Gene assembly in ciliates is an extremely involved DNA transformation process, which transforms a nucleus, the micronucleus, to another functionally different nucleus, the macronucleus. In this paper we characterize which loop recombination operations (one of the three types of molecular operations that accomplish gene assembly) can possibly be applied in the transformation of a given gene from...

Abstract Criminological research has identified low self-control as major cause of criminal activity. However, astonishingly little is known about the individual and situational characteristics that affect functioning in relation to crime. Recent theorizing, especially context Situational Action Theory, suggests interplay personal contextual morality creates a morally preselected choice set who...

conclusions implementing the self-management program plus regular follow-up increased the perception of self-efficacy in patients with ms. similar self-management programs are recommended to be integrated in the regular caring of patients with ms. results no significant difference in mean scores of baseline self-efficacy was found between the control (52.90 ± 8.03) and the intervention groups (...

Objectives. This paper examines Gottfredson and Hirschi’s (1990) self-control theory and develops theoretical arguments for why self-control may have a differential effect on offending depending on the level of self-control. Methods. We test the argument that the association between self-control and violent offending (n=5,681) and non-violent offending (5,672) is nonlinear by using generalized ...