First, we wish to clarify a misunderstanding regarding our methods that was admittedly, poorly phrased: “For RP, we also adjusted for the presence of each postoperative complication during the index admission. For the other 3 procedures (RNx, PNx and RC), due to the smaller number of readmission and complication events, we grouped all postoperative complications and adjusted for the presence of...

Although many studies of family constellations exist, only recently have investigators begun to examine the qualities of sibling relationships. The purpose of the present investigation was to develop a systematic framework for describing and assessing such relationship qualities. In the first study, upper elementary school children were interviewed about their perceptions of the qualities of th...

Self- and other-ratings on the Big Five and a comprehensive inventory of trait affect were obtained from 74 married couples, 136 dating couples, and 279 friendship dyads. With the exception of Surprise, all scales showed significant self-other agreement in all 3 samples, thereby establishing their convergent validity. Consistent with the trait visibility effect, however, the Big Five consistent...

BACKGROUND The success or failure of a computer information system (CIS) depends on whether physicians accept or resist its implementation. Using case studies, we analyzed the implementation of such systems in 3 hospitals to understand better the dynamics of physicians' resistance to CIS implementation. METHODS We selected cases to maximize variation while allowing comparison of CIS implement...

Introduction Interteaching offers instructors an alternative teaching method that provides the teacher a full lesson plan run by the students with feedback on the student population’s grasp of lesson material toward the end of the lesson. We examined the use of interteaching with 2 through 4 year undergraduates to determine if interteaching is more effective for long-term concept retention than...

The current study explored the effects of talking on respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) during a semi-structured emotional interview (Adult Attachment Interview) using 76 female undergraduates. The effectiveness of 2 different methodological approaches (i.e. talking baseline or transfer function) was explored as respiratory control during talking tasks. RSA was collected during resting baseline...

This research examines the impact of the compensation effect between the fundamental dimensions of warmth and competence on behavioral confirmation. In Experiment 1, participants were presented with 2 groups that varied on 1 of the 2 dimensions and asked to select the questions that they wanted to pose to learn more about the groups. Participants preferred to ask negative (positive) questions a...

This study was designed to investigate (a) the effects of the nature of contingent vs. noncontingent social reinforcement upon the level of abstraction in schizophrenics as measured on a proverbs task, (b) the generalization of this behavior to another verbal conceptual task administered under neutral conditions, (c) the predictive and construct validity of the UUmann-Giovannoni Process-Reactiv...

False positive Wassermann reaction (W-R.) and Kahn test after yaccination have been reported by a number of writers. Rein and Elsberg (1945) reviewed the literature on the subject. It was proposed to investigate the incidence of post-vaccinial seropositive reactions amongst men in Ceylon Army Command. Exigencies of service, however, did not permit completion of this survey. The results of the d...

The drill makes use of four rods to obtain the full length drill string which allows to reach a penetration depth of 2 meters. The first rod is the real drill tool with sample collection capability; the other 3 rods are extension rods. The real drill tool is installed at the mandrel during launch, the other three rods are stored in a dedicated rod magazine together with a back up drill tool. Al...