The aim of the present paper is the study of the entropic elasticity of the dsDNA molecule, having a cristallographic length L of the order of 10 to 30 persistence lengths A, when it is subject to spatial obstructions. We have not tried to obtain the single molecule partition function by solving a Schödringer-like equation. We prefer to stay within a discretized version of the WLC model with an...

We characterize and compress sub-nJ visible white-light continuum (WLC) pulses generated by self-phase modulation in yttrium aluminium garnet. The spectral phase is retrieved by spectrally resolving the transient reflectivity from an optically-excited transition metal oxide. This measured phase is compensated by applying the appropriate distortion to a deformable mirror. By comparing the respon...

INTRODUCTION Men who have sex with men (MSM) often face socially sanctioned disapproval of sexual deviance from the heterosexual "normal." Such sexual stigma can be internalized producing a painful affective state (i.e., shame). Although shame (e.g., addiction) can predict risk-taking (e.g., alcohol abuse), sexual shame's link to sexual risk-taking is unclear. Socially Optimized Learning in Vir...

BACKGROUND Web-based interventions for depression that are supported by coaching have generally produced larger effect-sizes, relative to standalone web-based interventions. This is likely due to the effect of coaching on adherence. We evaluated the efficacy of a manualized telephone coaching intervention (TeleCoach) aimed at improving adherence to a web-based intervention (moodManager), as wel...

The aim of this study was to propose an approach for assessing the social resilience citizens, using a locative multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) model exemplary case Sarpol-e Zahab city, Iran. To do so, set 10 variables and 28 criteria affecting were used their weights measured Analytical Hierarchy Process, which then inserted into Weighted Linear Combination (WLC) mapping across our study...

OBJECTIVES To examine risk factors for the development of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and basal cell carcinoma (BCC) in a cohort of heart transplant (HT) recipients and, in particular, to evaluate the role of the cumulative doses of different immunosuppressive drugs. DESIGN Prospective nonconcurrent study. SETTING A dermatology clinic at a university hospital. PATIENTS A total of 230 HT...