AIMS To investigate whether self reporting of psychological demands and control at work is as valid for psychologically distressed subjects as for subjects with psychological wellbeing. METHOD Self reported demands and control (according to the model of Karasek) were compared to expert assessments through direct observations of each subject's work conditions concerning time pressure, hindranc...

Paulownia Tomentosa was pretreated by steam explosion. The cellulase complex NS 50013 and the β-glucosidase NS 50010 of Novozymes AS were used for the enzymatic conversion of cellulose to glucose. The kinetics of enzyme conversion was studied using the exponential kinetic equation valid for processes taking place at uniformly inhomogeneous surfaces. The kinetic coefficient of inhomogeneity acco...

Numerous types of nanoparticles and nanocomposites have successfully been employed for the immobilization and stabilization of amylolytic enzymes; α-amylases, β-amylases, glucoamylases and pullulanases. Nano-support immobilized amylolytic enzymes retained very high activity and yield of immobilization. The immobilization of these enzymes, particularly α-amylases and pullulanases, to the nanosup...

With advances in information technology, internet banking in developing countries is increasing in popularity, giving individuals more choices in how they do their banking. However, the uptake by individuals especially for developing countries has been slow, despite increased access to enabling technologies. While much has been done to determine what encourages adoption, little is known of what...

AIM To explore the experience of hope for bereaved palliative caregivers through participant hope diaries. DESIGN A secondary analysis of hope diaries collected as part of a grounded theory study of hope and bereavement. SAMPLE AND SETTING Twelve older women from a small Canadian city completed a hope diary. DATA ANALYSIS Content analysis (Patton, 2002) was applied to describe and interpr...