A Suspicious Feature of the Popper/Miller Argument

1990 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 535-536 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. J. Good
Keyword(s):  
Suspicious Feature

scholarly journals Pilomatrixoma, a Rare Mimicker of Male Breast Cancer

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Aurela Clark ◽  
Rebecca Leddy ◽  
Laura Spruill ◽  
Abbie Cluver
Keyword(s):  
Benign Lesion ◽  
Surgical Excision ◽  
Male Breast ◽  
Skin Tumor ◽  
Imaging Features ◽  
Histologic Diagnosis ◽  
Outer Quadrant ◽  
Imaging Characteristics ◽  
Suspicious Feature

Pilomatrixoma or calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe is a benign skin tumor arising from the hair follicle; breast occurrence is considered a rarity. Clinically presenting as a palpable abnormality and with both benign and malignant mammographic and sonographic features, it can be easily misdiagnosed as a breast neoplasm. We report a very rare case of pilomatrixoma of the male breast in a 36-year-old male presenting with a firm, superficial nodule in the upper outer quadrant. Though the sonographic trifecta of imaging features (shape- margins-orientation/oval, circumscribed mass, parallel to the skin) is consistent with a benign lesion, a histologic diagnosis was warranted based on its most suspicious feature of internal pleomorphic calcifications. Pathologic diagnosis revealed the uncommon benign entity of pilomatrixoma in the male breast. Our patient was recommended for surgical excision based on current literature recommendations for management in most reports of pilomatrixoma. One alternative recommendation presented in a single report of pilomatrixoma in the breast supported follow-up imaging based on benign imaging characteristics.

scholarly journals Peer Problems and Low Self-esteem Mediate the Suspicious and Non-suspicious Schizotypy–Reactive Aggression Relationship in Children and Adolescents

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (11) ◽  
pp. 2241-2254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keri Ka-Yee Wong ◽  
Adrian Raine
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Aggression ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Proactive Aggression ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Aggressive Behaviors ◽  
Multiple Mediation ◽  
Peer Problems ◽  
Schizotypal Personality ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Suspicious Feature

Abstract The relationship between schizophrenia and violence has been well-established. Yet very little prior research exists on the factors that might explain the nature of this relationship and even fewer studies seek to clarify the etiology of aggressive behavior in adolescents with specific features of schizotypal personality that might help improve the specificity of intervention. The current study tested whether one dimension of schizotypy alone (i.e., the ‘suspicious’ feature) or the other 8 dimensions (i.e., the ‘non-suspicious’ features) were particularly associated with aggressive behaviors (reactive and proactive aggression), and if peer problems and low self-esteem mediated these relationships. A serial multiple mediation model testing the hypothesized flow from suspicious and non-suspicious schizotypy to peer problems to low self-esteem and to increased aggression was tested in Hong Kong schoolchildren aged 8- to 14-years (N = 1412; Mage = 11.47, SD = 1.67 years, female = 47.6%). Increased suspicious and non-suspicious schizotypal features were found to be independently associated with increased reactive aggression, but not proactive aggression. Children with high levels of suspicious schizotypy and non-suspicious schizotypy were more likely to have poor peer problems and low self-esteem concurrently, which in turn was associated with reactive aggression only. This explanatory model suggests that future longitudinal intervention studies that enhance self-esteem in schizotypal adolescents may potentially reduce co-morbid reactive aggressive behaviors too.

