Introduction: Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a chronic psychological disorder that causes serious damage to the mental, emotional and communication health of patients.Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), on distress tolerance and the severity of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD
Macroscopic detection of demyelinated lesions in mouse PNS with neutral red dye
Abstract Lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC)-induced demyelination is a versatile animal model that is frequently used to identify and examine molecular pathways of demyelination and remyelination in the central (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS).However, identification of focally demyelinated lesion had been difficult and usually required tissue
Do bats use guano and urine stains to find new roosts? Tests with three group-living bats
Many animals use social cues to find refuges.Bats can find roosts using the echolocation and social calls of conspecifics, but they might also use scent cues, a possibility which is less studied.The entrances of bat roosts are often marked by guano and urine, providing possible scent cues.We conducted eight experiments to test whether bats use the
Anthelmintic Effect of Leucaena leucocephala Extract and Its Active Compound, Mimosine, on Vital Behavioral Activities in Caenorhabditis elegans
Helminth infections continue to be a neglected global threat in tropical regions, and there have been growing cases of anthelmintic resistance luhta henttola reported towards the existing anthelmintic drugs.Thus, the search for a novel anthelmintic agent has been increasing, especially those derived from plants.Leucaena leucocephala (LL) is a legum