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Date: December 2013
Creator: Klein, Robert S.
Description: The purpose of this study is to examine the structure of neurobehavioral symptoms in service members with physical and/or psychological trauma to determine the diagnostic specificity of these symptoms. Previous literature has demonstrated that orthopedic injured, mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), and healthy controls shared similar levels of postconcussive symptom complaints, which suggest that postconcussion-like symptoms are not unique to MTBI. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first study examining this phenomenon in a sample of recently redeployed service members. Dimensional analysis of the PCL-C and NSI using SEM did not produce a model that was consistent with previous literature and principle component analyses did not produce a simple solution for posttraumatic stress or neurobehavioral symptoms. Thus, the study does not provide evidence for construct validity for either instrument. Implications for these findings are that clinicians need to be aware that these instruments may not be measuring coherent constructs within this population as purported and should judiciously interpret and report the results of these instruments.
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Altruism and Depression: Exploring This Relationship and the Mechanisms Behind It
Date: August 2013
Creator: Wright, Brittney, C.
Description: The impact of environmental influences on depression has been well established by research. In particular, it is known that receiving/perceiving adequate social support has a protective influence on depression. Less is known about the protective benefits of providing support to others, namely in the form of altruistic, empathetic, or prosocial behavior. While research has shown that having altruistic attitudes and engaging in altruistic behaviors has a positive impact on physical health and mental well-being, studies on the association between altruistic attitudes and/or behavior and depression are limited. The present study examined the relationship between altruism and depression, and hypotheses were tested that allow for explanation of why altruism may protect against depression. A sample of 303 participants was recruited from the University of North Texas and the surrounding community. Participants completed an online survey that examined their altruistic activities, details regarding these activities, their prosocial attitudes, and their current level of depression. Results did not support that level of involvement in altruistic activities is directly related to depression severity. However, outcomes from involvement in altruistic activities, including sense of overburden from participating in altruistic activities, level of social interaction with other helpers and those helped during altruistic activities, and sense ...
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Correlates Between Adult Romantic Attachment Patterns and Dimensional Personality Pathology
Date: August 2013
Creator: Ernest, Kimberly Dawn
Description: Previous research has suggested that adult attachment disturbance is related to maladaptic interaction patterns and personality disorder constructs. Specifically, research indicates that those with attachment disturbance are significantly more likely to meet criteria for a number of personality disorders, including borderline personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, and antisocial personality disorder. The purpose of this study was to investigate the associations between adult attachment and the new dimensional model of personality disorders scheduled to be released in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Health Diosrders (5th ed.) in spring 2013. Participants completed the Schedule for Adaptive and Nonadaptive Personality (SNAP) to measure dimensional personality functioning and the Experiences in Close Relationships (ECR-R) and the Attachment Prototypes to measure adult attachment patterns. Additionally, select scales from the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) and the Five Factor Model (FFM) will be utilized as secondary measures of personality patterns. The results suggest strong associations between adult attachment orientations and specific maladaptive personality characteristics.
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An Examination of Resnick's Model of Malingering: a Pai Study of Feigned Ptsd
Date: August 2013
Creator: Wooley, Chelsea N.
Description: Malingered posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) poses a formidable clinical challenge in personal injury and disability cases because of the apparent ease in feigning PTSD and the supposed link (proximate cause) to the claimed damages. The effective assessment of feigned PTSD is particularly challenging because this diagnosis is both easier to fake than other Axis I disorders and more difficult to detect. As an additional confound, some patients with genuine PTSD produce highly variable, elevated profiles on multiscale inventories that are difficult to distinguish from feigned PTSD. The current study examined whether the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) can effectively differentiate between genuine and feigned PTSD in 109 inpatients from a trauma unit. The two most effective scales were the MAL and the NDS scales. As a primary focus, the current study was the first empirical investigation of Resnick's model of malingered PTSD that is comprised of three subtypes: pure malingering (pure-M), partial malingering (partial-M), and false imputation (false-I). The primary goal was to evaluate whether each feigning group was able to (a) effectively simulate PTSD symptoms and diagnoses and (b) avoid being classified as feigning. The partial-M group proved to be the best feigning group in achieving these two goals. Furthermore, ...
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Female Psychopathy Predictors: Cluster B Traits and Alexithymia
Date: August 2013
Creator: Rogstad, Jill E.
