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Constructions of Nonagency in the Clients’ Initial Problem Formulations at the Outset of Psychotherapy
2019
This multiple case study investigated how clients construct nonagentic positions when formulating their problems in the beginning of their first psychotherapy session. The initial problem formulations of nine clients entering psychotherapy were analyzed with a detailed model drawing on discursive methodology, the 10 Discursive Tools model (10DT). We found ten problem formulation categories, each one distinguished by the tool from the 10DT model primarily used to construct nonagency. All clients gave several problem formulations from different categories and constructed nonagentic positions with a variety of discursive tools. When the resulting problem formulation categories were read in com…
The two-loop supersymmetric corrections to lepton anomalous magnetic and electric dipole moments
2006
Using the effective Lagrangian method, we analyze the electroweak corrections to the anomalous dipole moments of lepton from some special two-loop topological diagrams which are composed of neutralino (chargino) - slepton (sneutrino) in the minimal supersymmetric extension of the standard model (MSSM). Considering the translational invariance of the inner loop momenta and the electromagnetic gauge invariance, we get all dimension 6 operators and derive their coefficients. After applying equations of motion to the external leptons, the anomalous dipole moments of lepton are obtained. The numerical results imply that there is a parameter space where the two-loop supersymmetric corrections to …
Human cysticercosis and larval tropism of Taenia asiatica
2000
Taenia solium, T. saginata and the recently discovered T. asiatica1xTaiwan Taenia and taeniasis. Fan, P.C. Parasitol. Today. 1988; 4: 86–88Abstract | Full Text PDF | PubMed | Scopus (61)See all References, 2xMorphologic descriptions of Taenia asiatica sp. n.. Eom, K.S. and Rim, H.J. Korean J. Parasitol. 1993; 31: 1–6Crossref | PubMedSee all References, 3xMorphological description of Taenia saginata asiatica (Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae) from man in Asia. Fan, P.C. et al. J. Helminthol. 1995; 69: 299–303Crossref | PubMed | Scopus (44)See all References, are species of taeniid cestodes whose adult stages are known to infect humans. Less clear is whether the eggs of T. asiatica also infect human…
CKM matrix and fermion masses in the dualized standard model
1997
A Dualized Standard Model recently proposed affords a natural explanation for the existence of Higgs fields and of exactly 3 generations of fermions, while giving at the same time the observed fermion mass hierarchy together with a tree-level CKM matrix equal to the identity matrix. It further suggests a method for generating from loop corrections the lower generation masses and nondiagonal CKM matrix elements. In this paper, the proposed calculation is carried out to 1-loop. It is found first that with the method suggested one can account readily for the masses of the second generation fermions as a `leakage' from the highest generation. Then, with the Yukawa couplings fixed by fitting the…
Practices in research, surveillance and control of neglected tropical diseases by One Health approaches: A survey targeting scientists from French-sp…
2021
One health (OH) approaches have increasingly been used in the last decade in the fight against zoonotic neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). However, descriptions of such collaborations between the human, animal and environmental health sectors are still limited for French-speaking tropical countries. The objective of the current survey was to explore the diversity of OH experiences applied to research, surveillance and control of NTDs by scientists from French-speaking countries, and discuss their constraints and benefits. Six zoonotic NTDs were targeted: echinococcoses, trypanosomiases, leishmaniases, rabies, Taenia solium cysticercosis and leptospiroses. Invitations to fill in an online q…
Strategic Analysis Tools Application at SMEs in Ecuador
2015
This article explores the nature and scope of Strategic Analysis Tools (SAT) application in SMEs located in emerging countries such as Ecuador (where there are no formal studies on the subject). It is intended to assess which of the instruments utilized by these firms may contribute to formulate strategic options and which of them create awareness of relevant risks or distress specifically about continuity concerning their operations. Through the application of a survey to an intentional sample-selection of SMEs in Quito-Ecuador we analyzed the consciousness over these instruments to facilitate the creation of strategic options, their contribution to assess their competitive position and th…
Microscopic calculations of isospin-breaking corrections to superallowed beta-decay
2011
The superallowed beta-decay rates that provide stringent constraints on physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics are affected by nuclear structure effects through isospin-breaking corrections. The self-consistent isospin- and angular-momentum-projected nuclear density functional theory is used for the first time to compute those corrections for a number of Fermi transitions in nuclei from A=10 to A=74. The resulting leading element of the CKM matrix, |V_{ud}|= 0.97447(23), agrees well with the recent result by Towner and Hardy [Phys. Rev. C {\bf 77}, 025501 (2008)].
Un outil sensoriel pour la mesure des préférences vis-à-vis du gras, du salé et du sucré
2012
La surconsommation d'aliments gras, salés ou sucrés est nuisible à la santé, et, même si elles sont entendues du public, les recommandations nutritionnelles visant à éviter ces comportements à risque restent trop partiellement suivies. On peut alors s’interroger sur les déterminants de ces comportements alimentaires et plus spécifiquement sur le plaisir apporté par la consommation des aliments considérés comme gras, salés ou sucrés. En effet, les matières grasses, le sucre et le sel induisent les propriétés sensorielles de l’aliment (goût, texture, palatabilité) et contribuent au plaisir lors de la consommation, parfois en contradiction avec les préoccupations nutritionnelles. Entre le plai…
Elastic Constants of Quantum Solids by Path Integral Simulations
2000
Two methods are proposed to evaluate the second-order elastic constants of quantum mechanically treated solids. One method is based on path-integral simulations in the (NVT) ensemble using an estimator for elastic constants. The other method is based on simulations in the (NpT) ensemble exploiting the relationship between strain fluctuations and elastic constants. The strengths and weaknesses of the methods are discussed thoroughly. We show how one can reduce statistical and systematic errors associated with so-called primitive estimators. The methods are then applied to solid argon at atmospheric pressures and solid helium 3 (hcp, fcc, and bcc) under varying pressures. Good agreement with …
Taenia asiatica: the Most Neglected Human Taenia and the Possibility of Cysticercosis
2013
Not only Taenia solium and Taenia saginata, but also Taenia asiatica infects humans. The last species is not included in the evaluation of the specificity of the immunodiagnostic techniques for taeniasis/cysticercosis. There is currently no specific immunodiagnostic method for T. asiatica available. Therefore, due to the fact that molecular techniques (the only tool to distinguish the 3 Taenia species) are normally not employed in routine diagnostic methods, the 2 questions concerning T. asiatica (its definite geographic distribution and its ability to cause human cysticercosis), remain open, turning T. asiatica into the most neglected agent of human taeniasis-cysticercosis.