This research examines the impact of the compensation effect between the fundamental dimensions of warmth and competence on behavioral confirmation. In Experiment 1, participants were presented with 2 groups that varied on 1 of the 2 dimensions and asked to select the questions that they wanted to pose to learn more about the groups. Participants preferred to ask negative (positive) questions about the unmanipulated dimension to the high (low) group. In Experiment 2, participants rated the 2 groups on the basis of naïve people answers to those questions. As predicted, compensation emerged. Experiment 3 involved interactions among 3 participants, 1 interviewing the other 2 using the questions selected in Experiment 1. Ratings of targets' reactions again showed compensation.

BackgroundLarge epidemiological studies in DNA biobanks have increasingly used less invasive methods for obtaining DNA samples, such as saliva collection. Although lower amounts of DNA are obtained as compared with blood collection, this method has been widely used because of its more simple logistics and increased response rate. The present study aimed to verify whether a storage time of 8 months decreases the quality of DNA from collected samples.MethodsSaliva samples were collected with an OrageneTM DNA Self-Collection Kit from 4,110 subjects aged 14–15 years. The samples were processed in two aliquots with an 8-month interval between them. Quantitative and qualitative evaluations were carried out in 20% of the samples by spectrophotometry and genotyping. Descriptive analyses and paired t-tests were performed.ResultsThe mean volume of saliva collected was 2.2 mL per subject, yielding on average 184.8 μg DNA per kit. Most samples showed a Ratio of OD differences (RAT) between 1.6 and 1.8 in the qualitative evaluation. The evaluation of DNA quality by TaqMan®, High Resolution Melting (HRM), and restriction fragment length polymorphism-PCR (RFLP-PCR) showed a rate of success of up to 98% of the samples. The sample store time did not reduce either the quantity or quality of DNA extracted with the Oragene kit.ConclusionThe study results showed that a storage period of 8 months at room temperature did not reduce the quality of the DNA obtained. In addition, the use of the Oragene kit during fieldwork in large population-based studies allows for DNA of high quantity and high quality.

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This study evaluated the effects of different levels of canola meal in broiler diets on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and duodenal morphometry. A total of 320 one-day-old Cobb broilers were used in a 35-d experiment. A completely randomized design with 5 levels of canola meal (0, 10, 20, 30, and 40%) as a substitute for soybean meal was used with 8 replicates of 8 birds each. The basal diets were formulated based on corn and soybean meal to meet nutrient requirements of broiler chickens. The levels of canola meal were evaluated with a polynomial regression at 5% of significance. Weight gain and average BW showed a quadratic response (P = 0.03 and P = 0.04, respectively), decreasing with the addition of 40% canola meal. The apparent nutrient digestibility of DM (P < 0.0001), CP (P < 0.0001), and nitrogen-free extract (P < 0.0001) decreased linearly with increased levels of canola meal. A quadratic effect was observed for villus height (P = 0.003), decreasing up to a 20% inclusion of canola meal in the diet and increasing beyond that level. In conclusion, canola meal can be added up to 16.7% in diets for broilers without affecting the key variables of growth performance. It can be added up to 20% with no negative effect on the CP digestibility, but there was a linear decrease in the digestibility of DM and nitrogen-free extract with increased inclusion of canola meal. Additionally, a quadratic response to canola was observed for villus height with a maximum at 23.6% canola meal.

This study assessed the associations between female interviewers ' self-classified "color/race" and participants' self-and interviewer-classified "color/race". A cross-sectional

