Heeding warnings ... from the canary, the whale, and the Jnuit, Part Two

There is a tension between traditional and modern definitions of reproductive risk and normalcy. These experts describe that tension as it plays out among the Inuit of Northern Canada from the perspective of a community midwife who has worked with the Inuit. She presents an analytical framework which classifies and illuminates the types of logic that compete in most birth settings around the world--a framework useful for showing how some types of logic can be supervalued while others, such as cultural or intuitive logic, are devalued or simply ignored, often at great cost. Part One presented political, scientific, clinical and cultural logic, and the influence of time. We now go on to look at professionalization and training and describe legal, personal, intuitive and economic logic. The author describes how the Inuit settlement of Povungnituk (POV) attempts to re-integrate the authoritative knowledge of the community by allowing Inuit midwives at The Maternity to choose their own criteria for balancing the imperatives of each kind of logic in decision-making for birth.     

ICP—AES法测定金属铬中铁、铝、硅、磷、铜的含量

提出采用ICP—AES法直接测定金属铬中的Fe、Al、Si、P、Cu的含量,测定结果的精密度、准确度满足分析要求,该测试方法满足该产品的检测要求。     

Proceedings of the American Psychological Association for the Legislative Year 2004: Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Council of Representatives, February 20-22, 2004, Washington, DC, and July 28 and 30, 2004, Honolulu, Hawaii, and Minutes of the February, April, June, August, October, and December 2004 Meetings of the Board of Directors.

The minutes presented in this article are the official record of the actions of the Association taken during the year by both the Board of Directors (Board) and the Council of Representatives (Council). The minutes consist of: Elections, Awards, Membership, and Human Resources; Ethics; Board of Directors; Divisions and State, Provincial, and Territorial Associations; Organization of the APA; Publications and Communications; Convention Affairs; Educational, Professional, Ethnic Minority, International, Financial, and Scientific Affairs; Public Interest; and Central Office. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Psychology, ideology, utopia, and the commons.

Argues that the failure of social scientists to seriously question their own ideological and methodological assumptions contributes to the complex interrelationship between global ecological and individual psychological problems. Much of the literature (e.g., G. Hardin, 1968) on the tragedy of the commons focuses on saving the global commons through increased centralization and regulation, at the expense of the individual's autonomy and psychological sense of community. It is suggested that utopian speculation in general and anarchist political analysis in particular are necessary correctives to misplaced attempts to rearrange the elements of the status quo rather than to alter it in a direction more in keeping with both survival and human dignity. (19 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Attribution, the attractiveness stereotype, and the elderly.

The applicability of the physical attractiveness stereotype to perceptions of the elderly was tested in two studies. In the first study, college age and old observers rated the physical attractiveness of faces of elderly people (age 60–93). On the basis of these ratings, faces at three distinct levels of attractiveness were selected for use in the second study. In the second study, 72 young adult and 72 old volunteers viewed the selected faces and rated them in three areas of perceived social characteristics: personality factors, success in life experiences, and occupational achievements. The typical physical attractiveness stereotype was found for both groups of observers and in each of three areas of judgment. Multivariate analyses of variance for linear trends showed higher favorability of perceived social characteristics for faces with high perceived physical attractiveness. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Meta-analytic methods, the Rorschach, and the MMPI.

In response to concerns described by H. N. Garb et al(see record 2001-05665-003), the authors present the weighted and unweighted means and medians of the effect sizes obtained by J. B. Hiller et al (see record 1999-11130-005). These indices of central tendency are presented separately for MMPI and Rorschach effect sizes, both for all the studies in the meta-analysis and for a 10% trimmed sample designed to obtain more robust estimates of central tendency. The variability of these 4 indices is noticeably greater for the MMPI than for the Rorschach. Meta-analysts must compute, compare, and evaluate a variety of indices of central tendency, and they must examine the effects of moderator variables. The authors also comment briefly on the use of phi versus kappa, combining correlated effect sizes and possible hindsight biases. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Symbiosis, empathy, suicidal behavior, and the family

This paper discusses the theoretical concept of symbiosis, as described by Mahler and her co-workers, and its clinical applications in suicidal situations. Symbiosis is defined as both a developmental phase characterized by a lack of differentiation between self and others and a relationship which is contingent upon the family and social network. A disturbed symbiosis is a major component in a suicide attempt. The destructive aspects of symbiosis are traced together with its relationship to empathy and the efforts to both restore and resolve a symbiotic conflict through suicidal behavior. In family therapy a repetition of older symbiotic relationships is frequently observed. These are repeated from one generation to the next in order to keep the old relationship alive. Finally, the practical implications of the concept of symbiosis for assessment and treatment are discussed.     

Genetics, aging, and the heart

Heart disease remains the most frequent cause of death in the general population and is intimately related to aging. Either extreme premature aging or marked longevity may be monogenic, but in most humans aging is a complex polygenic phenomenon. Hypercholesterolemia and hypertension are important factors. Cardiac amyloidosis and vascular elastin degradation may be separate factors. Humans with the greatest longevity are relatively refractory to atherosclerosis. Frequencies of heart deaths among relatives of a heart-death proband without dyslipoproteinemia conform to expectations of a polygenic trait. Careful, attentive medical management of major environmental factors and of heart senescence can result in more successful aging.     

珍惜机遇,苦练内功,强化管理,创造一流为粉末冶金事业发展作新贡献

介绍了上海粉末冶金厂的发展历程和从1995年到1997年的发展规划。其经营管理经验可供粉末冶金企业参考。     

Medicine, the media, and bioethics

The striatum of rats was lesioned by unilateral administration of MPP+. Two weeks later, a suspension of fetal mesencephalic cells (FMC), obtained from 14-day rat embryos, was injected into the lesioned striatum. Two weeks after grafting, the success of implantation and recovery of dopamine function were assessed by tyrosine hydroxylase immunocytochemistry (TH) and the measurement of striatal dopamine content. In addition, the extracellular concentrations of dopamine and dopamine metabolites were studied by microdialysis in vivo before and after perfusion of MPP+ to induce dopamine release from vesicular stores. TH+ cell bodies were seen in the lesioned grafted striata, indicating that fetal cells survived in these striata. In addition, there was a marked increase in TH-immunoreactivity in the neuronal fibers and terminals in the area surrounding the cell implant, suggesting a compensatory response of the host tissue which may involve fiber sprouting. Grafting induced a recovery in indices of dopamine function, including recovery in dopamine content, and basal and MPP+-induced dopamine release. Thus, grafts of FMC may provide a significant recovery of dopamine function in MPP+-lesioned striata.     

Controlled-release products for the control of the estrus cycle in cattle, sheep, goats, deer, pigs, and horses

This paper describes the estrus cycles of a number of livestock breeds and reviews the controlled-release drug delivery systems that are currently available for the purpose of controlled breeding. The bovine estrus cycle is reviewed in detail, and the estrus cycles of other species are described in a manner that highlights similarities and differences between species. Pertinent formulation and pharmacokinetic information about current drug delivery systems is presented and discussed, and recent advances in this area are also described.