We present the Dispositional Self-Control (DSC) Scale, which reflects individuals' tendency to override 2 types of temptations, termed doing wrong and not doing right. We report a series of 5 studies designed to test the reliability and validity of the scale. As hypothesized, high DSC predicts distant future orientation and low DSC predicts deviant behaviors such as aggression, alcohol misuse, ...

PURPOSE To evaluate the usefulness of dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) enhanced perfusion MR imaging in predicting major genetic alterations in glioblastomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-five patients (M:F = 13∶12, mean age: 52.1±15.2 years) with pathologically proven glioblastoma who underwent DSC MR imaging before surgery were included. On DSC MR imaging, the normalized relative tumor...

A dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC) has unique properties that the cell performance does not readily decrease even at higher incident light angles compared with a Si solar cell and dose not decrease or rather increases under low light conditions. Fujikura is developing new applications of DSC by taking advantages of these properties to the field of “Energy Harvesting” where rapid growth of market...

A series of poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol)/poly(?-caprolactone) blends with different compositions were prepared using solvent casting. The miscibility this pair polymers was investigated differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and proved by a negative Flory interaction parameter value calculated from the Nishi–Wang equation. blend also confirmed electronic microscopy (SEM). thermal behaviors...

1Department of Medical Biology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland Head of Department: Gabriela Olędzka, PhD, DSc 2Department of Surgical & Transplant Nursing, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland Head of Department: prof. Piotr Małkowski, MD, PhD, DSc 3Department of Infectious Diseases, Provincial Hospital of Kielce, Poland Head of Department: Wiesław Kryczka, MD, PhD, DSc 4T...

A cross-linking method for collagen-based biomaterials was developed using the water-soluble carbodiimide 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethyl aminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC). Cross-linking using EDC involves the activation of carboxylic acid groups to give O-acylisourea groups, which form cross-links after reaction with free amine groups. Treatment of dermal sheep collagen (DSC) with EDC (E-DSC)...

In many instances computer forensic practitioners come across digital photographs within an investigation. Examples include law enforcement examining computers for child pornography, intellectual property disputes involving proprietary digital images, or file recovery for individuals who have lost personal photos due to accidental deletion or electronic media corruption. More technical examples...

Multisensory enhancement (MSE) is the augmentation of the response to sensory stimulation of one modality by stimulation of a different modality. It has been described for multisensory neurons in the deep superior colliculus (DSC) of mammals, which function to detect, and direct orienting movements toward, the sources of stimulation (targets). MSE would seem to improve the ability of DSC neuron...