The Role of Macropinocytosis in Sonic Hedgehog-Induced Axon Growth and Guidance: A Dissertation

thinking would result in increased diabetes-related goal setting. Goals during the late adolescent period would be developmentally appropriate, such as self-managing their diabetes in order to spend more time away from home with peers. However, what goals are set throughout the stages of adolescence remains unstudied. Risk and Protective Factors Health status and individual factors often influence diabetes self-management behaviors and can serve as either risk or protective factors (Knafl, Grey & McCorkle, 2006). The uniqueness and complexities of self management are influenced by many things including. The medical regimen followed, duration of illness and gender. However, there are few studies, to date, with a focus on regimen and duration of illness. Although the affect gender has on self-management has been widely studied, the findings from studies are