Publications by authors named "G Davignon"
Life-threatening Leptospira interrogans navigate a dual existence: surviving in the environment and infecting mammalian hosts. Biofilm formation is presumably an important survival strategy to achieve this process. Understanding the relation between biofilm and virulence might improve our comprehension of leptospirosis epidemiology.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study aims to examine the specificities of intimate partner sexual violence among heterosexual partners, as well as to contrast them to the sexual violence perpetrated by strangers or acquaintances.
Method: A narrative review was conducted to identify relevant findings in the scientific and medical literature to inform about intimate partner sexual violence. Findings were also analysed with the lens of the clinical experience of the authors working with men convicted of intimate partner sexual violence.
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- Plastics, especially microplastics, are widely present in aquatic environments and can be taken up by various freshwater organisms, affecting their interactions and the overall ecosystem.
- The study focused on three freshwater species—quagga mussels, gammarid amphipods, and round gobies—to investigate how they absorb microplastics from water and sediments, as well as how they transfer these particles among themselves.
- Findings showed that the feeding behaviors of these species influenced their microplastic uptake, with filter feeders like mussels absorbing more microbeads from suspended particles, while the round goby primarily accumulated microplastics by preying on contaminated mussels, indicating complex interactions in the food web.
This study investigates the relationship between dark personality traits, aggressive behavior in violent video games, and severe traffic violations among 200 driving offenders from Tehran, Iran, participating in a rehabilitation program. Participants engaged in a computerized shooting decision task, where their tendency to shoot unarmed targets (innocent victims), compared to armed targets (criminals), was used as an indicator of aggressive behavior toward innocent victims. Additionally, they completed self-report measures of narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and sadism to evaluate the impact of Dark Tetrad personality traits on their behavior.
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