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Ribosomal DNA analysis of culturable deuteromycetes from the Iceman's hay: comparison of living and mummified fungi.
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The relationship between alexithymia and maladaptive perfectionism in eating disorders: a mediation moderation analysis methodology
No full textOBJECTIVE: This work aimed to explore the relationship between alexithymia and maladaptive perfectionism in the psychological process leading to eating disorders (ED). METHOD: Forty-nine individuals with ED and 49 controls completed the Concern over Mistakes subscale of the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, the Perfectionism subseale of the Eating Disorders Inventory, the total score of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale, and the Drive for Thinness, Bulimia, and Body Dissatisfaction subscales of the Eating Disorders Inventory. We tested a model in which alexythimia is the independent variable and perfectionism is the possible mediator or moderator. RESULTS: Analyses confirmed the assumed model. In addition, it emerged that perfectionism played a mediating or moderating role when measured by different instruments. This result suggested that different instruments measured subtly different aspects of the same construct. DISCUSSION: Results could suggest that alexithymia is a predisposing factor for perfectionism, which in turn may lead to the development of eating disorders
Surgical Repair of Luxation of the Superficial Digital Flexor Tendon in Dogs Using a Calcaneal Chondroplastic-like Technique—Three Cases
No full textThe purpose of this report is to describe the technique and the clinical outcome of three dogs affected by superficial digital flexor (SDF) tendon luxation treated using a calcaneal chondroplastic-like technique. A German Pinscher with bilateral and lateral SDF tendon luxation, a Griffon Nivernais with medial SDF tendon luxation following self-mutilation of the IV toe, and an American Staffordshire Terrier with a lateral luxation and having undergone calcaneal chondroplasty and primary repair of the retinacular tissues. A fibrocartilage flap covering the calcaneal groove was elevated, the subchondral bone was removed from beneath it, and the flap was pressed back into the deepened sulcus, keeping its distal attachment as a hinge point. The SDF tendon was reduced, and its tracking along the deepened groove was ensured. Furthermore, the torn retinacular attachment was repaired. Clinical follow-ups at 4 and 8 weeks and 1 year apart showed no signs of lameness and no SDF tendon re-luxation. The calcaneal chondroplastic-like technique led to a satisfactory outcome with no complications. This technique is relatively straightforward, requires no implants, and is also successful without postoperative immobilization of the tarsal joint. Further cases are required to determine its benefits and its risks compared to conventional surgery
Laboratory Assessment and In-Field Monitoring of Macro-Encapsulated Phase Change Materials for Building Envelope Applications
No full textPhase Change Material (PCM) based products represent an emerging technology for the building sector. For their application in the building envelope, they are usually macro-encapsulated in plastic/metal containers or placed in bags/pouches that allow an easier and safer installation. Un-fortunately, most of the product data on PCMs are obtained by means of the differential scanning calorimetry method (DSC) applied to bulk PCMs. This method, even though accurate, can lead to results that are not fully representative of the complex behavior of PCM-based products. The results of an experimental laboratory campaign, aimed at characterizing the thermal properties of a full-scale PCM product, are presented in this paper. Tests were carried out on a commercial macro-encapsulated PCM considering three different melting temperatures. The obtained results show that the overall equivalent thermal properties of the macro-encapsulated PCM products maybe some-what different from those of bulk PCMs. In a second step, two PCM products were selected and applied to a parallel roof testing room system, directly exposed to the outdoor environment. The results of the monitoring of this system have demonstrated the effectiveness of PCMs in reducing the peak heat gains through the roof components by up to 48%. Nevertheless, by comparing the laboratory results with the monitored data, it was also possible to observe that the latent heat capacity of the PCM was never fully exploited. Thus, greater benefits could be achieved in different monitoring periods, or if a PCM with a lower melting temperature were adopted
Some Historical and Theoretical Remarks About Psychodynamic Assessment : Commentary on Chapter “Case Formulation as an Outcome and Not an Opening Move in Relational and Psychodynamic Models"
No full textDiffusive author(s), cohesive author: Analysis of S/N (1994)
No full textThis study indicates the ways in which various aspects of the author(s) are brought forth in Dumb type’s performance art, the S/N production. Previous research has suggested a non-hierarchical organization of Dumb type and the absence of a “privileged author” in Dumb type’s collaborative work, S/N. However, the results that I have investigated from member’s interviews on the creative process of S/N along with my analysis of the recorded images of S/N, indicate a different aspect of the author(s). First, S/N was created through, so to speak, the collective ideas of the members of Dumb type. Further, S/N has at least nine quotations from previous performances, installations, and printed writings, besides the work-in-progress technique. Explicating one of the “author functions” as given by Michel Foucault, each text has plural subjects of the author. However, it has been revealed from members’ interviews that Teiji Furuhashi had a decision-making role in selecting the members’ ideas within the performance. Since then, S/N has had plural subjects of creation; however, Furuhashi is one of the subjects of creation along with the “privileged author.” S/N has plural authors (diffusive authors) yet at the same time, it has a “privileged author,” Teiji Furuhashi (cohesive author)
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
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