BACKGROUND Although previous studies report associations between increased body mass index (BMI) and fibromyalgia symptoms, there is uncertainty as to whether this relationship is driven by physical factors, psychological factors, or both. OBJECTIVE To assess these relationships in a clinical sample of patients with fibromyalgia. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Tertiary care facilit...

BACKGROUND Life stresses and negative emotions, such as anxiety and depression, are associated with adverse cardiac events, including arrhythmia. Patients undergoing implantation of an automatic internal cardioverter defibrillator provide a unique opportunity to characterize these relationships since all tachyarrhythmia episodes are recorded by the device. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study...

List of Abbreviations: Hg – mercury; MeHg – methyl mercury; WHO – World Health Organization, OR – odds ratio; CI – confidence interval; TAM – tests of mechanical ability, POMS – profile of mood states; CEPA – Centro de Psicologica Aplicada as part of a large study of Confidential Page 2 17/04/2003 2 mercury contamination risks associated with the aquatic food chain, Baixada Cuiabana, Pantanal –...

Introduction: Dermatological problems often present mood disorders, depression, anxiety disorders and psychological conditions relevant to psychosomatic conditions. Seborrheic dermatitis and psoriasis, both characterized by chronic inflammation of skin, have been linked to emotional states. The aim of our study was to compare the two emotional profiles of patients with seborrheic dermatitis and...

We investigated the influence of forest management on landscape appreciation and psychological restoration in on-site settings by exposing respondents to an unmanaged, dense coniferous (crowding) forest and a managed (thinned) coniferous forest; we set the two experimental settings in the forests of the Fuji Iyashinomoroi Woodland Study Center. The respondents were individually exposed to both ...

A Keggin-type POM is attached to gold or glassy carbon surfaces by electro(chemical) or peptidic coupling. In addition to demonstrating the robust attachment of the POMs (by electrochemistry, XPS, and IRRAS), the surface concentration, layer thickness, and rate constant for electron transfer from the surface to the POMs have been measured. The use of such complementary techniques is mandatory t...

Suresh P. Sethi is Charles & Nancy Davidson Distinguished Professor of Operations Management and Director of the Center for Intelligent Supply Networks at The University of Texas at Dallas. He has written 7 books and published more than 350 research papers in the fields of manufacturing and operations management, finance and economics, marketing, and optimization theory. He serves on the editor...

INTRODUCTION Since it is still controversial whether-low-to moderate long-term lead below current threshold values causes neurobehavioural deficits in adults. METHODS Forty lead-exposed workers subjects with a mean blood lead (PbB) level of 56.4 μg/dL and 40 non-lead-exposed aged matched subjects (PbB: 15.4 μg/dL) with the same socio-economic background were investigated. Participants were ad...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of three questionnaires to measure fatigue with myocardial infarction. The Fatigue Symptom Inventory Interference Scale, Profile of Moods States Fatigue subscale (POMS-F), and Short Form 36 (SF-36) Vitality Scale were completed during hospitalization (n = 116) and 30 days after hospital admission (n = 49). Moderate to strong ...