SEX-SPECIFIC ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN SUBCORTICAL MORPHOMETRY IN CHILDHOOD AND ADULT ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION: A 17-YEAR FOLLOW-UP STUDY

Sex-specific associations between subcortical morphometry in childhood and adult alcohol consumption: A 17-year follow-up study

Men and women tend to differ in the age of first alcohol consumption, transition into disordered drinking, and the prevalence of alcohol use disorder.Here, we use a unique longitudinal dataset to test for potentially predispositonal sex-biases in brain organization prior to initial alcohol exposure.Our study combines measures of subcortical morphom

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Academic integrity in the time of contradictions

AbstractAcademic integrity is a fundamental aspect of education that is often framed in a negative context, while existing in a reality marked by inherent contradictions.This article reports on how academics perceive academic integrity based on a study that adopted a qualitative hermeneutic approach.The study employed listening posts to interrogate

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Isolation, full sequence analysis, and in situ hybridization of pigeon paramyxovirus-1 genotype VI.2.1.1.2.2 from oriental turtle doves (Streptopelia orientalis)

ABSTRACT: Pigeon paramyxovirus-1 (PPMV-1), a genetic variant of avian paramyxovirus-1 (APMV-1), has been identified in Columbiformes and is the primary cause of diseases in captive and free-ranging pigeons.However, it has also been reported that PPMV-1 can infect chickens naturally and experimentally, thus posing a potential threat to the poultry i

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