scholarly journals A description of 17 animal hoarding case files from animal control and a humane society

2019 ◽  
Vol 272 ◽  
pp. 365-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary E. Dozier ◽  
Christiana Bratiotis ◽  
Dominique Broadnax ◽  
Jenny Le ◽  
Catherine R. Ayers
Keyword(s):  
Case Files ◽  
Animal Control

The FUSION iENA Study: Comparison of I-124-PET/US Fusion Imaging with Conventional Diagnostics for the Functional Assessment of Thyroid Nodules by Multiple Observers

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (06) ◽  
pp. 434-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Winkens ◽  
Philipp Seifert ◽  
Christian Hollenbach ◽  
Christian Kühnel ◽  
Falk Gühne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Assessment ◽  
Thyroid Nodules ◽  
Radioiodine Therapy ◽  
Fusion Imaging ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Patient Case ◽  
Positron Emission ◽  
Thyroid Medication ◽  
Case Files

Abstract Aim To investigate the value of I-124 positron emission tomography (PET) / ultrasound (US) fusion imaging in comparison to conventional diagnostics (CD) of Thyroid nodules (TN) by multiple observers. Methods Digital patient case files (PCF) of patients that received CD and I-124-PET/US in clinical routine were prepared containing cine-loops of the examinations. All physicians with nuclear medicine specialty from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland were invited to participate. 106 acquired observers completed 7.2 ± 1.8 (median: 8, range: 4–14) randomly assigned PCF (CD only or CD+PET/US). They assessed the TN function, stated their confidence in functional assessment, and suggested a treatment course for each TN. Results 68 PCF of 34 patients comprising 66 TN ≥ 1 cm (= 1.94 TN/patient) were created. A total of 748 (11.2/TN), and 751 ratings (11.4/TN) were recorded for CD only, and CD+PET/US, respectively. The functional assessment revealed more hyper- or hypofunctioning (524 vs. 320, p < 0.0001) and less indifferent or not rateable (209 vs. 428, p < 0.0001) TN in CD+PET/US vs. CD only. The observers’ confidence in functional assessment was superior in CD+PET/US (p < 0.0001). Furthermore, the ratings were carried out more homogeneous in CD+PET/US (p < 0.0001). Fewer suggestion of follow up (p < 0.0001), and more (p < 0.0001) suggestion of invasive treatments (fine-needle aspiration & surgery) was observed in CD+PET/US. Radioiodine therapy was more often (p = 0.0036), and thyroid medication less often (p = 0.0167) advised in CD+PET/US. Conclusion Functional assessment of equivocal TN shows frequent failures in CD, underestimating the incidence of hyper- and hypofunctioning lesions. Confidence in functional assessment significantly increases with additional PET/US. This influences the proposed treatment course.

“I knew just one little Jewess hiding . . .” The case of Zofia and Marian Chomin - edited and introduced by Agnieszka Haska

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Haska
Keyword(s):  
Tenement House ◽  
Case Files

The presented materials come from the case files of Zofia and Marian Chomin, arrested in 1945 and accused of denouncing Jews living in a tenement house in No. 8a Jabłonowskich St. in Lvov during the war, including the poet Zuzanna Ginczanka. During her stay in Lvov Ginczanka three times escaped arrest, and in her last preserved poem, Non omnis moriar, included the name of the denunciator, Zofia Chomin. This poem became evidence in the case in question, which ended with the acquittal of Marian Chomin and the sentencing of Zofia Chomin to 4 years imprisonment.

Urban Greening and Human-Wildlife Relations in Philadelphia: From Animal Control to Multispecies Coexistence?

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Hunold
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Runoff ◽  
Urban Wildlife ◽  
Wildlife Habitat ◽  
Wild Animals ◽  
Urban Greening ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Animal Control

City-scale urban greening is expanding wildlife habitat in previously less hospitable urban areas. Does this transformation also prompt a reckoning with the longstanding idea that cities are places intended to satisfy primarily human needs? I pose this question in the context of one of North America's most ambitious green infrastructure programmes to manage urban runoff: Philadelphia's Green City, Clean Waters. Given that the city's green infrastructure plans have little to say about wildlife, I investigate how wild animals fit into urban greening professionals' conceptions of the urban. I argue that practitioners relate to urban wildlife via three distinctive frames: 1) animal control, 2) public health and 3) biodiversity, and explore the implications of each for peaceful human-wildlife coexistence in 'greened' cities.

