On People’s Worries about Becoming a Victim of Events or Conditions Often Blamed on Those up There

The authors study people’s worries about becoming victimized by events and conditions often blamed on“those up there”.Excessive worries are bad for people’s performance because they lead to risk avoidance and lower self-confidence.In two representative surveys conducted in Germany,it is found that victimization concerns are positively correlated with people’s gender,previous victimization,their estimated likelihood of being victimized,their fear of crime,their crime-avoidance behavior,their striving for tradition and security,and their negative attitudes toward crimes.Negative correlations are found for people’s education,their striving for universalism,and their social capital.When considering all predictors combined,people’s expected likelihood to become victimized is found to be the optimal predictor of victimization concerns.It is recommended that management concentrates on setting realistic levels of such risk estimates to avoid negative effects on people’s performance.

Chronic fatigue is associated with increased disease-related worries and concerns in inflammatory bowel disease

AIM:To investigate the impact of chronic fatigue on disease-related worries in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and the potential multicolinearity between subjective questionnaires.METHODS:Patients in remission or with mild-tomoderate disease activity completed the fatigue questionnaire (FQ),the rating form of IBD patient concerns (RFIPC),the Short-Form 36 (SF-36),and IBD questionnaire (N-IBDQ).In addition,clinical and epidemiological data were obtained.RESULTS:In total,140 patients were included;of which 92 were diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and 48 with Crohn's disease.The mean age of patients with chronic fatigue was 44.2 years (SD=15.8) and for non-fatigued patients was 44.7 years (SD=16.0).Chronic fatigued patients had clinically significantly increased levels of disease-related worries,as measured by Cohen's d effect size.Worries about having an ostomy bag,loss of bowel control,and energy levels were most prominent in both chronic fatigued and non-chronic fatigued IBD patients.Variance inflation factor (VIF) and tolerance indicated that there were no problematic multicolinearity among the FQ,RFIPC,SF-36 and N-IBDQ responses (VIF < 5 and tolerance > 2).CONCLUSION:Chronic fatigue is associated with increased levels of disease-related worries and concerns in IBD.Increased levels of worries were also associated with impaired health-related quality of life.

Modern Health Worries and the Personality Disorders: Two Studies Using Different Measures

This paper reports on two studies using different measures of both Modern Health Worries (MHW) and the Personality Disorders (PDs) to establish the relationship between the two concepts. Study 1 used the PID-5 which is a measure of maladaptive personality traits and the extended 40 item MHW scale. Study 2 used the original 28 item measure of MHW and PDs as measured by the Coolidge Axis-II Inventory—Short Form: SCATI. In study 1 a regression on the total MHW scale accounted for 14% of the variance: those who scored higher on Antagonism and Negative Affect had higher MHW scores. In the study 2 regressions showed four variables consistently related to MHW: sex (females with higher scores), optimism, political beliefs (left wing liberals with higher scores) and those with Cluster B personality disorders (dramatic, overly emotional, erratic). There was enough overlap in the two studies to conclude that various PDs mainly from Cluster B (Moving Against others) were modestly related to MHW as predicted. Limitations and implications are considered.

Balance of Concerns: Satisfactory Pre-Anesthetic Patient Education and the Extent of Patient Worries

Controversy exists whether or not patient’s concerns regarding anesthetics can be reduced by face-to-face pre-assessment with an anesthetist. Thus we were looking at concerns patients had before and after such a consultation. Patient satisfaction was rated by a validated questionnaire. A four-staged Likert-scale was used to quantify the extent of patients concerns. The totaling 461 patients were overall highly satisfied. 448 patients had “nil” to “minimal” concerns. After the assessment, 106 patients stated their concerns had been lessened (p 0.001). Having gone through the anesthetic pre-assessment center, 99.1% of all patients reported no considerable concerns regarding anesthetics whatsoever. A high level of patient satisfaction does not constitute a low level of concerns patients may hold over anesthetics, although a pre-operative consultation mitigated these concerns by 23%, whilst for 9% of all patients this pre-assessment led to a higher level of concerns.

