this study was conducted to evaluate a temperature regime ranged from 15 to 30°c on survival, growth, life span and reproductive traits (reproductive period, clutch number, offspring number) of phallocryptus spinosa from iran. newly hatched nauplii (n= 200 and 3 replicates per each treatment) were allocated into containers and maintained at various temperature regimes (at 15, 20, 25 and 30˚c). ...

The hematopoietic system is maintained throughout adult life by a population of immature precursors known as the multipotential stem cells . These stem cells are unique within the system in that they have the capacity to generate progeny of all the blood cell lineages, as well as the capacity to generate cells with a potential similar to their own, a characteristic often referred to as self-ren...

A conceptualization of coping and adaptation following victimization is presented from a life-span developmental perspective. Recovery is characterized as an evolving process of interaction among three dimensions: social cognition, environmental sensitivity, and emotional-behavioral functioning. The model is illustrated through an individual case study and through an approach to research on out...