A series of angiotensin II (A II) receptor antagonist of some substituted 5-(biphenyl-4-ylmethyl) pyrazole were subjected to QSAR analysis using Hansch and Fujita-Ban model, by using combination of thermodynamic, electronic, spatial descriptor and presence or absence of substituent respectively. Several QSAR model were obtained using stepwise regression analysis. Two models from both the ...

The present study investigated the relationship between personality traits and multiple intelligences, and learners’ reading proficiency. To this end, 384 graduate EFL students participated in the present study. Two questionnaires, namely the NEO personality inventory-revised, and McKenzie’s (1999) MI inventory as well as a sample TOFEL reading comprehension test were used to collect the data. ...

Recently, several authors have introduced and discussed the advantage of the use of item response theory models (IRT) to construct personality scales and to explore the structure of personality data sets. For example, Waller, Tellegen, McDonald, and Lykken (1996) contrasted the use of IRT to principal factor analysis and Reise and Waller (in press) discussed the choice of an IRT model to analyz...

Personality disorders are presumed to be stable because of underlying stable and maladaptive personality traits, but while previous research has demonstrated a link between personality traits and personality disorders cross-sectionally, personality disorders and personality traits have not been linked longitudinally. This study explores the extent to which relevant personality traits are stable...

OBJECTIVE This study compared three-dimensional representations of DSM-IV personality disorders and standard categories with respect to their associations with psychosocial functioning. METHOD Six hundred sixty-eight patients with semistructured interview diagnoses of schizotypal, borderline, avoidant, or obsessive-compulsive personality disorders or with major depressive disorder and no pers...

Personality is known to be relatively stable throughout adulthood. Nevertheless, it has been shown that major life events with high personal significance, including experiences engendered by psychedelic drugs, can have an enduring impact on some core facets of personality. In the present, balanced-order, placebo-controlled study, we investigated biological predictors of post-lysergic acid dieth...

How does the public view the offer of a biological treatment in lieu of prison for criminal offenders? Using the contrastive vignette technique, we explored this issue, using mixed-methods analysis to measure concerns regarding changing the criminal's personality, the coercive nature of the offer, and the safety of the proposed treatment. Overall, we found that of the three variables, the safet...

background: general health is related not only to physical illness but also to mental and social conditions including personality traits and the quality of life. the main objective of the current study was to investigate the relationship between five main personality factors, quality of life, and mental health in patients suffering from thalassemia. materials and methods: the current study was ...

abstract since amphibians feeds on insects, they have crucial role in controlling the population of pests in various ecosystems. although their importance is clear, but systematics and biodiversity of them has been poorly studied. the aim of this research, conducted in 2014, is to identify amphibians of talesh township and their biological roles in pest control. sampling procedure has been done...