22 research outputs found
Risk Factors and Comorbidities for Occasional and Daily Smoking in European Adolescents: Results of the Seyle Project
No full textEuropean Congress of Psychiatry (EPA 2015) (23º. 2015. Viena)Banzer, R; Haring, C; Buchheim, A; Oehler, S; Carli, V; Hoven, CW; Wasserman, C; Sarchiapone, M; Kaess, M; Apter, A; Balazs, J; Bobes, J; Brunner, R; Corcoran, P; Cosman, D; Kahn, JP; Postuvan, V; Varnik, A; Wasserman, D
Factors associated with different smoking status in European adolescents: results of the SEYLE study
No full textOpen access funding provided by University of Innsbruck and Medical University of Innsbruck. The SEYLE project is supported by the European Union through the Seventh Framework Program (FP7), Grant agreement number HEALTHF2-2009-223091.Banzer, R., Haring, C., Buchheim, A., Oehler, S., Carli, V., Wasserman, C., Kaess, M., Apter, A., Balazs, J., Bobes, J., Brunner, R., Corcoran, P., Cosman, D., Hoven, C.W., Kahn, J.P., Keeley, H.S., Postuvan, V., Podlogar, T., Sisask, M., Värnik, A., Sarchiapone, M., Wasserman, D
Acupuncture and sports medicine : effects and application perspectives
No full textVor dem Hintergrund der gestiegenen medizinischen und sozioökonomischen Relevanz von Akupunktur und Laserakupunktur werden im Rahmen der vorliegenden Arbeit Anwendungsfelder und Forschungsperspektiven in der präventiven und rehabilitativen Sportmedizin skizziert. Hierzu zählen insbesondere die Therapie von Sportverletzungen und Sportschäden, die Steigerung der körperlichen Leistungsfähigkeit, die Unterstützung und Förderung der Regeneration sowie die Vorbeugung von belastungsinduziertem Asthma. Aufbauend auf den aktuellen Forschungsstand werden eigene Originalarbeiten vorgestellt, die sich mit der Evaluation spezifischer Effekte der Akupunktur und Laserakupunktur befassen.Against the background of the increasing medical and socioeconomic importance of acupuncture and laser acupuncture, the present work aims at outlining scientific and practical applications in fields related to preventive and rehabilitative sports medicine. These include, in particular, the treatment of acute and chronic sports injuries, the enhancement of physical performance, the promotion of recovery, as well as the prevention of exercise-induced asthma. Based on current research, the author presents his original investigations dealing with specific effects of acupuncture and laser acupuncture
Multi-twist polarization ribbon topologies in highly-confined optical fields
No full textElectromagnetic plane waves, solutions to Maxwell's equations, are said to be 'transverse' in vacuum. Namely, the waves' oscillatory electric and magnetic fields are confined within a plane transverse to the waves' propagation direction. Under tight-focusing conditions however, the field can exhibit longitudinal electric or magnetic components, transverse spin angular momentum, or non-trivial topologies such as Möbius strips. Here, we show that when a suitably spatially structured beam is tightly focused, a 3-dimensional polarization topology in the form of a ribbon with two full twists appears in the focal volume. We study experimentally the stability and dynamics of the observed polarization ribbon by exploring its topological structure for various radii upon focusing and for different propagation planes
Magnetic and Electric Transverse Spin Density of Spatially Confined Light
No full textWhen a beam of light is laterally confined, its field distribution can exhibit points where the local magnetic and electric field vectors spin in a plane containing the propagation direction of the electromagnetic wave. The phenomenon indicates the presence of a nonzero transverse spin density. Here, we experimentally investigate this transverse spin density of both magnetic and electric fields, occurring in highly confined structured fields of light. Our scheme relies on the utilization of a high-refractive-index nanoparticle as a local field probe, exhibiting magnetic and electric dipole resonances in the visible spectral range. Because of the directional emission of dipole moments that spin around an axis parallel to a nearby dielectric interface, such a probe particle is capable of locally sensing the magnetic and electric transverse spin density of a tightly focused beam impinging under normal incidence with respect to said interface. We exploit the achieved experimental results to emphasize the difference between magnetic and electric transverse spin densities
Ultrafast spinning twisted ribbons of confined electric fields
No full textTopological properties of light attract tremendous attention in the optics communities and beyond. For instance, light beams gain robustness against certain deformations when carrying topological features, enabling intriguing applications. We report on the observation of a topological structure contained in an optical beam, i.e., a twisted ribbon formed by the electric field vector per se, in stark contrast to recently reported studies dealing with topological structures based on the distribution of the time averaged polarization ellipse. Moreover, our ribbons are spinning in time at a frequency given by the optical frequency divided by the total angular momentum of the incoming beam. The number of full twists of the ribbon is equal to the orbital angular momentum of the longitudinal component of the employed light beam upon tight focusing, which is a direct consequence of spin-to-orbit coupling. We study this angular-momentum-transfer-assisted generation of the twisted ribbon structures theoretically and experimentally for tightly focused circularly polarized beams of different vorticity, paving the way to tailored topologically robust excitations of novel coherent light-matter states.QN/Kuipers La
Principles for developing benchmark criteria for staff training in responsible gambling
No full textOne approach to minimizing the negative consequences of excessive gambling is staff training to reduce the rate of the development of new cases of harm or disorder within their customers. The primary goal of the present study was to assess suitable benchmark criteria for the training of gambling employees at casinos and lottery retailers. The study utilised the Delphi Method, a survey with one qualitative and two quantitative phases. A total of 21 invited international experts in the responsible gambling field participated in all three phases. A total of 75 performance indicators were outlined and assigned to six categories: (1) criteria of content, (2) modelling, (3) qualification of trainer, (4) framework conditions, (5) sustainability and (6) statistical indicators. Nine of the 75 indicators were rated as very important by 90 % or more of the experts. Unanimous support for importance was given to indicators such as (1) comprehensibility and (2) concrete action-guidance for handling with problem gamblers, Additionally, the study examined the implementation of benchmarking, when it should be conducted, and who should be responsible. Results indicated that benchmarking should be conducted every 1–2 years regularly and that one institution should be clearly defined and primarily responsible for benchmarking. The results of the present study provide the basis for developing a benchmarking for staff training in responsible gambling
