1. Abstract 2. Introduction 3. Age-associated alterations in T cell function 4. T cell subsets 4.1. Other subset alterations: TH1 vs. TH2, Rhodamine 123 vs. R123, CD8 CD122 5. Thymus 5.1.Involution 5.2. Thymic productivity 6. Lifespan and homeostasis of T cell populations 6.1. Replicative senescence and sensitivity to apoptosis 7. T cell activation 7.1. TCR signaling 7.2. Costimulation 8. Influ...

Tears contain many different proteins which can act as endogenous fluorescence biomarkers. This biological fluid is not used in clinical practice yet. The aim of this work is an experimental analysis of final fluorescence intensity of tear ́s proteins from right and left eye of healthy subjects by synchronous fluorescence fingerprint. Tears of the healthy subjects exhibited the final protein flu...

The present study explored social and emotional loneliness, and victimisation among a sample of adult male prisoners. 241 prisoners took part, completing a behavioural measure of behaviours indicative of bullying (DIPC-R: Direct and Indirect Prisoner behaviour Checklist, Ireland, J.L. 2003. The Direct and Indirect Prisoner behaviour Checklist -- Revised. Psychology Department, University of Cen...

This study reports and analyses rates and correlates of repeat victimisation in selected European cities. Rates of repeat were lower outside the English cities surveyed. However, the extreme level of repeat victimisation among dacha victims in Miskolc, Hungary, proved startling, indicating the vulnerability of such property to burglary. There are marked differences between levels of repeat vict...

BACKGROUND Despite increasing evidence suggesting that childhood maltreatment is significantly associated with psychosis, the specific role of bullying in the onset of psychotic disorders is still unclear. This study aimed to examine whether bullying was more prevalent amongst individuals presenting to services for the first time with a psychotic disorder than in unaffected community controls. ...

Background: Pregnancy is associated with many emotional, physical, and social changes in women’s lives which may have an effect on the outcomes of pregnancy, so identifying moderating factors such as social support may have a preventing role on unintended outcomes of pregnancy. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between social support with anxiety, d...