The Prevalence and Psychopathological Correlates of Sibling Bullying in Children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder

Using data from a prospective population based study, the prevalence and psychopathological correlates of sibling bullying in children with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were estimated. There were 475 children with ASD and 13,702 children without ASD aged 11 years. Children with ASD were more likely to be bullied by their siblings compared to those without ASD. They were also more likely than those without ASD to both bully and be bullied by their siblings, which was associated with lower prosocial skills as well as more internalizing and externalizing problems compared to those not involved in any sibling bullying. Interventions to improve social and emotional outcomes in children with ASD should focus on both the affected and the unaffected sibling

Brain electrical impedance at various frequencies : the effect of hypoxia

Non-invasive multi-frequency measurements of transcephalic impedance, both reactance and resistance, can efficiently detect cell swelling of brain tissue and can be used for early detection of threatening brain damage. We have performed experiments on piglets to monitor transcephalic impedance during hypoxia. The obtained results have confirmed the hypothesis that changes in the size of cells modify the tissue impedance. During tissue inflammation after induced hypoxia, cerebral tissue exhibits changes in both reactance and resistance. Those changes are remarkably high, up to 71% over the baseline, and easy to measure especially at certain frequencies. A better understanding of the electrical behaviour of cerebral tissue during cell swelling would lead us to develop effective non-invasive clinical tools and methods for early diagnosis of cerebral edema and brain damage prevention.Sponsors: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE; IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.© 2004 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other works.QC 2012020

The Problem of Identity in "Christianity or Europe" by Novalis

Bakalaura darba mērķis ir raksturot identitātes problēmas Novalis darbā „Kristietība jeb Eiropa”. Bakalaura darbā ir sniegts īss raksturojums par romantisma periodu vācu literatūrā. Darbā ir arī ietverts rakstnieka Novalis biogrāfijas pārskats un analizēts viņa literārais veikums vācu literatūrā. Ir sniegts ieskats kristietības un reliģijas vēsturē. Galvenā uzmanība pievērsta Novalis apcerējuma „Kristietība jeb Eiropa” literārai analīzei un interpretācijai.In the Bachelor paper The Problem of Identity in „Christianity or Europe” by Novalis has the aim to charakterize the problems of European Identity. The paper expounds the period of Romanticism in the German Literature, especially the Early Romanticism. It describes the biography of the author – Georg Friedrich von Hardenberg, known also by his pseudonym Novalis - and his literary works. There is also for short described the history of the Christianity and the Religion in general, but the main point of this bachelor paper is to charakterize the essay „The Christianity or Europe” by Novalis

Emotional and behavioural adjustment in siblings of children with intellectual disability with and without autism

Siblings of children with autism may be at greater risk for psychological problems than siblings of children with another disability or of typically developing (TD) children. However, it is difficult to establish whether autism or the presence of intellectual disability (ID) explains the findings in previous research. Mothers rated the emotional and behavioural adjustment of siblings of children with ID with (N = 25) or without (N = 24) autism. Data were also available 18 months later for siblings of children with autism and ID (N = 15). Siblings of children with autism and ID had more emotional problems compared with siblings of children with ID only and with normative data. Three variables were pertinent: increasing age of the child with autism, having a brother with autism, and being younger than the child with autism. Behavioural and emotional difficulties of siblings of children with autism and ID were relatively stable over 18 months