The majority of chemolithotrophs are able to fix carbon dioxide (CO2) through the Calvin cycle, a metabolic pathway in which carbon enters as CO2 and leaves as glucose. For some substrates, the cells must cull through large amounts of inorganic substrate to secure just a small amount of energy.
By Mayo Clinic Staff. Borderline personality disorder is a mental health disorder that impacts the way you think and feel about yourself and others, causing problems functioning in everyday life. It includes a pattern of unstable intense relationships, distorted self-image, extreme emotions and impulsiveness.
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a Cluster B personality disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) . According to the American Psychiatric Association, Cluster B disorders are characterized by behavior that is dramatic, erratic and emotional.ecause many personality domains are heritable, borderline personality disorder may be a result of a genotype interacting with adverse environmental factors. This would in turn lead to the expression of borderline symptoms or other dysfunctional personality traits.