OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), adapted to meet the unique needs of individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI), and modified for both group and telephone delivery. DESIGN Matched-controlled trial, with multiple measurements across participants, including pretreatment baseline assessment plus posttreatment and 1-month follow-up. SETTING Outpatient co...

BACKGROUND Many mental health surveys and clinical studies do not include a multi-attribute utility instrument (MAUI) that produces quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs). There is also some question about the sensitivity of the existing utility instruments to mental health. AIMS To compare the sensitivity of five commonly used MAUIs (Assessment of Quality of Life - Eight Dimension Scale (AQoL-8...

We present a sketch-based modeling system suitable for detail editing, based on a multilevel representation for surfaces. The main advantage of this representation allowing for the control of local (details) and global changes of the model. We used an adaptive mesh (4-8 mesh) and developed a label theory to construct a manifold structure, which is responsible for controlling local editing of th...

Ein Data-Race bezeichnet eine Situation, in der ein Thread auf ein Datum zugreift und gleichzeitig ein anderen Thread darauf schreibt.[5] In C++ ist seit dem C++11-Standard festgelegt, dass das Verhalten im Falle eines Data-Races undefiniert ist (siehe [2] §1.10/21). Weil undefinierte Zustände von kritischen Systemen in einer technikdurchdrungenen Gesellschaft wie der unseren zu beliebig großen...

Objective: In any struggling healthcare system, it is always the frontline workers—doctors, nurses, and paramedical staff – that are affected first. This study aimed to assess psychological impact—anxiety, stress, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) —among doctors working in COVID-19 wards underlying triggers a public hospital Karachi. Methods: Pre- post-survey methodologies were ...