Determining the long-term potential for energy conservation and renewable energy in Canada

This paper summarizes the results of a 28-month study, funded by the Canadian government, which developed new methods for analysing the technical and economic potential for conservation and renewable energy alternatives in Canada to the year 2025. The results of the study show that under conditions of strong economic growth and moderate population growth, it would be technically feasible and cost-effective to operate the Canadian economy in 2025 with 12–34% less energy than it requires today and, over the same 47-year period, to shift from 16% reliance on renewable sources to over 77% (mostly biomass and hydro). Over the study period, energy use per capita falls to between one-half and two-fifths of its level in 1978, and energy use per dollar of GDP to just over one-quarter of its 1978 level.     

The superior approach for correction of the supracardiac type of total anomalous pulmonary venous return

An alternative approach for correction of supracardiac (type I) total anomalous pulmonary venous return is described. A median sternotomy is used. The posterior wall of the left atrium and the common pulmonary venous trunk are exposed through the transverse sinus. A direct anastomosis between these structures, ligation of the systemic-venous connection (vertical vein), and closure of the interatrial septal defect results in a one-stage repair. In our experience with the supracardiac anomaly in 20 patients, we have found that this approach consistently affords better exposure than other techniques currently in use for surgical correction of this anomaly.     

A comparison of static and dynamic characteristics between rectuseye muscle and linear muscle model predictions

The characteristics of a muscle model are analyzed using rectus eye muscle parameter values and compared to rectus eye muscle data. The muscle is modeled as a viscoelastic parallel combination connected to a parallel combination of active state tension generator, viscosity element, and length tension elastic element. Each of the elements is linear and their existence is supported with physiological evidence. The static and dynamic properties of the muscle model are compared to rectus eye muscle data. The length-tension characteristics of the model are in good agreement with the data within the operating region of the muscle. With the muscle model incorporated into a lever system to match the isotonic experiment paradigm, simulation results for this linear system yield a nonlinear force-velocity curve. Moreover, the family of force-velocity curves generated with different stimulus rates reported in the literature match the predictions of the model without parametric changes. The results of this paper are important in studies involving the oculomotor plant and oculomotor neural networks. Additionally, these results may be applicable to other muscles.     

Drugs, recipes, babies, bathwater, and psychotherapy process-outcome relations.

In their critiques of W. B. Stiles and D. A. Shapiro's (see record 1995-10433-001) discussion of the process-outcome correlation problem, G. Silberschatz (see record 1995-10428-001) and L. Sechrest (see record 1995-10426-001) suggested that the problem is not fundamental but merely technical. Silberschatz suggested that more complex measures would solve the problem; Sechrest suggested that more complex analyses would solve the problem. Following Sechrest's multivariate suggestions, however, produced no better result. Contrary to Silberschatz's and Sechrest's suggestions, the problem is not in the measures or the analyses but in the interpretation of the results (null results as well as positive results), particularly in a failure to incorporate fully the phenomenon of responsiveness into an understanding of process–outcome relations. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Assimilative integration and responsive use of the assimilation model.

The assimilation model offers a framework for clinically responsive decisions integrating different therapeutic approaches. The authors suggest that the assimilation model can guide assimilative integration by delineating clients' changing requirements over the course of psychotherapy and linking those requirements with techniques drawn from varied theoretical approaches. According to the model, an appropriate therapeutic response is one that meets client requirements at a given stage of assimilation and helps to shift the client's assimilation of a given problematic experience from 1 stage to the next. The authors offer guidelines and case illustrations of integration at 4 separate time frames of intervention: treatment assignment, treatment strategies, treatment tactics, and moment-to-moment responsiveness within an intervention. At each time frame, therapists monitor client requirements and respond with interventions most appropriate for the client's level of assimilation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Statistical modeling of MOS devices for parametric yield prediction

In the manufacturing of VLSI circuits, engineering designs should take into consideration random variations arising from processing. In this paper, statistical modeling of MOS devices is reviewed, and effective and practical models are developed to predict the performance spread (i.e., parametric yield) of MOS devices and circuits due to the process variations. To illustrate their applications, the models are applied to the 0.25 μm CMOS technology, and measured data are included in support of the model calculations.     

Assimilation of problematic experiences by clients in psychotherapy.

Presents an integrative model for a central aspect of change in psychotherapy. According to the assimilation model, clients in successful psychotherapy follow a regular sequence in processing their problematic experiences as these are assimilated into schemata developed in the therapeutic interaction. The model's principal concepts include schema, problematic experience, and assimilation and accommodation. Stages of assimilation are discussed, and case illustrations of a 37-yr-old man and a 37-yr-old woman illustrate this process. Advantages of the assimilation model for research, for clinicians, and for the therapeutic relationship are addressed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Outcomes of time-limited psychotherapy in applied settings: Replicating the Second Sheffield Psychotherapy Project.

In a replication and extension of the Second Sheffield Psychotherapy Project (SPP2), a collaborative psychotherapy project (CPP) was carried out at 3 sites within the National Health Service of the United Kingdom. Clients (N?=?36) stratified at 3 levels of severity of depression were randomly assigned to one of 2 treatment approaches (psychodynamic-interpersonal or cognitive-behavioral) of 2 time-limited durations (8 or 16 sessions). Gains in both treatment approaches were approximately equivalent and were similar for CPP and SPP2 clients when measured at the end of treatment. However, CPP clients did not maintain their gains to the extent that the SPP2 clients did at 3-month and 1-year follow-up assessments. In the CPP, clients given 16 sessions showed a statistically significant advantage over clients given 8 sessions on some measures at some assessments; in the SPP2, similar effects were noted only among some subgroups of clients. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Verbal processes on psychological radio call-in programs: Comparisons with other help-intended interactions.

We describe the verbal process of program hosts and callers during call-in psychology interviews; we measured the similarity of these interactions with other help-intended interactions, and we assessed the compatibility of hosts' verbal behavior with prescribed ethical guidelines. Radio interviews with 30 callers were recorded from each of 6 programs broadcast in major American cities. Hosts' and callers' verbal response modes (VRMs) were coded and compared with the VRMs used in psychotherapy, university settings, and medical interviews. Hosts' VRMs most resembled those of rational-emotive therapists and those of physicians in the conclusion segment of medical interviews. Callers' VRMs most resembled those of clients in cognitive-behavioral therapy. The results call into question the viability of the distinctions made in current ethical guidelines governing psychologists' behavior on such programs. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)