696 research outputs found
Compulsive Hoarding Symptoms and the Role of Mindfulness Skills During Social Distancing for the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Exploratory Survey
People reporting compulsive hoarding symptoms (CHS) have lower mindfulness skills than those without such symptoms. Mindfulness skills can have the role of a protective buffer against stressful periods. The quarantine imposed to contain the COVID-19 spread had a negative impact on daily habits and healthy behaviors (including social interactions). An increased attachment to objects might be one of the under-recognized psychological consequences of these difficult times, yet no study focused on CHS. Through an online survey in men who were on quarantine during the pandemic, this exploratory survey examined the prevalence of men reporting CHS during this period and explored the role of mindfulness skills on CHS controlling for anxious-depressive/stress symptoms. Forty-three men from the general population completed the Obsessive Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R), Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale-Revised (CAMS-R) and Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21). Twenty-eight percent reported CHS. No differences on the scores of the questionnaires emerged between men with and without CHS, except on CAMS-R Attention scores. In a logistic regression analysis lower CAMS-R Attention scores predicted CHS (β = −0.34, p = 0.03). This is the first, yet preliminary investigation on CHS during quarantine. The prevalence of CHS appears higher than the rates (4%) reported in the last years before the COVID-19 outbreak. Perhaps people showed more intense hoarding tendencies during quarantine/social distancing, and this pattern should be monitored. Larger samples, longitudinal designs and clinician-rated instruments are needed to support or not our findings
A dissipative connector for CLT buildings: Concept, design and testing
This paper deals with the conception and characterization of an innovative connection for cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels. The connection is designed to provide an adequate level of dissipative capacity to CLT structures also when realized with large horizontal panels and therefore prone to fragile shear sliding failure. The connector, named X-bracket, has been theorized and designed by means of numerical parametric analyses. Furthermore, its cyclic behavior has been verified with experimental tests and compared to that of traditional connectors. Numerical simulations of cyclic tests of different CLT walls anchored to the foundation with X-brackets were also performed to assess their improved seismic performances. Finally, the analysis of the response of a 6 m
7 3 m squat wall demonstrates that the developed connection provides good ductility and dissipation capacities also to shear walls realized with a single CLT panel
A Pilot Study of Gender Differences in Sexual Arousal of Patients With OCD: The Moderator Roles of Attachment and Contamination Symptoms
Sexual arousal is often impaired in patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD).
However, little is known about the factors related to this impairment: no study focused on
the role of gender-based effects of attachment styles and contamination symptoms. The
Dual Control Model assumes three processes driving sexual arousal: sexual excitation
(SE), sexual inhibition (SI) due to threat of performance failure, and SI due to threat
of performance consequences (e.g., getting contaminated with sexually transmitted
diseases). In a group of OCD patients, we hypothesized that (a) women report lower SE
and higher SI thanmen; (b) patients with insecure (both anxious and avoidant) attachment
styles show lower SE and higher SI; (c) attachment styles moderate the relation between
gender and sexual arousal (respectively, for women, higher attachment anxiety, and for
men higher attachment avoidance were related to impaired sexual arousal (higher SE and
SI) controlling for OCD severity); and (d) contamination symptoms moderate the relation
between gender and sexual impairment (women with contamination symptoms show
impaired sexual arousal). Seventy-two OCD patients (37.50% women) completed the
Obsessive–Compulsive Inventory-Revised, Attachment Styles Questionnaire and Sexual
Inhibition/Sexual Excitation Scales. In contrast with our hypotheses, women reported
higher SE and lower SI due to threat of performance consequences than men. Patients
with higher attachment avoidance (discomfort with intimacy) but also confidence in self
and others had higher SE. Women with attachment avoidance (i.e., discomfort with
intimacy) had lower SE, while women with attachment anxiety (i.e., preoccupations
with relationships) had higher SI due to negative performance consequences. Women
with contamination symptoms had higher SI due to performance failure but lower SI
due to performance consequences. The present preliminary findings suggest that sexual
arousal impairment should be evaluated during the assessment of OCD patients, and
gender-based effects of attachment styles and contamination symptoms should be
considered during personalized treatment planning
Proteus mirabilis como contaminante no isolamento de campylobater.
Projeto/Plano de Ação: 03.08.06.004
Sobrevivência de Campylobacter termófilos em amostras de frangos de corte congeladas.
Projeto: 03.08.06.004
Isolamento e caracterização de Campylobacter termófilos em amostras de frangos de corte no Brasil.
Projeto: 03.08.06.004
Efeito do nitrogênio e do potássio na severidade da antracnose foliar em duas cultivares de milho.
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