Review of Healing the incest wound: Adult survivors in therapy, 2nd edition.

Reviews the book, Healing the incest wound: Adult survivors in therapy, 2nd edition by Christine A. Courtois (see record 2010-06160-000). Similar to the first edition, the second edition is divided into three main sections: Section I gives a broad but in-depth overview of the characteristics and dynamics of incest; Section II provides a breadth of information on the long-term effects, assessment, and diagnosis; and Section III details current evidence-informed best practice in working with survivors of prolonged child sexual abuse. The book presents a wide range of treatment modalities that represent a bevy of both empirically supported and supplemental techniques, from cognitive–behavioral to expressive therapies, such as art or poetry. The second edition of Healing the incest wound is an important read for any practitioner, novice or experienced, working with child sexual abuse survivors. Courtois both provides a solid basis for those beginning work with child sexual abuse survivors and adds to the knowledge of seasoned practitioners by bringing together the most current empirical evidence and clinical wisdom regarding child sexual abuse treatment. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

Numerische Bestimmung der Durchgangsrate von Partikeln durch eine Porengeometrie

The translocation of big particles through narrow pores is a very rare event. Therefore, it is not efficient to determine the translocation rate by the means of traditional simulation techniques. In this work, the translocation rate of a spherical particle through a pore was determined using Forward Flux Sampling (FFS). These results were compared to the results obtained by applying traditional simulation techniques.     

Diode properties of nanotube networks

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) were prepared using iron catalysts deposited by indirect evaporation on silicon substrate covered with 500 nm-thick thermal oxide. Diode SWCNT devices have been fabricated using Au and Al, as the asymmetric metal contacts, and a random network of metallic and semiconducting nanotubes as the device channel. No effort was made to align the SWCNTs or to eliminate metallic nanotubes in our devices. Asymmetric voltage-current behavior was seen. Current rectification was observed in the source-drain bias range of − 3 V to + 3 V. Rectification was somewhat surprising since, although metallic tubes are in the minority (∼ 1/3), they could potentially act as shunts and mask the electric properties of the semiconducting majority. No correlation between electrode spacing and current rectification was observed. The lowest leakage current measured was 1% of the maximum current carrying capacity. Maximum forward-biased current capacities range between 8 μA and 841 μA.     

Size analysis of nanoscale order in amorphous materials by variable-resolution fluctuation electron microscopy

Variable resolution fluctuation electron microscopy can reveal the characteristic decay length over which nanoscale order persists in amorphous materials. In the fluctuation method, four-atom positional correlations within the resolution (coherent diameter) of the electron beam dominate the experimental data. Such correlations occur when the sample contains topologically ordered regions within a random network matrix. By changing the resolution, a decay length is obtained under the simplifying assumption that the correlations decay in an exponential manner. We have developed a simple lens configuration on a STEM that affords high quality variable resolution data and does not compromise the stability of the instrument. To test this method, we analyze the structural order in amorphous silicon thin films grown under vastly different deposition conditions and determine decay lengths ranging between 0.4 and 0.6 nm. We then compare the data with model simulations to obtain an estimate of the diameter of the ordered regions.     

Influence of microbial processes on the operation of a cold store in a shallow aquifer: impact on well injectivity and filter lifetime

In this study, the operation of a cold store, located in 30??0?m depth in the North German Basin, was investigated by direct counting of bacteria and genetic fingerprinting analysis. Quantification of microbes accounted for 1 to 10??0⁵ cells per ml fluid with minor differences in the microbial community composition between well and process fluids. The detected microorganisms belong to versatile phyla Proteobacteria and Flavobacteria. In addition to routine plant operation, a phase of plant malfunction caused by filter clogging was monitored. Increased abundance of sulfur-oxidizing bacteria indicated a change in the supply of electron acceptors, however, no changes in the availability of electron acceptors like nitrate or oxygen were detected. Sulfur- and iron-oxidizing bacteria played essential roles for the filter lifetimes at the topside facility and the injectivity of the wells due to the formation of biofilms and induced mineral precipitations. In particular, sulfur-oxidizing Thiothrix generated filamentous biofilms were involved in the filter clogging.     

Determination and Comparison of Equilibrium Data of Various Plant‐Based Fatty Acid Mixtures

Multistage melt crystallization of a variety of plant‐based polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) mixtures was conducted to obtain an overview on their liquid‐solid equilibrium behavior. Crystal fraction and mother liquor samples were analyzed at every stage. Phase behavior diagrams at low saturated fatty acid concentrations were investigated in detail as they are of significant technical relevance with respect to efficient depletion of the saturated content from the samples. A high oleic acid content in the PUFA mixtures led to difficulties in depleting the mother liquor from the saturated content by melt crystallization. Thermograms from the differential scanning calorimetry were supplemented with illustrations which allow a novel interpretation of results and verification of conclusions.     

The Crowd Energy Concept

After the Fukushima disaster, European politicians began to reassess the energy strategy for their countries. The focus is now on renewable energy sources and as a result on decentralization. The decentralized generation, storage, and of course the consumption of energy is the central point. Now with the new developments under the roof of energy turnaround the way back from the centralized architecture of our energy system to a more decentralized one is predetermined. Decentralization implies the change in the role of today's consumers. They become energy prosumers. This is the basis for the crowd energy concept. In this position paper the crowd energy concept is introduced and necessary research fields are identified.     

Graph-regularized 3D shape reconstruction from highly anisotropic and noisy images

Analysis of microscopy images can provide insight into many biological processes. One particularly challenging problem is cellular nuclear segmentation in highly anisotropic and noisy 3D image data. Manually localizing and segmenting each and every cellular nucleus is very time-consuming, which remains a bottleneck in large-scale biological experiments. In this work, we present a tool for automated segmentation of cellular nuclei from 3D fluorescent microscopic data. Our tool is based on state-of-the-art image processing and machine learning techniques and provides a user-friendly graphical user interface. We show that our tool is as accurate as manual annotation and greatly reduces the time for the registration.     

SHE Cell Transformation Assay as a Predictive System for Carcinogenicity of PAH and Non-Genotoxic Carcinogens

The Syrian hamster embryo (SHE) cell transformation assay is an in vitro method for the detection of genotoxic and non-genotoxic carcinogens. Its reliability as a multistage carcinogen screening method was demonstrated by several authors who showed that cells derived from transformed colonies were capable of tumour formation when inoculated in a suitable host animal. The SHE assay offers the advantage of using normal diploïd cells with metabolizing capacities and low spontaneous transformation frequency. Epithelial cultures can be selected from the mixed cellular suspension obtained from the Syrian hamster embryos in order to develop an in vitro model for the detection of carcinogens inducing carcinomas.

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, such as BaP and DMBA were studied in depth for their cell transforming potency. The synergistic effects of PAH and tumor promoters can be demonstrated by using a sequential treatment consisting in an initiation-promotion scheme¹. This protocol also revealed interacting effects between non-genotoxic carcinogens².