The gap between advanced statistical approaches and epistemological discussion is certainly one of the most important problems in psychometrics to really improve psychological measures. An important issue in measurement models in social science is the debate about formative measurement models. For some years, the debate has been essentially focused on methodological issues. We aim in this short...

The genes encoding 14alpha-sterol demethylases (cyp51A and cyp51B) were analyzed in 12 itraconazole (ITC)-resistant and three ITC-susceptible clinical isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus. Six ITC-resistant strains exhibited a substitution of another amino acid for glycine at position 54, which is located at a very conserved region of the Cyp51A protein. The cyp51A gene from the A. fumigatus wild-...

As a main interference to track circuit signal, the interference of the traction current(ITC) will directly influence the transmission quality of track circuit signal and even lead to signal distortion which would endanger the traffic safety. The ITC has a complicated formation mechanism and it is affected by factors of train compositions, load and running speed, so it is hardly possible to est...

This study examined whether measurement constructs behind reading-related tests for struggling adult readers are similar to what is known about measurement constructs for children. The sample included 371 adults reading between the third-and fifth-grade levels, including 127 men and 153 English speakers of other languages. Using measures of skills and subskills, confirmatory factor analyses wer...

neighborhood attachment is closely related to concrete and abstract conceptions that set the scene for a variety of interactions among the residents. it is on the basis of social-physical location which happens over time. neighborhood attachment also enhances the possibility of residents’ social participation in urban neighborhoods and has a bilateral relationship with residents’ satisfaction. ...

Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) allows studying the thermal effects of various chemical and physicochemical processes, including dissolution processes. This method is relatively new. Therefore, active expansion scope its application has revealed a number problems. For instance, article raises problem insufficient metrological support for isothermal calorimeters, which leads to inconsiste...

Interfacial thermal conductance (ITC) affects heat transfer in many physical phenomena and is an important parameter for various technologies. The article considers the influence of mesoscopic effects on ITC, such as through gas gap, near-field radiative transfer, changes wetting behavior during melting. Various contributions to ITC liquid-solid interfaces processes fast pre-melting melting met...

In a previous study we prepared monoclonal antibody against allyl isothiocyanate (AITC)-modified lysine (Lys), and found that AITC reacted with Lys under physiological conditions in vitro (T. Nakamura et al., Chem. Res. Toxicol., 22, 536-542 (2009)). In the present study, antibodies against benzyl isothiocyanate (ITC), 6-methylsulfinylhexyl ITC and phenethyl ITC modified protein were prepared, ...

Isothiocyanates (ITCs) are abundant in foods derived from vegetables, and many ITCs are potent cancer chemoprotective agents in animal systems. We previously showed that many ITCs rapidly accumulated in cells to very high concentrations (up to millimolar levels), and the accumulations appeared to play a critical role in determining their activities in inducing anticarcinogenic Phase 2 enzymes. ...