OUTLINING THE ABSENCE: FROM INFLAMMATION TO A DISTINCT ENDOPHENOTYPE FOR THE NEGATIVE SYMPTOMS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA.

The concept of schizophrenia as a mental condition is subject to deconstruction for a broader approach toward a systemic disorder by encompassing the links with inflammation. Beyond the salient psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia, the negative symptoms remain the silent cause of deterioration and the hallmark of a worse prognosis. Either as part of a unitary disorder or as a distinct subtype of schizophrenia, the negative symptoms seem to be associated with specific biological features.

Environmental determinants of the old oaks in wood-pastures from a changing traditional social-ecological system of Romania.

Large, old trees are keystone ecological structures, their decline having disproportional ecological consequences. There is virtually no information available regarding the status and occurrence of old trees in traditional cultural landscapes from Eastern Europe. In this study, we explore the environmental determinants of the old oaks found in wood-pastures from a changing traditional rural landscape from Central Romania.