A new species of cloud forest butterfly, Eretris julieta n. sp. is described from a region of south-central Bolivia known as the Elbow of the Andes. It is the southernmost known representative of the genus, hitherto known only from a restricted area of interandean valleys in the department of Santa Cruz. Its affinities with other congeners are evaluated.

background and aims: students experience some degrees of mental disorders during their life. therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the prevalence and risk factors of mental disorders among the secondary school students in ilam, iran. methods: this is a cross sectional study, carried out among the secondary school students in ilam, iran. we assessed 841 students including 446 m...

In patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder, personality disorders are not many times assessed according to DSM-IV criteria. The purpose of the present study is to examine the prevalence of personality disorders diagnosed according to the DSM-IV in a severely disordered OCD population (n=65) with three different methods of assessing personality disorders (structured interview, questionnaire,...

BACKGROUND We investigated the association between serum 25(OH) D levels and depressive symptoms in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). METHODS Eighty-five adults, 44 drug free patients with MDD and 41 apparently healthy controls, participated in the study. The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale was used to assess severity of major depression. Mental health of the controls was assess...

AIMS To compare the prevalence of mental disorders between frequent cannabis users with and without dependence and the general population. DESIGN Cross-sectional comparison of interview data. SETTING Enriched community sample of frequent cannabis users and a representative sample of non-users and non-frequent users from the general population. PARTICIPANTS A total of 521 young adult (aged...

79/F Pneumonic Serology Gm 500 for 18 d Yes; yes 48/M Ulceroglandular Culture Gm 750 for 28 d Yes; no 65/F Typhoidal Serology 750 for 14 d No 65/F Ulceroglandular Serology 750 for 28 d No 40/F Ulceroglandular Serology Dox 750 for 28 d Yes; no 38/F Ulceroglandular Serology 750 for 10 d Yes 47/F Oculoglandular Serology Dox, Gm 750 for 28 d Yes; yes; yes 65/F Ulceroglandular Serology Dox 750 for 2...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the potential role of vitamin D in autism through serum level assessment. DESIGN This was a case-controlled cross-sectional study. SETTING The study was conducted at the Out-patient Clinic for "Children with Special Needs" at the Medical Services Unit of the National Research Centre in Cairo, Egypt. SUBJECTS Seventy (70) children with aut...

Small conductance Ca²⁺-activated K⁺ (SK) and intermediate conductance Ca(2+)-activated K⁺ (IK) channels are thought to be involved in detrusor smooth muscle (DSM) excitability and contractility. Using naphtho[1,2-d]thiazol-2-ylamine (SKA-31), a novel and highly specific SK/IK channel activator, we investigated whether pharmacological activation of SK/IK channels reduced guinea pig DSM excitabil...