Comparison of Temperament Traits among Intercollegiate Athletes and Physical Education Majors

Dental-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells: State of the Art

“…Liver cirrhosis, characterized by extensive fibrosis and the replacement of normal liver architecture into abnormal nodules due to diffused degeneration and death of hepatocytes, is the terminal stage of a variety of chronic liver diseases (Tsochatzis et al, 2008). As was aforementioned, DMSCs have the potential of differentiating into hepatocyte-like cells.…”

Comparison of Self-Concepts of Women High School and College Tournament Basketball Players

“…Results have varied. Snyder and Kivlin (1975) found college female athletes showed more positive self-attitudes than nonathletes while Ibrahim (1967) reported that athletes felt less inferior than physical education majors and dancers. Conversely, Ibrahim and Morrison (1976) were unable to demonstrate any differences in self-concept when female athletes and nonathletes were compared, and Vincent (1976) reported that the only significant difference was that nonathletes scored higher in family self.…”

“…A number of investigators have attempted to identify personality characteristics of highly skilled female athletes (Balazs, 1975;Johnson, 1972;Peterson, Weber, & Trousdale, 1967;Williams, Hoepner, Moody, & Ogilvie, 1970), while several have compared female athletes with other groups in the area of self-concept, psychological well-being, and temperament traits (Ibrahim, 1967;Ibrahim & Morrison, 1976;O'Connor & Webb, 1976;Snyder & Kivlin, 1975;Snyder & Spreitzer, 1976;Vincent, 1976). Results have varied.…”