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H H Blumberg

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PubMed2000

The affective dimension of response elicitation data: a projective measure.

In this research, the Rorschach Affective Ratio, a measure for frequency of response elicitation, was used to examine the affective dimension of response elicitation data. The purpose of this study was to apply the Rorschach Affective Ratio to an examination of the psychodynamic roots of political behavior. This measure compares the number of responses to colored cards, considered as emotional stimuli, with those revealed by the other (black and white) cards of the test. Israeli undergraduates (N = 26) completed a questionnaire composed of 20 questions about peace. Participants who were more supportive of the peace process in the Middle East were found to have a lower Affective Ratio than those who were less supportive. This result suggests that measurable affective aspects may be as important as cognitive aspects of response elicitation in understanding an individual's political attitudes.

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PubMed1981

Components of variance in polydrug use.

Forty-seven people who first attended any London drug clinic in 1971 were asked at what age they first used various drugs and how frequently each was used during every subsequent year. For age of first use, substantial significant variance components due both to drugs and subjects and to the interaction between them confirmed that certain substances were commonly tried at an earlier age, that some subjects consistently used all drugs earlier than did other subjects, and that there were numerous exceptions to these regularities. For initial frequencies of use, much of the variance was due to the interaction of drugs and subjects--meaning, in effect, that various subjects had preferences (or sources of supply) for different drugs, even though nominally all were polydrug users attending opiate clinics. However, very little variance in frequency was due to years of use or its two-way interactions with drugs or subjects. That is, once established, drugs tended to be used at about the same frequency levels over a 3-year period. The conclusions seem reasonably robust despite the comparatively small sample.

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PubMed1980

[The therapy of the rectum-carcinoma of the aged (author's transl)].

Elder people are most treated on cancer of the rectum. Therapeutic chances could be used better. Unfortunately there is a delay between first symptoms and beginning of therapy, in 50% of the debit of the doctors. Simple examinations like digital inquiry could be done by each physician. In 40% of carcinoma of rectum there are regional lymphonodoli; they make the chance of healing sinking. Radical surgery is the best therapy, but often not possible. Above 10-12 cm a resection with end-to-end anastomosis should be done. Single distant metastases are no reason to prevent operation. Palliative transabdominal extirpation of the tumor should be attempted in most of the cases. Anus praeter should be least form of palliative therapy in surgery of rectum-cancer. Local recidives are particular property of colorectal Carcinoma, they make difficulties in many cases.

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PubMed1979

[Parenteral protein substitution in tumor patients].

The substitution of protein deficiency by a standardized dosage of 48...60 g human albumin and 160 g amino acids divided over 4 days is hardly less effective as the substitution by the same dosage of amino acids alone. Insignificant differences of the preoperative und postoperative effect of the substitution therapy in patients with tumors of esophagus or stomach and colorectal cancer are discussed and seem to confirm the conclusion to perform the parenteral substitution of protein deficiency economical better only by the administration of amino acid solutions. The additional administration of non-protein calories in the meaning of parenteral nutrition seems to be dispensable if the simultaneous enteral alimentation satisfies these requirements. The relative substitution dosage of amino acids should not fall below 2,5 g . kg-1 divided over 4 days.

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