The Railway to the “Roof of the World”:Wealth and Worries

Zhaxi Wangzhag prostrated himself on a month-long pilgrimage from his remote village of Nagqu County in northern Tibet Autonomous Region to Lhasa, crawling on hands and knees and refusing to walk upright.

BACK TO SCHOOL

Many students feel excited about going back to school.They want to meet new teachers,new classmates and learn new subjects.But somestudents worry.Once school starts,they can't sleep in or text their friends all the time.They also worry about homework,exams or friendship troubles.

Worries at Hand

Japan’s earthquake shakes the global economy The recent massive earthquake in Japan-a highly advanced economy in terms of industry,exports and assets-is having a sweeping impact on the global economy.The biggest impact on the real economy has been production suspension

No Nuclear Worries

China National Nuclear Corp.will learn lessons from the Fukushima accident while expanding its operations As Japan’s Fukushima nuclear crisis sparks a global debate over nuclear safety,China National Nuclear Corp.(CNNC),the country’s largest nuclear power operator,comes

Bird Flu Outbreak Worries Global Experts

[提示]猴年春节前后,SARS的阴影尚未离开,一个新的可怕的名词"禽流感"(bird flu)又出现在我们的身边。何为"禽流感"?它是禽流行性感冒的简称,鸡和其它家禽及野鸟都能被感染。禽流感可分为高致病性,低致病性和非致病性三类。其中高致病性禽流感发病率和死亡性高,感染的鸡群常"全军覆没"。禽流感被发现100多年来,人类仅能以消毒、隔离、大量宰杀禽畜的方法来防止其蔓延。去年年底和今年1月,韩国、日本和越南相继爆发禽流感。禽流感与人类的流感的致病痛毒均为甲型流感病毒。甲型流感病毒可分为H1到H15和H7型,而人类主要对H1和H3型易感。本文指出,禽流感的可怕之处在于:If abird flu pandemic occurs,could it be stopped?Many experts fear not.但是,值得庆幸的是,迄今为止,我国尚未发现由于吃鸡肉和鸡蛋而受到感染的病例。

Less Y2K Worries,But Americans Still Stock Up

读者在读到本期《科技英语学习》的时候,2000年元旦已是咫尺之遥。本刊今年举办的翻译竞赛使用的原文的标题就是:Will Your PC Crash onJanuary 1、2000?现在,这个问题已经迫在眉睫。 Will Your PC Crash on January I,2000?一文为我们描绘了一幅幅发生在2000年元旦的可怕景象: Your credit card bill is suddenly 99 years overdue, you owe anothercentury's worth of interest on your home. and Grandma gets a notice to enterkindergarten. Phone lines are busy, and email is down because the electricity isout. You're under a boil-water alert. and the shelves at the local supermarketare bare. And-oh. yeah-the money in your bank account disappears fasterthan it did last time you visited Vegas. 本文报道的最新调查证明,把Y2K问题看得那么严重的人数,已经比今年8月份调查时下降了4％,只占被调查人数的3％。但是,最近的调查仍然显示: 55％ said they would avoid traveling on or around Jan. 1. 40％ of respondents said they would stockpile food and water. 28％ said they would stock up on gasoline. 58％ of them said they would get special confirmation or

Why Kenya should worry about Anopheles stephensi

On the 18th of February, the Kenya Medical Research Institute(KEMRI) raised an alarm that it had detected Anopheles(An.) stephensi in Laisamis and Saku sub counties of Marsabit county during a routine mosquito surveillance[1,2]. Up until this announcement, the invasive mosquito had been reported in other horn of African countries: Djibouti(2012), Ethiopia(2016).

Worry研究的新进展

Worry具有难以控制性和持续性的特点,其机制既有自动的加工过程也包含控制的加工过程。高Worry倾向者对否定性信息具有过度的选择性注意,其结果是限制了问题的解决、增强了Worry的难以控制感;高Worry倾向者确定问题解决策略的持续时间较长,从而进一步增强了解决问题的动机,长时间的持续思考增强了Worry的难以控制感。

Labor Transfer:A Catalyst or Anticatalyst for Poverty Alleviation?--A study based on a survey of 237 rural households in Yi communities in Liangshan

