Driver-initiated take-overs during critical evasion maneuvers in automated driving.

The aim of the current study is to investigate predictors and consequences of driver-initiated take-overs during automated evasion maneuvers. Literature on control transitions in automated driving has mainly focused on system-initiated take-overs. However, drivers may also initiate take-overs without take-over requests.

Low Magnesium Concentration Enforces Bone Calcium Deposition Irrespective of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D Concentration.

Efficient coordination between Mg and vitamin D maintains adequate Ca levels during lactation. This study explored the possible interaction between Mg (0.3, 0.

Driver-initiated take-overs during critical braking maneuvers in automated driving - The role of time headway, traction usage, and trust in automation.

Transitions of vehicle control between automated vehicle and driver remain a necessity in the near future. Most research focuses on system-initiated transitions of control. However, drivers may also actively decide to take over without being prompted by the automation.

Characterization and differentiation potential of mesenchymal stem cells isolated from multiple canine adipose tissue sources.

Background: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are undifferentiated cells that can give rise to a mesoderm lineage. Adipose-derived MSCs are an easy and accessible source for MSCs isolation, although each source of MSC has its own advantages and disadvantages. Our study identifies a promising source for the isolation and differentiation of canines MSCs.

Religiosity and mental health as aspects of comprehensiveness in care.

Objective: to understand how religiosity can influence the health of individuals diagnosed with mental disorders, based on comprehensive care.

Methods: this is an integrative literature review, with the inclusion of articles in Portuguese, English and Spanish, between 2010 and 2018.

Results: the critical analysis and qualitative synthesis of the 24 selected studies were categorized into two subtopics: The influence of religiosity in promoting comprehensive mental health care; Mental health versus religiosity: influencing conditions for effective access to comprehensive care.

The Combined Influence of Magnesium and Insulin on Central Metabolic Functions and Expression of Genes Involved in Magnesium Homeostasis of Cultured Bovine Adipocytes.

At the onset of lactation, dairy cows suffer from insulin resistance, insulin deficiency or both, similar to human diabetes, resulting in lipolysis, ketosis and fatty liver. This work explored the combined effects of different levels of magnesium (0.1, 0.

Motivation-Enhancing Psychotherapy for Inpatients With Anorexia Nervosa (MANNA): A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.

Patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) are frequently characterized by an unstable readiness to change and high ambivalence toward treatment. Enhancing readiness to behavioral change therefore plays an essential role for adherence to treatment especially for severely ill patients treated in inpatient settings. Therefore, a novel 10 week program for the individual psychotherapy sessions was designed using elements from motivational interviewing to be applied within the multidisciplinary inpatient treatment for patients with AN.

Perceived Stress Mediates the Relationship of Body Image and Depressive Symptoms in Individuals With Obesity.

Obesity is a world-wide increasing condition classified by a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m that is frequently accompanied by various somatic comorbidities as well as an increased risk for mental comorbidities. Studies show associations of obesity with symptoms of depression, lower quality of life, and higher (perceived) stress compared to the general population. Body image has also been shown to play an important role in eating and weight disorders.

IMPULS: Impulsivity-Focused Group Intervention to Reduce Binge Eating Episodes in Patients with Binge Eating Disorder - A Randomised Controlled Trial.

Background: Impulsivity is a risk factor for binge eating disorder, and binge eating (BE) equates to impulsive eating behaviour. Hence, we developed IMPULS, a cognitive behavioural group intervention focusing on impulsive eating.

Methods: We randomised 41 patients to the IMPULS group and 39 to the control group.

[Are Facebook Ratings Associated with Hospital Quality and Patient Satisfaction? A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Obstetrics Care in German Hospitals].

Objective: Social media websites, such as Facebook, have been gaining popularity. Little is known about the usefulness of such online ratings when searching for a hospital. We therefore assessed the association between online Facebook ratings and clinical quality of care measures as well as patient satisfaction for German hospitals in obstetrics care.

Stress experience and performance during an oral exam: the role of self-efficacy, threat appraisals, anxiety, and cortisol.

Background And Objectives: High self-efficacy may reduce emotional and physiological stress responses in the context of an examination. The present study investigated how these stress responses develop on an exam day, and sequential indirect effects between self-efficacy, threat appraisals, stress responses and performance.

Design And Methods: The sample comprised 92 students (46 women).

The effectiveness of contingency management in the treatment of patients with anorexia nervosa: A systematic review.

Contingency management in stipulating weight gain is routinely used in the treatment of anorexia nervosa, however, empirical investigations concerning its effectiveness have been scarce. This systematic review was conducted according to the PRISMA statement. Of N = 973 hits, 42 full-texts were included in the qualitative synthesis (11 theoretical texts, 19 case reports, 12 descriptive, cohort, and controlled trials).

[Impulsivity-focused Group Intervention to reduce Binge Eating Episodes in Patients with Binge Eating Disorder - A Group Training Program].

Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is an eating disorder where cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) could already show reliable efficacy. Relying on basic research, CBT interventions which especially focus on impulsivity could be effective, because binge eating episodes represent highly impulsive eating behaviour. For this reason, we developed a treatment concept about an impulsivity-focused behavioural group intervention for patients with BED, called IMPULS.

Impulsivity-focused group intervention to reduce binge eating episodes in patients with binge eating disorder: study protocol of the randomised controlled IMPULS trial.

Introduction: The core symptom of binge eating disorder (BED) is recurrent binge eating that is accompanied by a sense of loss of control. BED is frequently associated with obesity, one of the main public health challenges today. Experimental studies deliver evidence that general trait impulsivity and disorder-specific food-related impulsivity constitute risk factors for BED.

High Levels of Physical Activity in Anorexia Nervosa: A Systematic Review.

High level physical activity is a frequent symptom in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN), influencing the development, maintenance, complications, treatment success, relapse rate and severity of the disease. Accelerometry is assumed to be an objective method to assess physical activity (PA) in AN. We aimed to review objectively measured levels of PA in AN and to give an overview for clinical practice and future research.

Assessing Quality of Answers to a Global Subjective Well-being Question Through Response Times.

Many large-scale surveys measure subjective well-being (SWB) through a single survey item. This paper takes advantages of response time data to explore the relation between time taken to answer a single SWB item and the reliability and validity of answers to this SWB item. We found that reliability and validity of answers to the SWB item are low for fast respondents aged 70 and above and slow respondents between the age of 50 and 70.

Snapshots of Mixtures of Affective Experiences in a Day: Findings from the Health and Retirement Study.

In 2009, a representative subsample of participants in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS: N = 5333; Age 50-101) responded to a short day reconstruction self-administered questionnaire that asked about their time and experiences on seven activities the previous day. We evaluate the quality and reliability of responses to this 10-minute measure of experienced well-being and compare the properties and correlates of three intensity-based composites reflecting mixtures of activity-linked affective experiences (Mean Activity-Positive Affect, Activity-Negative Affect, and Net Affect), and a frequency-based index, Activity Affective Complexity, that summarizes the proportion of activities that include a mixture of positive and negative affective experiences regardless of intensity. On average, older adults reported that 36% of the activities in their day provided some mixture of feelings (e.

[Difficulties in adressing purging behaviour in the treatment of a patient with anorexia nervosa].

History And Clinical Findings: We report on a 24-year-old patient with secondary amenorrhoea, underweight (BMI 15,0 kg/m²), and a fear of weight gain, who used laxatives, diuretics, excessive sport and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) for weight regulation.

Examinations: On physical examination, cachexia, bradycardia, lanugo hair on face and back, and cyanosis of hands and feet were observed. In the laboratory findings, leukopenia, recurrent low potassium and an elevated mean corpuscular volume (MCV) were remarkable.

Thyroxine, shape, and weight: interaction of Graves' disease and bulimia nervosa.

Objective: A case of a 25-year-old woman with bulimia nervosa and Graves' disease is presented. Graves' disease is the cause of 50-80 % of hyperthyroidism. The disease is characterized by increases of thyroid hormone production, activation of the metabolism, and successive weight loss.

[Relapse prevention in anorexia nervosa].

Anorexia nervosa is characterised by high relapse rates and thus there is a need for strategies that reduce reoccurrence of illness. One way of achieving this is to integrate relapse prevention into treatment, but clearly this requires identification of risk and maintenance factors. The Maudsley Model of Anorexia Nervosa Treatment in Adults (MANTRA) by Schmidt & Treasure has 5 major treatment stages.

3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine induces a hyperthermic and hypermetabolic crisis in pigs with and without a genetic disposition for malignant hyperthermia.

Background: Clinical symptoms of acute 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) intoxication and malignant hyperthermia have many similarities. At present, however, there is contradictory evidence concerning the malignant hyperthermia trigger potency of MDMA.

Objective: This study was designed to investigate whether MDMA has malignant hyperthermia trigger potential and leads to malignant hyperthermia in pigs with or without a genetic predisposition to the condition.

Comparison of the therapeutic effectiveness of a dantrolene sodium solution and a novel nanocrystalline suspension of dantrolene sodium in malignant hyperthermia normal and susceptible pigs.

Background And Objective: Stopping trigger agents and prompt administration of dantrolene are the cornerstones of treatment of malignant hyperthermia. However, significant time is lost in treatment of the condition because of the cumbersome preparation and administration of the commercially available dantrolene sodium for injection. A potential improvement has become available in the form of a novel nanocrystalline dantrolene sodium suspension (DSS), which is 150 times more concentrated (50 mg ml(-1)) than the standard dantrolene sodium solution (0.

[When eating becomes a disease - Binge-eating-disorder as comorbid eating disorder in obesity - Case 07/2009].

History And Admission Findings: A 30-year-old obese female patient with binge eating behaviour, depressive symptoms and poorly regulated diabetes mellitus was admitted to the department of psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy

Investigations: The body mass index at time of admission was 38 kg/m(2). Fasting and postprandial blood glucose values were markedly increased. HbA(1c) level was 10.