Military medicine
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The study examines personality characteristics that may increase vulnerability to sexual harassment among active duty Army personnel. A survey was administered to 1,060 male soldiers and 305 female soldiers at three Army posts located in the United States. ⋯ Two gender-related personality characteristics derived from the Extended Personal Attributes Questionnaire were hypothesized to increase vulnerability to sexual harassment. Negative Femininity, which reflects extreme passivity, and Negative Masculinity, which includes antisocial characteristics, were both found to be positively correlated with unwanted sexual experiences among male and female soldiers.
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Comment Letter Case Reports
Tactical management of urban warfare casualties in special operations.
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An investigation was conducted to determine if testing machine crosshead speed influenced shear bond strength (SBS) or the failure mode of composite bonded to enamel and dentin. Composite cylinders were bonded to 50 enamel and 50 dentin surfaces and thermocycled. Groups of 10 samples were debonded at speeds of 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 5.0, and 10.0 mm/min. ⋯ No other differences in SBS were found. Samples tested at 0.5 mm/min demonstrated strikingly better cohesive vs. adhesive results than all other groups. SBS and cohesive vs. adhesive failures achieved with dentin bonding were significantly affected by crosshead speed.
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Varicella infections affect the U. S. Army, but the extent has not been quantified recently. ⋯ S. Army is to target trainees for screening or vaccination. Refinement of this strategy should be determined from a follow-up cost-effectiveness analysis.