This paper takes income and“two no worries and three guarantees”(rural poor people have no worry about food and clothing and have access to compulsory education,basic medical services,and safe housing)as two essential indexes,and is based on data collected from a survey of 237 rural households living below the poverty level in Yi communities in Liangshan.Through case studies and positive analysis,we explored the impact of labor transfer on poverty alleviation.We found that the following factors contribute to a double paradox of labor service-enabled poverty alleviation:An income growth trend which prioritizes“external income”(from urban work)over“internal income”(from an agricultural business),restrictions by performance indexes,as well as a lack of public services in rural areas.Although labor transfer can help rural households increase household income and non-agricultural income and reduce poverty within a short period of time,it can hardly promote agricultural businesses through non-agricultural employment and thereby help poverty-stricken rural households permanently alleviate poverty.Although labor transfer can exacerbate various issues facing poverty-stricken households(such as a delay in housing construction,school drop-out rates and health risks for the elderly),it can also play a positive role in raising the profile of farmers and improving rural education and living environments.Based on this study,we propose continuing the supply-side reform in the labor market,implementing differentiated poverty alleviation policies,improving the existing mechanism for poverty alleviation assessment,establishing rural public services,and launching a corresponding multi-channel financing mechanism.

“桥”的故事

There are many expressions using the word"bridge".So today,let’s talk about the stories of"bridge".英语中有很多表达中使用了"桥"一词,所以今天我们就来说说"桥"的故事吧。A bridge is a structure that provides passage over something—such as a river,train tracks,a highway or a deep,wide opening in the ground.The word"bridge"can also

四、六级难句攻关(55)

1.The biggest reason for the nationwide decline,though,is modern DNA analysis,which over the years has revealed that a significant number of the condemned were wrongly accused.（Chicago Tribune,Dec.19,2014）翻译：不过,美国死刑减少的最大原因却是现代DNA分析。几年来,DNA分析发现有相当数量的死囚是被冤枉的。解析：though不过,然而。作此意时一般放在句中或句末,使语气减弱。which over the years has revealed...是一个定语从句,修饰DNA analysis。over the years几年来,一般用于现在完成时。

电大《英语》第二册期末复习指导(2)

二、词组填空,要求使用适当的时态和语态,每个词组只能用一次(16分)see sth with one’s own eyes,look througl,jump out of,stay in bed,die from,consist of,Laugh at,worry about,make sure,give out,be known as,use up,Cutdown,be responsible for,go on doing be similar to1.

Assessing quality of life using the brief cancer-related worry inventory for gynecological surgery

BACKGROUND The mental status of gynecologic patients has an important influence on their quality of life(QOL).Although high-quality QOL studies into breast cancer patients have been performed internationally,few QOL studies have examined patients with gynecological cancer.AIM To investigate the brief cancer-related worry inventory(BCWI)could evaluate the mental status of gynecological patients.METHODS Between July 2018 and December 2018,19 consecutive gynecological cancer patients were prospectively recruited for this study.The BCWI is a 15-item selfreported questionnaire that assesses cancer-related worries on a numeric scale(0–100).RESULTS The high BCWI group was significantly younger than the low BCWI group.Regarding social status,the absence of a spouse and children was significantly more common in the high BCWI group than in the low BCWI group.The operation time was longer in the worsening BCWI group than in the stable BCWI group(305.3±140.5 min vs 171.1±97.2 min;P=0.026).CONCLUSION Being young,having no family,and a long operation time were found to be risk factors for increased anxiety.Therefore,gynecological cancer patients should be assessed using the BCWI,and specific perioperative mental care should be considered for highly anxious patients.

Integrative thinking facilitates traditional medical research

Traditional medicine,especially traditional Chinese medicine,has made indelible contributions to the reproduction and development of the Chinese nation.In the current era dominated by western medicine,the development of traditional medicine has encountered great challenges and difficulties.People with lofty ideals put forward that traditional medicine should take the road of modernization,especially advocating the modernization of traditional Chinese medicine.It is true that the research and practice of traditional medicine must advance with the times and keep up with the times,but we must also guard against the trap of modernization,that is,the plight of traditional Chinese medicine.This is because reductionist western medicine cannot effectively explain the profound Oriental wisdom and culture.At present,some problems in traditional medical research have caused us to worry.