The induction of apoptosis in thymocytes by the glucocorticoid dexamethasone was used as a model system to investigate whether there are changes in 20 S and 26 S proteasome activities during apoptosis. We observed that thymocytes contain high concentrations of proteasomes and that following treatment with dexamethasone, cell extracts showed a decrease in proteasome chymotrypsin-like activity wh...

This study examined longitudinal changes in physical activity, sedentary behavior and body mass index in adolescents, specifically their migrations towards a different weight cluster. A cohort of 755 adolescents participated in a three-year study. A clustering Self-Organized Maps Analysis was performed to visualize changes in subjects' characteristics between the first and second assessment, an...

Physical function is recognized as an important indicator of health in older people and many studies have been undertaken. With increasing age, objectively measured health and functional status decline, physical and cognitive capacities decrease, and the number of chronic diseases and the extent of disability in performing daily activities increases. Maintaining good functional capacity is a cr...

abstract background: neurolinguistic programming (nlp) refers to the science and art of reaching success and perfection. it is a collection of the skills based on human beings’ psychological characteristics through which the individuals obtain the ability to use their personal capabilities as much as possible. this study aimed to investigate the efficacy of nlp training on mental health in nurs...