Utilizing a longitudinal research design, perceived parental control in 2,559 Chinese adolescents over three consecutive years was examined by measures of indigenous Chinese parental control concepts (Chinese Paternal Control Scale: CPCS; Chinese Maternal Control Scale: CMCS). The relationships between CPCS and CMCS and measures of parental control and parent-child relational qualities were als...

This research concerns the synthesis of two carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCs) complexes with Cu(II) and Ni(II). The synthesized were characterized using (FT-IR) showing absorption peaks in region (566 cm-1) which belongs to bonds [Cu(CMCs)2] (580 Ni(II) [Ni(CMCs)2]. Molar conductivity was determined for both [Ni(CMCs)2] results showed that these non-electrolytes . UV-visible has been also recorded ...

OBJECTIVES Given the occurrence of autochthonous malaria in non-endemic island countries in the last 10 years, this study evaluates the risk factors for malaria transmission in the malaria "endemic and "non-endemic" countries of the Caribbean region. DESIGN Data on imported and autochthonous malaria for the 27-year period (1980-2006) were gathered from surveillance units in the 21 Caribbean E...

Three dimensions of acceptance for Computer-Mediated Communication Systems (CMCS) were only moderately interrelated in a longitudinal study of users of four systems: use, subjective satisfaction, and benefits. The methodological objective of this study was to identify generaiizabie factor structures for acceptance of CMCS, based on a small set of items. Analysis of the items measuring subjectiv...

Blepharophimosis, ptosis, epicanthus-inversus syndrome (BPES) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder characterized by narrow palpebral fissures and eyelid levator muscle defects. BPES is often associated to premature ovarian insufficiency (BPES type I). FOXL2, a member of the forkhead transcription factor family, is the only gene known to be mutated in BPES. Foxl2 is essential for maintenanc...

Chemical cross-linking modification can significantly enhance the tensile strength (TS) of soy protein isolate (SPI)-based composites, but usually at the cost of a reduction in the elongation at break (EB). In this study, eco-friendly and high-potential hybrid SPI-based nanocomposites with improved TS were fabricated without compromising the reduction of EB. The hybrid of carboxymethylated chit...

The W locus of mice encodes the c-kit receptor tyrosine kinase. Heterozygous WJic/+ and Wn/+ mice and homozygous Wf/Wf mice were similar in appearance; all of them have large depigmented areas lacking any well-defined pattern. The WJic, Wn, and Wf mutant alleles were characterized and their molecular nature was correlated with the mast cell differentiation in the skin and the biologic features ...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of the study was to investigate the development of electrical transmission across human adult bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) during long-term co-incubation with cardiomyocytes (CMCs). METHODS Neonatal rat CMCs were cultured in multi-electrode array dishes. A conduction block was induced by creating a central acellular channel, yielding two asynchronou...

This paper studies compositional reasoning theories for stochastic systems. A specification theory combines notions of specification and implementation with satisfaction and refinement relations, and a set of operators that together support stepwise design. One of the first behavioral specification theories introduced for stochastic systems is the one of Interval Markov Chains (IMCs), which are...

M e t h o d s Design: Cohort study to validate and recalibrate a previously derived prediction rule. Setting: 16 centers from 11 provinces in China. Patients: 30 121 patients (age range 35 to 64 y) without CHD comprised the CMCS validation cohort. Exclusion criteria were a clinical history of myocardial infarction (MI) or angina pectoris. The derivation cohort consisted of 5251 white patients (...