Abstract: Objective Early weight gain during inpatient treatment for anorexia nervosa (AN) is a dynamic process characterised by within-person variability that may be age-dependent. We examined whether age moderates the effect of within-person weight gain and variability on treatment outcome. Method Within-person level estimates of N = 2881 underweight adolescents and adults with AN for daily average weight gain (linear slope) and variability (root mean squared errors) were obtained using random-effects modelling. Between-person level regression analyses were calculated to assess effects on weight, eating disorder psychopathology and attaining normal body weight (body mass index [BMI]: 18.5-25 kg/m2). Results Higher weight gain during first 2 weeks of inpatient treatment predicted higher weight, lower drive for thinness and lower body dissatisfaction at discharge, but not lower bulimic symptoms. Moreover, it predicted a higher probability of discharge weight within normal range. Younger age was associated with stronger effects of early weight gain on weight, drive for thinness and body dissatisfaction at discharge. Weight variability was not associated with any outcome. Conclusions Age moderated effects of early weight gain on treatment outcomes, with larger effects for younger patients. Weight variability alone did not influence treatment across age and should be of lesser clinical concern during early inpatient treatment

Abstract: Objective This study explored the association between Childhood maltreatment (CM) experiences and life satisfaction in adolescents with eating disorders (EDs). Methods Adolescent inpatients with EDs completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, the Satisfaction With Life Scale, the Brief Symptom Inventory and the Eating Disorder Inventory-2 at admission (n = 361) and discharge (n = 354). A network analysis was conducted to identify the shortest pathways between different types of CM and life satisfaction at admission and discharge. Results General psychopathology, life satisfaction, and ED symptoms improved from admission to discharge. At admission, emotional abuse and emotional neglect were included in the pathway between sexual/physical abuse and life satisfaction. Emotional neglect was directly connected with life satisfaction while emotional abuse was connected through feeling disliked by others, feelings of inferiority and worthlessness. At discharge, only the direct negative connection between emotional neglect and perception of excellent conditions in the life persisted. Conclusions Emotional maltreatment experiences and general psychopathology, but not disordered eating symptoms, are involved in the association between sexual/physical CM and life satisfaction in adolescents with EDs. Emotional neglect may affect life satisfaction regardless of symptoms severity. These findings inform clinicians for assessment and treatment of maltreated adolescents with EDs

V magistrski nalogi je opisan proces visokotemperaturne oksidacije jekla X12Cr13 v zračni atmosferi in pri mejnih temperaturah uporabnosti zasledovan z metodo sprotnega merjenja električne upornosti ter analiziran s karakterizacijo mikrostrukturnih sprememb, ki pri tem nastanejo. Z meritvijo električne upornosti smo določili kinetiko visokotemperaturne oksidacije pri različnih temperaturah in časih v zračni atmosferi. Za analizo nastalih oksidnih plasti smo uporabili metodi vrstične elektronske mikroskopije in Augerjeve elektronske spektroskopije. Rezultati raziskovalnega dela so pokazali, da kemijske reakcije in procesi, ki potekajo pri visokotemperaturni oksidaciji nerjavnih jekel, povzročijo zaznavne spremembe električne upornosti, ki jih lahko uporabimo za identifikacijo in določitev kinetike teh reakcij in procesov. S to metodo lahko tudi določimo čas do razpada zaščitnega oksidnega filma pri mejnih temperaturah uporabnosti jekla.