Kiss-and-Run Is a Significant Contributor to Synaptic Exocytosis and Endocytosis in Photoreceptors

The Indian IT/ITeS industry is a significant contributor to India’s GDP and has had an impressive growth trajectory. However, it continues to be plagued with talent shortages, managing employee satisfaction, growth aspirations and reducing attrition. COVID-19 has presented an unprecedented opportunity for IT service organisations to transform the established paradigm of working. The industry has been exploring non-linear growth models that address the talent demand-supply gap. With skilled talent shortage continuing to limit the industry growth, non-linear initiatives of growth are urgently required. We propose a model of ‘Internal Gig’ worker (I-GIG) for the IT services industry. The new I-GIG workforce would be providing non-linear outcomes without increasing costs significantly. We also argue that this model would be motivational for employees who opt for it, with commensurate reward motivations to engage them. Additionally, this model would enable the workanywhere, anytime and leverage talent availability on a global scale.

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Heritability of Longitudinal Measures of Body Mass Index and Lipid and Lipoprotein Levels in Aging Twins

Twin Research and Human Genetics ◽

10.1375/twin.10.5.703 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 10 (5) ◽

pp. 703-711 ◽

Cited By ~ 52

Author(s):

Ellen L. Goode ◽

Stacey S. Cherny ◽

Joe C. Christian ◽

Gail P. Jarvik ◽

Mariza de Andrade

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Mass ◽

Genetic Factors ◽

Significant Proportion ◽

Lipoprotein Cholesterol ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Shared Environment ◽

Significant Contributor ◽

Age Related ◽

Over Time

AbstractBody-mass index (BMI), total cholesterol (TC), lowdensity lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and triglyceride (TG) levels are known to be highly heritable. We evaluated the genetic and environmental relationships of these measures over time in an analysis of twin pairs. Monozygotic (235 pairs) and dizygotic (260 pairs) male twins were participants in the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Veteran Twin Study, and were followed with three clinical exams from mean age 48 years to mean age 63 years. Structural equation modeling (SEM) with adjustment forAPOEgenotype (a significant contributor to TC and LDL-C) was used to assess longitudinal patterns of heritability. Results indicated a contribution of genetic factors to BMI, TC, LDL-C, HLD-C, and TG. Modest increases over time were observed in the heritability of BMI (from 0.48 to 0.61), TC (from 0.46 to 0.57), LDL-C (from 0.49 to 0.64), and HDL-C (from 0.50 to 0.62), but this trend was not present for TG. There was a corresponding decrease in shared environmental influences over time for these traits, although shared environment was a significant contributor only for HDL-C. Moreover, we observed that genetic influences for all measures were significantly correlated over time, and we found no evidence of age-specific genetic effects. In summary, longitudinal analyses of twin data indicate that genetic factors do not account for a significant proportion of the variation in age-related changes of BMI or lipid and lipoprotein levels.

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PRKX/PRKY-mediated Xp;Yp translocations: a significant contributor to SRY-positive 46,XX TDSD and potential risk of recurrence in common Yp inversion carriers

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism ◽

10.1016/s1096-7192(21)00446-7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 132 ◽

pp. S234-S235

Author(s):

Jullianne Diaz ◽

Megan Rimmasch ◽

Rena Vanzo ◽

Colleen Bilancia

Keyword(s):

Potential Risk ◽

Risk Of Recurrence ◽

Significant Contributor

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A Study of Machiavellianism and Emotional Intelligence in Adolescents

International Journal of Indian Psychology ◽

10.25215/0401.025 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Dr Nalini Malhotra

Keyword(s):

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Regression Analysis ◽

Correlation Coefficient ◽

Random Sampling ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Intelligence Scale ◽

Significant Contributor ◽

Age Range

The present paper seeks to investigate the Machiavellianism in relation with Emotional Intelligence among Adolescents. It was hypothesized that Machiavellianism and Emotional Intelligence would be negatively correlated and Emotional Intelligence would be a significant contributor in predicting variance in Machiavellianism. In order to test the hypothesis 240 adolescents (120 females and 120 males) in the age range of 13 to 18 years were selected through random sampling. The measures used were Machiavellianism Scale (Mach IV Scale) and Modified Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale (Schutte 1998). The correlation coefficient and regression analysis were used to assess the data. The results revealed significant and negative relationship between Machiavellianism and Emotional Intelligence .Emotional Intelligence emerged as a significant predictor of Machiavellianism. Thus, considering the possibility that individuals might have a dispositional tendency to emotionally manipulative behaviour immediately brings to mind the trait of Machiavellianism.

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