background: papillon-lefevre syndrome (pls) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by palmoplantar hyperkeratosis and early development of aggressive pe-riodontitis. although cathepsin c (ctsc) gene mutations have been established in about 70-80% of pls patients, it is assumed that the patients may have dysfunctioning of immune defense mechanisms. objective: to assess the associat...

conclusions our findings suggest a strong relationship between eds and obesity, particularly morbid obesity. therefore, physicians must be familiar with eds as a mixed clinical entity indicating careful assessment and specific treatment planning. results sleepiness was not affected by gender in cases or controls. the sleepiness prevalence was 29 (52.7%) in the cases group and 17 (30.9%) in the ...

oral supplementation with 50, 100 and 150 ?g/ml calcium chloride to the fifth stadium larvae of csr2xcsr4 biovoltine hybrid silkworm, b. mori on fat body glycogen, protein, and total lipids and haemolymph trehalose and protein have been studied. one of the four normal feeds per day was substituted with treated leaves fed to silkworms at fifth instar larvae. the controls were fed with the leaves...

it has been shown that activated t-cells produce and release both il-2 and il- 2 receptors (ll-2r). the rate of il-2 release is proportional to its cell surface expression and state of cell activation. to clarify the molecular basis of this immunological aberration, we analysed the amount of soluble il-2r(sil2-r) by an elisa technique in 68 patients with behcet's disease (bd), 28 patient c...

This paper examines steady states of an overlapping generations economy with a given distribution of household locations over a one-dimensional interval. Parents decide whether or not to educate their children. Such decisions are affected by location: parental aspirations depend on the earnings of their neighbors. At the same time, economy-wide wages endogenously adjust to bring factor supplies...

This study focuses on the relationships between post-divorce parental conflict, economic hardship and adolescents’ academic achievement among 800 adolescents (424 girls and 376 boys) aged 15 to 18 years from divorced families. The instruments used for data collection were the Post-divorce Parental Conflict and Economic Hardship scales. In conclusion, the results obtained from the current study ...

This study examined the possible relationship between perceptions of parental conflict and intimacy in same-sex friendships within a sample of college students (n = 85) at a small liberal arts college. The role of parental marital status in affecting intimacy was also investigated with the prediction that this variable would not have a significant influence upon intimacy. The potential effects ...

A good quality and quantity of night sleep is a substantial factor in allowing the adequate daytime functioning of human beings. Life styles of industrialized countries have been changed from last decades, and sleep-wake patterns have been adapted to new needs and society demands. Sleep duration has decreased, daytime sleepiness has increased and complaints about the poor quality of sleep are f...