Does information about rampant political corruption increase electoral participation and the support for challenger parties? Democratic theory assumes that offering more information to voters will… (More)
CCR7 is necessary to direct dendritic cells (DCs) to secondary lymphoid nodes and to elicit an adaptative immune response. Despite its importance, little is known about the molecular mechanisms used… (More)
Impulsivity is tightly linked to addiction. However, there are several pathways by means of which impulsive individuals are more prone to become addicts, or to suffer an addiction more intensely and… (More)
INTRODUCTION
It has been hypothesized that cognitive and memory-related brain function in transsexuals during cross-sex hormonal treatment might be activated towards that of the subjective gender.… (More)
Skeletal muscle dysfunction (SMD) is frequent in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Mitochondrial abnormalities appear to play a role in the pathogenesis of SMD. The… (More)
Induction of immune tolerance as therapeutic approach for autoimmune diseases constitutes a current research focal point. In this sense, we aimed to evaluate an altered peptide ligand (APL) for… (More)
BACKGROUND
Porous tantalum is an option of cementless fixation for TKA, but there is no randomized comparison with a cemented implant in a mid-term followup.
QUESTIONS/PURPOSES
We asked whether a… (More)
Several theories propose that self-esteem, or positive self-regard, results from fulfilling the value priorities of one's surrounding culture. Yet, surprisingly little evidence exists for this… (More)
Human emotions are known to play an important role in the users’ engagement, namely by activating their attention, perception and memory skills, which in turn will help to understand the story – and… (More)
Markus and Kitayama's (1991) theory of independent and interdependent self-construals had a major influence on social, personality, and developmental psychology by highlighting the role of culture in… (More)