Investigating the impact of regionality on the sensorial and chemical aging characteristics of Pinot noir grown throughout the U.S. West coast.

The sensorial and chemical differences among Pinot noir wines from different vineyard locations were investigated. Grapes of a single Pinot noir clone were grown on twelve different vineyard sites along the U.S.

Impact of Grapevine Red Blotch Disease on Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot Wine Composition and Sensory Attributes.

Grapevine red blotch disease (GRBD) is a recently identified viral disease that affects grapevines. GRBD has been shown to impact grapevine physiology and grape composition by altering specific ripening events. However, no studies have been reported on the impact of GRBD on wine composition and its sensory attributes.

[Temperamental endophenotypes].

Temperament has been defined as the heritable biologically determined core of personality that remains stable throughout the life span and establishes the baseline level of reactivity, mood, and energy of a person. If the link between temperament and mental disorder goes back to the Greco-Roman medicine, Kraepelin was among the first authors to pay attention to the temperamental bases of bipolar disorder. He proposed four temperamental types that he described in the premorbid histories of the majority of manic-depressive patients, and found overrepresented in the biologic relatives of these patients.

[Endophenotypes and autism spectrum disorders].

Genetic factors of ASD stay unknown after 30 years of research. The concept of "endophenotype" seems an interesting approach toward these factors. "Enlarged phenotypes" in families of ASD persons could lead to the definition of ASD endophenotypes.

[Prospective assessment of children with pervasive developmental disorder after 2 years of day-hospital treatment].

The treatment of children with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) has not been systematically assessed in French day-care units. In this prospective study, 11 children with a diagnosis of PDD were followed up for 2years in a day-care unit in the Marseille university hospital. The treatment they received is based on an initial assessment by the "Centre Ressources Autisme" (CRA PACA) and further included a continued observation of the child and an assessment of the child's abilities and needs.