The Japanese version of the Multiple Affect Adjective Checklist-Revised: development and validation.

In order to develop a Japanese version of the Multiple Affect Adjective Checklist-Revised (MAACL-R), the 66 scored adjectives were translated into Japanese and translated back into English as recommended by Werner and Campbell (1971). Confirmatory factor analyses evidenced the existence of five first-order factors (i.e.

Age, relationship, and touch initiation.

Gender asymmetry in touch in U.S. populations is related to the age of the participants in some studies and to the relationships between the participants in others.

Induction of T-lymphocyte adhesion by histidine-proline-rich glycoprotein and concanavalin A.

Histidine-proline-rich glycoprotein (HPRG) is a plasma protein which binds to a specific receptor on T-lymphocytes and represses T-cell activation and proliferation. In the presence of Concanavalin A (Con A), HPRG causes human T-lymphoblastic MOLT-3 cells and a fraction of normal human peripheral blood lymphocytes to attach to the culture dish and significantly change morphology by either extending processes or becoming elongated at the poles, respectively. HPRG and Con A are just as effective at inducing MOLT-3 attachment in a soluble or an immobilized form.