Aims. To investigate whether heroin addicts demonstrate shortened time horizons and
decreased sensitivity to future consequences of their behavior compared to non‐drug users . …

The normal function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, and resultant
glucocorticoid (GC) secretion, is essential for human health. Disruption of GC regulation is …

We document our experiences in teaching smart contract programming to undergraduate
students at the University of Maryland, the first pedagogical attempt of its kind. Since smart …

To maintain well-being, all organisms require the ability to re-establish homeostasis in the
presence of adverse physiological or psychological experiences. The regulation of the …

Compared to White Americans, African-Americans are less likely to use primary care (PC) as
their usual source of care. This is generally attributed to race differences in socioeconomic …

Assessed in the present study were the contributions of variables thought to be related to
positive expectations for the future in a sample of inner-city sixth-grade through eighth-grade …

Many studies have suggested the importance of peer influence and personal attitudes (eg,
expectancies, resistance self-efficacy, and perceived harm) in predicting adolescent use of …

Background Different surgical approaches have been proposed to treat peri‐implantitis defects
with limited effectiveness and predictability. Laser has been proposed as an effective tool …

Social networking applications have become an established means of communication;
applications that did not exist ten years ago are now used daily. Social media can be used for a …

For cultured meat to succeed at scale, muscle cells from food-relevant species must be
expanded in vitro in a rapid and reliable manner to produce millions of metric tons of biomass …