Because having hope is requisite for the establishment of satisfying adulthoods, factors contributing to its development must be understood. Using structural equation modeling, current study tested propositions that (1) develops in context a secure relationship with supportive adult childhood (Snyder, 1994), and (2) mediates between developmental processes mental health outcomes. There was good fit data hypothesized model. Adult attachment mediated parenting hope, partially health. The...

This study compared two components of a cognitive‐behavioural treatment for panic disorder. Thirty‐eight individuals with disorder and agoraphobia were randomly assigned to ( ) cognitive restructuring, interoceptive exposure (i.e. repeated feared bodily sensations) in vivo agoraphobic situations; or b breathing retraining situations. Assessments conducted at pre‐treatment, post‐treatment six months later. The treatments equally effective on many measures. However, that included was more...

Abstract The most widely discussed aspect of photodynamic therapy (PDT) is the preferential uptake and retention sensitisers by malignant tissues. sensitiser usually used hematoporphyrin derivative (HPD) but this compound not an ideal photosensitiser for purpose we have therefore studied aluminum sulfonated phthalocyanine (AlSPc) as a possible alternative. Here in rat colon cancer, hamster pancreatic cancer mouse glioma, using alkali extraction technique to estimate tissue AlSPc comparing...

The effects of dietary protein deprivation on he healing colonic anastomosis in the rat have been investigated. Nutritional status was assessed both before and after operation using body weight, nitrogen balance studies serum albumin estimations. Healing by bursting pressure measurements. Rats fed a protein-depleted diet throughout study were compared with rats restored to full surgery receiving throughout. Although depletion caused 12.5 per cent weight loss negative balance, remained normal...

Prior to 1960 a Polya gastrectomy was the most frequent operation for duodenal ulcer. The majority of these patients now have reached age sixty or older. A prospective longitudinal study cohort who underwent between 1955 and undertaken. Twenty five thirty years later has revealed extent nutritional problems that may arise with passage time shows numerically far outweigh mechanical post-gastrectomy syndromes weight loss which tended dominate earlier scene. By end first decade, iron deficiency...

Some patients with the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome appear to have hypergastrinaemia and hyperplasia of antral G cells but no tumour. This subgroup has been classified as type 1. We treated such a patient by vagotomy antrectomy, fasting plasma gastrin acid secretion subsequently returning normal.A 17-year-old male had four-year history duodenal ulcer. Gastric tests showed hypersecretion. Fasting was 8350 pg/ml (normal 50-170 pg/ml). At laparotomy ulceration confirmed pancreatic or other...

The conceptualisation of Stroop interference as a state versus stable quality was examined in 23 spider-fearful and control subjects. colournaming response latencies were after an anxiety-provoking (approach) condition neutral condition. Spider-fearful subjects showed increased times to spider words across conditions, well the approach compared These results suggest that increases anxiety enhance existing effect for threatening information highly fearful individuals. Similar also found...

Several inexpensive endoscopic methods of electrocoagulation have been advocated for treatment gastrointestinal haemorrhage. We compared four types electrode: dry monopolar - Cameron Miller (M), liquid Storz (L), bipolar Bicap ACMI (B), and heater probe Seattle (H). The electrical thermal properties these probes were studied using computerised monitoring energy deposition their efficacy safety was tested in a randomised study 140 experimental canine gastric ulcers. At optimal pulse settings...

A radioimmunoassay for gastrin was set up and its sensitivity specificity were studied. The assay then used to investigate the plasma responses in man a normal meal stimulation by insulin hypoglycaemia or instilling meat extract into stomach. results showed that produced very similar which certainly not less than those feeding. However, acid secretory response greater extract. This indicated tests acted different ways both may be useful assessment of gastric secretion.

A study is reported of the estimation plasma calcium fractions and calcium-binding affinity proteins in a total sample 59 people, which included 29 normal subjects 30 patients with either hypercalcaemia or hypocalcaemia. It was demonstrated that when considered as whole there significant correlation between concentration ultrafiltrable, ionized, protein-bound ultrafiltrable ionized fractions. We have also hypocalcaemia, including acidotic uraemics, did not differ significantly from subjects....

Forty six patients with endoscopically diagnosed duodenal ulceration were randomly allocated to treatment either sucralfate 1 g qds (n = 24) or cimetidine 200 mg tds and 400 nocte 22). When the ulcers healed, a maintenance dose of bd was given for one year (or until relapse if earlier). Biopsies mucosa adjacent ulcer sites light electron microscopy obtained before after healing again year's remained healed. Duodenal biopsies also taken from 20 age sex matched controls. Rates during did not...

A crucial step in the transition from adenomatous polyp to invasive colorectal cancer is degradation of epithelial basement membrane. Plasminogen activators may play a part regulating extracellular protease environment necessary for this occur. Both functional and antigenic activity two principal plasminogen, tissue plasminogen activator urokinase, were measured 30 cancers, matched samples mucosa, eight polyps. polyps (p less than 0.01) carcinomas 0.001) had raised urokinase activities...

Sixteen patients underwent proximal gastric vagotomy (highly selective vagotomy) for chronic duodenal ulceration. All were subjected to preoperative and postoperative acid secretion studies. A reduction in the secretory response pentagastrin abolition of meat extract occurred postoperatively. Plasma gastrin levels studied by radioimmunoassay. Basal plasma unaffected it was found that not impaired after operation if insulin test positive. Only negative amount released reduced.

McNeil, Daniel W. Ph.D.; Tucker, Phebe M.D.; Miranda, Robert Jr. M.S.; Lewin, Michael R. Nordgren, J. Chris Ph.D. Author Information