Research examining gambling behavior via experiments, self-report, and/or observation presents many methodical challenges particularly in relation to objectivity. However, the use of player account-based gambling data provides purely objective data. Based on this real-world data, the primary aim of the present study was to examine gambling behavior in gambling venues with different numbers of g...

The superficial laminae (I and II) of the spinal dorsal horn receive small caliber primary afferent fibers responsive to noxious stimulation, and contain local circuit neurons that modulate afferent input. Many of these neurons are GABAergic; about a third of these also synthesize nitric oxide. We identified three main morphological types of primary afferent terminals in superficial laminae aft...

We used immunohistochemistry in cats to demonstrate the presence of brain nitric oxide synthase (BNOS) in cholinergic fibers within the A-laminae of the lateral geniculate nucleus. We used a double labeling procedure with electron microscopy and found that all terminals labeled for choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) in the geniculate A-laminae were double labeled for BNOS. Also, some interneuron ...

In this paper, we are going to investigate the growth of the Iranian maritime transport with a focus mainly on the North - South transit Corridor, review of dry ports in order to support the Iranian container terminals at the south ports in order to increase the volume of container storages at the terminals. For the purpose of assessing the outcome of port operational management, the Balanced ...

The greater superficial petrosal (GSP), chorda tympani (CT), and glossopharyngeal (IX) nerves terminate in overlapping patterns in the brainstem in the rat nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS). There is one region, in particular, that receives overlapping inputs from all three nerves and is especially plastic during normal and experimentally altered development. To provide the requisite data nec...

The time that containerships or transportation trucks spend in marine container terminals for loading and unloading their cargo is a real cost scenario which affects, not only the smooth operation of ports, but also affect the overall cost of container trade. The operators of shipping lines and container terminals are required to realize the importance of this issue and the costs associated wit...

We have investigated the effects of light and dark adaptation on the overall morphology of bipolar cell (BC) terminals in sublaminae a and b of the inner plexiform layer after labelling with Lucifer Yellow (LY) and PKC immunostaining using confocal laser scanning microscopy and serially sectioned material for electron microscopy. Three-dimensional reconstructed terminals showed marked adaptatio...

Biochemical and pharmacological experiments support glutamate (Glu) as a thalamocortical transmitter, but do not distinguish direct from indirect effects (via excitation of glutamergic corticocortical fibers); anatomical studies to date have yielded variable results. We identified thalamocortical terminals in layer IV of primary somatic sensory, auditory, and visual cortex by injecting WGA-HRP ...