This research places self-handicapping and defensive pessimism (comprising defensive expectations and reflectivity) into a single conceptual and analytic framework that models the full self-protective process across time. Data on two occasions collected during students (n 1⁄4 328) first two years at university show: performance orientation positively predicts self-handicapping, defensive expect...

measurement of the skin especially to monitor epidermal thickness during clinical trials: • study of the effect of UVA1 and UVB on epidermal thickening [6] ; • study of age-related skin changes [7] . It is more suitable than high-frequency ultrasound to explore the epidermis and dermo-epidermal junction. In this issue of Dermatology , Mogensen et al. [8] used an OCT system developed at Risoe Na...

First of all, I will introduce the basics of Newtonian fluids, followed by differences in comparison to non-Newtonian fluids. Following that, I will consider suspensions and focus on the shear thickening phenomena. Different theories behind that lead us to an order-disorder system and a hydro-clusters formulation. Finally, I will present its applications and prospects for the future.