In this work we present a framework for on-the-fly video transcoding that exploits computer vision-based techniques to adapt the Web access to the user requirements. The proposed transcoding approach aims at coping both with user bandwidth and resources capabilities, and with user interests in the video’s content. We propose an object-based semantic transcoding that, according to user-defined c...

Seeking Safety is a therapeutic approach for addressing co-occurring substance use disorder (SUD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that focuses on establishing safety for the individual (Najavits, 2002). Seeking Safety is a manualized therapy, which means that a manual is followed to ensure that treatment follows the same steps for each session. It combines cognitive behavioural therap...

the aim of the present study was to determine the presence of helicobacter species in different parts of gastrointestinal tract, hepatobiliary system and pancreas of stray cats. six different sites at the level of genus, gastric (h. heilmannii and h. felis) and enterohepatic species of helicobacter were investigated in six cats using species-specific primers by polymerase chain reaction (pcr). ...

background: cats and other felines act as definitive hosts for many intestinal parasites, some of which are responsible for several zoonotic diseases.  the aim of this study was to determine the type and prevalence of protozoa and gastrointestinal helminthes among stray cats. methods: a cross sectional study was conducted. digestive tracts of 100 stray cats in zanjan province, north-west of ira...

BACKGROUND Appraisal and coping following a disaster are important factors in children's post-traumatic stress (PTS) symptoms. However, little is known about predictors of disaster coping responses. This study examined stress-load, appraisals and coping styles measured prior to the September 11 terrorist attacks as predictors of 9/11-specific appraisals, coping and PTS. METHODS A community sa...

Aim: To describe the complex phenomena of coping involving the stressors, influencing factors, and responses of coping via a mid-range theory Background: Previous models have presented the concepts of coping, this model expands previous models, creates a revision which is more complex and more comprehensive than previous work. Design: Model includes components of initial stressors, key critical...

Objectives: To examine the relationships among preinjury and postinjury stress, coping, personality, mood state, and rehabilitation adherence. Design: Participants completed measures of preinjury life-event stress, social-support satisfaction, dispositional optimism, and mood state. Injured athletes completed postinjury measures of mood state, coping methods, and cognitive appraisals of stress ...

Various factors have an influence on which coping strategies are mobilized under specific circumstances, among others, age and gender. The present paper focuses on the interrelationships between the ways of coping and some health-related variables in adolescence. Data were collected among secondary school students (n = 1039) in Szeged, Hungary: Factor analysis of the shortened and adapted versi...

Personality psychology addresses views of human nature and individual differences. Biological and goal-based views of human nature provide an especially useful basis for construing coping; the five-factor model of traits adds a useful set of individual differences. Coping-responses to adversity and to the distress that results-is categorized in many ways. Meta-analyses link optimism, extraversi...

Effective coping during athletic competition has been shown to benefit performance. This study was designed to investigate the direct and indirect effects of personality and achievement motivation on athletes’ coping style. Elliot’s Hierarchical Model of Approach and Avoidance Motivation (Elliot, 1999; Elliot & Church, 1997) was used as the framework to assess participants’ (N=258) temperament ...