Desire and the couch: Perspectives from both sides of the analytic encounter.

This report summarizes the panel held at the 109th Annual Convention, American Psychological Association, August 26, 2001, San Francisco. The chair was William Glover and the speakers were Samuel Gerson, Karen Maroda, and Andre Patsalides. The invited symposium was directed at discussing different perspectives related to the presence of desire in the analytic process. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Breast cancer screening of the medically underserved: results and implications

Socioeconomic status is the most significant factor influencing the decreased survival associated with breast cancer in minority groups in the United States. Barriers to the use of early detection programs by low-income women often result in the detection of breast cancer at stages too advanced to assure optimum outcomes. In an effort to increase accessibility of breast cancer screening among such individuals, the Early Detection Program (EDP) was initiated in 1987. The program provided breast cancer screening to women 40 years of age and older who attended eight primary healthcare centers located in low-income neighborhoods throughout Dade County, Florida. From its inception in October 1987 through December 1993, 23,866 medically underserved women had mammography examinations, with more than 17,000 of these women undergoing baseline mammograms. Since the program's inception, 126 cancers were diagnosed in 123 women. A dramatic shift from later to earlier stage breast cancers was observed. These results warrant a greater inclusion of medically underserved and lower socioeconomic status women in screening programs for the early detection of breast cancer.     

A distribution kinetics model for chromatography of block-like molecules

We develop the theory for chromatographic separation of isomers such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins, steroids, and carotenoids based on shape-selective mechanisms for either exclusion or adsorption. Block-like solute transport and retention on oriented stationary phases are modeled by a dispersed-flow chromatographic equation combined with simultaneous exclusion partitioning and shaped-based adsorption. Molecules to be separated are considered distributed continuously with respect to the shape and sorption parameters. The population balance equations of distribution kinetics provide the governing differential equations that are solved for the temporal moments of the concentration in a chromatographic column. By including dispersive mass transport effects, the model allows estimation of peak variance and HETP and is thus an improvement over theories that focus solely on retention time. The model predictions are compared with experimental data from the literature for gas chromatography.     

Temperature effects on separate values of adsorption and surface reaction rates by dynamic studies

The study of a three-phase catalytic slurry reactor for SO₂ oxidation on activated carbon has been conducted with a dynamic response technique. The analysis of zero and first temporal moments of the gas for temperatures between 10 and 26°C provides individual measurements of the adsorption, desorption and surface reaction rate constants and their energies of activation. A parallel first-moment analysis was carried out for O₂ adsorption onto carbon to obtain the necessary equilibrium constants for temperatures used in the SO₂-oxidation calculations. With second moment analysis of adsorption data, we find the adsorption kinetic constants with and without reaction are in quantitative agreement. By evaluating the separate temperatu effect on the adsorption/desorption, and surface reaction rates, we conclude that neither step is controlling at temperatures up to 26°C. The values the several kinetic and equilibrium constants agree well with those found by other authors.     

Disaster preparedness of home health care agencies in San Diego County

A questionnaire was sent to 53 home health care agencies in San Diego to assess their state of disaster readiness. Thirty agencies returned completed questionnaires. Of these, 90% have written disaster plans, but only 33% conduct regular drills to practice their written plans. A 24-h telephone number is available to patients at 96% of the agencies. One-fourth of the agencies serving ventilator-dependent patients do not make utility companies aware of their special needs. Of 11 hospital-sponsored agencies, 18% include backup agreements with other agencies, while 79% of non-hospital-sponsored agencies have planned such backup. The majority (92%) of "private-for-profit" agencies have backup arrangements, but only 38% of the public or nonprofit agencies have such arrangements. Additionally, 31% of the home health care agencies do not feel they would be able to meet the needs of their clients in the event of a disaster. Specific recommendations for such agencies in developing disaster plans, and exercising them, are made.     

Effect of energetic electron and proton bombardment on the reflectance of silicon-carbide mirrors in the extreme-ultraviolet region

Chemical-vapor-deposited silicon-carbide mirrors were exposed to bombardment by 95-keV electrons and 100-keV protons with accumulated fluxes comparable with those expected in low-altitude Earth orbit for simulated periods of as many as 5 years. The reflectances of four mirrors were measured at five wavelengths (58.4, 73.6, 104.8, 121.6, and 161 nm) and at 11 angles of incidence from 5° to 80°. The electron and proton exposure resulted in no significant change in the reflectances of the mirrors.     

Perceived self-efficacy and technology proficiency in undergraduate college students

Technology has become an integral part of the world in which we live. Today's undergraduate college students have extensive exposure to technology in all aspects of their lives, so educators would expect all students to be technologically proficient. However many people do not easily gain proficiency with computer technologies. The ability to master a skill can be examined as self-efficacy. Self-efficacy provides a mechanism to explain individual behavior and may be defined as a person's perceived capability to perform a behavior.     

Website accessibility: a cross-sector comparison

The Web has transformed the way organizations interact with clients, customers, and constituents. A large portion of these groups is often neglected, namely people with disabilities. This study compares federal government, non-profit organization (NPO), and corporate homepages accessibility to determine how accessible these websites are to people with disabilities and how they compare to each other. The results indicate that federal homepages (23%), which are mandated to be accessible, are significantly more accessible than NPO (11%) and corporate homepages (6%).

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