O estudo foi realizado objetivando quantificar e comparar as perdas e morfologia in vivo e na carcaça, em cordeiros machos castrados (com 30 dias) das raças Merino, Ideal, Corriedale, Romney Marsh e Texel, nascidos e criados em condições extensivas de campo nativo (predominância de Paspalum notatum Függe e Axonopus affïnis Chase) até o desmame (10 semanas), no Centro de Pesquisa de Pecuária dos Campos Sulbrasileiros - CPPSUL - EMBRAPA de Bagé, RS, Brasil. A partir do desmame, iniciou-se a suplementação dos cordeiros (200g/cab./dia) com uma ração contendo 17% de proteína bruta e 75% de nutrientes digestíveis totais. Até uma semana pós-desmame, a ração foi oferecida em regime de confïnamento e, após, a campo até o abate. Foram abatidos 50 cordeiros, sendo dez de cada raça, com idade de 225 dias. Foi verificado um efeito do genótipo sobre o peso vivo (com e sem jejum), observando-se que os cordeiros procedentes das raças Merina, Ideal e Corriedale não diferiram entre si e apresentaram pesos inferiores aos cordeiros da raça Romney Marsh, e estes, pesos inferiores aos da raça Texel. A perda por jejum somente apresentou significando estatística em valores absolutos, kg, não diferindo em percentagem. Os cordeiros Texel apresentaram perdas maiores, seguidos dos Romney e, os Corriedale, Ideal e Merino não diferiram entre si. Foi verificado efeito do genótipo sobre o peso e rendimentos de carcaça, observando-se que os cordeiros com maior peso vivo, foram os com carcaças mais pesadas e de superior rendimento. Quanto a morfologia in vivo e na carcaça, verifica-se que a raça Texel apresentou, em geral, valores superiores as demais raças; destacando que os cordeiros Texel mostram uma supeior conformação, condição corporal e compacidade corporal e da carcaça.

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Background: Valid measurements of blood pressure, both at clinical and community settings, are essential for monitoring this variable at the population level.Objective: To evaluate the validity of a wrist digital monitor for measuring blood pressure among adolescents in comparison to a mercury sphygmomanometer.Methods: A validation study was carried out in the city of Pelotas, Southern Brazil. Blood pressure was measured twice using two different sphygmomanometers; an OMRON wrist digital and a desktop BD mercury one. Half of the sample was measured first with the digital manometer and subsequently with the mercury one, whereas the remaining half was evaluated in the opposite order. Agreement between both measures was evaluated using the Bland and Altman method.Results: 120 adolescents aged 14 to 15 years were included (50% of each sex). Mean systolic blood pressure among boys was 113.7 mmHg (SD 14.2) when using the mercury manometer and 115.5 mmHg (SD 15.2) when using the digital one. Equivalent values for diastolic blood pressure were 61.5 mmHg (SD 9.9) and 69.6 mmHg (10.2), respectively. Among girls, the mean systolic blood pressure was 104.7 mmHg (SD 10.1) when using the mercury manometer and 102.4 mmHg (SD 11.9) when using the digital device. Values for diastolic blood pressure were 60.0 mmHg (SD 10.4) and 65.7 mmHg (SD 7.7), respectively. Conclusions:The digital device showed a high level of agreement with the mercury manometer when measuring systolic blood pressure. The level of agreement was lower for diastolic blood pressure. The use of correction equations may be an alternative for studies using this wrist digital monitor in adolescent patients. ( 3,4 . It seems that this type of equipment can replace the others in some contexts, such as at home or in epidemiological studies within the community 5 . However, most studies so far included only adults, and therefore, the validity of these methods among adolescents in unclear.The aim of the present study was to test the validity of a wrist digital monitor against that of a mercury sphygmomanometer -the gold standard -in a convenience sample of adolescents living in Pelotas, southern Brazil. MethodsA sample of 120 adolescents aged 14 to 15 years from five public schools of the city had their blood pressure measured with two different sphygmomanometers -a desktop BD IntroductionAn accurate assessment of blood pressure is very important for the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension. The importance of attaining the diagnosis of high blood pressure and its continuous monitoring are well known. Therefore, several equipments have been available for the measurement of blood pressure, not only to be used by specialized individuals, but also by the population itself. In this sense, wrist digital monitors have been increasingly used, instead of mercury and aneroid devices, which require a trained professional to operate them 1,2 .Although digital monitors are much easier to use when compared to the mercury sphygmomanometers, it is 345Original Article mercur...