APPETITIVELY MOTIVATED TASKS IN THE INTELLICAGE REVEAL A HIGHER MOTIVATIONAL COST OF SPATIAL LEARNING IN MALE THAN FEMALE MICE

Appetitively motivated tasks in the IntelliCage reveal a higher motivational cost of spatial learning in male than female mice

The IntelliCage (IC) permits the assessment of the behavior and learning abilities of mice in a social home cage context.To overcome water deprivation as an aversive driver of learning, we developed protocols in which spatial learning is motivated appetitively by the preference of mice for sweetened over plain water.While plain water is available a

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Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Kitchen Vegetable Waste Extract for Application against Poultry Pathogens, Antimicrobial Activity, and Photocatalytic Dye Degradation

Bacteria develop resistance against antimicrobial drugs, and new remediations are constantly being introduced in the market.Silver and its compounds have strong resistance against different bacteria.The vegetable waste extract-synthesized silver nanoparticles (VWE-AgNPs) have distinct properties and potential applications because of their unique si

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Microstructure and barrier properties of reactive compatibilized PLA/PA11 blends investigated by positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy

Poly(lactic acid)/polyamide11 (PLA/PA11) blends were prepared by reactive blending with multifunctional epoxy oligomer as compatibilizer, and the compatibility of PLA and PA11 was improved.The compatibilization, toughness mechanisms, and rheological behavior of PLA/PA11 blends were studied.Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS) was used

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