scholarly journals Pilot study of head conformation changes over time in the Cavalier King Charles spaniel breed

2019 ◽  
Vol 184 (4) ◽  
pp. 122-122
Author(s):  
Susan Penelope Knowler ◽  
Lena Gillstedt ◽  
Thomas J Mitchell ◽  
Jelena Jovanovik ◽  
Holger Andreas Volk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Cephalic Index ◽  
Kennel Club ◽  
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Subjective Evaluations ◽  
Photographic Evidence ◽  
Checklist Score ◽  
Increase Risk ◽  
Changes Over Time

Modern interpretation of head conformation in the Cavalier King Charles spaniel (CKCS) has favoured a smaller, more exaggerated, brachycephalic type than originally described in the 1929 breed standard. Recent research studies identified brachycephaly and reduced hind cranium as two conformational (dysmorphic) features that increase risk for symptomatic Chiari-like malformation and secondary syringomyelia (SM). A prospective pilot study investigated the hypothesis that dysmorphic head features could be assessed visually and correlated with risk of SM. Thirteen CKCS, selected from anonymised photographic evidence, were physically appraised by authorised Kennel Club judges using a head shape checklist. These subjective evaluations were then matched with objective measurements of the cranium (cephalic index and rostrocaudal doming) and their subsequent MRI. A positive correlation (P=0.039) between the judges’ checklist score and rostrocaudal doming (hindskull ratio) and a positive correlation between the cephalic index and hindskull ratio (P=0.042) were identified. Five CKCS had no SM and their status tallied with 62 per cent of the judges’ evaluation. Although the ability of adjudicators to identify differences in head conformation varied, there was sufficient association between the dysmorphic parameters and the risk of SM to cause concern and propose a larger study in CKCS breed.

Kategorisierung der Schädelform des Cavalier King Charles Spaniels

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (02) ◽  
pp. 133-133
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel ◽  
Conformation Changes ◽  
Veterinary Record ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Over Time

Knowler SP, Gillstedt L, Mitchell TJ et al. Pilot study of head conformation changes over time in the Cavalier King Charles spaniel breed. Veterinary Record 2019. doi:10.1136/vr.105135.

Influence of Emotional Content and Perceived Relevance on Spread of Urban Legends: A Pilot Study

2008 ◽  
Vol 102 (2) ◽  
pp. 623-629 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen M. Cotter
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
Emotional Content ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
Local Component ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Urban Legends ◽  
Perceived Relevance ◽  
Local Connection

This study examined factors thought to be associated with the spread of urban legends. 62 participants (84% female, 65% white, M age = 22 yr.) read 15 urban legends, 3 of which had a stated local component, and rated various characteristics of each legend, including how scary it was, how believable it was, and how likely the participants would be to tell it to someone else. As predicted, both a high fear rating and a high believability rating were positively correlated with the reported intent to tell (p60 = .41, p<.0001 and p60 = .67, p<.02, respectively). There was also a significant positive correlation between familiarity and intent to tell (p60 = .22, p< .0001); however, presence of a local connection was not strongly correlated with intent to tell. It is possible that the local stories were less believable because they all involved ghosts.

Changes on Walking During Street Crossing Situations and on Dorsiflexion Strength of Older Caribbean Americans After an Exercise Program: A Pilot Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 525-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edgar R. Vieira ◽  
Ruth Tappen ◽  
Sareen S. Gropper ◽  
Maria T. Severi ◽  
Gabriella Engstrom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Knee Flexion ◽  
Walking Speed ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Street Crossing ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Reduced Time ◽  
Over Time

The objective of this pilot study was to evaluate a 6-month exercise program completed by 10 older Caribbean Americans. Assessments were done at baseline and 3 and 6 months, and included walks on an instrumented mat at preferred speed, and during street crossing simulations with regular (10 s) and reduced time (5 s). There were no significant differences on preferred walking speed over time. Differences between the street crossing conditions were found only at 6 months. Significant changes over time among the assessments were found only during street crossing with reduced time. Street crossing with reduced time was the only walking condition sensitive to capture changes associated with participating in the exercise program. There was a significant increase in dorsiflexion strength overtime. At 6 months it was significantly higher than at baseline and 3 months. The program was feasible, acceptable, and had some positive effects on walking, knee flexion, and dorsiflexion strength.

