The current study examined the role battle experiences and personal resources play in the development of combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). For this purpose, battle experiences (battle stress, military unit environment) and personal resources (coping styles, causal attribution) were assessed two years after the 1982 Lebanon War in three groups of male Israeli frontline soldier...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), panic disorder and phobia manifest in ways that are consistent with an uncontrollable state of fear. Impaired memory for elements of the traumatic experience is a core feature of PTSD, and clinical complaints of memory impairment for non-trauma-related stimuli are common. Several studies have documented generalized memory impairment among patients with com...

The current study tested the stress-reactivity extension of response styles theory of depression (Nolen-Hoeksema Journal of Abnormal Psychology 100:569-582, 1991) in a sample of high-risk children and early adolescents from a vulnerability-stress perspective using a multi-wave longitudinal design. In addition, we examined whether obtained results varied as a function of either age or sex. Durin...

This paper presents the development of a wireless temperature acquisition system for the laser cutting processing of an advanced engineering material. The wireless system effectively automates the temperature monitoring activities. The system is comprised of hardware, software, and a personal computer (PC). The wireless system module architecture consists of a power subsystem, a sensor subsyste...

Design, Settings, and Participants: Randomized, controlled experiment consisted of assessment, training intervention, and post-training assessment. Volunteer participants (n=23, mean age=54) were recruited from various locations across the US. Training and testing were conducted on each participant’s personal computer to simulate conditions of actual use. Both groups used computers on a regular...

Separation anxiety disorder (SAD) is characterized by developmentally inappropriate and excessive anxiety concerning separation from home or those to whom the individual is attached. Literature suggests that child attachment and anxiety symptoms are related. The aim of this study is to discover which symptoms of separation anxiety were associated with avoidant and/or ambivalent attachment. A to...

A multiple criteria decision support system has been developed and implemented on the personal computer. Three interactive methods of increasing complexity are realized. The main applications of the system were in the scope of decisions on the best energy development strategy for Lithuania.

Background and aims: Many factors could affect on the health status. This study aimed to assess the general health status of high-school students in Ilam province in 2014. Methods:This cross– sectional study determined the general health status of high-school students in Ilam, located in west of Iran in 2014. The samples were selected by multi-stage random sampling method. Data were collected ...

background and aims: many factors could affect on the health status. this study aimed to assess the general health status of high-school students in ilam province in 2014. methods:this cross– sectional study determined the general health status of high-school students in ilam, located in west of iran in 2014. the samples were selected by multi-stage random sampling method. data were collected b...