Despite the importance of Bowen theory (M.Bowen, 1976,1978; M. E. Kerr&Bowen, 1988) in the field of family therapy, there have been relatively few studies to date examining its constructs or propositions. To fill this gap, a self-report instrument, the Differentiation of Self Inventory (DSI) has been developed. The DSI is a multidimensional measure of differentiation that focuses specifically o...

Histological studies have shown that the myocardium consists of an array of crossing helical fiber tracts. Changes in myocardial fiber architecture occur in ischemic heart disease and heart failure, and can be imaged non-destructively with diffusion-encoded MR. Several diffusion-encoding schemes have been developed, ranging from scalar measurements of mean diffusivity to a 6-dimensional imaging...

[1] We analyzed dSi of dissolved silicate for eight water column profiles across the Southern Ocean (south of Australia in spring 2001) from the Seasonal Ice Zone (SIZ) north to the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ), including the first isotopic compositions measured for Si-depleted seawaters. All profiles display mixed layer enrichments in heavy Si isotopes relative to deep water in accordance with pref...

OBJECTIVE to validate the dynamic spectral imaging (DSI) colposcope's colour-coded map in discriminating high- from low-grade cervical lesions and non-neoplastic tissue. DESIGN prospective, comparative, multicentre clinical trial. SETTING the colposcopy clinics of three Dutch hospitals. POPULATION women of 18 years or over with an intact cervix, referred for colposcopy. METHODS during a...

BACKGROUND The cerebellum is a complex structure that can be affected by several congenital and acquired diseases leading to alteration of its function and neuronal circuits. Identifying the structural bases of cerebellar neuronal networks in humans in vivo may provide biomarkers for diagnosis and management of cerebellar diseases. OBJECTIVES To define the anatomy of intrinsic and extrinsic c...

We compared self-reported handicap (Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly, HHIE) scores before and after a 6-week period of hearing aid use in subjects drawn from a pool of 115 elderly persons with hearing impairment. Study patients (PTs) were divided into two categories according to whether scores on a dichotic listening test (Dichotic Sentence Identification Test, DSI) were normal or abn...

BACKGROUND Young patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) display an attenuated heart rate recovery (HRR) during the first minute (HRR-1) and the first 2 min (HRR-2) postexercise. We sought to compare determinants of HRR-1 and HRR-2 in OSAS and to assess whether these associations depend on age. METHODS Exercise testing with measurements of HRR-1 and HRR-2 was performed in 54 pat...

Background: Although Daily Sedation Interruption (DSI) is associated with better physical outcomes, many intensive care (ICU) survivors continue to suffer from cognitive impairment in and beyond ICU; neither has the meaning patients attach to the experience of cognitive impairment been extensively explored in the context of DSI. Objective: To gain an understanding of and uncover the experience ...

We aimed to determine the associations between dietary sodium intake (DSI), potassium (DPI), ratio of DSI/DPI and prevalent kidney stone disease defined as self-report any previous episode stone.

Enhancement of presynaptic Ca(2+) signals is widely recognized as a potential mechanism for heterosynaptic potentiation of neurotransmitter release. Here we show that stimulation of a serotonergic interneuron increased spike-evoked Ca(2+) in a manner consistent with its neuromodulatory effect on synaptic transmission. In the gastropod mollusk, Tritonia diomedea, stimulation of a serotonergic do...