Boston University

The electronic properties of graphene

54 pages, 38 figures.-- PACS nrs.: 81.05.Uw; 73.20.-r; 03.65.Pm; 82.45.Mp.-- ArXiv pre-print available at: http://arxiv.org/abs/0709.1163

Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC

Evaluation, Treatment, and Prevention of Vitamin D Deficiency: an Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline

Considering that vitamin D deficiency is very common in all age groups and that few foods contain vitamin D, the Task Force recommended supplementation at suggested daily intake...

Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), principally ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke, are the leading cause of global mortality and a major contributor to disability. This paper ...

Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease Using Risk Factor Categories

Background —The objective of this study was to examine the association of Joint National Committee (JNC-V) blood pressure and National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) chole...

New diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis: Guidelines for research protocols

Proposed Experiment to Test Local Hidden-Variable Theories

A theorem of Bell, proving that certain predictions of quantum mechanics are inconsistent with the entire family of local hidden-variable theories, is generalized so as to apply...

Review of Particle Physics

The <em>Review</em> summarizes much of particle physics and cosmology. Using data from previous editions, plus 2,873 new measurements from 758 papers, we list, evalu...

Identification and analysis of functional elements in 1% of the human genome by the ENCODE pilot project

We report the generation and analysis of functional data from multiple, diverse experiments performed on a targeted 1% of the human genome as part of the pilot phase of the ENCO...

Worldwide Epidemiology of Atrial Fibrillation

Background— The global burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) is unknown. Methods and Results— We systematically reviewed population-based studies of AF published from 1980 to 2010 ...