two variables were found to be closely associated with speech results. These variables included number of surgeries performed on subjects and number of years in speech therapy. The …

Process Theory: A Reliability And Validity Study, Barbara Pritchard Nash

Dissertations

Process Theory is a new personality/diagnostic system designed by Dr. Taibi Kahler. It is described in detail and compared to other such systems in the psychological literature. A study was conducted to determine the system's interdiagnostician reliability, inter-measure reliability, external validity, and convergent validity with Millon's Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI). Forty subjects, 20 normal and 20 clinical, were interviewed on tape. The tapes were assessed by three expert diagnosticians. The normal subjects were given the Personality Pattern Inventory (PPI), which is the Process Theory personality test. The clinical subjects were given the MCMI. Interdiagnostician reliability was assessed among the three …

Using Group Psychotherapy For Enhancing Late Adolescent Selfconcept: Comparing The Effects Of Hypnosis And Rational-Emotive Therapy, James J. Buldas

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine whether university students, classified as late adolescents, could enhance their self-concept as measured by the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale (TSCS) Total Positive Score. Seven hypotheses which stated the null relationship between self-concept enhancement and the treatment modalities of hypnosis and rational-emotive therapy, when compared over an eight week period of time were derived. A review of the literature showed that the belief that low self-concept is etiologic in psychopathology is widespread in the clinical literature.

A sample of university students enrolled in Psychology 100 (N = 54) were pre, post and follow-up tested …

Adolescent Eating Attitudes And Behaviors, Linda Kron Brundage

Dissertations

This study sought to establish a baseline of eating attitudes and behaviors among a non-clinical population of adolescents. Three major questions were addressed: Does a spectrum of weight and diet concern exist among adolescent girls which ranges from dieting for cosmetic reasons to anorexia and bulimia? What is the relationship between attitudes and behaviors at a young age and eating disorders at a later age? What are some of the ways boys and girls differ regarding eating attitudes and behaviors? In addition to these major questions an attempt was made to quantify the incidence anorexia and bulimia.

The Eating Disorder …

The Therapeutic Use Of Hope, Bonnie Lee Timmer Aardema

Dissertations

Hope is a fundamental element of human behavior which activates, shapes, and sustains psychological development. The literature presents hope as a significant nonspecific factor in psychotherapy; however, the specific use of hope is not examined. There has been little exploration or specification of the characteristics, dynamics, and effects of hoping on individual psychology. The author examines hope as a psychological construct and presents a theory of hope development, loss, and distortion, and a model is presented for the therapeutic use of hope in counseling and psychotherapy.

The author draws from the philosophical, eschatological, and psychological literature concepts regarding the characteristics …

Mitomycin C And Porfiromycin: Studies On Bioactivation And Cytotoxicity In Cultured Cell Lines, Paula Marie Fracasso

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

Solid neoplasms are known to contain deficient or poorly functional vascular beds and as a result populations of cells in these solid tumors may contain hypoxic or poorly oxygenated tumor cells. These hypoxic tumor cells may form a therapeutically resistant cell population within the tumor difficult to eradicate by ionizing radiation and most existing chemotherapeutic agents. As a consequence, this dissertation has investigated the mechanism of bioactivation and cytotoxicity of mitomycin C and porfiromycin, structurally similar antibiotics which are selectively cytotoxic to hypoxic cells.Mitomycin C was preferentially cytotoxic to hypoxic EMT6 and V79 cells in culture, but was not selectively …

Grief Adjustment In The Compulsive Personality, James Lewis Young

Dissertations

Researchers in the field of grief (Parkes 1972, Bowlby 1980) theorized that personality is probably the major factor in determining how well one recovers from grief. Since Lindemann's (1944) study of surviving loved ones who died in a night club fire in Boston, most researchers have worked under the assumption that a survivor must go through the grief process in order to recover adequately, and that those who do not grieve will have poor recovery. Since the compulsive personality style has difficulty expressing emotions, it was hypothesized by this researcher that compulsives would recover more poorly than others in the …

Research Issues Surrounding Holocaust Survivors: Adaptability And Aging, Benjamin J. Hodgkins, Richard L. Douglass

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The thesis of this article is that, in spite of a large body of literature on the subject, a significant need exists for sociological research on the long-term consequences of the trauma experienced by survivors of Nazi concentration camps. Most of what is known about the adjustment of Holocaust survivors is based upon limited case histories of survivors who sought psychiatric aid, or requested assistance in qualifying for indemnification payments from the German government. The social and psychological dynamics of successful adjustment to life after the traumatic Holocaust experience by the majority of survivors has largely been ignored. Reasons for …

