The construct of self-compassion has been investigated in relation to health behaviors, health behavior change, and health outcomes such as regulated eating and weight loss. Self-compassion has been defined as a mindful awareness of oneself, which involves treating oneself kindly and understanding oneself during difficult and challenging times by realizing that such experiences are common among...

We analyze the incidence and welfare effects of unit sales taxes in experimental monopoly and Bertrand markets. We find, in line with economic theory, that firms with no market power are able to shift a high share of a tax burden on to consumers, independent of whether buyers are automated or human players. In monopoly markets, a monopolist bears a large share of the burden of a tax increase. W...

Role of pathologic variables in management of endometrial cancer There are four major decisions in the management of a patient with a biopsy diagnosis of endometrial cancer. Pathologic tumor variables, along with patient age and clinical/radiologic staging, play a central role in these decisions. In general, surgeons broadly categorize endometrial cancer into low versus high risk behavior in or...

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Source and Description of Clone. A 1.9-kb partial cDNA insert of porcine a-actinin2 in a pBluescript SKphagemid vector was isolated from a swine adult skeletal muscle cDNA lambda ZAP11 library (kindly provided by Charles Louis, University of Minnesota).

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