In this article we describe our experience of group psychotherapy for patients afflicted with multiple sclerosis in the care of the Centre of Multiple Sclerosis of the Don Gnocchi Foundation in Milan, and an experience of psychological support to the patients' families. Multiple sclerosis, with its disability, chronic and unforeseeable features, brings about a series of changes in the patient's...

Regular physical activity is recommended for all individuals, but asthmatic athletes face special challenges in managing their disorder while practicing sport. In athletes, a diagnosis of asthma is crucial because of potential implications not only on their general health, but also on their competing performance. However, it is often challenging due to heterogeneity in asthma expression [1], as...

Every year a great amount of money is expended for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of roads and pavements in most countries. Besides, making an ideal decision on this based on the types of failures determined, takes too long. The rough-set theory is an e ective tool for the analysis of information systems in a Pavement Management System (PMS) database gained by both objective and subjecti...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this article was to explore women's experiences in biomedical consultations for menopause symptoms, with a particular focus on how hormone therapy (HT) featured during the encounter. METHODS Semistructured interviews were conducted with 39 women, and data were analyzed using a qualitative strategy referred to as Thematic Networks. RESULTS Several participants whose meno...

In spite of increasing demands for service, many municipal street departments in Iowa have faced budget shortfalls due to revenue limitations. These budget shortfalls do not allow them to maintain an aging street system adequately without careful planning. Thin maintenance surface (TMS) techniques have been developed to extend pavement life by mitigating existing distresses. TMS techniques, suc...

Government agencies and consulting companies in charge of pavement management face the challenge of maintaining pavements in serviceable conditions throughout their life from the functional and structural standpoints. For this, the assessment and prediction of the pavement conditions are crucial. This study proposes a neuro-fuzzy model to predict the performance of flexible pavements using the ...

Ab.structIn the case of a life-threatening event, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may develop, causing the patient to experience panic and anxiety as well as social, occupational or other distresses. We look to investigate the role of sleep in the onset of PTSD and how it affects human autonomic functions. Specifically, this paper focuses on analysis of the heart rate variability in order ...

BACKGROUND Leukemia and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) create physical, psychological, social, and spiritual distresses in patients. Understanding this threatening situation in adults with leukemia undergoing HSCT will assist health care professionals in providing holistic care to the patients. OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was exploring the perceived threat in adult...

The therapeutic immunopharmacological potential of glutathione in the alveolar epithelium is not well characterized. We developed an in vitro model of fetal alveolar type II epithelial cells to investigate the effect of redox disequilibrium on chemioxyexcitation (DeltapO(2)/ROS) induced up-regulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Buthionine sulfoximine, an irreversible inhibitor of gamma-gluta...

OBJECTIVE To find out stressful events related to anesthesia and psychological responses in anesthesia personnel. MATERIAL AND METHOD Three hundred fifty three nurses and 286 doctors from all over the country who currently working in operating theatres participated in this study. Research tools comprised of interactive online anesthesia-related and psychological stress tests. Data were analyz...