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A qualitative study of males' perceptions about causes of eating disorder

Our knowledge about males’ perceptions about causes of eating disorder is very limited, but can be useful in the treatment planning for males. The aim of this study was to describe how male former patients perceived causes of onset of their eating disorder. Fifteen males previously treated for eating disorders and now considering themselves as recovered where interviewed at ages 19 - 52. All inter

Brief overview on cellulose dissolution/regeneration interactions and mechanisms.

The development of cellulose dissolution/regeneration strategies constitutes an increasingly active research field. These are fundamental aspects of many production processes and applications. A wide variety of suitable solvents for cellulose is already available. Nevertheless, most solvent systems have important limitations, and there is an intense activity in both industrial and academic researc

The polarizability and the capacitance change of a bounded object in a parallel plate capacitor

Abstract in UndeterminedA method for solving the change in capacitance (or charge) if an object is introduced in a parallel plate capacitor is developed. The integral representation of the potential is exploited in a systematic way to solve the potential everywhere inside the capacitor. In particular, the change in capacitance is extracted. The method shows similarities with the null field approac

A Review of the Combination of Experimental Measurements and Fibril-Reinforced Modeling for Investigation of Articular Cartilage and Chondrocyte Response to Loading

The function of articular cartilage depends on its structure and composition, sensitively impaired in disease (e. g. osteoarthritis, OA). Responses of chondrocytes to tissue loading are modulated by the structure. Altered cell responses as an effect of OA may regulate cartilage mechanotransduction and cell biosynthesis. To be able to evaluate cell responses and factors affecting the onset and prog

An Improvement on MS-based Epigenetic Analysis of Large Histone-derived Peptides by Using the IVU Interface.

Highly protonated histone-derived peptides impede a sufficient mass spectrometry (MS) -based epigenetic analysis since their relatively low m/z due to a high degree of proton addition to peptides would difficult to analyze the resulting complex MS/MS spectra. In order to reduce the degree of protonations, we have developed a new interface, the IVU, in which peptides are ionized under a vaporized o

Model- based estimation of optimal temperature profile during simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of Arundo donax.

A kinetic model fitted to enzymatic hydrolysis of Arundo donax was coupled to a fermentation kinetic model derived from simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) experiments at different temperatures for the determination of optimal temperature profile (between 36-45 (°) C) using iterative dynamic programming (IDP). A sensitivity analysis of enzyme kinetic model not only facilitated mod

Rational mutagenesis of pig liver esterase (PLE-1) to resolve racemic clopidogrel

Clopidogrel is an important and widely used antiplatelet drug; only the (S)-isomer is the active biological enantiomer. The industrial production of the active enantiomer involves resolution of the racemic compound using stoichiometric amounts of L-camphor sulphonic acid and crystallization in a process using large amounts of solvent. In the present study, the possibility of enzyme catalysed kinet

Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein C proteins interact with the human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) early 3'-untranslated region and alleviate suppression of HPV16 late L1 mRNA splicing.

In order to identify cellular factors that regulate human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) gene expression, cervical cancer cells permissive for HPV16 late gene expression were identified and characterized. These cells either contained a novel spliced variant of the L1 mRNAs that bypassed the suppressed HPV16 late, 5'-splice site SD3632, produced elevated levels of RNA-binding proteins SRSF1 (ASF/SF

NaSc(BH4)(4): A Novel Scandium-Based Borohydride

A new alkaline transition-metal borohydride, NaSc(BH4)(4), is presented. The compound has been studied using a combination of in situ synchrotron radiation powder X-ray diffraction, thermal analysis, and vibrational and NMR spectroscopy. NaSc(BH4)(4) forms at ambient conditions in ball-milled mixtures of sodium borohydride and ScCl3. A new tertiary chloride Na3ScCl6 (P2(1)/n, a = 6.7375(3) angstro

Preliminary time-of-flight neutron diffraction studies of Escherichia coli ABC transport receptor phosphate-binding protein at the Protein Crystallography Station.

Inorganic phosphate is an essential molecule for all known life. Organisms have developed many mechanisms to ensure an adequate supply, even in low-phosphate conditions. In prokaryotes phosphate transport is instigated by the phosphate-binding protein (PBP), the initial receptor for the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) phosphate transporter. In the crystal structure of the PBP-phosphate complex, the pho

Agroecosystems and conservation of migratory waterbirds: importance of coastal pastures and factors influencing their use by wintering shorebirds

Coastal pastures are common agroecosystems adjacent to estuarine areas that can provide valuable habitat for wildlife, particularly for migratory shorebirds. Disentangling the factors that influence coastal pasture use by wintering shorebirds will provide new insights into its role for buffering human disturbances and habitat loss in intertidal areas. We examined whether numbers of two shorebirds

Individual boldness is linked to protective shell shape in aquatic snails.

The existence of consistent individual differences in behaviour ('animal personality') has been well documented in recent years. However, how such individual variation in behaviour is maintained over evolutionary time is an ongoing conundrum. A well-studied axis of animal personality is individual variation along a bold-shy continuum, where individuals differ consistently in their propensity to ta