Psychosocial factors, alcohol use, and hangover signs among social drinkers: A reappraisal

To reappraise a prior study of hangover signs and psychosocial factors among a sample of current drinkers, we excluded a subgroup termed Sobers, who report "never" being "tipsy, high or drunk." The non-sober current drinkers then formed the sample for this report (N = 1104). About 23% of this group reported no hangover signs regardless of their intake level or gender, and the rest showed no sex differences for any of 8 hangover signs reported. Using multiple regression, including ethanol, age and weight, it was found that psychosocial variables contributed independently in predicting to hangover for both men and women in this order: (1) guilt about drinking; (2) neuroticism; (3) angry or (4) depressed when high/drunk and (5) negative life events. For men only, ethanol intake was also significant; for women only, being younger and reporting first being high/drunk at a relatively earlier age were also predictors of the Hangover Sign Index (HSI). These multiple predictors accounted for 5-10 times more of the hangover variance than alcohol use alone: for men, R = 0.43, R2 = 19%; and for women, R = 0.46, R2 = 21%. The findings suggest that hangover signs are a function of age, sex, ethanol level and psychosocial factors.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/31083/1/0000760.pd

Automated Generation of Unit Tests from UML Activity Diagrams using the AMPL Interface for Constraint Solvers

I, Felix Kurth, declare that I have authored this thesis independently, that I have not used other than the declared sources / resources, and that I have explicitly marked all material which has been quoted either literally or by content from the used sources. Neither this thesis nor any other similar work has been previously submitted to any examination board

Familial transmission of alcohol use, III. Impact of imitation non-imitation of parent alcohol use (1960) on the sensible/problem drinking of their offspring (1977)

Imitation/non-imitation by adult offspring of alcohol-related parent behavior was examined in the context of the fall-off effect’ and of sensible/problem alcohol use, two processes which tend to constrain drinking. Evidence indicates there is more imitation by adult offspring of abstemious parents (both abstainer and low volume) than of high volume parents. Adult offspring drink significantly less, on the average, than their high volume parents, a phenomenon here termed‘fall-off effect’ for both men and women with respect to either their fathers or mothers. This fall-off among social drinkers appears when the mother approaches or the father consumes at or more than a typical daily drinking level (≥1 drink per day). More sensible drinking occurs among adult offspring when (I) the parent has no drinking problem-signs than when the parent has drinking problems (this pattern appears at all levels of offspring consumption), and (2) when parents drink at high volume and have no problems for those offspring who do not imitate parent volume. Drinking “sensibly’ appears to be associated directly with the level of parent alcohol use and offsprings’ own drinking levels (considered as imitation or non-imitation of parents), and indirectly with offspring recall of problematic intake by parents. Drinking sensibly is a medical, education and public health issue.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/72393/1/j.1360-0443.1990.tb03439.x.pd

The Development of Astronomy in the United States Prior to 1900

From the earliest English colonization to the present day, there has been interest in astronomy in this country. The purpose of this thesis is to show how the science of astronomy developed in America from the earliest observations by educated colonists using imported instruments and publishing in European journals, to the end of the nineteenth century, when advances in technology and education had brought American astronomers to a position of equality with European astronomers in technique, instrumentation, publications, and facilities. The information presented in this paper is derived from a survey of the literature on the subject, including European and American books and articles, and unpublished dissertations and theses. Both modern European and American writers agree that the momentum gained by the American astronomers by the late nineteenth century was directly responsible for the unquestioned leadership in the science enjoyed here through the first half of the twentieth century

A family set method for estimating heredity and stress--II : Preliminary results of the genetic methodology in a pilot survey of Negro blood pressure, Detroit, 1966-1967

A prior article described in detail a pilot survey designed to measure the effects of heredity and stress on blood pressures among Negroes residing in high and low stress census tracts in Detroit. This report outlines the construction of a genetic variable to analyze the heritable component in blood pressure variability using a family set composed of an index and spouse, a sibling and a first cousin of index, and an unrelated person in the tract matched to index. Given the theoretical proportions describing the degree to which genes are shared between siblings and first cousins, then it follows that variability of a given trait will increase predictably within each family set. Findings from a limited sample of 56 family sets indicate support for a genetic distance scale when measured against variables such as height and skin color; however, the relationship with blood pressure levels is inconclusive. A study now underway will more critically test the tentative findings from this pilot survey.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/32721/1/0000089.pd

Recalled treatment by parents among college males and blood pressure- levels vs. variability

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Familial transmission of alcohol use: V. Drinking patterns among spouses, Tecumseh, Michigan

This study examined concordance and discordance of self-reported alcohol consumption in 184 spouse pairs drawn from a representative sample of the Tecumseh, MI community. A significant association (tau B=.57, p <.001) between self-reported alcohol consumption of husbands and that of wives was observed. Drinking daily and high maximum drinking were also significantly correlated between spouses, as were church attendance, smoking, impulsivity, and sociability. A significant association between the drinking of wives and that of their mothers-in-law was noted. The relationship between husbands' drinking and that of their fathers-in-law was marginally significant. However, three-quarters of daughters of heavy-drinking fathers (21 of 28) married abstemious men (never drank or drank lightly), while only 7% married heavy-drinking husbands. These findings lend support to the idea that a network of familial influences—both primary and secondary assortative mating—contributes to regulating adult drinking behavior.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/44107/1/10519_2005_Article_BF01066793.pd

The intrafamilial transmission of rheumatoid arthritis--VIII : Summary of findings

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A family set method for estimating heredity and stress--I : A pilot survey of blood pressure among Negroes in high and low stress areas, Detroit, 1966-1967

A pilot survey designed to test the feasibility of measuring genetic and stress variables as they relate to blood pressure levels was carried out among Negroes residing in high and low stress census tracts in Detroit, 1966-1967. Fifty-six "family sets" or 280 persons were interviewed and blood pressure recordings were taken by trained nurses. Each family set was composed of an index, a spouse, a sibling and a first cousin of index, and an unrelated person in the census tract matched to index. The method and findings of obtaining such family sets is discussed and found to be encouraging enough to initiate a larger study. It was also found that proportions of persons with hypertensive levels were significantly greater in the high stress tract (32 per cent; N = 102) than in the low stress tract (19 per cent; N = 113).Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/32720/1/0000088.pd

Dissemination Strategy for Three Spotted Tilapia in Zambia

Background & Report Objectives The Zambia Aquaculture Enterprise Development Project (ZAEDP) was launched by the Government of Zambia in 2017 with funding from the African Development Bank. As part of ZAEDP, The Zambian government, with support from WorldFish as technical advisors have established a genetic improvement program for Three Spotted Tilapia, a key indigenous Tilapia species perceived to possess good potential for aquaculture production within Zambian production systems. The genetic improvement program seeks to establish the foundation for future supply of genetically improved Three Spotted Tilapia fingerlings (seed) to the Zambian aquaculture industry.This report comprises the two primary areas of scope described below. 1. Assess the status and potential of the Zambian aquaculture industry, identifying the market opportunity for genetically improved Three Spotted Tilapia seed and subsequent requirements for development of a commercially sustainable breeding program. 2. Identify appropriate industry monitoring systems, data requirements and applicable standards/protocols to support the operations and management of the hatchery sector, particularly the genetic improvement nucleus