scholarly journals Acceptance of Sexual Interest in Minors in Self-Referred Individuals Under Treatment – An Exploratory Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ute Lampalzer ◽  
Safiye Tozdan ◽  
Fritjof von Franqué ◽  
Peer Briken
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Sexual Desire ◽  
Sexual Interest ◽  
Child Pornography ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Motivation To Change ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Dynamic Risk ◽  
Adolescent Sexual Abuse

Some therapists/scientists argue that “acceptance” of sexual interest in minors (SIM), i.e., the integration of the sexual preference into the individual self-concept, is a prerequisite for dealing with SIM in a responsible way. However, if one assumes that – even in some persons – SIM might change over time, “acceptance” could also run counter to therapeutic targets because the motivation to change as well as the specific self-efficacy for modifying SIM might be reduced. This exploratory pilot study analyzes the relationship between acceptance of SIM and (1) dynamic risk for contact sexual reoffending, (2) SIM and frequency of the use of child/adolescent (sexual abuse) imagery, (3) frequency of sexual desire/behavior toward children/adolescents, and (4) the change of the level of acceptance of SIM during the course of treatment. The majority of the participants (N = 79) was not exclusively interested in children (85%) and used child pornography but did not commit child sexual abuse (54%). Acceptance of SIM, frequency of the use of child/adolescent (sexual abuse) imagery and frequency of sexual desire/behavior toward children/adolescents are assessed via self-report questionnaires, dynamic risk for contact sexual reoffending is measured by STABLE-2007. Pretreatment data are analyzed via Spearman’s correlation (N = 79). Intragroup analysis compares acceptance of SIM from pre- and posttreatment (n = 35). There was no correlation between acceptance of SIM and dynamic risk for contact sexual reoffending. However, there was a medium, positive correlation between acceptance of SIM and the frequency of the use of legal imagery of children, a positive correlation between the item “My inclination is an integral part of my personality” and the frequency of the use of legal imagery of children, and a positive correlation between acceptance of SIM and the frequency of sexual activities with minors. Acceptance of SIM did not change during the course of treatment. The results suggest that “acceptance” of SIM has to be discussed in a differentiated way, i.e., as possibly being associated with positive and negative outcomes as well.

scholarly journals Angular changes in implants placed in the anterior maxillae of adults: A cephalometric pilot study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Balazs Feher ◽  
Reinhard Gruber ◽  
Andre Gahleitner ◽  
Ales Celar ◽  
Philipp Luciano Necsea ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Growth Disorders ◽  
Anterior Maxilla ◽  
Explanatory Factors ◽  
Skeletal Malformations ◽  
Implant Placement ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Single Implant ◽  
Time Point

AbstractObjectivesCompletion of adolescent growth represents the earliest time point for implant placement, yet craniofacial growth persists into adulthood and may affect implant position. We aimed to assess whether implants placed in the anterior maxillae of adults show angular changes.MethodsWe conducted a cephalometric pilot study in postpubertal patients with no growth disorders, skeletal malformations, or parafunctions. The patients received a single implant in the anterior maxilla and no orthodontic or orthognathic treatment afterwards. We measured angular changes on cephalograms taken immediately and at least 5 years postoperatively in a standardized setting.ResultsIn a total of 21 patients (30.2 ± 11.5 years at surgery) after a mean follow-up time of 8.6 ± 1.3 years, 62% of implants showed counterclockwise rotations (1.8 ± 1.0 degrees) and 19% of implants showed clockwise rotations (2.4 ± 1.1 degrees). Angular changes were more frequent in males (100% vs. 58%) and patients under 30 at surgery (85% vs. 63%). Mean absolute differences were larger in males (1.8 ± 1.0 degrees vs. 1.3 ± 1.4 degrees) and patients under 30 at surgery (1.5 ± 1.4 degrees vs. 1.1 ± 1.4 degrees). Regression analysis did not identify explanatory factors for the observed changes.ConclusionsImplants placed in the anterior maxillae of adults show modest angular changes over time.Clinical relevanceChanges in implant angles have potential functional and esthetic consequences.

Measurements of Backbench Attitudes by Guttman Scaling of Early Day Motions: A Pilot Study, Labour, 1968–69

1977 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 529-541 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Leece ◽  
Hugh Berrington
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Belief Systems ◽  
Labour Party ◽  
House Of Commons ◽  
Political Behaviour ◽  
Members Of Parliament ◽  
Guttman Scaling ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Over Time

This research is addressed to the problem of constructing scales of political attitudes within the British House of Commons. Our aim, broadly, is to produce measures that will enable us to distinguish between backbenchers of the same party – for example, a Right-Left scale applied to the Labour party – and to relate these data to biographical variables and other measures of political behaviour. Moreover, by observing the relationship between Members' positions on different scales, and changes over time, we hope to learn more about the belief-systems of Members of Parliament.