Investigating the Potential for Training Context Effects to Influence Forensic Document Examiners' Relative Skill at Writer Individualization and Exclusion

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 27-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tonya Trubshoe ◽  
Bryan Found
Keyword(s):  
Context Effects ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Training Context ◽  
Training Set ◽  
Blind Trial ◽  
Relative Ability ◽  
Trial Test ◽  
Case Files ◽  
Document Examiners

The relative ability of forensic document examiners (FDEs) to provide support for the proposition of individualization or exclusion on the basis of handwriting features was investigated by surveying opinions expressed in case files by one laboratory’s FDEs and comparing this data to blind trial test results taken over a five year period. The survey of FDEs opinions on reports showed that opinions were skewed towards support for writer individualization over writer exclusion 92% of the time. Since historically FDEs develop their skills with respect to individualization/exclusion primarily on case files, it is proposed that this unbalanced training context may skew their abilities to carry out the tasks. To determine one laboratory’s capacity to correctly provide both individualization and exclusion evidence, results of blind validation trials were analyzed. For natural writing written and not written by the specimen writer, FDEs were 62 times more inconclusive when providing support for exclusion of the specimen writer when the specimen writer did not author the questioned sample, than they were for providing support for individualization when the specimen writer wrote the questioned sample. An intriguing possibility is that because of the unbalanced training set, government FDEs may acquire skills which are skewed towards individualization over exclusion.   Purchase Article - $10

A Scoping Review of Resilience in Survivors of Human Trafficking

2021 ◽  
pp. 152483802098556
Author(s):  
Logan Knight ◽  
Yitong Xin ◽  
Cecilia Mengo
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
National Origin ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Standardized Measures ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Current State ◽  
Case Files ◽  
Sexual Trafficking

Resilience is critical among survivors of trafficking as they are mostly vulnerable populations who face multiple adversities before, during, and after trafficking. However, resilience in survivors of trafficking is understudied. This scoping review aims to clarify the current state of knowledge, focusing on definitions of resilience, how resilience has been studied, and factors associated with resilience among survivors. Five databases were searched using key words related to trafficking and resilience. Studies were included if they were published in English between 2000 and 2019 and focused on resilience with the study design including at least one of these four features: (a) use of standardized measures of resilience, (b) qualitative descriptions of resilience, (c) participants were survivors or professionals serving survivors, and (d) data sources such as case files or program manuals directly pertained to survivors. Eighteen studies were identified. Findings indicated that resilience was primarily described as emergent from interactions between the survivor and the environment. Resilience in trafficking appeared largely similar to resilience in other kinds of victimization. Nonetheless, trafficking survivors also may display resilience in alternative ways such as refusing treatment. Positive interpersonal relationships were the most commonly mentioned resilience factor. In addition, current research lacks studies featuring longitudinal designs, interventions, participatory methods, types of trafficking other than sexual trafficking, and demographic characteristics such as age, gender, and national origin. Future research needs to establish definitions and measures of resilience that are culturally and contextually relevant to survivors and build knowledge necessary for designing and evaluating resilience-enhancing interventions.

scholarly journals Prosecution of Elder Neglect: A Close Examination of Cases From King County, Washington

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 21-21
Author(s):  
Kriti Gogia ◽  
Alyssa Elman ◽  
Sunday Clark ◽  
Page Ulrey ◽  
Marie-Therese Connolly ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adult Child ◽  
Future Research ◽  
King County ◽  
Severely Injured ◽  
Medical Expert ◽  
Legal Case ◽  
Case Files ◽  
Elder Neglect ◽  
Family Home ◽  
Integrated Responses