A Quantitative Study Of The Distinctive Proteins Of The Eosinophil: A Comparison Of Normals And Eosinophilic Patients, James M. Olson

Honors Theses

Eosinophils have long been associated with parasitic and allergic diseases. Methods of procurement and purification of eosinophils in the last ten years have allowed intensive investigation into their components, properties, functions, and mechanisms (Gleich et al, 1982). The goals of this project are to separate eosinophils in blood samples taken from patients with eosinophilia and from normals based on density over distontinuous Metrizamide gradients; to determine quantitatively the levels of the three distinctive proteins of the eosinophil, specifically MBP, EDN, and ECP; and to compare the levels of these proteins found in eosinophils of patients with eosinophilia to the amounts …

Predictions Of The Effects Of Nonsurgical Periodontial Therapy : Prospective And Retrospective Identification Of Deteriorating Sites, Rik Achille Vanooteghem

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Clinicians rely mostly on clinical signs of disease and radiographic information to evaluate the periodontal condition of patients before and after initial, nonsurgical periodontal therapy. The results of their evaluations lead to decisions that determine the need for further periodontal therapy, often surgical, and may also provide guidelines for subsequent dental restorative treatment.

Thirteen subjects with moderate to advanced periodontal disease received oral hygiene instruction and one single episode of root planing. Three experienced clinicians made made[sic] independent predictions in individual tooth sites of the outcome of this initial therapy. They identified sites that in their opinion probably would not …

The Role Of The Salivary Glands In Uptake Of Fluoride In Teeth And Bone, Robin E. Vance

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The cariostatic capability of fluoride is generally recognized, in addition, it may also have a beneficial effect on bone. Fluoride is thought to exercise its cariostasis through a local effect on teeth, however, the possibility exists that fluoride exerts its action through a systemic mechanism. Fluoride uptake by rat teeth and its effectiveness as a cariostatic substance was studied in parotidectomized, submaxillariectomized, and totally sialoadenectomized animals (both parotid and submaxillary glands removed). The uptake of fluoride in bone was also quantitated for comparison purposes.

Rats were injected daily with 15 micromoles of fluoride dissolved in 0.1 ml saline. The rats …

The Modified Index Of Severity Scale, Marion Gamundoy

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

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ความเข้มข้นต่ำสุดของยาคลอเตตราวัยคลินต่อเชื้อ แอร์โรโมนาส ไฮโดรฟิล่า, เกรียงศักดิ์ พูนสุข, เกรียงศักดิ์ สายธนู, โสมทัต วงศ์สว่าง

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

จากการศึกษาหาความเข้มข้นต่ำสุดของยาคลอเตตราซัยคลิน ไฮโดรคลอไรด์ ต่อเชื้อ แอร์โรโมนาส ไฮโดรฟิล่า จำนวน 90 สเตรน ซึ่งแยกได้จากปลาช่อนป่วยเป็นโรคแผล จากจังหวัดสมุทรสาคร ฉะเชิงเทรา ชลบุรี และ สุพรรณบุรี พบว่า เชื้อที่แยกได้จากจังหวัด สมุทรสาคร มีความไวต่อยานี้เป็นอย่างมาก โดยแสดงได้จากค่าความเข้มข้นต่ำสุดของยาใน ขนาด 0.186-1.49 มคก. เชื้อจากจังหวัดฉะเชิงเทรา และชลบุรีมีค่าความเข้มข้นต่ำสุดของยา ขนาด 0.37-13.92 มคก. ส่วนเชื้อจากจังหวัดสุพรรณบุรี มีความทนต่อยานี้ค่อนข้างมาก โดยมีค่าความเข้มข้นต่ำสุดของยาในขนาด 0.186-95.7 มคก. และจากการวิเคราะห์หา Percent cumulative ของเชื้อที่มีความไวต่อยาในความเข้มข้นต่าง ๆ กัน พบว่าเชื้อจาก จังหวัดสมุทรสาคร ร้อยละ 76.9 และ 92 มีความไวต่อยาที่มีความเข้มข้น 0.37 และ 0.74 มอก. ตามลำดับ เชื้อจากจังหวัดฉะเชิงเทราและชลบุรี ร้อยละ 80.9 และ 88 มีความไว ต่อยาที่ความเข้มข้น 0.74 และ 1.49 มคก. และเชื้อจากจังหวัดสุพรรณบุรี ร้อยละ 88.5 และ 97 มีความไวต่อยาที่ความเข้มข้น 29.9 และ 47.8 มคก.

