The use of structural equation models (SEM) in scientific research perform a promising methodological and empirical direction to validate the measurement psychological constructs. aim this paper is mental toughness athletes non-athletes with SEM. sample consisted 853 Tunisian participants (444 males 409 females; 444 non-athletes), aged 14 27 years (M=20.38 SD=4.12). completed Arabic translated ...

• In Switzerland per worker 1.6 kg/y workwear are procured; 0.4 collected in companies and 1.2 disposed of by employees. Waste management: 0.6 reused, 0.7 incinerated, about 0.3 open-loop recycled. According to the extrapolation 3200 t [range, 480–7?800 t] (0.4 kg/capita 0.1–1 kg]) year consumed Switzerland. The numbers this study based on a limited number data. textile sector with its linear m...

Cernitin pollen extract (CN-009), extract from several pollen species, has been used for urinary dysfunction. As its mode of action has not been clarified, we investigated the action of CN-009 on the isolated bladder smooth muscles of rats, guinea pigs and cats and the intravesical pressure in female rats. CN-009 contracted isolated detrusor muscles of rats, guinea pigs and cats in a concentrat...

Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) can produce anti-drug antibody (ADA) responses that reduce efficacy or lead to hypersensitivity reactions. Six patients with severe mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I/Hurler syndrome) who did not receive hematopoietic stem cell transplantation underwent an immunosuppression regimen prior to initiating ERT with laronidase. The primary endpoint for immune toleran...