Description: Psychopathy has long been lauded as a premier predictor of negative behavioral outcomes because of its demonstrated associations with violence, antisocial conduct, and institutional maladjustment. Traditional conceptualizations of psychopathy highlight the relatively equal importance placed on personality features (i.e., a grandiose, deceitful interpersonal style and deficits in affective experience) and behavioral elements (i.e., an impulsive and irresponsible lifestyle marked by social deviance) of the syndrome. However, little research to date has investigated psychopathy dimensions in female samples, particularly as they relate to maladaptive behaviors beyond forensic settings. The current study comprehensively examined personality (i.e., Axis II Cluster B traits and alexithymia) and behavioral (i.e., suicide-related behavior and aggression) expressions of psychopathy in a sample of female inpatients recruited from trauma and dual-diagnosis units at a psychiatric hospital in Dallas, Texas. Contrary to expectations, the essential components of psychopathy in female psychiatric patients emphasized APD and NPD traits over features of HPD and BPD, which were relatively similar to elements traditionally highlighted in male psychopathy. On this point, two latent dimensions comprehensively addressed female psychopathy in the current sample: impulsive antisociality and narcissistic and histrionic interpersonal style. Interestingly, psychopathy (M r = .01) and Cluster B traits (M r = .05) ...
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An Investigation of Malingering and Defensiveness Using the Spanish Pai Among Spanish-speaking Hispanic American Outpatients
Date: August 2013
Creator: Correa, Amor Alicia
Description: For response styles, malingering describes the deliberate production of feigned symptoms by persons seeking external gain such as financial compensation, exemption from duty, or leniency from the criminal justice system. In contradistinction, defensiveness occurs when patients attempt to downplay their symptoms of psychological impairment. Both of the aforementioned response styles can markedly affect the accuracy of diagnosis, especially on self-reports, such as multiscale inventories. As an important oversight, no studies have been conducted to examine the effect of culturally specific response styles on profile validity and the classification of malingering among Hispanic American clinical populations. The current study investigated whether the Spanish Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) effectively distinguished between Spanish-speaking outpatient groups randomly assigned to honest, feigning, and defensive experimental conditions. In examining the results, PAI malingering indicators utilizing Rare Symptoms strategies (NIM and MAL) demonstrated moderate to large effect sizes. For defensiveness, Spanish PAI indicators also demonstrated moderate to very large effect sizes (M d = 1.27; range from 0.94 to 1.68). Regarding psychometric properties, Spanish PAI validity scales, provide adequate to good data on reliability and discriminant validity. Clinical utility of the Spanish PAI increases as different cut scores are employed.
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An Investigation of the Phase Model of Psychotherapy Across Therapeutic Orientations: Are Different Approaches Actually All That Different?
Date: August 2013
Creator: Herbert, Gregory L.
Description: The current study investigated the process of change underlying two different evidence-based treatments that yield similar outcome effectiveness in the treatment of depression: Cognitive Therapy (CT) and Interpersonal Therapy (IPT). The phase model of psychotherapeutic change (Howard et al., 1993) change is used to provide both a theoretical and practical framework in which to assess different patterns of change across the treatment modalities. The phase model posits that recovery from distress occurs in three sequential stages: remoralization, remediation and rehabilitation. CT can be conceptualized as a treatment in which the primary focus is on the treatment of symptoms (remediation), whereas IPT can typically be conceptualized as focusing on interpersonal conflicts and functioning (rehabilitation). The study utilized the TDCRP dataset (Elkin et al., 1985). Survival analysis indicated no significant difference in terms of onset or pattern of improvement across treatment orientations. Chi square analyses indicated individuals treated with IPT spend significantly more time engaged in rehabilitation compared to their CT counterparts. Taken together, these findings represent evidence that the process of therapeutic change is similar, if not virtually identical, across therapeutic orientation. The analyses also indicate that the phases of therapy may not necessarily be mutually exclusive and sequential, but may ...
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Values and Valuing in a College Population
Date: August 2013
Creator: Hernandez, Nikki C.
Description: Values and valuing behavior have many conceptualizations. Despite how they are defined, values have a significant impact on behavior and are idiosyncratic in nature. The present study reviewed values research and sought to explore values identification and successful valued living among an archived sample of university students. Specifically, in a convenience sample of 282 undergraduate students, variables that affect values identification and behavior such as ethnicity, gender, psychological distress, and psychological flexibility were identified. Results indicated that university students identified with more than one valued living domain (as measured by the PVQ) and that contextual factors such as ethnicity, gender, age, and religiosity/spirituality were associated with specific values endorsed. Furthermore, psychological distress, including depression and anxiety (as measured by the DASS) was negatively correlated with values purity – the extent to which values are freely chosen. Finally, psychological flexibility (low experiential avoidance as measured by the AAQ-2), predicted values purity and successful living in accordance with identified values, and the relationship between these two variables was mediated by psychological flexibility.
