Lack of overview of standard requirements; evaluation of the organisation’s status quo and appreciation of possibilities to satisfy society’s expectations are the most important obstacles when the question “Whether to issue a Sustainability Report or not?” should find an answer. This paper bases on Global Reporting Initiative G3.1 performance indicators and UN Global Compact sustainability prin...

Pancreatic β-cells, located within the islets of Langerhans, are key players in the control of blood glucose homeostasis. The amount of insulin secreted by these cells is precisely adjusted to avoid hypoor hyperglycaemic episodes and prevent the appearance of diabetes mellitus. Pregnancy and obesity are associated with diminished insulin sensitivity of target tissues and a consequent rise in in...

Following the removal of half of the spleen in young adult rats there is a compensatory enlargement of the remaining portion of about 50 per cent while in mature rabbits no such compensatory hypertrophy follows a similar procedure. It is uncertain whether this difference is due to a difference in the function of the spleen in the two species or to the fact that the rats were infected with Barto...

Copyright © 2009 by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Hydrocephalus is a neurological disorder that can result in significant disability or even death, regardless of age, sex, or any other individual characteristic. Because of the complex interaction between intracranial pressure (ICP) and hydrocephalus, no clear conclusions can be drawn from the magnitude of ICP alone. Uncontrolled and inc...

Regeneration of skeletal muscle has been documented from an anatomical perspective for a number of years. In recent times the mechanisms that underline skeletal muscle regeneration have been extensively investigated and the topic of a comprehensive edited review by Mauro ( I 979). This brief review wil l focus on cellular proliferation aspects of skeletal muscle regeneration and wil l not attem...

Obesity is strongly associated with hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance, both primary risk factors for type 2 diabetes. It has been thought that increased fasting free fatty acids (FFA) may be responsible for the development of insulin resistance during obesity, causing an increase in plasma glucose levels, which would then signal for compensatory hyperinsulinemia. But when obesity is induc...

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The current study is the first to investigate the contribution of compensatory beliefs (i.e., the belief that the negative effects of an unsafe behavior can be "neutralized" by engaging in another safe behavior; e.g., "I can use a mobile phone now because I will slow down ") on drivers' mobile phone use while driving. The effects of drivers' personal characteristics on compensatory beliefs, mob...

The authors review experimental evidence that religious conviction can be a defensive source of compensatory control when personal or external sources of control are low. They show evidence that (a) belief in religious deities and secular institutions can serve as external forms of control that can compensate for manipulations that lower personal control and (b) religious conviction can also se...