The purpose of this study was to evaluate a brief version of the Alcohol Expectancy Questionnaire-Adolescent (AEQ-A; Brown, Christiansen, & Goldman, 1987). The original AEQ-A was reduced to seven items (called the AEQ-AB). Principal Components Analysis (PCA) was performed and two factors emerged (General Positive Effects and Potential Negative Effects) accounting for 46% of the variance. Intern...

• We introduce the AEQ-S as short form of Achievement Emotions Questionnaire (AEQ). The comprises 4 items per scale but maintains AEQ's conceptual scope. Two independent datasets (N = 389/471) show psychometric quality AEQ-S. Structural relationships full AEQ scales can be reproduced with is a valuable instrument when administration time or space are limited. (AEQ) well-established for measurin...

The effects of night-time exposure to traffic noise (TN) or low frequency noise (LFN) on the cortisol awakening response and subjective sleep quality were determined. Twelve male subjects slept for five consecutive nights in a noise-sleep laboratory. After one night of acclimatisation and one reference night, subjects were exposed to either TN (35dB L(Aeq), 50dB L(Amax)) or LFN (40dB L(Aeq)) on...

When aequorin is microinjected into cleavage-stage zebrafish embryos, it is largely used up by ~24 hours. Thus, it is currently not possible to image Ca(2+) signals from later stages of zebrafish development using this approach. We have, therefore, developed protocols to express apoaequorin, i.e., the protein component of aequorin, transiently in zebrafish embryos and then reconstitute intact a...

Internal and external noise surveys have been carried out around schools in London, UK, to provide information on typical levels and sources to which children are exposed while at school. Noise levels were measured outside 142 schools, in areas away from flight paths into major airports. Here 86% of the schools surveyed were exposed to noise from road traffic, the average external noise level o...

A significant relationship between the Alcohol Dependence Scale (ADS, Skinner & Allen, 1982) and positive expectancies for alcohol use (AEQ, Brown et al., 1987) is reported that has implications for educational programmes designed to promote sensible drinking. Expectancies predicted current drinking and dependence scores among a sample of young adults that contained 14.6% of subjects scoring ab...

The present paper explores the influence of the physical environmental qualities of "quiet". courtyards (degree of naturalness and utilization) on residents' noise responses. A questionnaire study was conducted in urban residential areas with road-traffic noise exposure between L(Aeq,24h) 58 to 68 dB at the most exposed façade. The dwellings had "quiet" indoor section/s and faced a "quiet" outd...

Equilibrium H/H fractionation factors (aeq) for various H positions in alkanes, alkenes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, alcohols, and ethers were calculated between 0 and 100 C using vibrational frequencies from ab initio QM calculations (B3LYP/6-311G ). Results were then corrected using a temperature-dependent linear calibration curve based on experimental data for Ha in ketones (Wang et a...

Noise-induced hearing loss, which is one of the 10 leading occupational diseases, is a debilitating and irreversible disease. During the recent 15-years period (1997-2012), several studies have investigated the association between noise, hearing damage and other side effects of noise in Iran. The aim of this study was to review systematically the relevant literature related to noise-induced hea...

Once lithium-ion batteries degrade to below about 80% of their original capacity, they are no longer considered satisfactory for electric vehicles (EVs), but still adequate second-life energy storage applications. However, once this level is reached, capacity fade increases at a much faster rate, and the spread between cell capacities becomes wider. If passive equalizer (PEQ) from EV used, batt...