LONGITUDINAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF-EFFICACY AND POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS SYMPTOMS 8 YEARS AFTER A VIOLENT ASSAULT: AN AUTOREGRESSIVE CROSS-LAGGED MODEL

Longitudinal Relationship between Self-efficacy and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms 8 Years after a Violent Assault: An Autoregressive Cross-Lagged Model

Self-efficacy is assumed to promote posttraumatic adaption, and several cross-sectional studies support this notion.However, there is a lack of prospective Ink Refill longitudinal studies to further illuminate the temporal relationship between self-efficacy and posttraumatic stress symptoms.Thus, an important unresolved research question is whether

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Amoebae as potential environmental hosts for Mycobacterium ulcerans and other mycobacteria, but doubtful actors in Buruli ulcer epidemiology.

BackgroundThe reservoir and mode of transmission of Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent of Buruli ulcer, remain unknown.Ecological, genetic and epidemiological information nonetheless suggests that M.ulcerans may reside in aquatic protozoa.Methodology/principal findingsWe experimentally infected Acanthamoeba polyphaga with M.ulcerans and fo

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An empirical evaluation of metrics on aspect-oriented programs

The quality evaluation of software metrics measurement is considered as the primary indicator of imperfection prediction and software maintenance in various empirical studies of software products.However, there is no agreement on which metrics are compelling quality pointers for new software development approaches such as aspect-oriented programmin

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