we studied the effect of the selective alha-2 adrenoceptor blocker idazoxan and precursor serotonin (5-htp) on anxiety-related behavior in rats. the conflict drinking test, and evaluator plus-maze were used as model. idazoxan (2 mg/kg) showed an anticonflict effect, having doses dependently increased the number of punished lickes. 5-htp showed that anxiolytic-like effect in both models. this dr...

anxiety of sports is one of the variables which is closely related to sports performance and happens in sports competitions. considering the negative effects of competitive anxiety on performance of athletes this study tries to compare competitive anxiety of amateur or professional female futsal players and its connection with self confidence and sports performance. the statistical population o...

We investigated the effect of a synthetic cannabinoid, WIN 55,212-2 on excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) evoked by stimulation of Schaffer collaterals in CA1 pyramidal cells. Bath application of WIN 55,212-2 reduced the amplitude of EPSCs in dose-dependent manner tested between 0.01 nM and 30 microM. In rats and mice, this cannabinoid ligand inhibited excitatory synapses in two steps at ...

the study of entrepreneurial orientation concept and codifying a proper strategy to improve the performance of companies has a great importance as the companies have allocated more product market share to themselves by representing new and unique products according to customers’ requirements. the purpose of this study is to examine the impact of entrepreneurial orientation and competitive strat...

The Creation of an Endangered Species: Party Nonconformists of the U.S. Senate* Richard Fleisher Fordham University Jon R. Bond Texas A&M University Party nonconformists--that is, moderate to conservative Democrats and moderate to liberal Republicans who had policy preferences different from the mainstream of their party--have largely disappeared from the Senate. As nonconformists disappeared f...

Objective(s): Our previous studies have shown that MgO nanoparticles (MgO NPs) could improve anxiety and reduce pain in animals. In this study, the effect of co administration MgO NPs and vitamin C on anxiety like behavior and nociception in postpartum depression (PPD) model were investigated.Materials and Methods:  Female mice (27 ± 3 g) were divided into groups: two control groups, PPD groups...

Motivated by the industrial observation that e-commerce platform marketplaces (e.g., Amazon) are increasingly launching sustainable strategies, this study aims to build an analytical framework guide managers on making decisions. This builds a stylized game-theoretical model in supply chain context, where competitive traditional product manufacturers sell their products through platform’s market...

We present a simple model of a debate between two interested parties which takes into account the complexity of their policy positions. The two debaters engage in all-pay-auctions to win slots of time/attention to present their positions to a decision maker. Complexity of a policy is modelled through the number of slots of attention needed to get the policy across. We show that when the number ...

In this paper I develop a new approach—the reduced form approach—to studying the plaintiff’s win rate in one-shot litigation selection models. A reduced form requires three basic elements. First, a joint distribution of plaintiff’s and defendant’s beliefs concerning the probability that the plaintiff would win in the event a dispute were litigated. Second, a conditional win rate function that r...