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Exploring Psychopathic Personality Traits and Moral Development in a Non-criminal Sample
Date: May 2013
Creator: Bewsey, Kyle
Description: This study explored psychopathic personality traits among a non-criminal, college undergraduate sample. Much research has been done on conceptualizing the construct of psychopathy, but this work has been conducted primarily with incarcerated individuals using a structured interview, The Psychopathy Checklist – Revised (PCL-R; Hare, 1991, 2003). The goal of the current study was to assess psychopathic traits among non-criminal individuals using The Self-Report Psychopathy Scale - Version Four (SRP-IV; Paulhus, Neumann, & Hare, in press), and compare how SRP-IV scores were associated with a well recognized semi-structured interview for psychopathy, The Psychopathy Checklist – Screening Version (PCL: SV; Hart, Cox, & Hare, 1995). The study also examined whether psychopathic personality traits could be predicted using a measure of normal-range personality, based on the five-factor model (FFM; Digman, 1990), and a measure developed by Loevinger (1976) related to ego development. Five-Factor Model Rating Form (FFMRF; Mullins-Sweat, Jamerson, Samuel, Olson, & Widiger, 2006) scores and Total Protocol Ratings (TPR score) on the Washington University Sentence Completion Test (WUSCT; Hy & Loevinger, 1996) were used to predict psychopathy scores. Correlations of SRP-IV scores and PCL: SV scores with FFMRF scores and WUSCT TPR scores were also examined for their uniformity. As predicted, there ...
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Miranda Reasoning and Competent Waiver Decisions: Are Models of Legal Decision Making Applicable?
Date: May 2013
Creator: Blackwood, Hayley L.
Description: Miranda understanding, appreciation, and reasoning abilities are essential to courts' determinations of knowing and intelligent Miranda rights waivers. Despite the remarkable development of Miranda research in recent decades, studies have generally focused on understanding and appreciation of Miranda rights, but have not examined Miranda reasoning and waiver decisions. Therefore, examining the nature of defendants' decisional capacities constitutes a critical step in further developing theoretical and clinical models for competent Miranda waiver decisions. The current study evaluated Miranda waiver decisions for 80 pretrial defendants from two Tulsa-area Oklahoma jails. Previously untested, the current study examined systematically how rational decision abilities affect defendants' personal waiver decisions. Components from general models of legal decision making, such as decisional competence and judgment models, were examined to determine their applicability to Miranda waiver decisions.
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Make Your Own Fabric Laundry Bag
A DIY way to stylishly hide clutter
By Pamela Acuff
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Keep clutter in check with this stylish fabric laundry bag.
Skill Level: Beginner
1 yard of fabric
Sewing machine
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Iron and ironing board
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Note: The laundry bag's finished size is 19 x 27 inches.
1. Measure, mark and cut a 40x29-inch piece of fabric. Fold in half crosswise, top sides facing, raw edges matching; pin in place.
2. Stitch the side edges with 1/2-inch seam allowance. Press open the seam allowances.
3. Turn over and press the top edge 3/4 inch. Then turn over and press the edge again 3/4 inch to create a pocket for the cord. Topstitch in place close to the first folded edge. Turn right side out and press.
4. Pull a few stitches out of the seam in the pocket so that the cord can be pulled through. Attach a safety pin to the end of the cord and work it through the pocket. Tie the two ends together in a knot.


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Willows, A., Fan, Q., Ismail, F., Vaz, C.M., Tomlins, P.E., Mikhalovska, L.I., Mikhalovsky, S.V., James, S.L. and Vadgama, P. (2008) Assessment of tissue scaffold degradation using electrochemical techniques Acta Biomaterialia, 4 (3). pp. 686-696. ISSN 1742-7061


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UK's SFO charges Weavering fund founder with fraud
LONDON, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Britain's Serious Fraud Office
(SFO) has charged Magnus Peterson, the founder of Weavering
Capital, with fraud and forgery, just months after reopening its
investigation into the collapsed $600 million hedge fund.
