A Screening Procedure for the Selection of Recruits for Psychiatric Interview

1945 ◽  
Vol 91 (384) ◽  
pp. 290-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Desmond Curran ◽  
J. A. Fraser Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Disabilities ◽  
Screening Procedure ◽  
Considerable Proportion ◽  
Considerable Time ◽  
Psychiatric Interview ◽  
Preliminary Screening ◽  
Selection Of

In the opinion of psychiatrists it should be possible to detect at the time of recruitment a considerable proportion of those later destined to prove unsuitable owing to psychiatric disabilities. Examination by psychiatrists, however, takes a considerable time, and it is impossible for them to examine fully more than a certain proportion of entrants. Thus, in all countries during the war the need has been felt for a preliminary screening procedure to indicate those for whom a full psychiatric interview is desirable. It is the purpose of this paper to outline a method differing in certain ways from those previously described.

A Generic Procedure for the Assessment of the Effect of Concrete Admixtures on the Sorption of Radionuclides on Cement: Concept and Selected Results

2003 ◽  
Vol 807 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Glaus ◽  
A. Laube ◽  
L. R. Van Loon
Keyword(s):  
Screening Procedure ◽  
Concrete Admixtures ◽  
The Future ◽  
Selection Of

ABSTRACTA screening procedure is proposed for the assessment of the effect of concrete admixtures on the sorption of radionuclides on cement. The screening procedure focuses on a broad and generic assessment and can thus be used as a tool for the assessment of concrete admixtures possibly used in the future. The experimental feasibility of the screening procedure and the relevance of the results obtained are tested using a selection of superplasticisers and set modifiers. Selected results obtained for these admixtures are presented in this contribution.

scholarly journals “When should primary angiitis of the central nervous system (PACNS) be suspected?”: literature review and proposal of a preliminary screening algorithm

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (11) ◽  
pp. 3135-3148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Sarti ◽  
Antonella Picchioni ◽  
Roberta Telese ◽  
Marco Pasi ◽  
Ylenia Failli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Reports ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Neurological Deficits ◽  
Preliminary Screening ◽  
Screening Algorithm ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Primary Angiitis ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Selection Of

Abstract Background Primary angiitis of the CNS (PACNS) is a process causing variously combined neurological disturbances. Its rarity and kaleidoscopic presentation make it difficult to diagnose and even to suspect. Objective (1) To provide an up-to-date review on PACNS and (2) to create a preliminary screening algorithm based on clinical and radiological first-level data, useful to suspect PACNS and guide further investigations. Methods Review of PUBMED case series on PACNS, published from 2002 to 2017, collection of frequencies of clinical and neuroimaging features and calculation of median values. Classification of features as “major” or “minor” if frequency was higher or lower than median value. Combination of features in sets of criteria represented by all possible combinations of major and minor clinical and neuroradiological features. Application of criteria to published PACNS case reports and selection of the ones best identifying patients with definite PACNS. Results We reviewed 24 case series. “Major” clinical features were headache, stroke, cognitive impairment, focal neurological deficits; “minor” were seizures, altered consciousness, psychiatric disorders. “Major” neuroradiological features were multiple parenchymal lesions, parenchymal/meningeal contrast enhancement, magnetic resonance angiography vessel abnormalities, vessel wall enhancement; “minor” were parenchymal/subarachnoid hemorrhage, single parenchymal lesion. The selected sets of criteria able to identify all PACNS patients were (1) one clinical (major/minor) + one major neuroradiological feature; and (2) Two clinical (≥ 1 major) + one minor neuroradiological feature. Conclusion Our review provides a detailed clinical/neuroradiological picture of PACNS. The proposed algorithm should be regarded as a preliminary screening tool to move the first steps towards PACNS diagnosis that needs validation.

Quantitative Evaluation of Mechanical Oil Spill Cleanup Devices

1973 ◽  
Vol 1973 (1) ◽  
pp. 627-633
Author(s):  
J. J. Der ◽  
Douglas J. Graham
Keyword(s):  
Present Method ◽  
Narrow Range ◽  
Performance Data ◽  
Oil Removal ◽  
Open Area ◽  
Preliminary Screening ◽  
Accurate Performance ◽  
Oil Spill Cleanup ◽  
Final Selection ◽  
Selection Of

ABSTRACT A systematic quantitative method has been developed which can be used for preliminary screening and with the availability of more accurate performance data, used for final evaluation and selection of candidate oil removal devices. This method has been applied to various types of devices available commercially. Although the lack of precision in available performance data precludes selection between devices with close rating, an outstanding score of a device under the present method is an indication of its potential for further study or development. The result shows that for confined area operation inverted belts and a saucer weir with hydro-adjusting feature have high potential. A system based on the mechanized recovery of polyurethane foam rated high for the open area operation. The effectiveness indices for all of the open area devices considered fall in a narrow range, however, and final selection must be based on more accurate data from field and wave tank tests.

