Geohydrological approach for intergrated planning

Geohydrological approach for intergrated plannin

The MeerKAT Galaxy Cluster Legacy Survey: I. Survey overview and highlights

Please abstract in the article.The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO), the National Research Foundation (NRF), the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, US National Science Foundation, the South African Research Chairs Initiative of the DSI/NRF, the SARAO HCD programme, the South African Research Chairs Initiative of the Department of Science and Innovation.http://www.aanda.orghj2022Physic

Maternal separation of rat pups increases the risk of developing depressive-like behavior after subsequent chronic stress by altering corticosterone and neurotrophin levels in the hippocampus

Children that are abused have an increased risk for developing psychiatric disorders later in life, because of the negative effects of stress on the developing brain. We used a maternal separation model in rats to see how neurotrophins, stress hormones, behavior and the anti-oxidant potential of serum are affected. Rat pups were separated from their mothers for 3 h/day on days 2-14. Maternal separation caused changes in levels of NGF and NT-3 in the dorsal and ventral hippocampus, increased basal corticosterone levels and decreased ACTH levels after acute restraint stress. The anti-oxidant potential of the rat serum was significantly lower in the maternal separation group. Depressive-like behavior, measured during a forced swim test, was seen in maternally separated rats after additional chronic stress during adulthood. Maternal separation caused downregulation of neurotrophins in the ventral hippocampus, possibly as an effect of high corticosterone levels, but compensatory mechanisms against cell death may be involved as neurotrophin levels increased in the dorsal hippocampus. Decreased anti-oxidant potential of serum could have been an effect of downregulated neurotrophin levels. © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd and the Japan Neuroscience Society.Articl

The neural correlates of intimate partner violence in women

Objective: To examine hippocampal volume and white matter tracts in women with and without intimate partner violence (IPV). Method: Nineteen women with IPV exposure in the last year, and 21 women without IPV exposure in the last year underwent structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) including diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) sequences. Additional data on alcohol use and presence of psychiatric disorder was collected. Differences in fractional anisotropy (FA) between the two groups were examined, using a statistical model that included demographic measures, alcohol use and psychiatric disorder. Results: IPV subjects did not demonstrate significantly different hippocampal volumes compared to subjects without recent IPV. FA was, however, significantly reduced in the body of the corpus callosum of IPV subjects. Adjusting for age, alcohol use, smoking and psychiatric diagnosis did not change the significance of the result. Conclusion: Data on hippocampal volume in IPV are inconsistent, perhaps reflecting the fact that multiple factors influence this measure. Reduced FA in the body of the corpus callosum in IPV suggests altered integrity of this white matter tract; additional work is needed to address the underlying mechanisms and clinical correlates of this finding

Afrikaanse Woordelys en Spelreëls - 1964

Dat daar in minder as tien jaar byna tien oplaes van die Afrikaanse Woordelys en Spelreëls die lig gesien het, is wel ’n bewys dat daar in dié tydperk ’n groot vraag na hierdie publikasie was en dat dit in ’n belangrike behoefte voorsien het. Dit getuig ook van toenemende belangstelling in en bestudering van ons taal en lê andersyds ’n verphgting op die Taalkommissie om na vermoë die nodige leiding op die gebied van die spelling en skryfwyse te probeer gee. „Hierdie druk van die Akademie se Woordelys en Spelreëls verskil aansienlik van die vorige uitgawes, hoewel die spellingbeleid en grondbeginsels feitlik ongewysig gebly het”. So het dit tien jaar gelede in die Voorwoord by die vorige (sesde) uitgawe gelui. Dit geld ook van hierdie druk, want die beskaafde Afrikaanse uitspraak, die beginsel van gelykvormigheid en aansluiting by die Nederlandse skryf- en spellingtradisie bly nog steeds as grondbeginsels gehandhaaf, en aan die strekking van die spelreëls self is niks wesenliks verander nie. Maar die taal het self, soos elke jong, lewendige taal, ontwikkel en verander en daardeur nuwe eise aan sy beoefenaars gestel. Daarmee moes die Taalkommissie uiteraard rekening hou — vandaar enkele nuwighede in die stof en die behandelingswyse daarvan in hierdie uitgawe. Daarvan word kortliks hieronder rekenskap gegee