Background. Traditional instruments that measure self-esteem may not relate directly to the schema construct as outlined in recent cognitive models. The Brief Core Schema Scales (BCSS) aim provide a theoretically coherent self-report assessment of schemata concerning self and others psychosis. scales assess four dimensions other evaluation: negative-self, positive-self, negative-other, positive-other. Method. We analysed psychometric properties BCSS using sample 754 students recruited by...

Recent research indicates that there may be phenomenological, symptom, and diagnostic associations between trauma hallucinations. However, the nature of relationship is poorly understood from a psychological perspective. We report theoretically informed phenomenological study. From descriptions reported traumas hallucinations, we assessed rates four types hypothesized association hallucinations (direct, indirect, stress, none) in 75 participants with nonaffective psychosis. In subgroup who...

There is growing interest in the area of elite athlete mental health, however brief, valid and reliable screening instruments designed to identify early indictors athlete-specific distress potential health symptoms are lacking. This study sought develop a brief instrument for populations – Athlete Psychological Strain Questionnaire (APSQ) examine convergent, divergent construct validity. A two-stage psychometric validation was undertaken. Self-report data collected from 1,007 currently...

ABSTRACT Isolation of Vibrio vulnificus during winter months is difficult due to the entrance these cells into viable but nonculturable (VBNC) state. While several studies have investigated in vitro gene expression upon and persistence within VBNC state, our knowledge, no situ been reported. We incubated clinical environmental isolates V. estuarine waters monitor genes state compared results from studies. katG (periplasmic catalase) was down-regulated constitutively expressed tufA . Our...

Context . Researchers proposing a new metric have the burden of proof to demonstrate research community that is acceptable in its intended use. This provided through multi-faceted, scientific, and objective process software metrics validation. Over last 40 years, however, researchers debated what constitutes “valid” metric. Aim The debate over valid centers on validation criteria. this article guide making sound contributions field engineering by providing practical summary criteria found...

To examine the sensitivity/specificity of Athlete Psychological Strain Questionnaire (APSQ) in both male and female elite athletes, also assess internal consistency convergent/divergent validity, determine discriminative validity relative to current injury status.Data were provided by 1093 athletes (males n=1007; females n=84). Scale reliability values benchmarked against validated measures general psychological distress well-being. ROC curve analysis determined a range optimal severity...

The proboscis extension response conditioning protocol has been used to explore olfactory-based associative learning in an array of insects. We have monitored a different feeding reflex, which involves activation the cibarial pump, demonstrate olfactory moth Manduca sexta. In first experiment, four treatment conditions were assess (Pavlovian) learning. results indicate that excitatory pump develops and is retained for at least 24 h only when odor forward-paired with presentation sucrose....

Mutation testing is used to assess the fault-finding effectiveness of a test suite. Information provided by mutation can also be guide creation additional valuable tests and/or reveal faults in implementation code. However, concerns about time efficiency may prohibit its widespread, practical use. We conducted an empirical study using MuClipse automated plug-in for Eclipse on back end small web-based application. The first objective our was categorize behavior mutants generated selected...

Commercial motor vehicle drivers are at an increased risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Medical Review Board has recommended that commercial undergo testing OSA if they have a positive Berlin Questionnaire or BMI ≥ 30 kg/m(2). We developed online screening tool based on the anonymous use by to assess their of prior required FMCSA physicals.We survey Sleep Questionnaire. was hosted Truckers Cause Chapter Alert Well and Keeping...

Little is known about mental health (MH) emergencies in AD and their financial burden.We sought to determine hospitalization rates costs of MH disorders patients.We analyzed data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample 2002-2012, containing a representative 20% sample US hospitalizations.Overall, 835 (1.36%) 2,434,703 (0.75%) non-AD patients had primary admission for disorder.AD admitted were more likely be younger, Asian Black race, higher income-quartile, have an increasing number chronic...

The use of electronic health record (EHR) systems by medical professionals enables the exchange patient data, yielding cost and quality care benefits. United States American Recovery Reinvestment Act (ARRA) 2009 provides up to $34 billion for meaningful certified EHR systems. But, will these provide infrastructure secure data exchange? As a window into ability current emerging certification criteria expose security vulnerabilities, we performed exploratory analysis on proprietary an open...

Without adequate audit mechanisms, electronic health record (EHR) systems remain vulnerable to undetected misuse. Users could modify or delete protected information without these actions being traceable. The objective of this paper is assess mechanisms determine the current degree auditing for non-repudiation and whether general guidelines adequately address non-repudiation. We derived 16 auditable event types that affect based upon four publications. qualitatively three open-source EHR if...

Abstract This paper reports the psychometric properties of a CBT for psychosis adherence scale, Revised Cognitive Therapy Psychosis Adherence Scale (R-CTPAS). The scale's factor structure, inter-rater reliability and concurrent validity were analysed in sample 67 audiotaped sessions psychosis. scale was examined through comparison with (CTS, Young Beck, 1980). Principal components analysis trial data suggested three factors: “engagement/assessment work”, “relapse prevention work”...

Development organizations often do not have time to perform security fortification on every file in a product before release. One way of prioritizing efforts is use metrics identify core business logic that could contain vulnerabilities, such as database interaction code. Database code source SQL injection but importantly may be home unrelated vulnerabilities. The goal this research improve the prioritization by investigating ability hotspots used basis for heuristic prediction all...

Software engineers regularly build systems that are required to comply with laws and regulations. To this end, software must determine which requirements have met or exceeded their legal obligations not. Requirements legally implementation ready, whereas not need further refinement. Research is needed better understand how support in making these determinations. In paper, we describe a case study asked graduate-level engineering students assess whether set of for an electronic health record...

Capturing attacker behavior in a security test plan allows the systematic, repeated assessment of system's defenses against attacks. To address lack experts capable developing effective black box plans, we have empirically developed an initial set six patterns. These patterns capture expertise involved creating same way that software design expertise. Security can enable testers lacking (in this paper, "novices") to develop could. The goal paper is evaluate ability novices effectively...

The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) is an electronic health record certification organization in the United States. In 2009, CCHIT's comprehensive criteria were augmented with security that define additional functional requirements. goal of this research to illustrate importance requiring misuse cases standards, such as CCHIT, by demonstrating implementation bugs open source healthcare IT application. We performed initial evaluation system, OpenEMR, using...

Security experts use their knowledge to attempt attacks on an application in exploratory and opportunistic way a process known as penetration testing. However, building security into product is the responsibility of whole team, not just who are often only involved final phases Through development black box test plan, software testers necessarily can work proactively with developers early lifecycle. The team then establish how will be evaluated such that designed implemented mind. goal this...

Few Road Traffic Accident (RTA) victims have their psychological needs attended to in hospital or afterwards. We conducted a small-scale preliminary investigation exclusively focussing on the prevalence of poor morbidity following minor road traffic accidents (RTAs). Participants (N = 50) completed assessments one-month after RTA and 39) at 4-months follow-up. The identification clinically significant anxiety, depression post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) this sample supports both...

Objective Therapeutic alliance, modality, and ability to engage with the process of therapy have been main focus research into what makes psychotherapy successful. Individuals complex trauma histories or schizophrenia are suggested be more difficult may less likely benefit from therapy. This study aimed track in‐session ‘process’ working alliance emotional processing memories for individuals schizophrenia. Design The utilized session recordings treatment arm an open randomized clinical trial...