The Rawlsian perspective on social policy pays particular attention to the least advantaged members of society, but how should “the least advantaged” be identified? The concept of deprivation dominance operationalizes in part the Rawlsian evaluation of the welfare of the least advantaged members of society, but a statistical procedure for testing deprivation dominance is needed. In this paper, ...

Five studies tested whether intergroup contact reduces negative outgroup attitudes through a process of ingroup distancing. Based on the deprovincialization hypothesis and Social Dominance Theory, we hypothesized that the indirect effect of cross-group friendship on outgroup attitudes via reduced ingroup identification is moderated by individuals' Social Dominance Orientation (SDO), and occurs ...

Segregation and stabilization of thalamocortical afferents to eye-specific patches, so-called "ocular dominance (OD) columns," in visual cortex are hypothesized to be based on activity-dependent competition for trophic factors such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) between afferents representing the two eyes during the critical period of postnatal development. To test this hypothesis ...

There has been a long-standing debate on the complex correlation between the development of human hand preference and brain lateralization. Handedness, used as a proxy for cerebral lateralization, is a topic of considerable importance because of its potential to reveal the mechanisms of the underlying pathophysiology of problems related to brain development or cognitive systems. Twin studies, w...

Phil Bryden was a seminal figure in the development of the field of cerebral lateralization in the last half of the twentieth century, and a founding editor of this journal. Here his founding co-editors reminisce about their friend and colleague, and reflect on his wide-ranging influence in the field and in their own careers.

     Improved drought-tolerant maize hybrids would significantly reduce water consumption and increase yield in arid environments. Our knowledge about genetic parameters is very essential before starting a successful breeding program. The present research was carried out throughout three successive years between 2013-15 to reveal the pattern of inheritance in yield, yield-components and related...

purpose: microgravity causes major changes in various systems of the body in space, such as shift in cerebrospinal fluid, decreased red blood cells count, and electrolyte loss. these complications are very important in space and we should find new approaches to prevent the side effects of microgravity in astronauts. materials and methods: this experimental study was conducted on 21 adult male r...

Using field observations of ~15 wild adult black bear (Ursus americanus kermodei) foraging on a salmon stream during two autumns on the central coast of British Columbia, we tested for laterality of forelimb use during lunging and during handling of salmon. Of 288 lunging events observed overall, 53% were non biased, 26% were right-limb biased, and 21% left-limb biased (p = .53 between left and...

The objective of the study was to evaluate sex differences in the pattern of innominate motion about the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) during hip movement. Although the magnitude of intrinsic SIJ motion is influenced by joint congruence and ligament elasticity sex differences in pelvic joint kinematics are under-investigated. Forty healthy and active males and females between the ages of 18 and 35 wer...