Purpose. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the hypothetical model based on structural relationship with the occupational dysfunction on psychological problems (stress response, burnout syndrome, and depression) in healthcare workers. Method. Three cross sectional studies were conducted to assess the following relations: (1) occupational dysfunction on stress response (n = 468), (2) oc...

: Establish content and structural validity, internal consistency, inter-rater reliability, measurement error of the physical cognitive scales Utrecht Scale for Evaluation clinical Rehabilitation (USER) in geriatric rehabilitation. First, an expert consensus-meeting (N=7) was organised validity wherein scale index (CVI) measured. Second, a sample rehabilitation patient (N=616) assessed by confi...

Results: Factor analysis of the scale confirmed the fit of the original’s 6-dimensions: perception of self, perception of future, structured style, social competence, family cohesion, and social resources (2 = 1104, df = 480, 2/df = 2.3; RMSEA = 0.055; TLI = 0.90; CFI = 0.91). The 6-dimensions structure explained 53.5% of the total variance. The Social Comparison Scale and Locus of Control Sc...

The rusticyanin gene from the acidophilic chemolithotroph Thiobacillus ferrooxidans has been cloned and sequenced. A central portion of the gene was identified by PCR reactions utilising primers optimised for codon bias followed by nested PCR with degenerate primers. The 5' and 3' ends of the rusticyanin gene were then cloned using degenerate primers to each end and anchor sequences to the know...

The development of a robust fiber-optic proximity sensor is presented. A method is proposed by which to solve tli-oblem of robustness of amplitudeand phase-modulated electro optical proximity sensors to variations in surface-reflection characteristics, a n d to reduce the influence of dis tance a n d or ientat ion measurements on one other. The method comprises three different methodologies, wh...