Activities for Successful Weight Control.

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Is Your Weight a Problem?

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Beware of Hidden Fats.

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Trichobothrial mediation of an aquatic escape response: Directional jumps by the fishing spider, Dolomedes triton, foil frog attacks

Fishing spiders (Pisauridae) frequent the surfaces of ponds and streams and thereby expose themselves to predation by a variety of aquatic and semi-aquatic vertebrates. To assess the possibility that the impressive jumps of fishing spiders from the water surface function in evading attacks by frogs, attacks by bullfrogs (Rana catesbiana) and green frogs (R. clamitans) on Dolomedes triton Abbreviation: / a: acceleration (m s−2) fps: frames per second HS: high-speed video v: velocity (m s−1

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The effect of employment and workers\u27 compensation litigation on the pain, psychological state and disability of chronic back pain sufferers

Previous research exploring the relationship between litigation status and the symptoms of the plaintiff has been inconsistent and limited by methodological dlfficulties. While Mendelson (1984, 1986, 1988) argued there was no difference In symptoms and rates of work return between litigating chronic pain patients and those not involved in the compensation system, others argued that work related injuries were maintained either by the plaintiffs\u27 wish for monetary compensation (compensation neurosis), or by their involvement in the medico-legal process with the stress of the litigation slowing down the recuperative process (nomogenic influences). Dworkin and colleagues (1985) highlighted the importance of including employment status as a variable of effect by arguing the inconsistencies in the literature on the effects of litigation may be explained by the variability among studies in the percentages of patients who were receiving compensation (or who had litigation pending) who were also working. The present longitudinal study addressed many of the methodological short comings of previous research and examined the relationship between litigation status, employment, psychological distress, pain and disability over the duration of the compensation process. 200 chronic back pain participants were selected from patients who, between March 1991 and November 1993, attended an initial assessment interview at the Perth Pain Management Centre (PPMC) a multidisciplinary pain centre. According to their litigation and employment status these patients were divided into four groups (n=5O), namely a non-litigation non-working group (NLnw), a non- working group (NLw), a litigating non-working group (Lnw) and a litigating working group(Lw). All participants completed three questionnaire, one at intake, one a minimum of 2 years later (for litigants during the litigation process) with the final questionnaire completed a minimum of 15 months thereafter (for litigants after they had settled their claim). Questionnaires contained measures of pain (Visual Analogue Scale, Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire), depression (Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale), anxiety (Modified Somatic Perception Questionnaire) and disability (Oswestry Disability Questionnaire). Overall participants who were working scored lower on all the measures than did participants who were not working. On the other hand participants who were litigating scored higher on all the measures then did participants who were not litigating. There was a significant time effect on all measures but this was qualified on some measures by the Interaction of Time with Litigation status (VAS, Zung, Oswestry) and Time with Work status (Zung). The present research further demonstrated that both litigation and employment were significant factors influencing recovery from injury. Implications of these findings are discussed including the view that efforts should be directed towards minimising nomogenic factors while maximising the chances of returning injured workers to their workplace, even if this is in an alternative, reduced capacity

How is Your Weight?

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Count Calories.

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Breads and Weight Control.

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