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Deborah Gurewich, Michael Shwartz, Erin Beilstein-Wedel et al. · 2021 · Medical Care
Background: The 2014 Veterans Choice Program aimed to improve care access for Veterans through expanded availability of community care (CC). Increased access to CC could particularly benefit rural Veterans, who often face obstacles in…
View details →Jordan Ngu Chuan Yong, Sayyed Mahdi Ziaei, Kenneth Szulczyk · 2021 · Asian Economic and Financial Review
In this study, the volatility of two Asian stock markets, Bursa Malaysia and Singapore Exchange, is estimated. The analysis used data on daily closing prices of the indices of the respective stock markets between July 1, 2019 and August…
View details →Shuva Paul, Zhen Ni, Chaoxu Mu · 2019 · IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems
Due to the rapidly expanding complexity of the cyber-physical power systems, the probability of a system malfunctioning and failing is increasing. Most of the existing works combining smart grid (SG) security and game theory fail to…
View details →Andrew Poppe, Deanna M. Barch, Cameron S. Carter et al. · 2016 · Schizophrenia Bulletin
Patients with schizophrenia (SZ) previously demonstrated specific deficits in an executive function known as goal maintenance, associated with reduced middle frontal gyrus (MFG) activity. This study aimed to validate a new tool-the Dot…
View details →Nikki Gillum Posnack, Rabia Idrees, Hao Ding et al. · 2015 · PLoS ONE
BACKGROUND: The pervasive nature of plastics has raised concerns about the impact of continuous exposure to plastic additives on human health. Of particular concern is the use of phthalates in the production of flexible polyvinyl chloride (PVC) products. Di-2-ethylhexyl-phthalate (DEHP) is a commonly used phthalate ester plasticizer that imparts flexibility and elasticity to PVC products. Recent epidemiological studies have reported correlations between urinary phthalate concentrations and cardiovascular disease, including an increased risk of high blood pressure and coronary risk. Yet, there
View details →Nicole M. Warrington, Rebecca C. Richmond, Bjarke Fenstra et al. · 2017 · International Journal of Obesity
BACKGROUND: Clinical recommendations to limit gestational weight gain (GWG) imply high GWG is causally related to adverse outcomes in mother or offspring, but GWG is the sum of several inter-related complex phenotypes (maternal fat deposition and vascular expansion, placenta, amniotic fluid and fetal growth). Understanding the genetic contribution to GWG could help clarify the potential effect of its different components on maternal and offspring health. Here we explore the genetic contribution to total, early and late GWG. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS: A genome-wide association study was used to
View details →Jared H Cooper, David L. Johnson, Margaret Phillips · 2014 · The Annals of Occupational Hygiene
PURPOSE: To assess the relative efficacy of three types of controls in reducing respirable silica exposure during artificial stone countertop cutting with a handheld circular saw. APPROACH: A handheld worm drive circular saw equipped with…
View details →Saif Ullah, Abdul Majeed, József Popp · 2023 · PLoS ONE
This study aims to assess the influence of internal and external factors on the Efficiency of banks in Pakistan using the Data Envelopment Analysis Approach (DEA). Bank's Efficiency is measured through DEA Model using input and output variables. The input variable includes the number of employees, number of branches, administration expenses, non-interest expenses, and loan loss provisions. In contrast, the output variable consists of net interest income, net commissions, and total other income. This study considers the internal determinants of the bank's Efficiency as corporate governance, ent
View details →Stanisław Karkosz, Robert Szymański, Katarzyna Sanna et al. · 2023 · JMIR Formative Research
BACKGROUND: There has been an increased need to provide specialized help for people with depressive and anxiety symptoms, particularly teenagers and young adults. There is evidence from a 2-week intervention that chatbots (eg, Woebot) are effective in reducing depression and anxiety, an effect that was not detected in the control group that was provided self-help materials. Although chatbots are a promising solution, there is limited scientific evidence for the efficacy of agent-guided cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) outside the English language, especially for highly inflected languages. O
View details →Clarissa S. Whiting, Wouter Hoogkamer, Rodger Kram · 2021 · Journal of sport and health science/Journal of Sport and Health Science
