Potential Predictors that Influence Women to Undergo Cosmetic Surgery

There may be relationships among collectivism, self-esteem, and religiousness in relation to individual acceptance of cosmetic surgery. This present study hypothesized that both self-esteem and religiousness would be negatively correlated with individual acceptance of cosmetic surgery. It was also hypothesized that an individual with higher levels of collectivism would be more likely to show higher levels of acceptance of cosmetic surgery. A multiple regression analysis expected self-esteem, collectivism, and religiousness to be the significant predictors of the acceptance of cosmetic surgery. Questionnaire data were collected from 565 female college students from a Christian university in the southeastern United States. Based on data analyses, it was found that self-esteem and collectivism showed no significant relationships with the acceptance of cosmetic surgery. However, religiousness presented a negative correlation with the acceptance of cosmetic surgery. Moreover, religiousness was revealed to be a significant predictor of the acceptance of cosmetic surgery based on the multiple regression data analysis

Topological Phase Transitions in Line-nodal Superconductors

Fathoming interplay between symmetry and topology of many-electron wave-functions has deepened understanding of quantum many body systems, especially after the discovery of topological insulators. Topology of electron wave-functions enforces and protects emergent gapless excitations, and symmetry is intrinsically tied to the topological protection in a certain class. Namely, unless the symmetry is broken, the topological nature is intact. We show novel interplay phenomena between symmetry and topology in topological phase transitions associated with line-nodal superconductors. The interplay may induce an exotic universality class in sharp contrast to that of the phenomenological Landau-Ginzburg theory. Hyper-scaling violation and emergent relativistic scaling are main characteristics, and the interplay even induces unusually large quantum critical region. We propose characteristic experimental signatures around the phase transitions in three spatial dimensions, for example, a linear phase boundary in a temperature-tuning parameter phase-diagram.Comment: 4 + 23 pages, 7 figures, 1 table; the first two authors contributed equally to this wor

Studies on the Molecular Cloning of a Gene for Beta-Glucosidase From a Bacillus Cereus/Cellulomonas Sp. Hybrid Bacterium Derived Through Protoplast Fusion.

A (beta)-glucosidase gene was cloned from a cellulolytic bacterium, which was obtained by hybrid-formation between Bacillus cereus and a Cellulomonas sp. through protoplast fusion, into Escherichia coli plasmid pBR322 using recombinant DNA techniques. E. coli strain transformants of JM83 harboring this cloned plasmid were able to utilize cellobiose as a carbon source. (beta)-glucosidase activity was assayed in these cells by P-nitrophenyl (beta)-D-glucopyranoside (PNPG) hydrolysis. Hybridization of the cloned DNA fragment with DNA from the hybrid organism was performed by Southern transfer (92) and DNA/DNA dot blot procedures. The hybridization data strongly suggested that the DNA cloned into pBR322 was from the genome of the hybrid organism. A restriction map was constructed by analysis of the cleavage sites of restriction endonucleases that recognize specific hexanucleotide sequences. The size of the cloned DNA fragment was 1.2 kb as determined by agarose gel electrophoresis. The nucleotide sequence was determined by subcloning partial fragment of 1.2 kb DNA into M13 phage and using the dideoxy sequencing method developed by Sanger et al. (85). The DNA sequence showed that the cloned DNA contained an open reading frame probably coding for (beta)-glucosidase activity, though not ending with a translation stop codon. This presumably incomplete open reading frame has a coding capacity for 319 amino acids, that corresponds to a protein with a molecular weight of 38,000 daltons

Learning Hangul with games: Applying multimedia techniques to educational user interfaces for young Korean-American children

This program is designed to motivate four- and five-year old Korean-American children to learn Hangul, the Korean language. Multimedia techniques make these lessons fun and interesting, by using lively visual images, sounds, and animation to communicate the material and have children practice Hangul. To do so, the program utilizes a three-part methodology: ** Lesson 1 is word recognition, ** Lesson 2 teaches Korean language characters ** Lesson 3 teaches sentences. Once children understand the lesson concepts, they play games to reinforce their understanding of those concepts. This practice stimulates functions of the brain and provides an interesting way for the children to learn and practice Hangul. Many Korean parents are eager to teach their children the Korean language because they live in an immigrant society. They permanently have moved to another country, but still wish to retain their Korean heritage. This program recognizes the desire many families have to maintain their Korean culture through future generations

Principals and Practices of Outdoor Education

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Premature Judicial Termination of Non-Spendthrift Trusts: Reconciling a Dead Settlor\u27s Intent with a Living Beneficiary\u27s Needs

Section I of this comment examines the historical background of the Claflin doctrine. Section II discusses Texas cases applying the Claflin doctrine. Section III critically analyzes Section 112.054 which restricts premature trust termination. Section IV proposes adopting an amendment to the Texas Property Code to permit premature judicial termination of a non-spendthrift trust if all beneficiaries are sui juris and consent