The SFO said on Friday Peterson was charged with six
offences, comprising two of false accounting, one of fraudulent
trading, one of fraud by abuse of position and two of forgery.
Legg Mason to buy fund of hedge fund firm Fauchier
By Laurence Fletcher and Sagarika Jaisinghani
(Reuters) – U.S. asset manager Legg Mason Inc (LM.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) is to buy Fauchier Partners, one of London's oldest fund of hedge fund firms, from BNP Paribas Investment Partners (BNPP.PA: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), in the latest deal in the fast-consolidating sector.
London-based Fauchier, which runs $6 billion in assets and has been tipped as a possible sale target since last year, will be merged with Legg Mason's fund of funds firm Permal, creating a unit with around $24 billion in assets under management.
Some hedge funds dump their bets against France
LONDON (Reuters) – Some hedge funds are calling it quits on one of their biggest trades of the year – shorting French government bonds.
Earlier this year many in London's hedge fund industry were lining up bets against the euro zone's second-largest economy, reckoning the May election of President Francois Hollande, a socialist, would accelerate the country's deteriorating economic outlook.
Hedge fund firm LNG bets on short-dated Greek bonds
LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Hedge fund firm LNG Capital is
betting on short-dated Greek bonds as one of a number of
managers to believe the debt-laden country could end up paying
back some of its bondholders at face value.
Louis Gargour, chief investment officer at the London-based
firm, told Reuters he has built up positions in Swiss
franc-denominated Greek bonds maturing in May next year and U.S.
dollar-denominated bonds maturing in July.
'Black box' hedge funds buy exchange seats to dodge brokers
LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Some of the world's top
computer-driven hedge funds are buying exchange memberships to
trade directly on the biggest commodities and financial futures
markets, saving on the sizeable commissions normally paid to
Eager to improve returns and keep details of their 'black
box' trading strategies as secret as possible, so-called CTA
(commodity trading advisor) funds are buying exchange membership
seats for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Hedge funds hold out for more from Greece
LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Hedge funds are preparing to
resist Greece's attempt to cut its debt by holding out against a
government bond buyback in the hope of bigger gains further down
the line.
Greece had to offer a higher price than expected at a 10
billion euro ($13 billion) buyback on Monday after hedge funds
buying bonds pushed prices higher.
New investor body could lack firepower, say bosses
LONDON (Reuters) – UK proposals for an investor forum to improve relations with company boards face a challenge garnering support from hedge funds and sovereign wealth funds and avoiding charges of collusion, executives say.
Speakers at the Reuters Global Investment Outlook 2013 Summit this week said efforts to create a workable shareholder forum – as proposed in this summer's Kay Review – could be hampered by the difficulty in working with shorter-term or secretive investors, who are an increasingly powerful shareholder force.
Hedge funds face profit headache in 2013
LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge funds' glory days seem a long way off as they head into a tricky 2013, with bumper profits likely to remain elusive in markets now dominated by political and central bank action.
Speakers at the Reuters Global Investment 2013 Outlook Summit said the $2 trillion industry, which has disappointed investors with below-market returns this year and losses last year, faces a headache making money in an environment where markets are choppy and not as buoyant.
Greek debt deal turns hedge fund trade to gold
LONDON (Reuters) – For a few hedge funds, Greek debt is turning into one of the trades of the year.
News that Athens – backed by euro zone ministers and the International Monetary Fund – will buy back some its own debt from private investors sets a floor under the price of its bonds, handing many who picked them up at rock-bottom levels big gains.
CQS star Hintze eyes "totally mispriced" loans, debt
LONDON (Reuters) – CQS founder Michael Hintze, one of Europe's most influential hedge fund managers, believes European loans and some corporate debt are "totally mispriced", and says stocks look attractive.
Hintze, ranked sixth in this year's Sunday Times Hedge Fund Rich List with a 580 million pound ($929 million) fortune, told the Reuters Global Investment 2013 Outlook Summit that next year offers plenty of opportunities for his CQS Directional Opportunities fund, which was up 29 percent in the first 10 months of 2012.


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Once again this being a 2 dollar cigar I went in with low expectations and ended up being pleasantly surprised. I will state up front that in my humble opinion this is a mild cigar from jump street but that is a judgement call. The stick burned fast but even and had a sweet yet mild flavor that stepped up a notch toward the last 3rd. Though it will never compete with more premium offerings its a good low cost cigar for beginners or to keep a few in your humidor for guests who don t normally smoke. I rate this a solid 3.5 out of 5 stars!
