Problem solving with young children ‐ A review of the literature

Nonossifying fibroma is a benign, lytic lesion that occurs in young children and adolescents. Radiographically, the lesion is multilocular and sharply demarcated. It often occurs at the metaphyseal region of long bones of the lower extremity and is usually eccentrically located. Four cases of nonossifying fibroma occurring during the past 7 years are presented with a review of the literature.

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MANAGEMENT OF INTRATHORACIC NERVE TUMORS IN YOUNG CHILDREN

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.4.3.342 ◽

1949 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 342-348

Author(s):

JOHN C. JONES ◽

DONALD B. EFFLER

Keyword(s):

Young Children ◽

Operative Management ◽

Posterior Mediastinum ◽

Neurogenic Tumor ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Case Histories ◽

Neurogenic Tumors ◽

Degree Of Certainty ◽

Malignant Changes

A brief review of the literature referring to intrathoracic nerve tumors in children is presented. The neurogenic tumors have an expected incidence of malignancy of about 40%. Four case histories are reported in which neurogenic tumors of the posterior mediastinum were removed with apparent cure. Only one of these children had objective or subjective signs which could be attributed to their neoplasms. All of the neoplasms were benign. Prompt thoracotomy is advocated in the child with a suspected neurogenic tumor of the mediastinum. Periods of observation, procrastination and roentgen therapy are to be condemned for it is impossible to predict with any degree of certainty which tumor will or already has undergone malignant changes. A brief discussion of the operative management and complications is presented.

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THE UMBILICAL POLYP, A REMNANT OF THE OMPHALOMESENTERIC DUCT

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.20.1.98 ◽

1957 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 98-100

Author(s):

Stanley E. Crawford

Keyword(s):

Young Children ◽

Intestinal Obstruction ◽

Neonatal Period ◽

Meckel’S Diverticulum ◽

Meckel's Diverticulum ◽

Recent Case ◽

Early Age ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Omphalomesenteric Duct ◽

Umbilical Polyp

THE PURPOSE of this paper is to report a recent case of an umbilical polyp and intestinal obstruction during the neonatal period. Umbilical polyps are rare. When present, they may be associated with Meckel's diverticulum because both are remnants of the omphalomesenteric duct. The presence of the visible polyp may give an external clue to otherwise obscure intraabdominal symptoms. A review of the literature earlier than 1916 is well summarized in a book by Thomas Cullen. This unusual volume lists six cases of umbilical polyp accompanied by other pathologic complications of Meckel's diverticulum. This author stressed that in these cases it should be pointed out to either the patient or his parents that possible intra-abdominal duct remnants may, at any time, give rise to symptoms such as intestinal obstruction. Penberthy and Benson reported a 9-year-old male with an umbilical polyp which had been present since birth and was without discharge. This youngster died following operation for intestinal obstruction due to volvulus about the diverticulum and its fibrous connection with the umbilical polyp. These authors pleaded for early elective operations in these cases prior to such complications. Gross gave other reasons for observation, and exploration at a reasonably early age, if a Meckel's diverticulum is suspected. Peritonitis from a ruptured Meckel's diverticulum is peculiarly dangerous; in young children the protecting omentum is inadequate and the migrating nature of the anomaly adds to the danger. Fluid from perforation of a diverticulum is usually of greater volume than that found in appendiceal rupture and abscess.

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Interpersonal conflict at work: Age and emotional competence differences in conflict management

Organizational Psychology Review ◽

10.1177/2041386618808346 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 195-227 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Lena A. Beitler ◽

Sonja Scherer ◽

Dieter Zapf

Keyword(s):

Problem Solving ◽

Conflict Management ◽

Older Workers ◽

Interpersonal Conflict ◽

Emotional Competence ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Potential Mediator ◽

Age Related ◽

Management Behaviors

Previous research has illustrated that older workers have high emotional competence (EC) that could enable them to effectively manage interpersonal conflict. However, it is still unclear whether age, potentially via EC, also influences a variety of conflict management behaviors. To address this question, we present a systematic review of the literature on the direct relationships between age, EC, and conflict management, and on EC as a potential mediator. We classify conflict management behaviors using the dual concern model (e.g., De Dreu, Evers, Beersma, Kluwer, & Nauta, 2001), and identified 15 studies on age-related conflict management, and 14 studies on EC and conflict management. Unfortunately, we found that none of the previous studies examined EC as a mediator between age and conflict behaviors. Overall, our review does reveal a positive age trend for EC, avoiding, compromising, and problem-solving, and a negative age trend for forcing. Additionally, EC seems to be positively related to problem-solving, compromising, and yielding. We discuss potential moderators and the role of EC as a potential mediator.

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Interactions Between Formal and Informal Organizational Networks

Handbook of Research on Multi-Agent Systems ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-256-5.ch020 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 480-512 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Marco Lamieri ◽

Diana Mangalagiu

Keyword(s):

Social Network ◽

Problem Solving ◽

Hierarchical Structure ◽

Stable Process ◽

Hierarchical Structures ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Market Conditions ◽

Variable Environment ◽

The Social ◽

Definition Of

In this chapter we present a model of organization aimed to understand the effect of formal and informal structures on the organization’s performance. The model considers the interplay between the formal hierarchical structure and the social network connecting informally the agents emerging while the organization performs a task-set. The social network creation and evolution is endogenous, as it doesn’t include any function supposed to optimize performance. After a review of the literature, we propose a definition of performance based on the efficiency in allocating the task of a simulated organization that can be considered as a network-based problem-solving system. We analyze how the emergence of a stable process in decomposing tasks under different market conditions can alleviate the rigidity and the inefficiencies of a hierarchical structure and we compare the performance of different hierarchical structures under variable environment conditions.

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