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"Further validation of the affective bias test for predicting antidepressant and pro-depressant risk: effects of pharmacological and social manipulations in male and female rats" @Dr_Hinch @doctmcgee link.springer.com/article/10.100…
Summary: #pharmacology #affectivebias #depression #animalmodels #affectivestate #malesandfemales #ABT
The need for a reliable and #translational tool measuring emotional behaviours in animals that possessing robust validity is unquestionably important but 1/
but very challenging to achieve. Commonly used assays are generally lacking in at least one aspect of #validity and do not fully translate into #clinical work. In this paper, the affective bias test (ABT) has demonstrated to reliably detect both positive 2/
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With support from @TrustAfrica, we kickstarted a project in Edo/Delta states, geared towards strengthening the capacity of citizens in Rural communities to track the implementation of public projects. Our groundtruthing & baseline study is revealing.
See this thread.
Here's what we found in Umaza community, Ovia South West Local Government, Edo State.
In the 2018 budget, Edo state awarded
60 million naira (alongside other projects in other communities in the LG) for the construction of 6 nos. classroom block with office at Adolor Primary Sch
The new project is yet to start. Yet, there is a classroom project abandoned in Adolor Primary School. Construction work which started in 2016 has not only stopped but the building is now a death trap. Continue reading...
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