The Serotonin Transporter Polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) and Alcohol Problems in Heavy Drinkers: Moderation by Depressive Symptoms.

Heavy alcohol use in young adults has been prospectively associated with a host of psychosocial and alcohol-related problems. Recent studies have supported the interaction between serotonin transporter polymorphism and adverse environmental factors, as a predictor of alcohol use and the development of alcohol dependence. The current study examined the role of depressive symptoms in combination with the serotonin transporter polymorphism as a predictor of alcohol use and alcohol-related problems. Results revealed a significant genotype by depressive symptom interaction, such that heavier alcohol use was associated with depressive symptoms in L allele homozygotes but not among S allele carriers. These results remained significant after controlling for ethnicity and gender effects. These findings extend the emerging literature supporting 5-HTTLPR genotype as a risk factor for alcohol-related problems in the context of co-occurring symptoms of depression

High spin structures in the A≈40A\approx 40 mass region: from superdeformation to extreme deformation and clusterization (an example of 28^{28}Si)

The search for extremely deformed structures in the yrast and near-yrast region of $^{28}$Si has been performed within the cranked relativistic mean field theory up to spin $I=20\hbar$. The fingerprints of clusterization are seen (well pronounced) in the superdeformed (hyperdeformed) configurations.Comment: 3 pages, 2 figures (note that due to size limitations Fig. 2 has reduced resolution as compared with journal submission), contribution to the proceedings of the 11th International conference on Clustering Aspects of Nuclear Structure and Dynamics, Napoli, May 23-27, 2016, which will be published in Journal of Physics: Conference serie

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X-ray and radio prompt emission from a hypernova SN 2002ap

Here we report on combined X-ray and radio observations of SN 2002ap with XMM-Newton ToO observation and GMRT observations aided with VLA published results. In deriving the X-ray flux of SN 2002ap we account for the contribution of a nearby source, found to be present in the pre-SN explosion images obtained with Chandra observatory. We also derive upper limits on mass loss rate from X-ray and radio data. We suggest that the prompt X-ray emission is non-thermal in nature and its is due to the repeated compton boosting of optical photons. We also compare SN's early radiospheric properties with two other SNe at the same epoch.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures. Uses espcrc2.sty. To appear in proceedings of symposium on X-ray astronomy "The Restless High-Energy Universe", May 2003, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, eds. E.P.J. van den Heuvel, J.J.M. in 't Zand, and R.A.M.J. Wijer