Porphyrins and Heme in Microorganisms
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Objectives: This work aims to test the hypothesis that PhD students are more at risk oflarge fluctuations in the normalized happiness index. Methods: A retrospective cohort study of one male PhD student born in 1981 was con-ducted. The normalized happiness index of the PhD student was monitored during fiveyears and compared to a control group where none of the objects had been exposed toPhD studies. Results: It could be seen that the normalized happiness index fluctuated significant(p=0.0001) for the PhD student when compared to the control group. However, area un-der a curve was well above the area over a curve. Conclusions: These data suggest that suffering a PhD program will most likely causehigh fluctuations in normalized happiness index. Mental stress during publication pro-cedures, failed experiments and thesis writing may well explain low normalized happi-ness index values while awesome colleagues and a magnificent working environmentcorrelates well with high ones.
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