scholarly journals Pica behaviors in schizophrenia: a call for further research

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen Khosravi
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Health Hazard ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Important Research ◽  
Heavy Metal Poisoning ◽  
Electrolyte Disturbances ◽  
Important Research Topic ◽  
Metal Poisoning ◽  
Clinical Problems

AbstractPica as a scavenging behavior represents a serious health hazard to the care of patients with schizophrenia. Despite the rare comorbidity of pica eating disorder and schizophrenia, pica behaviors are relatively common in this group of patients (1.5% vs. 14.3%). The risk of multiple clinical problems such as electrolyte disturbances, intestinal obstruction, and heavy metal poisoning has made pica behaviors an important research topic in patients with schizophrenia. However, few studies have examined the etiology, mechanisms, and treatment of pica behaviors in schizophrenia. This letter is a call for further research into discovering the biopsychopathology of these major clinical manifestations among patients with schizophrenia.

Conformal Optimization Algorithm for Undevelopable Surfaces and its Application

2014 ◽  
Vol 602-605 ◽  
pp. 3570-3574
Author(s):  
Zhen Hua Luo ◽  
Fen Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Approximation Algorithms ◽  
Optimization Algorithm ◽  
Manufacturing Process ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Important Research ◽  
Computer Aided Geometric Design ◽  
Industrial Manufacturing ◽  
Important Research Topic ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Planar Materials

In the industrial manufacturing process, most kinds of surfaces are processed by planar materials, but undevelopable surfaces are difficult develop to the plane. The approximation algorithms to develop a undevelopable surface is an important research topic in Computer Aided Geometric Design (CAGD). In this paper, we propose a new approximation algorithms based optimization algorithm. We guarantee the deformation vector make the minimum changes during the developing process. In the paper, some numerical example are given and the can illustrate the our method is effective.

scholarly journals The happy victimizer phenomenon: Not found here

2014 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-161
Author(s):  
Ana Jevtic ◽  
Jovan Miric
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Development ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Important Research ◽  
Important Research Topic ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Moral Explanations

Children?s attribution of emotions to a moral transgressor is an important research topic in the psychology of moral and emotional development. This is especially because of the so-called Happy Victimizer Phenomenon (HVP) where younger children attribute positive emotions to a moral transgressor described in a story. In the two studies that we have conducted (children aged 5, 7 and 9, 20 of each age; 10 of each age in the second study) we have tested the possible influence of the fear of sanctions and the type of transgression (stealing and inflicting body injuries) on the attribution of emotions. Children were presented with stories that described transgressions and they were asked to answer how the transgressor felt. The fear of sanctions did not make a significant difference in attribution but the type of transgression did - more negative emotions were attributed for inflicting body injuries than for stealing. Positive emotions were explained with situational-instrumental explanations in 84% of cases while negative emotions were explained with moral explanations in 63,5%. Girls attributed more positive emotions (61%) than boys (39%). However, our main finding was that, for the aforementioned age groups, we did not find the HVP effect although it has regularly been registered in foreign studies. This finding denies the generalizability of the phenomenon and points to the significance of disciplining styles and, even more so, culture for children?s attribution of emotions to moral transgressors.

scholarly journals To study the views of doctors on heavy metal poisoning in Mumbai.

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suryabhan Shriram Dongre ◽  
Vidhyashree Thorat
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Soft Tissues ◽  
Free Form ◽  
Heavy Metal Poisoning ◽  
Metal Poisoning ◽  
Specific Alternative ◽  
Alternative Solutions ◽  
Type Response ◽  
Iron And Manganese

Aims and objectives: To study the views of Doctors on heavy metal poisoning in Mumbai      Material and methods: Heavy metals, like arsenic, lead, mercury, and others, are all around us. They’re in the ground we walk on, in the water we drink, and in the products we use every day. But high levels of most heavy metals can make you sick. While our bodies need small amounts of some heavy metals — such as  zinc, copper, chromium, iron, and manganese — toxic amounts are harmful. If our body's soft tissues accumulate too much of heavy metals, the resulting poisoning can cause serious damage. Though there are variety of medical uses of heavy metals, still each metal has its own side effects which disturb human health. We have to use  solid evidence that demonstrates the safety, efficacy, and effectiveness of specific alternative medicine . Also We have to study General biocompatibility (how metals react with human tissue) and Immunological biocompatibility (The adverse reaction due to an immunological  or allergic type response from metals). For the better study of heavy metal toxicity, we have carried out survey taking opinions of Doctors in Mumbai and Thane region. Observations: Commonly found views are  : In most of the medicines Doctors identify Lead as poisonous, Most of the metal poisoning cases occur accidentally, Ayurvedic medicines should be standardized by Ayurvedic parameters so that metals will not be in free form & never cause toxicity,  use of herbal preparations is the alternative to medicines containing metals. Conclusion: From the survey of heavy metal poisoning we conclude that there are herbal drugs which function as  the alternative solutions for the use of heavy metals , Other medicines can be used after the proper detoxification of heavy metals.

scholarly journals Facial Landmark Annotation and Fuzzy Model to Detect Players’ Focus

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alisson Steffens Henrique ◽  
Esteban Walter Gonzalez Clua ◽  
Rodrigo Lyra ◽  
Anita Maria da Rocha Fernandes ◽  
Rudimar Luis Scaranto Dazzi
Keyword(s):  
Fuzzy Model ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Important Research ◽  
Facial Landmark ◽  
Important Research Topic ◽  
Focus Detection ◽  
Data Log ◽  
Game Analytics

Game Analytics is an important research topic in digitalentertainment. Data log is usually the key to understand players’behavior in a game. However, alpha and beta builds may need aspecial attention to player focus and immersion. In this paper, wepropose t he us e of player’s focus detection, through theclassification of pictures. Results show that pictures can be usedas a new source of data for Game Analytics, feeding developerswith a better understanding of players enjoyment while in testingphases .

Trends and Transformations in European Agricultural Economy, Rural Communities and Food Sustainability in Context of New Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Reforms

2016 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Andrei Jean-Vasile ◽  
Alexandra Alecu
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Agricultural Policy ◽  
Common Agricultural Policy ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Economic Sector ◽  
Important Research ◽  
European Level ◽  
Agricultural Economy ◽  
Security Assurance ◽  
Important Research Topic

Agriculture continues to be quite a debate for the last two and a half decades at least at the European level and for Romania Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reforms has a big impact in developing the convergence to the European agricultural model. Agriculture becomes nowadays a multirole economic sector, with major implications on rural community's sustainability and on food security assurance. In this context, the transformations in European agricultural economy, rural communities and food sustainability in context of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reforms represent an important research topic in the context of EU-28 policy diversification from the larger context of Romanian approach.

Deriving Information System Security and Privacy From Value Cocreation Theory

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Christophe Feltus
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
System Architecture ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Important Research ◽  
Important Research Topic ◽  
Value Cocreation ◽  
The Relationship

Traditionally, the relationship between the company and its providers have for objective to generate value at the company side in exchange of money. This relationship is largely investigated through the vector of value chain. In this article, security and privacy cocreation (SPCC) is investigated as a specialization of value cocreation. Although it is an important research topic, and despite a plethora of research aiming at depicting the fundamental of SPCC, few contributions have been appeared until now in the area of a language to support SPCC design and deployment. However, such a language is necessary to describe elements of the information system, as well as their underlying dependencies. As a result, this article proposes extending an existing enterprise architecture language to support the process of decision-making and to allow understanding and analysis of the impacts associated to a change of the system architecture as a whole.

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