Regulation Of Luteinizing Hormone And Catecholamine Release, Benjamin Aaron Adler

Theses and Dissertations (ETD)

These studies tested the interrelated hypotheses that the ovarian hormones produce their positive feedback effects on luteinizing hormone (LH) secretion through activation of noradrenergic and adrenergic systems in specific hypothalamic regions. Furthermore, the ovarian hormones may alter the activity of opioid neuropeptide and Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) systems to produce these alterations in catecholamine transmission and gonadotropin secretion. Radioimmunoassays were utilized to determine plasma LH and median eminence LHRH, and hypothalamic catecholamine concentrations were measured by radioenzymatic assay.

The first two studies tested whether epinephrine (EPI) synthesis inhibition blocks the accumulation of median eminence LHRH that precedes the ovarian hormone-induced LH …

Attendant Care And Occupational Therapy, Barbara Barrett Lucas

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to explore the current status and future potential of the relationship between attendant care and occupational therapy. Survey results showed that a large number of occupational therapists and in independent living centers, and that there is potential for an increase of occupational therapy involvement in attendant care.

The Effect Of Discrimination Training On Salt And Sugar Taste Thresholds Of Preschool Children, Susan M. Castine

Masters Theses

Using a single-subject A-B-C-D design, this study examined NaCl and sucrose taste thresholds in water, tomato juice, and milk with four 4-year-old children. Taste thresholds were determined by presenting several concentrations of an adulterant (i.e. NaCl, sucrose) in each vehicle, in blocks of ten trials. Subjects evaluated each taste sample by pressing one of two levers (Yes/No response). Detection threshold was defined as the level at which there was 50% correct responding. During Baseline, subjects received no feedback regarding the accuracy of their response. During the differential reinforcement phase, subjects received reinforcement following each correct response. Results suggested that detection …

A Study Of Treatment Effects Of Short-Term Hospitalization, Sherwin R. Van Klompenberg

Masters Theses

This research addressed the effects of short-term multifaceted inpatient treatment programs upon the severity of depression as measured by the Beck Depression Inventory.

The study was designed as a pre-post test using the Correlated t Test to analyze the results. The descriptive analysis describes what is presently taking place in a short-term hospital facility. The treatment staff indicated which treatment modalities should impact specific items on the Beck Depression Inventory. The data analysis supports the hypothesis that short-term multifaceted inpatient treatment will have a positive treatment effect upon depression. Statistical analyses were also conducted upon various population subgroups.

The treatment …

What Is Your Diagnosis, Pranee Tuntivanich

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

No abstract provided.

นิ่วในทางเดินปัสสาวะแมวเพศผู้, ไพวิภา สุทธิพงศ์

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

รายงานการพบก้อนนิ่วขนาด 10 x 14 x 3 มม. ในกระเพาะปัสสาวะแมวเพศผู้ ร่วมกับก้อนนิ่วในท่อนำน้ำปัสสาวะจากกระเพาะปัสสาวะขนาดเท่ากับเม็ดทราย หลังจาก ผ่าตัดรักษาแล้วประมาณ 6 เดือน แมวกลับแสดงอาการขึ้นมาใหม่อีกและตรวจพบก้อนนิ่วขนาด 4 X 4 X 3 - 5 X 5 X 3 มม. ในกระเพาะปัสสาวะโดยไม่พบนิ่วในท่อนำน้ำปัสสาวะเลย จากการตรวจทางห้องปฏิบัติการพบว่าก้อนนิ่วประกอบด้วยสารจำพวกฟอสเฟท และไม่พบเชื้อแบคทีเรียในน้ำปัสสาวะทั้งสองครั้ง

Adaptive Responses To Chemical Labeling: Are Workers Bayesian Decision Makers?, W. Kip Viscusi, Charles J. O'Conner

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

A fundamental issue in the economics of uncertainty is how individuals process information and make choices under uncertainty. In a recent analysis of the findings on risk perception, Kenneth Arrow (1982) concluded that the evidence regarding individual rationality was, at best, quite mixed. A prominent example of apparent irrationality of actual consumer behavior is that consumers, who presumably are risk averse, have failed to purchase heavily subsidized federal flood insurance. In the case of the market for hazardous jobs, which is the focus of this study, Viscusi (1979) found that workers' risk perceptions were positively correlated with the industry risk …

Toward An Understanding Of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders: An Historical And Contemporary Perspective, Sangeeta Singg

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This article traces the historical views that led to development of current scientific perspectives of the diagnostical concept post-traumatic stress disorder. Examples of the catastrophic precipitants of post-traumatic stress disorder, such as war, natural and man-made disasters, and rape are presented, and a description of the current clinical perspective is provided. Because post-traumatic stress disorder often involves all aspects of a person's life, the use of multimodal therapy soon after the trauma is experienced is recommended to prevent the symptoms from occurring.