This Review discusses physiological, emotional, behavioural, and cognitive aspects of
psychological adjustment to chronic illness. Reviewing the reports of the past decade, we identify …

Background: Idiopathic epiretinal membrane (iERM) is a fibrocellular membrane that
proliferates on the inner surface of the retina at the macular area. Membrane contraction is an …

… A signal is send into the cell by phosphorylation of a R-Smad and the R-Smad can interact
with the co-Smad (Smad4) to form a Smad complex. This complex will be transported into the …

The goal of the present study was to further knowledge on gender and role (ie patient
versus partner) differences in psychological distress and quality of life as a consequence of …

… Partners may show protective buffering because they are uncertain about how to provide
support (Kuijer et al., in press) or because they do not want to put an extra burden on the patient…

The in vivo and in vitro degradation behavior of poly(trimethylene carbonate) (PTMC) polymers
with number average molecular weights of 69×10 3 , 89×10 3 , 291×10 3 and 457×10 3 g/…

Objectives: This trial investigated whether probiotics improved mood, stress and anxiety in a
sample selected for low mood. We also tested whether the presence or severity of irritable …

Biomaterial-associated infections constitute a major clinical problem. Unfortunately,
microorganisms are frequently introduced onto an implant surface during surgery and start the race …

In the present study, possible departments and effects of three different styles of giving support
by healthy partners of patients with cancer were examined. Both partners' and patients' …

… 2) with an R a value less than 0.007 μm, followed by Ti, ZrO 2 and TiZr in their M variants
all possessing a surface roughness around 0.1 μm. Acid-etching significantly (p < 0.0001) …