BACKGROUND In 2005 Andreasen proposed criteria for remission in schizophrenia. It is unclear whether these criteria reflect symptom reduction and improved social functioning in daily life. AIMS To investigate whether criteria for symptomatic remission reflect symptom reduction and improved functioning in real life, comparing patients meeting remission criteria, patients not meeting these crit...

BACKGROUND Traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) are significant clinical problems that may have complex etiologies and may cause physical and physiological impairment. AIM The aim of this study was to determine the demographic and clinical characteristics of TDIs in a group of Turkish subjects. MATERIALS AND METHODS The prevalence of TDIs and the pattern of traumatized teeth were studied in rel...

Ever since Pasteur's work (1876) it has generally been believed that without oxygen yeast can either grow only to a limited extent, or not at all (Brown, , O j ; Windisch, '32 ; White and Munns, 51). The slight growth that was obtained occasionally under anaerobiosis was attributed to the traces of oxygen left in the medium. The careful work of Stier and his collaborators (Stier, Scalf and Broc...

The putative link between creativity and psychopathology is nearly as legendary and mysterious as the long-standing view from antique mythology according to which eminent creative achievements were perceived as the result of a “higher power,” mostly caused by inspiration by muses. In fact, there are many illustrative examples of creative people who suffer(ed) from serious mental disorders, lead...

Background:Social marketing emphasizes the use of commercial marketing concepts and their application for social purposes and also the change of voluntary behavior in a non-profit manner. The main purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of social marketing on changing the physical activity of the elderly. Second, this study seeks to determine the extent to which Andreasonchr('39')...

The 1970s and early 1980s was the period in which high technology medicine became dominant. It had begun in the late 1950s with the introduction of effective artificial respiratory technology. This gave physicians, patients, and families the hope that the threats to fundamental life processes such as breathing could be countered by technology, and the dilemma of both meeting its costs and the e...

The protection of the environment must be a priority in our society, and construction sector can contribute significantly to this goal. Construction, being one industrial sectors that is more demanding terms raw materials, reinforce its effort implement, profound systematic way, paradigm circular economy. In sense, recent years several studies have been trying solutions aimed at reintroducing b...

The University is composed of inquisitive spirits and investigative minds. Therefore, a distinguishing attribute of Andrews University is the infusion of research and creative scholarship into its academic fabric. Research and creative scholarship permeate our academic life, inform our teaching and strengthen our emphasis on generous service. Research is always a collaborative endeavor. Faculty...

Analyses were made of the fibrinolytic, plasminogen-activating system in skeletal muscle to determine if a regulating influence of the nerve could be detected on these enzymes. Young male mice underwent right sciatic neurectomy. Extracts were prepared from denervated muscle at 2-17 d after axotomy and compared with controls. Using a cascade-style biochemical assay (Rånby, M., B. Norrman, and P....