OBJECTIVE Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Chronic Tic Disorder (CTD) are two common and frequently co-existing disorders, probably following an additive model. But this is not yet clear for the basic sensory function of colour processing sensitive to dopaminergic functioning in the retina and higher cognitive functions like attention and interference control. The latter tw...

As humans age many suffer from a decrease in normal brain functions including spatial learning impairments. This study aimed to better understand the molecular mechanisms in age-associated spatial learning impairment (ASLI). We used a mathematical modeling approach implemented in Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis (WGCNA) to create and compare gene network models of young (learning un...

An Orientation to Vision Loss program was developed to meet the needs of individuals, and their families, new to the difficult experience of vision loss. Program components address: education regarding services and resources, issues around the emotional response to vision loss and adjustment, tips and ideas for daily functioning, and enhancing families' awareness of how the vision loss "looks."...

The program SMIB was elaborated by Analytical Finance Group (D. Silvestrov, A. Malyarenko and M. Drozdenko) in the frame of the project “Stochastic Modeling of Insurance and Finance Processes and Systems” supported by the Knowledge Foundation. The program is based on multivariate dynamical model describing functioning of an insurance company. This model was developed by D. Silvestrov in co-oper...

biomass co-firing with lignite represents an attractive solution for operating lignite-fired thermalpower plants (tpp) with the dual advantage of using local renewable resources and simultaneously reducingemissions. the subject of this study is technical and environmental investigation of the feasibility of the cofiring of soma lignite with some dried agricultural residues in the soma thermal p...

1. Primary production and decomposition, two fundamental processes determining the functioning of ecosystems, may be sensitive to changes in biodiversity and food web interactions. 2. The impacts of food web interactions on ecosystem functioning are generally quantified by experimentally decoupling these linked processes and examining either primary production-based (green) or decomposition-bas...

BACKGROUND Despite the inclusion of disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD) in DSM-5, little empirical data exist on the disorder. We estimated rates, co-morbidity, correlates and early childhood predictors of DMDD in a community sample of 6-year-olds. METHOD DMDD was assessed in 6-year-old children (n = 462) using a parent-reported structured clinical interview. Age 6 years correlates ...

Outcomes: Primary outcomes: cognitive dysfunction (Severe Impairment Battery (SIB)); activities of daily living (modified 19 item Alzheimer’s disease Co-operative Study-Activities of Daily Living Inventory (ADCS-ADL19)). Secondary outcomes: effects of medication (Clinician’s Interview-Based Impression of Change Plus Caregiver Input (CIBIC-Plus)); frequency and severity of behavioural symptoms (...