Direct nanoimprint of chalcogenide glasses with optical functionalities via solvent-based surface softening.

Chalcogenide glasses are attractive materials for optical applications. However, these applications often require patterning of the surface with functional micro-/ nanostructures. Such patterning is challenging by traditional microfabrication methods.

Terrified of Group Therapy: Investigating Obstacles to Entering or Leading Groups.

Despite substantial evidence that group therapy is effective, many individuals are reluctant to join groups, and clinicians are reluctant to refer patients to them or to lead a group themselves. This article investigates the obstacles to participation in group therapy. It focuses primarily on the deeply personal elements of this hesitation for potential group members, which include social anxiety, fear of anger from other group members, dread of experiencing shame or humiliation, and desire for individual attention.

Surface plasticizing of chalcogenide glasses: a route for direct nanoimprint with multifunctional antireflective and highly hydrophobic structures.

Chalcogenide glasses are attractive materials for optical applications. However, these applications often require pattering of the surface with functional micro-/ nanostructures, which is challenging by traditional microfabrication. Here, we present a novel, robust, and scalable approach for the direct patterning of chalcogenide glasses, based on soft imprinting of a solvent-plasticized glass layer formed on the glass surface.

Tissue- and Condition-Specific Isoforms of Mammalian Cytochrome Oxidase Subunits: From Function to Human Disease.

Cytochrome oxidase (COX) is the terminal enzyme of the electron transport chain and catalyzes the transfer of electrons from cytochrome to oxygen. COX consists of 14 subunits, three and eleven encoded, respectively, by the mitochondrial and nuclear DNA. Tissue- and condition-specific isoforms have only been reported for COX but not for the other oxidative phosphorylation complexes, suggesting a fundamental requirement to fine-tune and regulate the essentially irreversible reaction catalyzed by COX.

AGPA at 75: Past, Present, and Future.

This special issue of IJGP celebrates the 75th anniversary of the founding of AGPA in 1942. We asked clinicians representing 18 group therapy models to apply their knowledge of the model to a clinical vignette. Their responses to the eight questions were often illuminating.

Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Effects of (-)-Epicatechin and Other Polyphenols in Cancer, Inflammation, Diabetes, and Neurodegeneration.

With recent insight into the mechanisms involved in diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, stroke, neurodegenerative diseases, and diabetes, more efficient modes of treatment are now being assessed. Traditional medicine including the use of natural products is widely practiced around the world, assuming that certain natural products contain the healing properties that may in fact have a preventative role in many of the diseases plaguing the human population. This paper reviews the biological effects of a group of natural compounds called polyphenols, including apigenin, epigallocatechin gallate, genistein, and (-)-epicatechin, with a focus on the latter.

Projective identification simplified: recruiting your shadow.

One of the many gifts of Anne Alonso was her ability to simplify the practice of psychotherapy for her students so that it was accessible without being “dumbed down.” In that spirit, I hope to simplify the murky concept of projective identification so it is readily useable for therapists, especially, in this article, for group therapists. I describe how I teach the concept, which includes the use of visual aids (cartoons, TV and movie clips, and diagrams), and suggest that we replace it with a construct which is less murky and, as a result, more accessible.