Antibiotic Identification by High Voltage Electrophoresis Bioautography

1985 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 1018-1020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony F Lott ◽  
Roy Smither ◽  
David R Vaughan
Keyword(s):  
High Voltage ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Micrococcus Luteus ◽  
Inhibition Zone ◽  
Preliminary Screening ◽  
Support Medium ◽  
Freeze Dried ◽  
Inhibition Zones ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
High Voltage Electrophoresis

Abstract The high voltage electrophoresis bioautography method is applicable to meat, milk, and animal feeds. Meat is freeze-dried, powdered, and extracted with acetonitrile-water (9 + 1), and the extract is concentrated by evaporation at room temperature. Milk is examined directly or following acetonitrile-water extraction. Feed is extracted with acetonitrile- water. Samples or extracts are applied to preliminary assay plates of antibiotic medium No. 1 at pH 6 and 8, seeded with Micrococcus luteus (ATCC 9341), M. luteus DHSR (ATCC 9341A), Bacillus cereus (ATCC 11778), or B. cereus K250 TR (NCIB 11183), and nutrient agar at pH 7 seeded with B. subtilis BGA. Inactivation of penicillinase indicates beta-Iactam antibiotics. Addition of trimethoprim increases sensitivity to sulfonamides. After 18-24 h incubation at 30°C, plates yielding clear inhibition zones guide selection of conditions for subsequent electrophoresis bioautography. Extracts are applied (5-100 |xL) to 10 mm diameter wells on electrophoresis plates 60 cm long and 40 cm wide, with a gel depth of 1.6 mm. The support medium is 1% agar and 1 % agarose in Tris/succinic acid buffers pH 6 and pH 8. A potential of 1500 V is applied for 1.5 h at 15°C. Following electrophoresis, the migrated antibiotics are visualized by over-layering with antibiotic medium No. 1, pH 6 or 8, seeded with M. luteus or B. cereus spore suspension; plates are incubated for 18-24 h at 30°C. Identification is based on results of preliminary screening together with electrophoretic migration distances and inhibition zone appearances compared with standards

Predicting Performance and Persistence in Hospice Volunteers

1989 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 467-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Lafer
Keyword(s):  
Discriminant Function ◽  
Discriminant Function Analysis ◽  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Function Analysis ◽  
Screening Procedure ◽  
Personality Measures ◽  
Hospice Volunteers ◽  
Predicting Performance ◽  
Selection Of

In a group of 75 prospective hospice volunteers, screened and accepted for training, those rated as performing satisfactorily differed significantly from those rated as performing unsatisfactorily or those who dropped out six months after completion of training. Discriminant function analysis indicated that a function consisting of death anxiety, tolerance, and flexibility significantly differentiated the three groups of volunteers. The satisfactory persisters demonstrated lower death anxiety, higher tolerance, and more moderate flexibility than unsatisfactory persisters or dropouts. Fifty (67%) of the 75 cases were correctly classified. These findings suggest that the inclusion of personality measures in the screening procedure could be useful in the selection of hospice volunteers.

Histamine and Cadaverine Production by Bacteria Isolated from Fresh and Frozen Albacore (Thunnus alalunga)

1999 ◽  
Vol 62 (8) ◽  
pp. 933-939 ◽  
Author(s):  
BEGOÑA BEN-GIGIREY ◽  
JUAN M. VIEITES BAPTISTA de SOUSA ◽  
TOMAS G. VILLA ◽  
JORGE BARROS-VELAZQUEZ
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
High Pressure Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Preliminary Screening ◽  
Albacore Tuna ◽  
Histamine Production ◽  
Thunnus Alalunga ◽  
Selection Of

Two hundred twenty-seven bacterial strains were isolated from fresh and frozen albacore stored either at −18 or −25°C and investigated for their abilities to produce biogenic amines. As a preliminary screening, all 227 strains were tested in either Niven or Niven modified medium, which allowed the selection of 25 presumptive histamine-producing strains. High-pressure liquid chromatography revealed that only 10 of the 25 strains selected were able to produce low histamine concentrations (<25 ppm) in tryptic soy broth medium supplemented with 2% histidine. None of the 25 strains tested produced putrescine or spermine, whereas 6 strains produced spermidine. Histamine production by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strain 25MC6 was not prevented at 4°C, and the levels of this amine reached concentrations of 25.8 ppm after 6 days. Three S. maltophilia strains showed strong lysine-decarboxylating activity. Their cadaverine formation capacity was determined by high-pressure liquid chromatography in tryptic soy broth supplemented with 1% lysine; this revealed that the three S. maltophilia strains tested produced more than 700 ppm of cadaverine during the first 24 h of incubation at 37°C. S. maltophilia strain 15MF, initially obtained from fresh albacore tuna, produced up to 2,399 ppm and 4,820 ppm of cadaverine after 24 and 48 h of incubation at 37°C, respectively. To our knowledge, this is the first report on histamine and cadaverine production by strains of the species S. maltophilia, previously known as Pseudomonas and Xanthomonas maltophilia, isolated from fresh and frozen albacore tuna.

scholarly journals Comparison of two different methods for gross alpha and beta activity determination in water samples

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marija M. Janković ◽  
Nataša B. Sarap ◽  
Gordana K. Pantelić ◽  
Dragana J. Todorović
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Screening Procedure ◽  
Beta Activity ◽  
Gross Beta ◽  
Gross Alpha ◽  
Preliminary Screening ◽  
Activity Determination ◽  
Activity Concentrations ◽  
Gross Alpha And Beta

AbstractMeasurement of the gross alpha and beta activity concentrations in various matrices is suitable as a preliminary screening procedure to determine whether further analysis related to specific radionuclide is necessary. In Serbia, according to current regulations, radioactivity concentrations in drinking water for gross alpha and gross beta should be < 0.5 and < 1.0 Bq L

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