Cells are designed to be intolerant of breaks in DNA, yet it is critical that cells do not identify the ends of linear chromosomes, called telomeres, as damaged DNA ends. Telomeres therefore must somehow prevent the recognition and subsequent repair of chromosome ends as double-strand breaks (DSBs), although how this is achieved is poorly understood. Chromosomal breaks can occur as a result of ...

Present society of Iran, with its young population structure specially after forming and developing modernism and its conflict with tradition as well as the voluminous, various, rapid dominance of mass media has been affected by value conflict whether in micro level of personality or macro level of internalization and turned to a society full of conformance, adaptation, alienation, identity con...

Developmental research is reviewed to evaluate how race, ethnicity, racial identity, and ethnic identity are defined and investigated for minority populations. First reviewed is how these terms are used in developmental and counseling research. Early practices limited these terms to their demographic denotations (e.g., heritage), but more recent practices have expanded to include socially const...

4 modes of reacting to the late adolescent identity crisis were described, measured, and validated. Criteria for inclusion in 1 of 4 identity statuses were the presence of crisis and commitment in the areas of occupation and ideology. Statuses were determined for 86 college male Ss by means of individual interviews. Performance on a stressful concept-attainment task, patterns of goal setting, a...

Review of Floyd Collins, Seamus Heaney: The Crisis Identity (Newark: University Delaware Press, 2003)

cannot claim to be the sole diagnostic agency and must share the prerogative of interpretation with others. Prime examples are specialty-specific diagnostic imaging e.g., for orthopedic specialists and the undisputed authority of other disciplines, such as dentistry, in adapting the imaging material to the case and treatment. The radiologist`s status is inferior to the clinician`s in individual...