Experimental Animal Decompressions to a Near-Vacuum Environment

Rapid decompression of dogs to near vacuum environment to estimate times of consciousness, collapse, and surviva

Studies in carboniferous bryozoa

Morphological investigations of some British Carboniferous bryozoan taxa has allowed aspects of their palaeobiology and systematics to be revised. Forty-one taxa, representing seventeen genera of nine families in the extinct Palaeozoic orders Cryptostomata, Fenestrate, Trepostomata and Cystoporata, are redescribed. Lectotypes have been established wherever necessary. Three new species are described and holotypes have been selected for these. Ordinal, familial and generic assignments have been made and diagnoses emended. Significant aspects of ordinal, familial and generic morphological characters have been discussed. Skeletal ultrastructures have been analysed in most forms studied and the function of a number of morphological characters has been reviewed. Evidence of the double walled concept of growth in the four extinct stenolaemate order have been reviewed. Extensive quantitative studies have allowed precise assessment of taxa, and the accurate definition and quantification of some unusual aspects of skeletal morphology, notably in Rhabdomeson rhombifera (Phillips). Combined with the quantitative studies there are extensive photographs and illustrations of the new and redescribed taxa. Geological ranges have been established for all taxa described

Predicting sexual problems in women: The relevance of sexual excitation and sexual inhibition

This is the post-print version of the article. The official published version can be obtained from the link below.Data from a non-clinical sample of 540 heterosexual women were used to examine the relationships between scores on the Sexual Excitation/Sexual Inhibition Inventory for Women (SESII-W) and ratings of current sexual problems, lifetime arousal difficulty, lifetime orgasm difficulty, and lifetime problems with low sexual interest. Multiple regression analyses also included several demographic/background variables as predictors: age, full-time employment, completed college, children in household, married, health ratings, importance of sex, and whether the woman was in a sexual relationship. The strongest statistical predictors of both current and lifetime sexual problems were the SESII-W inhibition factors Arousal Contingency and Concerns about Sexual Function. Demographic factors did not feature largely in any of the models predicting sexual problems even when statistically significant relationships were found. If future research supports the predictive utility of the SESII-W in identifying women who are more likely to experience sexual difficulties, these scales may be used as prognostic factors in treatment studies.This study was funded, in part, by a grant from the Lilly Centre for Women's Health

The Application of LANDSAT Data from Collection Platforms and LANDSAT Imagery for Fire Management, Everglades National Park, Florida

There are no author-identified significant results in this report