Abstract Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a widespread disease, affecting growing demographic. The treatment of chronic inflammation located in the GI-tract dependent on severity; therefore, IBD pyramid commonly applied. Animal experimentation plays key role for novel drug development; nevertheless, it ethically questionable and limited its throughput. Reliable valid vitro assays offer oppor...

The purpose of the present study was to apply Berg and Upchurch's (2007) developmental-conceptual model to understand better how couples cope with cancer. Specifically, we hypothesized a dyadic appraisal model in which proximal factors (relational quality), dyadic appraisal (prognosis uncertainty), and dyadic coping (communication efficacy) predicted adjustment (cancer management). The study wa...

The study was designed to estimate the psychometric properties of Hastings and Brown's (2002a) Difficult Behavior Self-efficacy Scale. Participants were two samples of physical educators teaching in Korea (n=229) and the United States (U.S.; n=139). An initial translation of the questionnaire to Korean and pilot study were conducted along with the larger study using a confirmatory factor analys...