Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent, disabling anxiety disorder. This prospective cohort study reports on a new exposure-based therapy known as Accelerated Resolution Therapy ...(ART(®)) that incorporates the use of eye movements administered in a brief treatment period (1-5 one-hour sessions within three weeks). Eighty adults aged 21-60 years with symptoms of PTSD were recruited from the Tampa Bay area. The ART-based psychotherapy was designed to minimize anxiety and body sensations associated with recall of traumatic memories and to replace distressing images with favorable ones. Participants' mean age was 40 years, 77% were female, and 29% were Hispanic. Participants underwent a median of three ART sessions, 66 of 80 (82.5%) completed treatment, and 54 of 66 (81.8%) provided 2-month follow-up data. Mean scores pre- and post-ART and at 2-month follow-up were: PTSD Checklist: 54.5 ± 12.2 vs. 31.2 ± 11.4 vs. 30.0 ± 12.4; Brief Symptom Inventory: 30.8 ± 14.6 vs. 10.1 ± 10.8 vs. 10.1 ± 12.1; Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale: 29.5 ± 10.9 vs. 11.8 ± 11.1 vs. 13.5 ± 12.1; Trauma Related Growth Inventory-Distress scale: 18.9 ± 4.1 vs. 7.4 ± 5.9 vs. 8.2 ± 5.9 (p < 0.0001 for all pre-ART vs. post-ART and 2-month comparisons). No serious adverse events were reported. ART appears to be a brief, safe, and effective treatment for symptoms of PTSD.
Properties of a Novel Ion-Exchange Film Street, Kenneth W; Hill, Carol M; Philipp, Warren H ...
Industrial & engineering chemistry research,
11/2004, Letnik:
43, Številka:
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A new ion-exchange material based on poly(acrylic acid) and some of its analytical applications have been reported. This paper contains data on the ion-exchange properties of the film form of the ...material and its potential application to the decontamination of wastewater and drinking water. The film has a high exchange capacity of 5−6 mequiv/g and a pK a of 5.7. The calcium form is the most effective for removing metal ions from solution, and the optimum pH range is between 5 and 7. The exchange rates are slower for the film form than for the bead and powder forms of the ion-exchange material; otherwise, the properties are similar. The film is effective when hard water solutions are employed and also when metal ions are in the complex matrix of wastewater from electroplating. The film can be used in flow systems having a flow channel large enough to allow passage of turbid solutions.
Where to publish family violence research? Moore, Todd M; Rhatigan, Deborah L; Stuart, Gregory L ...
Violence and victims,
08/2004, Letnik:
19, Številka:
4
Journal Article
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Family violence researchers must weigh numerous factors in deciding where to submit their work for publication. The purpose of the present study is to provide a useful guide for family violence ...researchers to make informed decisions about publishing their manuscripts. Through an extensive computerized literature search, 22 English-language specialty and non-specialty journals that frequently publish articles on family violence were identified. Editors or editorial staff of these journals were contacted and completed a brief questionnaire about their respective journal. Journals varied widely in types of articles accepted for publication, target audience, circulation rates, number of issues per year, and acceptance rates. Journals generally evidenced high acceptance rates following resubmission. Overall, this study identified numerous journals to serve as outlets for the theoretical and empirical efforts of family violence researchers.
Strategies for preventing invasive plant outbreaks after prescribed fire in ponderosa pine forest Symstad, Amy J; Wesley E. NewtonauthorU.S. Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, 8711 37th Street SE, Jamestown, ND 58401, USA; Daniel J. SwansonauthorNational Park Service Northern Great Plains Fire Ecology Program, Wind Cave National Park, 26611 U.S. Highway 385, Hot Springs, SD 57747, USA
2015
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Ecosystem services reinforce Sumatran tiger conservation in land use plans Bhagabati, Nirmal K; Taylor RickettsauthorGund Institute for Ecological Economics, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont, 617 Main Street, Burlington, VT 05405, USA; Thomas Barano Siswa SulistyawanauthorWWF Indonesia, Gedung Graha Simatupang, Tower 2 Unit C lt. 7 11, Jl. Letjen. TB. Simatupang, Jakarta Selatan 12540, Indonesia ...
2015
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