Assessing risk and protective factors in clinical and judicial child-to-parent violence cases

Child-to-parent violence takes different forms (physical, psychological or economic) and can be addressed in the judicial system or in clinical practice. The current paper compares 61 clinical and 30 judicialized cases that were evaluated using the Child-to-Parent Violence Risk assessment tool (CPVR). Results showed a higher prevalence of risk factors in the judicialsample. This group of aggressors had worse profiles of violence (bidirectionality of the parent/child violence, violenceother than CPV, and more CPV complaints), more psychological issues (low frustration tolerance, little anger management, narcissism, and violent attitudes) and, most notably, more dysfunctional families (violence between parents, cohabitationproblems, inversion of the hierarchy, non-violent conflicts, and even criminal history of the parents). Logistic regressionshowed that narcissism, attitudes justifying violence, violence between parents, and problems of parents themselves(such mental disorders or drug abuse) allowed for correct classification of 89.4% of cases. Total CPVR scores differedbetween groups (25.8 vs. 14.2), and classification was good for both type of group (AUC = .830) and injuries to mother (AUC= .764). A cut-off score between 22 and 23 showed the best results in prediction of group and injuries to mother. Utility ofthe CPVR, and next steps in its development are discussed

Fluid–structure interaction of free convection in a square cavity divided by a flexible membrane and subjected to sinusoidal temperature heating

Purpose: The purpose of the present paper is to model a cavity, which is equally divided vertically by a thin, flexible membrane. The membranes are inevitable components of many engineering devices such as distillation systems and fuel cells. In the present study, a cavity which is equally divided vertically by a thin, flexible membrane is model using the fluid–structure interaction (FSI) associated with a moving grid approach. Design/methodology/approach: The cavity is differentially heated by a sinusoidal time-varying temperature on the left vertical wall, while the right vertical wall is cooled isothermally. There is no thermal diffusion from the upper and lower boundaries. The finite-element Galerkin technique with the aid of an arbitrary Lagrangian–Eulerian procedure is followed in the numerical procedure. The governing equations are transformed into non-dimensional forms to generalize the solution. Findings: The effects of four pertinent parameters are investigated, i.e., Rayleigh number (104 = Ra = 107), elasticity modulus (5 × 1012 = ET = 1016), Prandtl number (0.7 = Pr = 200) and temperature oscillation frequency (2p = f = 240p). The outcomes show that the temperature frequency does not induce a notable effect on the mean values of the Nusselt number and the deformation of the flexible membrane. The convective heat transfer and the stretching of the thin, flexible membrane become higher with a fluid of a higher Prandtl number or with a partition of a lower elasticity modulus. Originality/value: The authors believe that the modeling of natural convection and heat transfer in a cavity with the deformable membrane and oscillating wall heating is a new subject and the results have not been published elsewhere

Biosorption of Chromium (VI) from Aqueous Solutions onto Fungal Biomass

The biosorption of chromium (VI) on eighteen different natural biosorbents: Natural sediment, chitosan, chitin, Aspergillus flavus I-V, Aspergillus fumigatus I-ll, Helmintosporium sp, Cladosporium sp, Mucor rouxii mutant, M. rouxii IM-80, Mucor sp-I and 2, Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans was studied in this work. It was found that the biomass of C. neoformans, natural sediment, Helmintosporium sp and chitosan was more efficient to remove chromium (VI) (determined spectrophotometrically at 540 nm using diphenylcarbazide as the complexing agent) achieving the. following percentage of removals: 98%, 98% and 63%, respectively. The highest adsorption was obtained with C. neoformans and Helmintosporium sp at pH 2.0 and 4.0 + 0.2, respectively, at 28∘C after 24 hours of incubation, with 0.2 mg/L of cellular biomass

Factores que afectan la percepción del usuario en la evaluación del programa diabetes mellitus en México

