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Did female prisoners with mental disorders receive psychiatric treatment before imprisonment?
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unless otherwise stated.BackgroundThroughout the world, high prevalence rates of mental disorders have been found in prison populations, especially in females. It has been suggested that these populations do not access psychiatric treatment. The aim of this study was to establish rates of psychiatric in- and outpatient treatments prior to imprisonment in female prisoners and to explore reasons for discontinuation of such treatments.Methods150 consecutively admitted female prisoners were interviewed in Berlin, Germany. Socio-demographic characteristics, mental disorders, and previous psychiatric in- and outpatient treatments were assessed by trained researchers. Open questions were used to explore reasons for ending previous psychiatric treatment.ResultsA vast majority of 99 prisoners (66%; 95% CI: 58¿73) of the total sample reported that they had previously been in psychiatric treatment, 80 (53%; 95 CI: 45¿61) in inpatient treatment, 62 (41%; 95 CI: 34¿49) in outpatient treatment and 42 (29%; 21¿39) in both in- and outpatient treatments. All prisoners with psychosis and 72% of the ones with any lifetime mental health disorder had been in previous treatment. The number of inpatient treatments and imprisonments were positively correlated (rho¿=¿0.27; p¿<¿0.01). Inpatient treatment was described as successfully completed by 56% (N¿=¿41) of those having given reasons for ending such treatment, whilst various reasons were reported for prematurely ending outpatient treatments.ConclusionThe data do not support the notion of a general `mental health treatment gap¿ in female prisoners. Although inpatient care is often successfully completed, repeated inpatient treatments are not linked with fewer imprisonments. Improved transition from inpatient to outpatient treatment and services that engage female prisoners to sustained outpatient treatments are needed
The Assignor Giveth and the Operator Taketh Away: Oil and Gas Working Interest Owners Beware of Continuing Liability
No full textPreston R. Mundt examines the risks that oil and gas working interest owners face when assigning their interests to another party. Mundt highlights the common misconception that once an assignment is made, the assignor is no longer liable for the obligations associated with the interest. The article explores how operators can impose continuing liability on assignors for obligations incurred after the assignment, potentially exposing them to unexpected financial risks. Mundt emphasizes the importance of careful drafting in assignment agreements to protect assignors from such liabilities. He ultimately advocates for greater awareness and precautionary measures within the industry to ensure that working interest owners are not unknowingly burdened with ongoing responsibilities
Wie nehmen politische VerantwortungsträgerInnen politisch motivierte rechte Kriminalität in Regionen mit überdurchschnittlicher Fremdenfeindlichkeit wahr?
No full textMundt R. Wie nehmen politische VerantwortungsträgerInnen politisch motivierte rechte Kriminalität in Regionen mit überdurchschnittlicher Fremdenfeindlichkeit wahr?. IKG Working Paper. Vol 13. Bielefeld: IKG; 2018
The spectral type of CHS 7797 - an intriguing very low mass periodic variable in the Orion Nebula Cluster
No full textAims: We present the spectroscopic characterization of the unusual high-amplitude very low mass pre-main-sequence periodic variable CHS 7797. Methods: This study is based on optical medium-resolution (R = 2200) spectroscopy in the 6450 − 8600 Å range, carried out with GMOS-GEMINI -S in March 2011. Observations of CHS 7797 have been carried out at two distinct phases of the 17.8 d period, namely at maximum (I ≈ 17.4 mag) and four days before maximum (I ≈ 18.5 mag). Four different spectral indices were used for the spectral classification at these two phases, all of them well-suited for spectral classification of young and obscured late M dwarfs. In addition, the gravity-sensitive Na I (8183/8195 Å) and K I (7665/7699 Å) doublet lines were used to confirm the young age of CHS 7797. Results: From the spectrum obtained at maximum light we derived a spectral type (SpT) of M 6.05 ± 0.25, while for the spectrum taken four days before maximum the derived SpT is M 5.75 ± 0.25. The derived SpTs confirm that CHS 7797 has a mass in the stellar-substellar boundary mass range. In addition, the small differences in the derived SpTs at the two observed phases may provide indirect hints that CHS 7797 is a binary system of similar mass components surrounded by a tilted circumbinary disk, a system similar to KH 15D.Fil: Rodriguez Ledesma, María V.. Max-Planck-Institut fur Astronomie; Alemania. Georg-August-Universität; AlemaniaFil: Mundt, Reinhard. Max-Planck-Institut fur Astronomie; AlemaniaFil: Pintado, Olga Ines. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Correlación Geológica. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Departamento de Geología. Cátedra Geología Estructural. Instituto Superior de Correlación Geológica; ArgentinaFil: Boudreault, Steve. Instituto de Astrof´ısica de Canarias; España. Universidad de la Laguna; EspañaFil: Hessman, Frederic. Georg-August-Universität; AlemaniaFil: Herbst, William. Wesleyan University; Estados Unido
Forty Years at General Beadle 1922-1962
No full textA publication of the history of Dakota State College (now called Dakota State University) Madison, South Dakota from 1881 to 1981. This volume contains two works. The first history of the college was written by V.A. Lowry from 1881 to 1962. The second portion of this volume contains the recollections and observations of Reed R. Eaton from 1962 to 1981
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
No full textWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
"Closing the R&D Gap, Evaluating the Sources of R&D Spending"
No full textBoth spending and tax policies have been implemented in the United States with the goal of stimulating private sector research and development (R&D). Karier questions whether current R&D policy, especially the research and experimentation tax credit, can contribute to closing the gap between nondefense expenditures on R&D in the United States and such expenditures in other countries, such as Japan and Germany. He also explores possible changes to our current R&D policy to make it more effective.
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