OBJECTIVES To assess effects of a regular massage program on novice runners over a longer-term training period. PARTICIPANTS Twelve control and sixteen massage subjects took part in the study. SETTING Both groups participated in 10-week running preparation clinics. DESIGN An individualized massage treatment plan was developed for each massage group participant. Massage group subjects met ...

We offer the first comparison between “direct” and “indirect” methods for measuring perceptions of distributive justice in reward allocations. The direct method simply asks respondents what they would consider to be a fair salary for a particular person in a given set of circumstances. In contrast, the indirect method infers fair salaries from respondents’ judgments about the relative unfairnes...

Direct prediction error identiication of systems operating in closed loop may lead to biased results due to the correlation between the input and the output noise. We study this error, what factors aaect it and how it may be avoided. In particular, the role of the noise model is discussed and we show how the noise model should be parameterized to avoid the bias. Apart from giving important insi...

We analyze minimum rate of return guarantees for life insurance (investment) contracts and pension plans with a smooth surplus distribution mechanism. We specifically model the smoothing mechanism used by most Danish life insurance companies and pension funds. The annual distribution of bonus will be based on this smoothing mechanism after taking the minimum rate of return guarantee into accoun...

1. It has been shown that the whole uncoagulated blood of immune animals is not as highly pneumococcidal in vitro, as has been claimed by others. 2. Cultures of pneumococci in the fresh whole blood of immune animals, as compared with cultures in the blood of susceptible animals, show a greatly prolonged latent period, and, in a general way, the relative lengths of the latent periods of the cult...

Background Assertive community treatment (ACT) has become one of the cornerstones of care for people with serious mental illnesses. ACT is usually conceptualized as incorporating a multidisciplinary team approach, active and persistent attempts to engage clients, direct provision of comprehensive health and social care, and in-vivo and out-of-hours working. In addition, the service is ongoing, ...

OBJECTIVE The off-label use, referring to the applicability of pharmaceutical drugs beyond the submitted and from the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM, Bundesamt für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte) certified and approved administration, is the subject of controversial discussions. The application can be considered in case of severe illness - if no therapeutic alternative...

BACKGROUND This paper is based on research examining stakeholder involvement in substitution treatment policy which was undertaken as part of the EU funded FP7 ALICE-RAP (Addictions and Lifestyles in Contemporary Europe - Reframing Addictions Project). In England, the research coincided with a policy shift towards a recovery orientated drug treatment framework and a heated debate surrounding th...

Hyperthermia has been shown to increase the cytotoxic effect of certain cancer chemotherapeutic agents in vitro and in vivo. It is not known whether the combination of hyperthermia plus these chemotherapeutic drugs will also increase the toxicity of the drugs. This study was undertaken to evaluate the toxic effects of 1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea combined with hyperthermia on normal mou...

PURPOSE To describe the incidence of transient light-sensitivity syndrome (TLSS) after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) with the femtosecond laser and to identify preventive strategies. SETTING Hospital NISA Virgen del Consuelo, Valencia, Spain. METHODS The first 765 eyes operated on with the 15 KHz femtosecond laser were prospectively analyzed for subjective complaints and clinical fin...