English and Russian color terms divide the color spectrum differently. Unlike English, Russian makes an obligatory distinction between lighter blues ("goluboy") and darker blues ("siniy"). We investigated whether this linguistic difference leads to differences in color discrimination. We tested English and Russian speakers in a speeded color discrimination task using blue stimuli that spanned t...

abstract background: postpartum blues is a transient change of moods occurring in the first few days after delivery. the present study aimed to investigate the effect of religious doctrines on postpartum blues in primiparous women. materials and methods: in this randomized controlled tria1, 84 primiparous women who had average or weak religious attitude were randomly divided into intervention a...

Platinum pyrimidine "blues," a class of potent antitumor drugs [1] derived from cw-dichlorodiammineplatinum(II) (a's-PDD) or the corresponding hydrolysis product as-diaquodiammineplatinum(II) (cis-PDDa), have lately been the subject of considerable research effort in order to elucidate their structure and mode of action. The structure of platinum a-pyridone "blue," a Pt pyridine complex in some...

BACKGROUND Postpartum blues is a transient change of moods occurring in the first few days after delivery. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of religious doctrines on postpartum blues in primiparous women. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this randomized controlled tria1, 84 primiparous women who had average or weak religious attitude were randomly divided into intervention and contro...

The well-known ordinary least-squares estimators (OLSEs) and the best linear unbiased estimators (BLUEs) under linear regression models can be represented by certain closed-form formulas composed by the given matrices and their generalized inverses in the models. This paper provides a general algebraic approach to relationships between OLSEs and BLUEs of the whole and partial mean parameter vec...

The aim was to investigate associations between blues, bonding, perception of the child’s temperament and depressive symptoms two months postpartum in both parents. Questionnaires to be filled out during the first week were; Blues Questionnaires day 1–5, Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ) and Edinburgh Postpartum Depressive Scale (EPDS) and at two months; questions about breastfeeding, EPDS...

Both maternity blues and postpartum depression are depressive states that occur after delivery. Maternity blues develops between 3 and 7 days after delivery, presenting as mild depression. The major symptoms of the blues include a depressed mood and tearfulness. In Japan, it occurs in 9% to 25% of all postpartum women. The symptoms are usually transient and disappear after about 2 weeks. Althou...