BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of potential environmental and psychopathological risk factors, with special focus on symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), in a sample of adolescent offenders in relation to the type of crime committed. METHODS The assessment included data collection and administration of clinical standardized scales such as...

OBJECTIVES To develop a mouse model for measuring facial nerve injury and recovery and to test the hypothesis that overexpression of the antiapoptotic gene, bcl2, enhances recovery of facial nerve function after peripheral crush injury. DESIGN Prospective analysis of recovery of function after facial nerve crush injury in mice at juvenile (postnatal day 7) and adult (postnatal day 30) ages wi...

Juvenile ossifying fibroma (JOF) is a rare, benign, locally aggressive entity of the extragnathic craniofacial bones with a high tendency towards recurrence. Two distinctive microscopic patterns of juvenile ossifying fibroma have been described: a trabecular juvenile ossifying fibroma (TrJOF) and a psammomatoid juvenile ossifying fibroma (PJOF). Psammomatoid variant is predominantly a craniofac...

In recent years Mycosphaerella leaf disease (MLD) has become very common in Eucalyptus globulus plantations in Galicia, Northwest Spain. The etiology of MLD is complex and is associated with several species of Mycosphaerella and Teratosphaeria. A survey of the fungal mycobiota associated with juvenile and adult leaves, and with leaf litter of the same trees in MLD affected plantations was made....

Teopod1 and Teopod2 are dominant, unlinked mutations in maize that cause dramatic morphological abnormalities, including inappropriate expression of juvenile traits in adult vegetative phytomers and the transformation of reproductive structures into vegetative ones. These phenotypes are consistent with the constitutive expression of a juvenile phase of development throughout shoot growth. To in...

OBJECTIVE To quantify the degree of abuse or criminal behavior among young females presenting for reproductive health care services. METHODS An evaluation was conducted among Alaskan females age 10 through 15 years enrolled in Medicaid. Subjects were identified who had experienced reproductive health outcomes. The Medicaid file was linked to a Child Protective Services database and a Juvenile...

Title: MECHANISMS OF JUVENILE TRANSFER: VARIATIONS IN INCARCERATION AND SENTENCE LENGTH IN CRIMINAL COURT Benta Katrine Samuelson Master of Arts, 2010 Thesis Directed By: Dr. Brian Johnson Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice The judge’s ability to transfer a juvenile to adult court through judicial waiver has been in existence since the inception of the juvenile court in 1899. Howeve...

conclusions it became clear at the end of the study that the effectiveness of two drugs were the same and they didn’t have any meaningful difference. according to the result gained from this study, levetiracetam is a proper alternative treatment instead of sodium valproate which has appropriate effectiveness along with lower complications. results comparison of mean generalized tonic colonic at...

Competition and predation are major biotic interactions that influence the structure of aquatic communities. The relative importance of each type of interaction is usually a function of the relative size of the organisms involved. This study used field experiments to assess potential size-dependent interactions among small juvenile killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) and grass shrimp (Palaemonete...