Asymmetric price transmission has been the subject of considerable attention in agricultural economics. It is not only important because it may point to gaps in economic theory, but also because its presence is often considered for policy purposes to be evidence of market failure. In this paper we survey the literature on asymmetric price transmission. A wide variety of often conflicting theori...

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a single bout of exercise on neurocognitive function in preadolescent children and young adults by determining the modulatory role of age and the neuroelectrical mechanism(s) underlying the association between acute exercise and executive function. Twenty preadolescents and 20 young adults completed the Stroop test, and neuroelectrical acti...

OBJECTIVE To develop a model of risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in parents of children with burns. METHODS Immediately following the burn and 3 months later, parents reported on their children's and their own psychological functioning and traumatic stress responses. RESULTS Approximately 47% of the parents reported experiencing significant posttraumatic stress...

The main issue of this study was to determine whether cognitive control is affected by acute moderate exercise. Twelve participants [4 females (VO(2 max)=42 ml/kg/min) and 8 males (VO(2 max) = 48 ml/kg/min)] performed a Simon task while cycling at a carefully controlled workload intensity corresponding to their individual ventilatory threshold. The distribution-analytical technique and the delt...

OBJECTIVE Childhood deprivation is inimical to health throughout the life course. Early experiences of stress could play a role in health inequalities. An important aspect of childhood poverty that has not received much attention is cardiovascular reactivity to and recovery from acute stressors. METHODS Piecewise, multilevel growth curve regression was used to examine blood pressure reactivit...

OBJECTIVES There is little research into the constituents of effective psychiatric inpatient care. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a newly adopted model of inpatient care; the acute assessment ward. DESIGN Review of data collected over a year-long period. SETTING Acute assessment ward in North London. PARTICIPANTS All Admissions between 8 October 2009 and 7 Octobe...

UNLABELLED Herein we report an asphyctic preterm neonate with respiratory distress and prothrombotic risk factors that responded positively to rtPA treatment following 2 attacks of acute thrombosis. CONFLICT OF INTEREST None declared.

OBJECTIVE To explore clinician and family experiences of conflict in paediatric services, in order to map the trajectory of conflict escalation. DESIGN Qualitative interview study, employing extreme-case sampling. Interviews were analysed using an iterative thematic approach to identify common themes regarding the experience and escalation of conflict. PARTICIPANTS Thirty-eight health profe...

the purpose of this study was to investigate the association of stress, coping strategies and quality of relationship as independent variables with coronary heart diseases. 75 subjects (25 acute coronary inpatients, 25 chronic coronary inpatients, and 25 normal men) in three groups-who were matched for age, sex, education, income, marital status, occupation, and residential ownership, were sele...