introduction: the mechanisms of hepatic encephalopathy are not fully understood. moreover, there is no comprehensive data concerning the effects of nitric oxide (no) system on anxiolytic-like behaviors induced by bile duct ligation (bdl). methods: male mice weighing 25-30 g were used and anxiety-like behaviors were tested using hole-board task. results: the data indicated that cholestasis incre...

M ost of us have experienced that excruciating silence that often descends at the end of a scintillating seminar or even a symposium talk. We have invited a leading world expert to deliver a feisty lecture on the state-of-the-art and the ferment of ideas unleashed by their own findings. They have fulfilled the brief admirably, sticking zealously to the appointed 45-min time-slot, leaving ample ...

A number of persons have described stereotypic behavior as being caused by “boredom”. However, several problems exist with this supposed cause. First, it’s anthropomorphic. You’re assuming what would make a human bored would make another species or individual animal bored. Second, it’s circular: If the animal paces because it’s bored, how do you know it’s bored? Because it’s pacing. Finally, th...

BORED-HOLE ABSORPTION PITS By Rai Sahib KASHI PRASAD, m.b., b.s., d.p.h. Medical Officer, In-charge Health Unit, Parlabgarh Definition.?A bored-hole absorption pit is a hole 20 feet in depth and 16 inches in diameter, bored with a machine known as a boring outfit. A limited amount of sullage water is absorbed and disposed of by it every day. History.?Bored holes, which were originally introduce...

What do you do to start reading real time applications with stochastic task execution times analysis and optimisation? Searching the book that you love to read first or find an interesting book that will make you want to read? Everybody has difference with their reason of reading a book. Actuary, reading habit must be from earlier. Many people may be love to read, but not a book. It's not fault...

Have you ever felt bored (Fig 1)? Ever found yourself with nothing engaging to do? Experienced a lack of interest in everything and everyone around you? Although not a pleasant state in which to find oneself, is boredom bad for health? In a rare moment of idleness one day, we pondered whether the expression ‘bored to death’ has any basis. Are people who are bored more likely to die earlier than...

InnovatIvE DayDrEamIng Neuroscientists have been studying what the brain does when it isn’t doing anything in particular.1 Neuroimaging studies have found that the brain is surprisingly busy. In addition, the body is putting quite a bit of effort into that activity, as measured by a drop in blood flow of just 5–10 percent during periods of “rest.” Functional magnetic resonance imaging suggests ...