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C Sharp

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PubMed1987

Rapid loss of stimulus-specific satiety after consumption of a second food.

'Meals' consisting of several differently flavoured 'courses' result in greater consumption than meals consisting of identical courses. Experiment 1 confirmed that this effect is found in rats during the dark phase of a LD 12:12 cycle. Two subsequent experiments demonstrated that meals consisting of three or four courses in which only two flavours were alternated produced as great an enhancement of consumption as meals in which each course was differently flavoured. The implications of this result are discussed for the nature of the processes underlying the generation and reversal of this stimulus-specific aspect of satiety.

Animals↗
PubMed1987

Pediatric residents' assessment of adolescents' experiences during pelvic examination.

We compared male and female pediatric residents' perceptions of adolescent females' attitude and experience during a pelvic examination. Females (n = 112) ages 12-19 years were randomly assigned to a male of female examiner and to a supine or semisitting pelvic-examination position. Pre- and postexamination questionnaires were completed by the patients. Female physicians were more accurate in assessing patient discomfort (p less than 0.006),pain (p less than 0.0004), and embarrassment (p less than 0.0006) during the pelvic examination. The correlation between the physicians' and the patients' assessments of the completeness of the examination was stronger for the male physicians (p less than 0.003). These relationships remained constant for both positions. The female physicians' appeared to base their perceptions of the patient-physician relationship partly on the emotional responses of the patient such as embarrassment, fear, and relaxation (p less than 0.02). In contrast, male physicians' perceptions were associated with patient expressions of pain and discomfort (p less than 0.02).

Adolescent↗
PubMed1987

Digital swelling following long-term administration of prostaglandin E1 in an infant.

A premature infant with hypoplasia of the right heart and pulmonary arteries required treatment with prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) for 107 days prior to surgical intervention. Digital swelling was noted at 40 days of age. Swelling was measured by determining the ratio of the distal phalangeal depth to interphalangeal depth. The ratio declined from 1.16 to 0.94 in the first 64 days after treatment. We believe digital swelling is a reversible complication of PG therapy.

Fingers↗
PubMed1986

Influence of position during examination, and sex of examiner on patient anxiety during pelvic examination.

It has been reported that adult women prefer the semi-sitting position over the supine position for the pelvic examination. We determined the effect of the pelvic examination position and the examiner's gender on adolescent anxiety with the pelvic examination. Adolescent girls (n = 112) aged 12 to 19 years were randomly assigned to a semi-sitting or supine position and to a male or female physician. Before and after the examination questionnaires containing the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and other scales were administered. There were no differences between the groups in pre-examination anxiety or concern. Patients in the semi-sitting group reported fewer negative responses during the examination when examined by a male physician (P less than or equal to 0.009); those in the supine group reported fewer negative responses when examined by a female physician. These findings persisted after controlling for previous pelvic examinations, frequency of sexual activity, and Tanner stage. Patients who had previously had a pelvic examination and were examined in the semi-sitting position by a male physician reported the lowest levels of post-examination anxiety (P less than or equal to 0.02). Patients who had never had a pelvic examination expressed less anxiety if they were examined in the semi-sitting position by a female physician. These data suggest that the patient's previous history of pelvic examinations and the gender of the examiner should be considered when selecting the pelvic examination position.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1979

1028 neonatal electrocardiograms.

Electrocardiograms were recorded from 1028 (99.4%) of 1034 consecutively born babies on the 1st or 2nd day of life. Abnormalities of cardiac rhythm or conduction were found in 49 (4.8%) babies. 17 babies had single or multiple premature beats during the recordings, and 7 babies showed sudden increases in R-R interval possibly due to sinoatrial node dysfunction. One baby had sinus or junctional bradycardia of less than 80 beats/min. One baby had an incessant reciprocating tachycardia and subsequently required digoxin for heart failure. Continuous 24-hour ECG monitoring in 25 babies with abnormalities of the screening ECG, and 25 babies without such abnormalities, failed to show any additional tachyarrhythmias or bradyarrhythmias warranting treatment. In view of the uncertain clinical significance of many neonatal arrhythmias and cardiac conduction disorders, more information concerning their natural history and relationship to sudden unexpected death in infancy is needed before recommending that neonatal ECG screening be generally adopted.

Arrhythmias, Cardiac↗
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Facilitation of internal locus of control in adolescent alcoholics through a brief biofeedback-assisted autogenic relaxation training procedure.

The purpose of the study was to determine if autogenic relaxation training facilitated through biofeedback promotes an increase in internal levels of locus of control. The participants were residents of two Southwest Missouri alcohol treatment centers and ranged in age from 18 to 21 years. Treatment and control groups were compared on their responses on the Drinking Related Locus of Control Scale (DRIE) and fingertip temperature pre- and posttraining. The training was effective in teaching autogenic relaxation as demonstrated by increased fingertip temperature for the treatment group posttraining, while no differences were observed for the control group. Most importantly, the treatment group was not only significantly more internal in their locus of control after training but were also significantly more internal than the control group posttraining. Given that alcoholics are significantly more external in their locus of control than nonalcoholics, and that an internal locus of control implies an individual's belief that he or she has control and is responsible for his or her behavior, autogenic relaxation facilitated through biofeedback may be a very important component in therapeutic intervention for adolescent alcoholics.

Adolescent↗