Abstract Elder neglect is common and can have catastrophic consequences. Cases may benefit from integrated responses from multiple sectors. Little research exists describing prosecutorial involvement and its impact, but existing evidence suggests neglect is seldom criminally prosecuted. Our goal was to closely examine neglect prosecution in a jurisdiction that has been a leader in using prosecution to attempt to address it. We quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed legal case files of felony elder neglect prosecuted in King County, Washington from 2008-2011. 13 cases were prosecuted, with a total of 10 victims. 90% of victims were female, with a median age of 88. 90% were unable to ambulate, and 90% had dementia. Defendants were commonly the victim’s adult child (38%). 23% had previous criminal citations/convictions. 46% of cases occurred in an Adult Family Home. 15% of cases went to trial, and all trial cases ended in conviction of some charge. Themes identified included: (1) perpetrators were either professional caregivers receiving compensation or non-professional caregivers financially dependent on the victim, (2) victims were malnourished and severely injured at time of reporting, and (3) medical expert contribution is imperative given complexity of these cases. Victims were unable to participate in prosecution in any case. This research shows that these cases are seldom prosecuted, even in a jurisdiction focusing on this phenomenon, but highlights characteristics of cases and demonstrates they may be prosecuted without victim participation. Future research is needed to examine prosecution’s impact on elder neglect to better understand how it may be optimally used.

scholarly journals An Examination of Subway Sex Offense Modus Operandi: A Case of Seoul, South Korea

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (23) ◽  
pp. 8979
Author(s):  
Taeyoung Kim ◽  
Seung Yeop Paek ◽  
Julak Lee
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Sex Offenses ◽  
Script Analysis ◽  
Police Official ◽  
Case Files ◽  
Subway Stations ◽  
Official Crime ◽  
Sex Offense ◽  
The City ◽  
Crime Reports

Subway sex offenses are a serious issue in the nations around world, but existing research has failed to explore the offense types or patterns systematically. In order to fill this gap, the authors employed Crime Script Analysis (CSA) to examine the two most common subway sex offenses in Seoul, South Korea. Specifically, the authors assessed the reasoning behind the steps taken to prepare for, carry out, and complete harassment and surreptitious recording. The offenses committed in the subway stations around the city of Seoul were analyzed based on the interviews with the subway police, official crime reports, and crime case files. Drawing from the findings, theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

scholarly journals Self-reported Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis or Ankylosing Spondylitis Has Low Accuracy: Data from the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (8) ◽  
pp. 1134-1141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vibeke Videm ◽  
Ranjeny Thomas ◽  
Matthew A. Brown ◽  
Mari Hoff
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Ankylosing Spondylitis ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Primary Study ◽  
Case File ◽  
Norwegian Population ◽  
Case Files ◽  
Accuracy Data

Objective.Self-reported diagnoses of inflammatory arthritis are not accurate. The primary study aim was to ascertain self-reported diagnoses of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in the Norwegian population-based Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT) using hospital case files. The secondary aim was to provide updated estimates of the prevalence and incidence of RA and AS.Methods.All inhabitants ≥ 20 years old from the county of Nord-Trøndelag were invited. Data from 70,805 unique participants from HUNT2 (1995–1997) and HUNT3 (2006–2008) were included. For participants who self-reported RA or AS, case files from all 3 hospitals in the catchment area were evaluated using standardized diagnostic criteria.Results.Of 2703 self-reported cases of RA, 19.1% were verified in hospital files. Of 1064 self-reported cases of AS, 15.8% were verified. Of 259 cases self-reporting both RA and AS, 8.1% had RA and 5.4% had AS. Overall, a self-report of 1 or both diagnoses could not be verified in 82.1%, including 22.8% with insufficient information or no case file. The prevalence of RA was 768 (95% CI 705–835) per 100,000. The incidence of RA from HUNT2 to HUNT3 was 0.48 (0.41–0.56) per 1000 per year. The prevalence of AS was 264 (228–305) per 100,000. The incidence of AS from HUNT2 to HUNT3 was 0.19 (0.15–0.24) per 1000 per year.Conclusion.Self-reported diagnoses of RA and AS are often false-positive. The prevalence and incidence of RA were comparable to reports from similar populations. The incidence of AS was higher than previously reported in a mixed population from Norway.

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