Openings for humanization in modern health care practices

Abma, T.A. [Promotor]Widdershoven, G.A.M. [Promotor

Students Perceptions of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and the Impact of Inclusion

The objective of this study is to determine if inclusion of people identified with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) has an impact on their typically developing peers as well as determining the perceptions that college students at EKU have of people with IDD. A survey was conducted online through Surveymonkey.com and was sent out to EKU students through email. There were 82 respondents to the survey. The survey consisted of questions on age, gender, and status at EKU of each participant and asked them questions about the perceptions they have of those with IDD and if they have been involved with organizations that promote inclusion. Findings suggest that students have a positive perception of individuals with IDD

Book Review

Reviewing Martin J. Norris, Your Boat and the Law, Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, 196

Reactive-site mutants of N-TIMP-3 that selectively inhibit ADAMTS-4 and ADAMTS-5: biological and structural implications.

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The density of fibres with a rational point for a fibration over hypersurfaces of low degree

We prove asymptotics for the proportion of fibres with a rational point in aconic bundle fibration. The basis of the fibration is a general hypersurface oflow degree.<br

Perivascular mesenchymal stem cells in the adult human brain: a future target for neuroregeneration?

Perivascular adult stem cells have been isolated from several tissues, including the adult human brain. They have unique signatures resembling both pericytes and mesenchymal stem cells. Understanding the nature of these cells in their specific vascular niches is important to determine their clinical potential as a new adult stem cell source. Indeed, they have promising features in vitro in terms of multipotency, immunomodulation and secretion of growth factors and cytokines. However, their in vivo function is less known as yet. Recent emerging data show a crucial role of perivascular mesenchymal stem cells in tissue homeostasis and repair. Furthermore, these cells may play an important role in adult stem cell niche regulation and in neurodegeneration. Here we review the recent literature on perivascular mesenchymal stem cells, discuss their different in vitro functions and highlight especially the specific properties of brain-derived perivascular mesenchymal stem cells. We summarize current evidence that suggests an important in vivo function of these cells in terms of their regenerative potential that may indicate a new target cell for endogenous tissue regeneration and repair