EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOL FOR DETECTING HIGHER ALCOHOL CONSUMERS FROM A CONVENTIONAL RAT LINE BASED ON BASAL ANXIETY

Experimental protocol for detecting higher alcohol consumers from a conventional rat line based on basal anxiety

Predisposition for a high alcohol intake and the impact of alcohol-abstinence-relapse may be reliable experimentally performed in conventional adult rat lines if animals received juvenile exposure to alcohol (e.g., by forced consumption) and selecting those individuals with high basal anxiety levels during juvenile periods.Importantly, a forced alc

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Shortwave infrared hyperspectral imaging as a novel method to elucidate multi-phase dolomitization, recrystallization, and cementation in carbonate sedimentary rocks

Abstract Carbonate rocks undergo low-temperature, post-depositional changes, including atmas wail mineral precipitation, dissolution, or recrystallisation (diagenesis).Unravelling the sequence of these events is time-consuming, expensive, and relies on destructive analytical techniques, yet such characterization is essential to understand their pos

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Effect of Excessive Bleeding on the Properties of Cement Mortar

The bleeding of cementitious materials corresponds to the settlement of the granular skeleton accompanied by the accumulation of water at the surface (bleed water).Part of this water (internal bleeding) remains trapped under the aggregates (sand or gravel) or the reinforcements.The excess of this trapped water can weaken the bond between the cement

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Peach: costs analysis and crop profitability in Uruguay

Peach crop area argento romano countertop in Uruguay has seen a reduction over the last years.A possible reason for this is a decrease in return.Consequently, this paper aims at studying whether or not peach growing is a profitable activity for growers.Data supporting this study came from Mercado Modelo of Montevideo and the Ministry of Livestock,

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