Remembering the bad ones: Does the source memory advantage for cheaters influence our later actions positively?

2021 ◽  
pp. 174702182110078
Author(s):  
Meike Kroneisen ◽  
Franziska M Bott ◽  
Maren Mayer
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Source Memory ◽  
Social Expectations ◽  
Memory Enhancement ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Investment Game ◽  
Economic Decisions ◽  
Memory Advantage ◽  
Facial Trustworthiness ◽  
Willingness To Cooperate

Previous research has demonstrated that people remember information that is (emotionally) incongruent to their expectations, but it has left open the question if this memory enhancement has also an influence on our later actions. We investigated this question in one pilot study and two experiments. In all studies, participants first interacted with trustworthy and untrustworthy looking partners in an investment game. Facial trustworthiness was manipulated to stimulate social expectations about the behaviour of the partners. In a later second investment game, participants played against old opponents from the first game and new opponents. Overall, willingness to cooperate in the second game was influenced by the formerly behaviour of the opponent. However, facial trustworthiness affected economic decisions, too. Furthermore, we analysed source memory data that indicated no differences in memory between cheaters and cooperators. Instead, source guessing was related to cooperation: The more participants guessed that an untrustworthy looking face belonged to a cheater, the less they cooperated with untrustworthy looking opponents. Interestingly, in Experiment 2, we found a positive correlation between old-new recognition and later cooperation. In sum, the results demonstrate that memory and guessing processes can influence later decisions. However, economic decisions are also heavily affected by other social expectations like facial trustworthiness.

scholarly journals perception of the glottal fricative /h/ in onset position by Brazilian learners of English as a foreign language

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 48-71
Author(s):  
Karine Pinto Manfé ◽  
Paola Gabriella Biehl ◽  
Sidnei Werner Woelfer ◽  
Rosane Silveira
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Production Task ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Perception Task

In this study, we departed from the assumption that Brazilian Portuguese (BP) speakers of English have the tendency to mispronounce the English retroflex /?/ as the glottal fricative /h/. With the use of a Picture Elicitation L1 Production Task, a Background Questionnaire and an L2 Transcription Perception Task, the following was investigated: (1) Participants’ L1 rhotic production variations in onset position, and possible Cross Linguistic Influence of these productions in their perception of the English glottal fricative /h/; and (2) Participants’ experience with the TL and its correlation with their perception of the English glottal fricative /h/. 13 learners participated in the pilot study and 15 in the experiment. All of them were BP learners of English in different learning levels, with ages ranging from 26 to 42 years old. The data obtained revealed that all of them produced L1 rhotics as glottal fricatives, and more than 70% of them transcribed the words beginning with <h> using <r>. Moreover, results showed that there is a positive correlation between experience with the L2 and correct perception of TL glottal fricative as a rhotic in onset position.

scholarly journals Depression, Anxiety, And Stress Among Adolescents In Kuantan And Its Association With Religiosity- A Pilot Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Safwan Mohamad ◽  
Samsul Draman ◽  
Mohd Aznan Md Aris ◽  
Ramli Musa ◽  
Razman Mohd Rus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Religious Faith ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Place Studies ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Translation And Validation

Adolescence is a period of time when the development of personality and psychology is taking place. Studies have shown that religiosity can affect the mental health of a person. Many tools have been developed to assess religiosity of a person; one of them is the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith (SCSORF) scale. In this study, a translation and validation for SCSORF Malay Version (SCSORF-M) is done, and subsequently used to look for the association between religiosity and mental health in adolescents. Fifty questionnaire papers have been distributed to 50 students in secondary schools in district of Kuantan. The mean score for depression, anxiety, and stress are 5.83, 5.59, and 8.34 respectively. Only 10 (24.4%) have no depression, 9 (22%) have no anxiety, and 13 (31.7%) have no stress. The mean score for SCSORF-M scale was 35.3 (range 25-40). Family income has shown to correspond negatively with the depression, anxiety, and stress, while religiosity has shown to be correlating negatively with depression and stress, but positive correlation with anxiety. SCSORF-M has positive convergent correlation with Duke’s University Religiosity Index Malay Version (DUREL-M) in all domains. SCSORF-M has shown good Cronbach’s alpha value (0.84). In conclusion, religiosity is an important factor to contribute to the outcome of mental health among adolescents. SCSORF-M can be used as an assessment tool for religiosity.

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