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Spaulding AS, Kim AY, Harzke AJ, Sullivan JC, Linas BP, Brewer A, Dickert J, McGovern BH, Strick LB, Trestman R, Ferguson WJ. Top Antivir Med. 2013 Feb-Mar;21(1):27-35.
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Inmate populations bear a disproportionate share of the burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. With more than 90% of prisoners released back to their communities within a few years of sentencing, incarceration can be viewed as an opportunity to provide HCV screening and therapeutic interventions to benefit the individual, reduce the costs of HCV management to the health care system from a societal perspective, and improve overall public health. Although optimal medical management of HCV within prison settings would increase the current cost of correctional health care, it could decrease transmission within the community, reduce overall disease burden, and lower the future societal health care costs associated with end-stage liver disease. Nonetheless, most prison systems treat only a small fraction of infected inmates. Current and emerging therapeutic agents will cure HCV infection in the vast majority of patients. Mathematical modeling also shows that expanded HCV screening and treatment are cost-effective from the societal perspective. In this article, we will describe appropriate treatment regimens, propose strategies to lessen the burden of these costly HCV therapies on correctional health care systems, and address the challenges of expanded HCV screening in correctional settings.
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Learn more about Star Wars Attack of the Clones - Anakin Skywalker Outland Peasant Disguise Action Figure:
It's been 10 years since young Anakin Skywalker left his desert home to train to become a Jedi knight. Under the guidance of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin is assigned to bring Senator Padm? Amidala back to Naboo after she escapes another assassination attempt. To conceal his Jedi identity on this important mission, Anakin disguises himself in peasant clothes. This 3.75-inch-tall action figure of Anakin features magnets in his hands to allow for awesome Force action. Simply move Anakin's hand over the included storage container and the lid opens. Place his hand on the blaster and it's similarly Force-attracted to his hand. A removable poncho is included. 2002 Star Wars Attack of the Clones, Anakin Skywalker action figure. In Outland Peasant Disguise with Force Action. Hasbro limited edition. Mint in package and collectible. |


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 Sensationally slim – for a perfectly polished result – this luxe premium denim pair flaunts a deep blue wash, for a hint of spirited style. Sits lower on the waist. Front zip with button closure. Wide belt loops. Five-pocket styling. Tonal topstitching. 31" inseam. To give you the best possible fit, we've changed our denim sizing to waist sizes. Use the following list to compare sizes: 24=00, 25=0, 26=2, 27=4, 28=6, 29=8, 30=10, 31=12, 32=14, 33=16, 34=18


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The Best (and Worst) Marketing Ploys of the Noughties
The most tragic thing about the Sea Kittens campaign is that Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall showed campaigners how to make people think about where their food comes from with his anti-battery chicken crusade. Wouldn't farmed salmon swimming in their own shit have made a more effective image than this?
The Guardian's Guide to Spotting Racism in Adverts – Look for Meerkats
I'm from Salford. I pronounce market as "mar-ki'." My significant other is from Hale Barns and pronounces market as "marr-kit". That's about 15 miles. Now I'm no expert on Eastern European pronunciation, but I think that pronunciation will be as markedly different in Talin and Astana as it is in Brussels and Lisbon.
From the Archive: What the Daily Mail can teach us about bad writing
When it comes to knowing just how left-wing politics have eroded the moral fibre of a nation, or when you really need to know which group of foreigners are out to ruin your life, you really can't beat the Daily Mail. But this showcase of demented drivelling has something to teach writers - just how...


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- Please click to read (.pdf) an update from the USDA on school lunch and breakfast programs.
- The primary responsibility of San Juan School District Food Services is to feed the students of the district. Parents or other community members of the public wishing to purchase meals from the school are required to contact the school kitchen no later than 9:00am on the day they would like a meal. Meals purchased for take-out cannot be prepared until after all students are fed. Please contact the kitchen to determine what time these meals will be ready for pick up.


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quote:Napoleon Dynamite. Still haven't sat through that pos film.
quote:Arrested Development
quote:Not Another Teen Movie
quote:Freaks and Geeks
quote:Dumb and Dumber. I don't hate it, but I don't think its one of the best comedies ever.
quote:Also Kramer is the only Seinfeld character I find funny
quote:Jerry and Elaine I can understand, but how can someone not find Costanza funny? He may be the best character in tv history.