BACKGROUND: Compared to conventional racing shoes, Nike Vaporfly 4% running shoes reduce the metabolic cost of level treadmill running by 4%. The reduction is attributed to their lightweight, highly compliant, and resilient midsole foam…
View details →Sanjay Yadla, George M. Ghobrial, Peter G. Campbell et al. · 2015 · Journal of Neurosurgery Spine
OBJECT: Complications after spine surgery have an impact on overall outcome and health care expenditures. The increased cost of complications is due in part to associated prolonged hospital stays. The authors propose that certain…
View details →Meredith F. Campbell, Eitan Friedman, William H. Green et al. · 2017 · International Pharmacopsychiatry
Blood serotonin levels were measured in schizophrenic children, all of whom showed manifestations of illness in the first 2 years of life, and controls. Serotonin levels were higher in patients (mean = 0.267 mug/ml) than in controls (mean…
View details →Nina Vaswani · 2014 · The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice
Abstract The study explored the prevalence and nature of bereavement among 33 young men who had been sentenced to a young offender institution. A bereavement had been experienced by 91% of the sample, and the rates of traumatic and…
View details →Yuwei Chuai, Haoye Tian, Nicolas Pröllochs et al. · 2024 · Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
Developing interventions that successfully reduce engagement with misinformation on social media is challenging. One intervention that has recently gained great attention is X/Twitter's Community Notes (previously known as "Birdwatch").…
View details →Nicole Armbruster, Annalisa Lattanzi, M. Jeavons et al. · 2016 · Molecular Therapy — Methods & Clinical Development
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive disease of variable severity caused by mutations in the SMN1 gene. Deficiency of the ubiquitous SMN function results in spinal cord α-motor neuron degeneration and proximal muscle…
View details →Roman David · 2017 · Political Psychology
Transitional justice encompasses a variety of measures devised to overcome legacies of gross human rights violations and other historical injustices. The spread of international criminal tribunals, truth commissions, inclusive alternatives…
View details →Wen-Shan Wu, Li-Ru Chen, Kuo-Hu Chen · 2025 · International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is an autologous blood-derived concentrate increasingly utilized in regenerative medicine for its ability to accelerate healing and tissue repair. PRP is broadly classified by leukocyte content, fibrin architecture, and platelet concentration, with classification systems developed to standardize characterization. Preparation methods, including single- or double-spin centrifugation and buffy coat techniques, influence the final composition of PRP, determining the relative proportions of platelets, leukocytes, plasma proteins, and extracellular vesicles. These componen
View details →Pedro Weslley Rosário, Alexandre Lemos Silva, Michelle Aparecida Ribeiro Borges et al. · 2015 · Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
The objective of this study was to evaluate whether Doppler ultrasound (DUS) is of additional value to gray-scale ultrasound (GSUS) in predicting the benign or malignant nature of thyroid nodules. A total of 1,502 solid thyroid nodules ≥ 10 mm were evaluated. Suspicious vascularity (predominantly or exclusively central blood flow) was observed in only 5% of the nodules. This finding showed 96% specificity, but only 15% sensitivity. GSUS alone showed sensitivity and specificity of 88.7% and 68.2%, respectively, which did not improve with the addition of DUS (sensitivity of 89.4% and specificity
View details →Mark J. Flannery · 2026
Many bank managers and owners have long complained that they are over-regulated by a plethora of government agencies. The thrust of their complaint is that they could do a better job - i.e. become more profitable or increase their bank’s…
View details →Jonathan E. Rosenberg, Se Hoon Park, Vadim Kozlov et al. · 2022 · Journal of Clinical Oncology
PURPOSE: Homologous recombination repair gene mutations (HRRm) are common in urothelial carcinoma (UC), rendering tumor cells sensitive to poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibition. We assessed efficacy and safety of durvalumab…
View details →Jun Wu, Jing Wang, Qiang Su et al. · 2018 · OncoTargets and Therapy
Background: Traditional chemotherapy and molecular targeted therapy have shown modest effects on the survival of patients with pancreatic cancer. The current study aimed to investigate the antitumor effects of apatinib, Astragalus…
