roles in several psychiatric disorders, including depression and anxiety. Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is classified as an anxiety disorder characterized by obsession or compulsion. The burying of harmless objects like marbles by mice may reflect the formation of compulsive behavior. Marble burying behavior in mice is recognized as an animal model for OCD. It has been reported that marbl...

Dendritic spines were considered an artifact of the Golgi method until a brash Spanish histologist, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, bet his scientific career arguing that they were indeed real, correctly deducing their key role in mediating synaptic connectivity. This article reviews the historical context of the discovery of spines and the reasons behind Cajal's obsession with them, all the way till h...

Background and Objectives: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a type of anxiety disorder, which can be manifested as comorbidity with other psychological disorders. Prompt diagnosis and treatment of this comorbidity plays an important role in treatment of the main disorder. This study aimed to assess the frequency of OCD in methamphetamine-dependent individuals. <stro...

objective: pcos is a multifaceted disorder with multiple potential risk factors (e.g. infertility, diabetes,cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome). pcos affects quality of life and can worsen anxiety and depression either due to the features of pcos or due to the diagnosis of a chronic disease. this study aimed to determine the risk factors of pcos in a group of patients. materials and ...

Since at least the Theory of the Subject of 1982 (comprising seminars held from 1975 to 1979), Alain Badiou has attempted in an unparalleled way to conceive of the political and ontological implications of formalism, subjecting the very constitutive structures of ontological being to the dictates and rigors of abstract mathematics. One of the most significant outcomes of Badiou‟s thought is his...

The goal of zero latency in financial services has caused the creation of entirely new industries, products, and career paths as well as volumes of data, analysis, and opinion. The degree to which speed in market-data delivery, trading algorithms, and transactions influences profit cannot be overemphasized and is the motivation behind many financial firms’ obsession with low latency. Every aspe...

Purpose – Sport celebrities often endorse their team, their sport, and non-sports-related products. Increased idolizing of sport celebrities by adolescents is one artifact of this promotional practice. Although seemingly innocuous, adolescents who idolize sport celebrities may, as adults, come to worship such celebrities; this unhealthy obsession may afflict 10 percent or more of adults. If ado...