Purpose: There is extensive evidence regarding the relationship between HIV related stigma and disclosure; however, the influence of depression in this relationship is not well understood, and thus is the focus of our analysis. Methods: Baseline data from a prospective longitudinal cohort of 798 HIV patients starting ART in Kampala, Uganda were examined. A staged-approach regression analysis wa...

Many different behavioral refinement notions for algebraic specifications have been proposed in the literature but the relationship between the various concepts is still unclear. In this paper we provide a classification and a comparative study of behavioral refinements according to two directions, the externalized approach which uses an explicit behavioral abstraction operator that is applied ...

Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPION) are used for an increasing range of biomedical applications, from imaging to mechanical actuation of cells and tissue. The aim of this study was to investigate the loading of smooth muscle cells (SMC) with SPION and to explore what effect this has on the phenotype of the cells. Adherent human SMC were loaded with ∼17 pg of unconjugated, negativ...

Purpose – The introduction of New Public Management in the German system of higher education raises issues of the academics’ motivation to do research and to teach. The purpose of this paper is to present evidence-based findings about contextual factors which influence intrinsic and related modes of internalized teaching motivation in German higher education institutions. The paper discusses pa...

REFERENCE LIBRARIANS, ONLINE SEARCHERS, system designers, and other information professionals work to incorporate user-based relevance criteria into information services and systems. Genuinely utilizing the relevance criteria that patrons employ requires, as a first step, the development of an in-depth understanding of those criteria. This study progresses toward that understanding by providing...