In the same vein he presses the definition of trauma as attempted murder (§§41–3), a charge which in the seriousness both of allegation and punishment is disproportionate to the activity which engendered it. In the process he distorts the legal position on wounding with intent. He treats intent as though it necessarily involved premeditation in the fullest sense. In fact, the presentation of wounding, both in Dem. 54.18–19 (Case VI) and [Dem.] 40.32 (not in this collection), as arising out of an escalating quarrel would suggest that intentional wounding was treated as attempted homicide even if it occurred in the heat of the moment. Is the speaker guilty? We may reasonably accept that witness testimony supports the claim that Simon and his gang pursued the boy through the streets. Clearly Simon is no innocent victim of violence. But there are two features of the defence which leave one dissatisfied (in the study, though possibly not in the lawcourt on the day). Instead of arguing bluntly that he at no time wounded him, the speaker is content to give us a blurred impression of a confused street fight in which everyone received some injury (§18). In view of this evasion it is difficult to resist the conclusion that Simon was actually injured (how seriously it is impossible to guess). The other suspicious feature is the presence of the speaker and the boy in the vicinity of Simon’s house on the day in question. If the retiring personality he projects is real, it is surprising to see him taking such a risk. This lends some support to Simon’s version. The interval between alleged offence and prosecution suggests that Simon has been waiting for an opportunity for revenge. Little detail emerges about Theodotos, the cause of the quarrel, in all this; the mention of the possibility of his being questioned under torture (§33) suggests that he may have been a slave. This text is also interesting for the light it casts on Athenian attitudes to homosexuality. It was common for grown males to form erotic relationships with pubescent youths (as in the present case), and this is the normal expectation for homoerotic relationships. Although by no means all Athenian writers approve of the practice, there is a broad acceptance that such desires are normal, as can be seen from the fact that the speaker’s embarrassment at the opening concerns the strength of his passion, its unseemliness for one of his age, and the situations into which it drew him, rather than the gender of the love object. Likewise, at §43 he sets his quarrel on the same level as fights over mistresses (hetairai, courtesans slave or free). Attitudes to, and the etiquette of,

2002 ◽  
pp. 91-91
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Witness Testimony ◽  
Innocent Victim ◽  
Attempted Murder ◽  
Normal Expectation ◽  
Legal Position ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
A Charge ◽  
Suspicious Feature

Parapelvic Cysts: A Suspicious Feature of Fabry Disease

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-102
Author(s):  
Livia Maria Sorrentino ◽  
Luigi Annicchiarico Petruzzelli ◽  
Angela Maria Pellegrino ◽  
Cristina Marchetiello ◽  
Maria Amicone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fabry Disease ◽  
Suspicious Feature

scholarly journals Mammographic CAD: Correlation of regions in ipsilateral views - a pilot study

2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 48 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Padayachee ◽  
M J Alport ◽  
W ID Rae
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Characteristic Curve ◽  
Computer Aided Diagnosis ◽  
Similarity Metric ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Similarity Maps ◽  
Novel Method ◽  
Occurrence Matrix ◽  
Aided Diagnosis ◽  
Suspicious Feature

Background: Radiologists analyse both standard mammographic views of a breast to confirm the presence of abnormalities and reduce false-positives. However, at present no computer-aided diagnosis system uses ipsilateral mammograms to confirm the presence of suspicious features. Aim: The aim of this study was to develop image-processing algorithms that can be used to match a suspicious feature from one mammographic view to the same feature in another mammographic view of the same breast. This algorithm can be incorporated into a computer-aided diagnosis package to confirm the presence of suspicious features. Method: The algorithms were applied to 68 matched pairs of cranio-caudal and mediolateral-oblique mammograms. The results of this pilot study take the form of maps of similarity. A novel method of evaluating the similarity maps is presented, using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) and the contrast (C) between the area of the matched region and the background of the similarity map. Results and Conclusions: The first matching algorithm (using texture measures extracted from a grey-level co-occurrence matrix (GLCM) and a Euclidean distance similarity metric) achieved an average AUC=0.80±0.17 with an average C=0.46±0.26. The second algorithm (using GLCMs and a mutual information similarity metric) achieved an average AUC=0.77±0.25 with an average C=0.50±0.42. The latter algorithm also performed remarkably well with the matching of malignant masses and achieved an average AUC=0.96±0.05 with an average C=0.90±0.21.

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