HOMMAGE TO REACTIVE PSYCHOSIS

When looking back in the history of psychiatry, the concept of reactivity had very variable impact on ethiological considerations. If classification of mental disorders is taken as a proxy, it seems that this impact is presently at the lowest that it has been in the last hundred years. The author gives a short historical overview of concept of reactive psychosis, followed by a description of the current state of the art. He pleads for a rethinking of the current position as stated in ICD-10. Reintroduction of a certain degree of the reactivity concept into the classification seems to be required

HOMMAGE TO REACTIVE PSYCHOSIS

When looking back in the history of psychiatry, the concept of reactivity had very variable impact on ethiological considerations. If classification of mental disorders is taken as a proxy, it seems that this impact is presently at the lowest that it has been in the last hundred years. The author gives a short historical overview of concept of reactive psychosis, followed by a description of the current state of the art. He pleads for a rethinking of the current position as stated in ICD-10. Reintroduction of a certain degree of the reactivity concept into the classification seems to be required

Blood-Stained Letter Received by HIV/AIDS Reference Laboratory in 1993 – A Historical Case Report

We describe an interesting historical case of a blood-stained letter received in 1993 by Slovenian HIV/AIDS Reference Laboratory. According to the statement of the sender, the letter was spotted with HIV-infected blood. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification with two gag and env primer sets excluded the presence of HIV proviral DNA in the spot punches obtained from the dried blood spots. Although the presence of HIV DNA was confirmed in 5 positive control blood spots using the same sets of primers, we still doubted in the accuracy of the HIV negative result. Fortunately, we obtained a serum sample of the author of the letter four months later from a psychiatric institution where he was hospitalized for paranoid schizophrenia. Since no anti HIV-1/2 antibodies were detected in his serum sample, our initial HIV negative findings based on PCR testing of blood spots were confirmed

Effects of a Combination of Water-Soluble Coenzyme Q10 and Collagen on Skin Parameters and Condition: Results of a Randomised, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Study

Skin is a complex and dynamic organ that provides a protective interface between the external environment and the body; changes in skin appearance are often the first visible signs of aging. It is well established that nutrients and other bioactive substances have important roles in the structure and functions of human skin; however, the effects of dietary supplementation of such bioactives are much less investigated. The objective of this randomised, double-blind placebo-controlled study was to investigate the effects of liquid food supplement, characterised by a combination of water-soluble coenzyme Q10 (Q10Vital®) and collagen, on dermal density and other skin parameters in comparison to placebo. The trial was performed on 34 healthy women aged 40–65 that received either the test product (n = 17) or the placebo (n = 17) for twelve weeks. Measurements and assessments of skin parameters were performed at baseline and after 12 weeks of intervention. We observed improved dermis density, reduced periorbital wrinkle area and the total wrinkle score, and improved skin smoothness. On the other hand, changes in skin hydration, dermis thickness, transepidermal water loss (TEWL) and viscoelasticity were not significant

Reliability and lifetime of electrical energy meter AM550

Namen diplomske naloge je določitev zanesljivosti in pričakovane življenjske dobe števca električne energije AM550. Obsega razlage enačb osnovnih parametrov obremenitev, izračun pričakovane pogostosti odpovedi z uporabo zbirke SN 29500 in opis določenih mehanizmov odpovedi, ki lahko nastopajo pri elektronskih napravah. Predlagan je pospešeni test, s katerim bi potrdili aktivacijsko energijo za mehanizem odpovedi, ki je bil odkrit na že izvedenem pospešenem testu sorodnega izdelka.The aim of this diploma thesis is to determine reliability and expected life time of electrical energy meter AM550. It includes explanations of the equations of the basic stress parameters, calculation of expected failure rate using SN 29500 database and description of certain failure mechanisms, which can occur on electronic devices. Accelerated test is proposed to confirm the activation energy for failure mechanism, which was discovered with an accelerated test of a similar product

Megafauna of the Cenozoic era, class: Mammalia

Magistrsko delo v svojem prvem delu obravnava manj znano knjižno-oblikovalsko polje in uporabo analogne interaktivne tehnike ombro v znanstveni knjižni ilustraciji. Poleg obravnave in raziskovanja omenjene tehnike se delo vsebinsko ukvarja z interaktivnim knjižnim projektom, ki zajema celovit pregled izumrlih orjaških sesalcev, ki so živeli v obdobju kenozoika. Delo želi bolje opredeliti uporabo analognih interaktivnih tehnik za rabo v knjižni ilustraciji in v učne namene. Namen teoretičnega dela magistrskega dela je študija tehnike ombro, praktični del pa zajema enciklopedični pregled megafavne kenozoika v formi zaokroženega knjižnega projekta, opremljenega z interaktivnimi znanstvenimi ilustracijami. Knjižna publikacija torej sega na polje znanstvene ilustracije. Opremljena je z interaktivnimi analognimi ilustracijami v tehniki ombro, ki omogoča gibljiv prikaz nekaterih karakteristik, aktivnosti, stanj in življenja teh živali. Cilj dela je izdelati knjižni projekt, ki je sestavljen iz 19 znanstvenih ilustracij v tehniki tiska s prenosom podobe (transfer printmaking) in svinčnika, te pa nadgraditi z izsledki študije analogne interaktivne tehnike ombro.The master’s thesis initially discusses the less known field of book design and the use of the ombro analogue interactive technique in scientific literary illustration. In addition to discussing and exploring the aforementioned technique, it also touches upon an interactive literary project concerning a complete overview of extinct large mammals that lived in the cenozoic era. The thesis proposes to better define the use of analogue interactive techniques for use in literary illustration and education. The purpose of the theoretical section of the thesis is a study of the ombro technique. The practical section of the thesis presents an encyclopaedic overview of the cenozoic megafauna in the form of a complete literary project with scientific and interactive illustrations. The book publication is an example of scientific illustration. It will contain analogue interactive illustrations in the ombro technique that offer mobile presentations of certain characteristics, activities, states and lives of these animals. The aim of the thesis is to produce a literary project containing 19 scientific illustrations produced using transfer printmaking techniques and pencil, supplemented by the results of a study of the analogue interactive ombro technique