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K McCann

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PubMed1985

The psycho-social consequences of intermittent husband absence: an epidemiological study.

This paper examines the psycho-social effects on wives of their husbands' intermittent absence on off-shore oil rigs. It is based on data gathered from a random sample of wives living in the Aberdeen area, and it proceeds in three stages. The analysis begins with a comparison between wives whose husbands work on- and off-shore, it goes on to examine differential reaction to husband absence in the off-shore group and concludes with an attempt to estimate prevalence of the 'intermittent husband syndrome'. All the available evidence suggests that the psycho-social effects of intermittent husband absence have been exaggerated. The mental and physical health of wives of men working off-shore was similar in most respects to the health of wives whose husbands work on-shore. Within the sample of wives whose husbands worked off-shore those most affected by intermittent husband absence were 'Novices' (newly married wives with preschool children and no previous experience of husband absence), those with outside employment and those experiencing irregular absences. But even among such groups with fairly pronounced mood and behaviour changes there was little evidence of raised levels of morbidity. When defined in terms of specified levels of reactivity, marital conflict and morbidity prevalence of the 'intermittent husband syndrome' was found to be around 10%.

Adjustment Disorders↗
PubMed1985

Oil wives and intermittent husbands.

An investigation was conducted in the Aberdeen area on wives of oil men working either off-shore or on-shore. No differences were found in measures of general health; but 'off-shore wives' were shown to experience mood and behavioural changes, linked to the pattern of swiftly recurring partings and reunions. While a majority of such wives appeared to tolerate or even thrive on their style of life, 10% had reactions sufficiently pronounced to deserve the label of Intermittent Husband Syndrome or 'caseness'. Many others would have benefited from more effective preventive and support services.

Adult↗
PubMed1983

Facilitation of kindled seizures in rats fed choline-supplemented diets.

Different groups of rats were maintained on choline-deprived (CD), choline-supplemented (CS) or standard rat chow diets beginning at a body weight of approximately 100 g, and electrically kindled in the amygdala beginning not less than 40 days later. The CS group kindled significantly faster than the CD group, whereas the CD and chow-fed groups did not differ in their rate of kindling. This result is consistent with both the known effects of the dietary manipulation of choline on brain acetylcholine level, and the idea that acetylcholine has a role in amygdaloid kindling.

Amygdala↗
PubMed1981

Plasmid-mediated UV-protection in Myxococcus xanthus.

Plasmid R46 was successfully transferred from Escherichia coli K=12 into myxococcus xanthus strain MD-1 but not into M. xanthus strain XK. Plasmid R68.45 was transferred from E. coli K-12 into both strains of M. xanthus. The effects of these plasmids on survival of M. xanthus after ultraviolet (UV)-244 nm irradiation, the ability of M. xanthus to reactivate irradiated myxophages, and weigle reactivation of UV-irradiated effect on UV survival of M. xanthus, but increased the host's ability to reactivation irradiated myxophages. Plasmid R68.45 protected M. xanthus strains MD-1 and XK against the lethal effects of UV irradiation and also increased the host's ability to reactivate irradiated myxophages.

Bacteriophages↗