Introduction: For centuries, cannabinoids are known to be effective in pain relief. Itch is an unpleasant sensation that provokes a desire to scratch. Since itch and pain are two sensations sharing a lot in common, we aimed to investigate whether the cannabinoid agonist WIN 55,212-2 reduces serotonin-induced scratching behavior and also observe whether modulation of nitric oxide (NO) production...

Past research shows that consumers tend to equate higher prices with higher value. However, it remains unclear whether consumers of athletic events follow the predictions of equity theory when attributing value to particular teams. We conducted 3 studies to investigate the existence and consequences of a disparity between men’s and women’s college basketball ticket prices. In Study 1, a survey ...

Two experiments examined acquisition of win-stay, win-shift, lose-stay, and lose-shift rules by which hungry rats could earn food reinforcement. In Experiment 1, two groups of rats were trained in a two-lever operant task that required them to follow either a win-stay/lose-shift or a win-shift/lose-stay contingency. The rates of acquisition of the individual rules within each contingency differ...

The paper also discusses concepts and approaches for developing a Next-Generation Process Support System (NGPSS), a groupware-oriented support capability for the NGPM. It describes an approach for collaborative win-condition elicitation and resolution with respect to a prospective software product's constituents or stakeholders (users, customers, developers, maintainers, interfacers, etc.). Thi...

We have cloned a novel winged helix factor, WIN, from the rat insulinoma cell line, INS-1. Northern blot analysis demonstrated that WIN is highly expressed in a variety of insulinoma cell lines and rat embryonic pancreas and liver. In adults, WIN expression was detected in thymus, testis, lung, and several intestinal regions. We determined the DNA sequences bound in vitro by baculovirus-express...