stability and structural change of iranian consumers' preference for tea commodities during 1988-2005 is investigated throughout the coarse of this study. to this end, nonparametric test of revealed preference has been utilized. results of weak axiom of revealed preference (warp) show that in 1995 a contradiction has been in observed consumers' preference for tea with the null hypothe...

OBJECTIVE To compare depression health state preference scores across four groups: (1) general population, (2) previous history of depression but not currently depressed, (3) less severe current depression, and (4) more severe current depression. DATA SOURCES Primary data were collected from 95 general population, 163 primary care, and 83 specialty mental health subjects. STUDY DESIGN Strat...

One of the most salient features of primary vibrissal afferents is their sensitivity to the direction in which the vibrissae move. Directional sensitivity is also well conserved in brainstem, thalamic, and cortical neurons of the lemniscal pathway, indicating that this property plays a key role in the organization of the vibrissal system. Here, we show that directional tuning is also a fundamen...

Em. 118: 85-88 (1986) In the absence of secondary attraction, 2 species of Scolytidae, Zps l&dens (L.eConte) and Hylastes gracilis LeConte, showed significant preference while in flight for highgirdled over non-girdled lodgepole pines, Pinus contorta var. Zutifoliu Engelmann. In contrast, beetles in 2 genera of Elateridae, Ampedus and Ctenicera, showed significant preference for non-girdled ove...

Objective Some primary voters cast their ballot for a candidate they do not most prefer in hopes that doing so will increase party's chances of winning the general election. However, emergence party “outsider” candidates challenges prevailing assumptions about persuasive pull electability arguments on voter decision making. In this project, we analyze whether and when supporters resolve strateg...

Humans exhibit a population-wide tendency toward right-handedness, and structural asymmetries of the primary motor cortex are associated with hand preference. Reported are similar asymmetries correlated with hand preference in a New World monkey (Cebus apella) that does not display population-level handedness. Asymmetry of central sulcus depth is significantly different between left-handed and ...