Renal-dose dopamine: from hypothesis to paradigm to dogma to myth and, finally, superstition?

Acute renal failure (ARF) is common in the critically ill and is associated with a high mortality rate. Its pathogenesis is not understood. Because animal models use ischemia to induce experimental AR…

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Jones, D., & Bellomo, R. (2005). Renal-dose dopamine: from hypothesis to paradigm to dogma to myth and, finally, superstition?. J Intensive Care Med, 20(4), 199-211. https://doi.org/10.1177/0885066605276963

Living with a stranger's organ--views of the public and transplant recipients.

This comprehensive article is based on three previous studies on people's reactions on receiving transplants of various kinds: a survey of the public, in-depth interviews with informants recruited fro…

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Sanner, M. A. (2005). Living with a stranger's organ--views of the public and transplant recipients.. Ann Transplant, 10(1), 9-12.

Magical arts: the poetics of play.

The paper argues that links between play and magic in British Object Relations point to the persistence of aesthetic concerns within psychoanalysis. Magical thinking is present in British Object Relat…

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Jacobus, M. (2005). Magical arts: the poetics of play.. Psychoanal Hist, 7(1), 21-50. https://doi.org/10.3366/pah.2005.7.1.21

Influence of age of onset on clinical features in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

We compared early-onset and late-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patients in terms of demographic and clinical features. One hundred sixteen outpatients whose primary diagnosis was OCD accor…

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Tükel, R., Ertekin, E., Batmaz, S., Alyanak, F., Sözen, A., Aslantaş, B., Atli, H., & Ozyildirim, I. (2005). Influence of age of onset on clinical features in obsessive-compulsive disorder.. Depress Anxiety, 21(3), 112-7. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.20065

Thought-action fusion and its relationship to schizotypy and OCD symptoms.

Thought-action fusion (TAF) is a cognitive bias that has been linked to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Preliminary evidence suggests schizotypal traits may be associated with some types of OCD o…

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Lee, H. J., Cougle, J. R., & Telch, M. J. (2005). Thought-action fusion and its relationship to schizotypy and OCD symptoms.. Behav Res Ther, 43(1), 29-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2003.11.002

Spirituality in the Catholic workplace. Does it differ from the now-fashionable versions found in other organizations?

"Spirituality in the workplace" has become something of a fad in corporate America as companies seek to find a balance between their employees' personal beliefs and the bottom line. Does this newfound…

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Marceau, P. D. (2005). Spirituality in the Catholic workplace. Does it differ from the now-fashionable versions found in other organizations?. Health Prog, 86(3), 18-21.

A human galaxy: a prehistory of the future.

In the very long term, how could humans colonise the Galaxy? Colonisation cannot be centrally controlled; deeper drives must be tapped. It may take centuries to colonise the nearest stars: it may be a…

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Baxter, S. (2005). A human galaxy: a prehistory of the future.. J Br Interplanet Soc, 58(3-4), 138-42.

Risk factors for transition to first episode psychosis among individuals with 'at-risk mental states'.

Recently developed criteria have been successful at identifying individuals at imminent risk of developing a psychotic disorder, but these criteria lead to 50-60% false positives. This study investiga…

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Mason, O., Startup, M., Halpin, S., Schall, U., Conrad, A., & Carr, V. (2004). Risk factors for transition to first episode psychosis among individuals with 'at-risk mental states'.. Schizophr Res, 71(2-3), 227-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2004.04.006

Characterization of LytA-like N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidases from two new Streptococcus mitis bacteriophages provides insights into the properties of the major pneumococcal autolysin.

Two new temperate bacteriophages exhibiting a Myoviridae (phiB6) and a Siphoviridae (phiHER) morphology have been isolated from Streptococcus mitis strains B6 and HER 1055, respectively, and partially…

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Romero, P., LĂłpez, R., & GarcĂ­a, E. (2004). Characterization of LytA-like N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidases from two new Streptococcus mitis bacteriophages provides insights into the properties of the major pneumococcal autolysin.. J Bacteriol, 186(24), 8229-39. https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.186.24.8229-8239.2004

A model of teaching and learning in the operating theatre.

INTRODUCTION: This paper extends the work of an earlier publication by the same author which reported the findings of a case study designed to investigate how medical students learn and are taught in …

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Lyon, P. (2004). A model of teaching and learning in the operating theatre.. Med Educ, 38(12), 1278-87. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2929.2004.02020.x

On the limitations of redundancies in the improvement of system reliability.

Some program managers share a common belief that adding a redundant component to a system reduces the probability of failure by half. This is true only if the failures of the redundant components are …

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Paté-Cornell, M. E., Dillon, R. L., & Guikema, S. D. (2004). On the limitations of redundancies in the improvement of system reliability.. Risk Anal, 24(6), 1423-36. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0272-4332.2004.00539.x

The Psychology of Confessions: A Review of the Literature and Issues.

Recently, in a number of high-profile cases, defendants who were prosecuted, convicted, and sentenced on the basis of false confessions have been exonerated through DNA evidence. As a historical matte…

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Kassin, S. M., & Gudjonsson, G. H. (2004). The Psychology of Confessions: A Review of the Literature and Issues.. Psychol Sci Public Interest, 5(2), 33-67. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1529-1006.2004.00016.x