View details →Jonás Fouz-González · 2018 · ReCALL
Abstract This study investigates the potential of a podcast-based approach aimed at helping foreign language learners improve their pronunciation of features that tend to be fossilised in their interlanguage. Training took place over a…
View details →Andreas Kuehnl, Pavlos Tsantilas, Christoph Knappich et al. · 2016 · Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions
BACKGROUND: Associations between hospital volume and the risk of stroke or death following carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid artery stenting (CAS) on a national level in Germany were analyzed. METHODS AND RESULTS: Secondary data…
View details →Julia A. Bubis, Lev I. Levitsky, Mark V. Ivanov et al. · 2017 · Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
Rationale Label‐free quantification (LFQ) is a popular strategy for shotgun proteomics. A variety of LFQ algorithms have been developed recently. However, a comprehensive comparison of the most commonly used LFQ methods is still rare, in…
View details →Richard B. Felson, Brendan Lantz · 2015 · Aggressive Behavior
Data from the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) are used to examine the tendency for victims of physical assault, sexual assault, and robbery to refuse to cooperate with the police (N= 3,856,171). Analyses of physical…
View details →Patience Njina Soneka, Jackson Phiri · 2019 · Open Journal of Business and Management
The objective of this study was to assess the factors that influence the level of e-tax systems adoption in Zambia. The study focused on TaxOnline system used by domestic taxes division in Zambia. The study was conducted in rural Zambia. In this study, the researcher used Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). The sample size was purposively selected from various taxpayers who were coming through to Zambia Revenue Authority Solwezi internet bureau. 100 semi structured survey questionnaires were distributed with 100% response. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics. The result
View details →Joanna Lankester, Daniela Zanetti, Erik Ingelsson et al. · 2021 · PLoS ONE
Observational studies suggest alcohol use promotes the development of some adverse cardiometabolic traits but protects against others including outcomes related to coronary artery disease. We used Mendelian randomization (MR) to explore causal relationships between the degree of alcohol consumption and several cardiometabolic traits in the UK Biobank. Using the well-established ADH1B Arg47His variant (rs1229984) and up to 24 additional SNPs recently found to be associated with alcohol consumption in an independent dataset as instruments, we conducted two-stage least squares and inverse weighte
View details →Stewart Kettle, Marco Hernandez, Mike Sanders et al. · 2017 · Behavioral Sciences
We report results from a large online randomised tax experiment in Guatemala. The trial involves short messages and choices presented to taxpayers as part of a CAPTCHA pop-up window immediately before they file a tax return, with the aim of priming honest declarations. In total our sample includes 627,242 taxpayers and 3,232,430 tax declarations made over four months. Treatments include: honesty declaration; information about public goods; information about penalties for dishonesty, questions allowing a taxpayer to choose which public good they think tax money should be spent on; or questions
View details →Danni Li, Jeffrey R. Misialek, Eric Boerwinkle et al. · 2016 · Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring
INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to investigate whether 10 phospholipids/metabolites previously identified as prospectively predictive of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia in whites would also be predictive in a…
View details →Kai Schreiber, Bart Krekelberg · 2013 · PLoS ONE
The goal of multi-voxel pattern analysis (MVPA) in BOLD imaging is to determine whether patterns of activation across multiple voxels change with experimental conditions. MVPA is a powerful technique, its use is rapidly growing, but it poses serious statistical challenges. For instance, it is well-known that the slow nature of the BOLD response can lead to greatly exaggerated performance estimates. Methods are available to avoid this overestimation, and we present those here in tutorial fashion. We go on to show that, even with these methods, standard tests of significance such as Students' T
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