Introducción: Identificar los factores que influyen en la evaluación de los usuarios del programa diabetes mellitus.Materiales y Métodos: Se analizó la base de datos ENSA 2000, en una muestra de 88,499 adultos mayores de 18 años del programa diabetes mellitus. Se hizo un análisis descriptivo, se aplicó la prueba Chi cuadrado; la V de Cramer y se construyó un modelo de regresión logística para modelar la probabilidad de emitir una evaluación negativa al programa. Resultados: El 81.7% emitió una evaluación positiva del programa. Se encontró menor probabilidad de emitir una evaluación negativa en el grupo de 81 a 90 años; en las mujeres, en las instituciones del sector público y cuando se espera menos de 10 minutos (Exp B=.529; p>0.01). Discusión y Conclusiones: La edad, el sexo, la institución y el tiempo de espera son factores que afectan la percepción de la evaluación del programa diabetes mellitus. (Rev Cuid 2012;3(3):300-7).Palabras clave: Evaluación de Programas, Diabetes Mellitus, Estudios de Evaluación. (Fuente: DeCS BIREME)

Parallel Aligned Treebank Corpora at LDC: Methodology, Annotation and Integration

Proceedings of the Workshop on Annotation and Exploitation of Parallel Corpora AEPC 2010. Editors: Lars Ahrenberg, Jörg Tiedemann and Martin Volk. NEALT Proceedings Series, Vol. 10 (2010), 14-23. © 2010 The editors and contributors. Published by Northern European Association for Language Technology (NEALT) http://omilia.uio.no/nealt . Electronically published at Tartu University Library (Estonia) http://hdl.handle.net/10062/15893

Análisis comparativo del programa de educación en diabetes mellitus de México y Cuba

Introducción: Realizar un análisis comparativo del programa de educación en diabetes mellitus de México y Cuba.Materiales y Métodos: En este trabajo se utilizó una metodología de investigación comparativa, a través del Estudio de Casos; la técnica utilizada fue un análisis documental; se definieron dos categorías con criterios específicos: Contexto institucional del programa de educación en diabetes mellitus y la metodología de enseñanza del programa. Resultados: El diseño del programa de educación en diabetes mellitus de ambos países es similar; sin embargo, mientras el sistema de seguridad social de México está conformado por tres segmentos: instituciones de seguridad social, instituciones para personas sin seguridad social e instituciones privadas; Cuba tiene un sistema único de seguridad social. Respecto a la metodología de enseñanza y contenido temático del programa de educación en diabetes mellitus, ambos países tienen definido un equipo de proveedores de atención sanitaria; pero en Cuba, también se incluye al podiatra y a los pacientes que tienen experiencia y control adecuado de su diabetes; respecto al contenido temático, en México el programa es un curso básico respecto al conocimiento de la diabetes mellitus; en Cuba, además de la información básica, se incluyen aspectos esenciales para su tratamiento como son la solución de problemas, que permita generar cambios en su autocuidado y evite patrones perjudiciales de comportamiento diario. Discusión y Conclusiones: El diseño del programa de educación en diabetes mellitus en México y Cuba es similar; se identificaron diferencias tanto en el contexto institucional como en la metodología de enseñanza del programa. Es prioritario evaluar los resultados de este programa de salud para identificar sus debilidades y aciertos y poder implementar los cambios que se requieran en esta política de salud. (Rev Cuid 2013; 4(1): 516-22). Palabras clave: Diabetes Mellitus, Autocuidado, Política de Salud. (Fuente: DeCS BIREME)

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS FROM THE HUAUTLA SIERRA BIOSPHERE RESERVE IN MORELOS (MÉXICO)

Twenty-two extracts from nine Mexicanmedicinal plants of eight different familiesused for people neighbor to Huautla SierraBiosphere Reserve (REBIOSH) in differentinfectious diseases were assayed in vitro todetermine their antibacterial activity againstStaphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus faecalis; Escherichia coli; Proteus mirabilis;Salmonella typhi and the yeast Candidaalbicans. Most plants showed antibacterialactivity, while two plants showed activityagainst range 0.25 a 4 mg/mL almost onemicroorganism used. The extracts showedminimum inhibitory concentration (MIC)against S. aureus and S. faecalis, representsmicroorganisms Gram-positive were hexanic and acetonic extracts of Bursera copallifera and hexanic extract of B. grandifolia.The ethanol extract of Lippia graveolensshowed a MIC value of 1 mg/mL againstyeast Candida albicans.Se determinó la actividad antimicrobianade veintidós extractos orgánicos de nueveespecies vegetales medicinales de ochodiferentes familias, que son comúnmenteempleadas por los habitantes de las comunidades vecinas a la reserva de la biosferaSierra de Huautla (REBIOSH), Morelos,para tratar diferentes padecimientos infecciosos. Los microorganismos empleadosfueron: Staphylococcus aureus; Streptococcus faecalis; Escherichia coli; Proteusmirabilis; Salmonella typhi y la levaduraCandida albicans. La mayoría de los extractos de las plantas probadas inhibieronel crecimiento microbiano en un rango de0.25 a 4 mg/mL de al menos uno de losmicroorganismos utilizados. Los extractosque mostraron las menores concentracionesmínimas inhibitorias (CMI) frente a losmicroorganismos S. aureus y S. faecalis,representativos de Gram-positivos fueron el extracto hexánico y acetónico de Burseracopallifera y el hexánico de B. grandifolia.El extracto etanólico de Lippia graveolenslogró inhibir a C. albicans con una CMIde 1 mg/mL

