Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) is frequently used to index individual differences in decision-making under uncertainty, particularly in atypical (clinical) populations. However, it is rarely analyzed as a learning task, and research on the predictors of performance on the IGT in normative populations is scarce. Here, we focused on tolerance and intolerance for uncertainty as two traits that could pot...

OBJECTIVE To develop a score to predict impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) using common clinical data. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We analyzed data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) for 2,746 individuals aged 40-74 years who completed an oral glucose tolerance test. IGT was defined as a 2-h postchallenge glucose > or =140 mg/dl (7.7 mmol/l). We perform...

In order to determine the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and its related factors in remote areas of Zanjan Province, this stud was performed in 1996. 1997 persons older than 30 years of age 706 (36%) male and 1271 (64%) female were selected by random sampling from all rural areas in Zanjan. FBS and 2h postprandial BS following 75 gm glucose were determined. In second stage, full 2h GTT was per...

OBJECTIVE Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) has been associated with alterations in numerous coronary heart disease risk factors, including postprandial hyperlipidemia. An excess visceral adipose tissue accumulation is also predictive of IGT and of an exaggerated postprandial lipemia. The objective of the present study was therefore to compare the respective contributions of visceral adipose tis...

We propose a new XML format for representing interlinearized glossed text (IGT), particularly in the context of the documentation and description of endangered languages. The proposed representation, which we call IGT-XML, builds on previous models but provides a more loosely coupled and flexible representation of different annotation layers. Designed to accommodate both selective manual reanno...

This paper reports on a project involving the development and formative evaluation of an interactive World Wide Web-based learning tool. The interactive graphing tool (IGT) permits students to sketch a graph on screen using a mouse and responds to a wide range of common graph types. The IGT facilitates an iterative approach to understanding graphical representations of knowledge by actively inv...

Aim: To investigate the relative importance of aerobic capacity, physical activity and body mass index (BMI) for discriminating between people with Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) or Type 2 diabetes and healthy controls. Method: Variables included scores on estimated VO2-max (ml/kg/min) by walking the UKK walking-test, responses to questions on self-reported physical activity and BMI. Design: ...

In a widely used decision-making task, the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT), male performance is observed to be superior to that of females, and is attributed to right lateralization (i.e., right hemispheric dominance). It is as yet unknown whether sex-differences in affect and motor lateralization have implications for sex-specific lateralization in the IGT, and specifically, whether sex-difference in...

OBJECTIVE This study assessed insulin and glucagon secretion in relation to insulin sensitivity in Caucasian women who develop impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) versus those who maintain normal glucose tolerance (NGT) over a 12-year period. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS At baseline and after 3, 8, and 12 years, glucose tolerance (75-g oral glucose tolerance test), insulin sensitivity (euglycemic...

Immunoglobulin tau (IgT) is a new teleost immunoglobulin isotype, and its potential function in adaptive immunity is not very clear. In the present study, the membrane-bound and secreted IgT (mIgT and sIgT) heavy chain genes were cloned for the first time and characterized in flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus), and found the nucleic acid sequence were exactly same in the Cτ1-Cτ4 constant domains...