BACKGROUND Obsessive-compulsive disorder typically begins early in life and has a chronic course. Despite the need for long-term treatment, the information about therapeutic effect on different clinical subtypes is limited. METHODS Consecutive outpatients with obsessive-compulsive disorder were evaluated for response to a two-month fluoxetine therapy course by Yale-Brown obsessive-compulsive ...

White Etch Cracking (WEC) is a severe and unpredictable failure mode affecting bearings in various industrial sectors. In this work, accelerated WEC laboratory tests have been performed using FE8 type test rigs with ceramic rollers to the resistance of different bearing materials, materials quality roughness. It demonstrated that method can reliably consistently provoke commercially available w...

To address the diversity of microplate washing requirements, BioTek has developed the ELx405TM, a family of microplate washers that provides versatility, as well as dedicated capabilities. The ELx405 Select Microplate Washer uses a patented manifold design which provides independent control of aspirate and dispense tube location and height enabling bubble free fluid dispense and overflow protec...

In recent years the municipal government of Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, has come to make “development” a priority. Of particular importance to the municipality has been environmental conservation and sustainability, specifically with regards to the deteriorating condition of Lake Atitlan. To achieve this goal, the mayor of Santiago Atitlan has jumpstarted several programs such as trash removal...

Distribution of chemokine receptors CCR5 and CXCR4, which are also coreceptors for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 invasion of cells, was measured on the surfaces of CD4(+) T cells and monocytes in peripheral blood samples from a group of Kenyan car washers. Patients with active schistosomiasis displayed higher cell surface densities of these receptors than did cured schistosomiasis patients.

OBJECTIVE We aimed at examining the utility of checking and washing compulsions as markers of valid subtypes of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). METHODS One hundred and six patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder were evaluated with a socio-demographic and clinical questionnaire, the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV, the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale, the Clinical Glob...

INTRODUCTION Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a complex and heterogeneous neuropsychiatric syndrome. Contamination obsessions and washing/cleaning compulsions are the most frequent clinical OCD subtypes. The current study aimed at examining the neuropsychological impairments in drug-naive obsessive-compulsive (OC) washers without depressive symptoms and their association with the severity...

Introduction. Wood, being an affordable and renewable material characterized by high strength characteristics, is used in construction for both residential non-residential buildings, as well various structures. The durability of buildings based on wooden structures largely depend the reliability joints between elements. At present, types nodal all exhibit certain advantages disadvantages, calli...