Sources of contamination to weak lensing tomography: redshift-dependent shear measurement bias

The current methods available to estimate gravitational shear from astronomical images of galaxies introduce systematic errors which can affect the accuracy of weak lensing cosmological constraints. We study the impact of KSB shape measurement bias on the cosmological interpretation of tomographic two-point weak lensing shear statistics. We use a set of realistic image simulations produced by the STEP collaboration to derive shape measurement bias as a function of redshift. We define biased two-point weak lensing statistics and perform a likelihood analysis for two fiducial surveys. We present a derivation of the covariance matrix for tomography in real space and a fitting formula to calibrate it for non-Gaussianity. We find the biased aperture mass dispersion is reduced by ~20% at redshift ~1, and has a shallower scaling with redshift. This effect, if ignored in data analyses, biases sigma_8 and w_0 estimates by a few percent. The power of tomography is significantly reduced when marginalising over a range of realistic shape measurement biases. For a CFHTLS-Wide-like survey, [Omega_m, sigma_8] confidence regions are degraded by a factor of 2, whereas for a KIDS-like survey the factor is 3.5. Our results are strictly valid only for KSB methods but they demonstrate the need to marginalise over a redshift-dependent shape measurement bias in all future cosmological analyses.Comment: 13 pages, 8 figures. Submitted MNRA

Potential benefit and lack of serious risk from corticosteroids in drug-induced liver injury: an international, multicentre, propensity score-matched analysis

Background: The use of corticosteroids to treat patients with idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury (DILI) relies on empirical clinical decisions. Aim: To investigate the relationship between corticosteroids and risk of acute liver failure (ALF) in patients with DILI and to assess if corticosteroid therapy was associated with improved outcomes in DILI patients. Methods: We analysed bona fide idiosyncratic DILI cases from the Spanish DILI Registry and Indiana University School of Medicine. Patients treated with corticosteroids were compared to those who did not receive any treatment. Nearest neighbour propensity score matching analyses were conducted. Results: We enrolled 724 patients, 106 under corticosteroid therapy, in whom there was over-representation of more severe injury and autoimmune features, and 618 who did not receive any treatment. In an analysis of 80 pairs of propensity score-matched patients, corticosteroid administration was not associated with an increased risk of developing ALF (odds ratio = 0.65; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.18–2.40; p = 0.518). Furthermore, in an additional analysis, a Cox regression model that included 41 propensity score-matched pairs showed that patients receiving corticosteroids had a significantly higher normalisation rate of liver enzymes than untreated patients (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.84; 95% CI: 1.02–3.32; p = 0.043), particularly in patients with serious injury who did not resolve within 30 days (HR = 2.79; 95% CI: 1.20–6.50; p = 0.018). Conclusion: Corticosteroid therapy did not worsen outcome in DILI patients. Indeed, corticosteroid administration was associated with a greater rate of normalisation of liver enzymes in patients with serious DILI.Funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga / CBUA. This study was funded by Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) cofounded by Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional - FEDER (contract numbers: PI18/00901, PI19/00883, PI21/01248 and PT20/000127), Consejería de Salud de Junta de Andalucía (contract number: PI-0310-2018), and Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios. CIBERehd and Plataforma ISCIII Ensayos Clínicos are funded by ISCIII. HN holds a postdoctoral research contract funded by Junta de Andalucia (POSTDOC_21_00780). I.A.-A. holds a Sara Borrell contract funded by ISCIII (CD20/00083). This article/publication is based upon work from COST Action CA17112, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). www.cost.eu