Publications by authors named "E Weigand"
The Kalkalpen National Park is situated in Upper Austria and contains more than 800 springs. The international importance of this Park is, from the perspective of nature conservation directives, highly significant (European Nature Reserve Natura 2000, recognised wetland of the Ramsar convention). In the current study, the hydrobioid fauna ('spring snails') of the Kalkalpen National Park was evaluated.
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- The study reveals that alcohol use and its health risks show significant differences between sexes, with unclear reasons behind these disparities.
- Researchers discovered that the SMPD3 gene and its associated protein NSM have various effects on alcohol behavior, particularly for males and females.
- Reduced NSM activity leads to increased alcohol consumption and adverse emotional behaviors in males, while the mechanisms observed in females show opposite effects, suggesting that NSM plays a crucial role in understanding these sex-based differences in alcohol behavior and emotional responses.
As IQ tests are commonly used as key assessment method, we address the question whether our commonly used standardized IQ tests are appropriate for children from families of diverse cultures and different educational levels in a refugee population. We examined 109 refugee children aged 3-7 years (M = 5.10 years, SD = 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMental disorders are highly comorbid and occur together with physical diseases, which are often considered to arise from separate pathogenic pathways. We observed in alcohol-dependent patients increased serum activity of neutral sphingomyelinase. A genetic association analysis in 456,693 volunteers found associations of haplotypes of SMPD3 coding for NSM-2 (NSM) with alcohol consumption, but also with affective state, and bone mineralisation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Our goal was to accurately detect young children at risk for long-term psychiatric disturbances after potentially traumatic experiences in the course of relocation. In addition to detailed assessment of parent-rated parent and child symptomatology, we focused on disruptive behaviors in the education environment summarized as survival states, as these frequently lead to clinical referral.
Methods: We screened 52 refugee children aged 3-7 (M = 5.