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Validation of species–climate impact models under climate change
Abstract Increasing concern over the implications of climate change for biodiversity has led to the use of species–climate envelope models to project species extinction risk und...
How coping mediates the effect of optimism on distress: A study of women with early stage breast cancer.
At diagnosis, 59 breast cancer patients reported on their overall optimism about life; 1 day presurgery, 10 days postsurgery, and at 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-ups, they report...
Health Care Spending in the United States and Other High-Income Countries
The United States spent approximately twice as much as other high-income countries on medical care, yet utilization rates in the United States were largely similar to those in o...
Tools for assessing quality and susceptibility to bias in observational studies in epidemiology: a systematic review and annotated bibliography
A number of useful assessment tools have been identified by this report. Tools should be rigorously developed, evidence-based, valid, reliable and easy to use. There is a need t...
The do re mi's of everyday life: The structure and personality correlates of music preferences.
The present research examined individual differences in music preferences. A series of 6 studies investigated lay beliefs about music, the structure underlying music preferences...
A century of trends in adult human height
Being taller is associated with enhanced longevity, and higher education and earnings. We reanalysed 1472 population-based studies, with measurement of height on more than 18.6 ...
Guidance on how to develop complex interventions to improve health and healthcare
Objective To provide researchers with guidance on actions to take during intervention development. Summary of key points Based on a consensus exercise informed by reviews and qu...
Better Reporting of Harms in Randomized Trials: An Extension of the CONSORT Statement
In response to overwhelming evidence and the consequences of poor-quality reporting of randomized, controlled trials (RCTs), many medical journals and editorial groups have now ...
Systematic Review of the Empirical Evidence of Study Publication Bias and Outcome Reporting Bias
Recent work provides direct empirical evidence for the existence of study publication bias and outcome reporting bias. There is strong evidence of an association between signifi...