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Parsimony in Systematics: Biological and Statistical Issues
Quite recently has become the favored method for inferring phylogenies (evolutionary trees). The accompanying article by Elliott Sober discusses the philosophical issues relati...
Effects of 6 weeks of therapy with oral doses of ICI 204,219, a leukotriene D4 receptor antagonist, in subjects with bronchial asthma. ACCOLATE Asthma Trialists Group.
The efficacy of 6 wk of therapy with oral ICI 204,219, a selective leukotriene D4 (LTD4) receptor antagonist, was evaluated in subjects with moderate asthma during a multicenter...
Living and dying with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: multi-perspective longitudinal qualitative study
Our findings challenge current assumptions underpinning provision of end of life care for people with COPD. The policy focus on identifying a time point for transition to pallia...
Calculation of the free energy of association for protein complexes
Abstract We have developed a method for calculating the association energy of quaternary complexes starting from their atomic coordinates. The association energy is described as...
Discerning the Ancestry of European Americans in Genetic Association Studies
European Americans are often treated as a homogeneous group, but in fact form a structured population due to historical immigration of diverse source populations. Discerning the...
Implementing a Five-Factor Personality Inventory for Use on the Internet
Abstract. A short five-factor personality inventory developed from the International Personality Item Pool (IPIP) was implemented as an online questionnaire and completed by 2,4...
PLS, Small Sample Size, and Statistical Power in MIS Research
There is a pervasive belief in the Management Information Systems (MIS) field that Partial Least Squares (PLS) has special abilities that make it more appropriate than other tec...
A Randomized Trial to Improve Self-Management Practices of Adults With Asthma
The prevalence and impact of adult asthma are substantial, and poor self-management practices, especially failures to adhere to treatment regimens, appear to be a significant pr...
Induction of Tau Pathology by Intracerebral Infusion of Amyloid-β-Containing Brain Extract and by Amyloid-β Deposition in APP × Tau Transgenic Mice
Alzheimer's disease presents morphologically with senile plaques, primarily made of extracellular amyloid-beta (A beta) deposits, and neurofibrillary lesions, which consist of i...
Analysis of Clinical Methods Used to Evaluate Dyspnea in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
When dyspnea must be assessed clinically, there are three methods of assessment: the measurement of dyspnea with activities of daily living using clinical dyspnea ratings such a...
Job Involvement and Organizational Commitment as Interactive Predictors of Tardiness and Absenteeism
This study examined job involvement and organizational commitment as interactive predictors of absenteeism and tardiness behaviors. Personnel records and questionnaires were use...