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Building on recent works that question a simplistic, White narrative of the history of academic oral history, this article focuses on the labors of Bl... [more]
Endothelial dysfunction, an early event in atherogenesis, has been demonstrated in young asymptomatic subjects with a strong family history of premature coronary artery disease (CAD). In these subjects, preventive measures involving risk factor modificati
The low nutrient status of semi-natural grasslands, pastures and meadows, reflects a continuity of nutrient reduction by grazing and hay-making. It has been hypothesized that the nutrient depletion itself may reduce competition between individuals, and th
A high-resolution Late Pleistocene and Middle to Late Holocene pollen profile of regional significance is presented. The coring site is located in a mire between two lakes, Ober- and Unter-Uckersee, in Brandenburg, northeastern Germany. The study was carr
Continuous temperature logs to depths between 750 and 1400 m in the Transylvanian Basin, Romania, in many cases show temperature gradient variations with depth which cannot be explained by depth variations in thermal conductivity, topography and ground wa
Prior research has demonstrated a strong association between the species of predators that co-occur with guppies and the evolution of guppy life histories. The evolution of these differences in life histories has been attributed to the higher mortality ra
The legitimate and successful recruitment of minorities as research participants in clinical trials should be addressed from an ethical and historical perspective. To gain an appreciation of the challenges, to develop strategies and to overcome the dispar
To investigate subalpine vegetation history on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), two pollen, macrofossil and charcoal records were studied in climatically distinct zones: Martins Lake (1415 m) in the moist Tsuga mertensiana zone and Moose Lake (150
The simplest and most natural route of drug delivery to the lungs is the inhaled one. From the historical and medical point of view, it was a Creek Pedanus Discorides, the father of the science of pharmacy, who, during the first century prescribed inhaled
The following article deals with the essential aspects of the history of German orthopedics between 1949 and 1990 in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). Starting from the prevailing situation after World War II, the growth of orthopedic care in the GDR
We used delta N-15 isotopic signatures to follow the trophic position as well as the life history of 2 of the most abundant fish species of the Waquoit Bay estuarine system: common killifish Fundulus heteroclitus and Atlantic silverside Menidia menidia. J
Matrix population models, elasticity analysis and loop analysis can potentially provide powerful techniques for the analysis of life histories. Data from a capture-recapture study on a population of southern highland water skinks (Eulamprus tympanum) were
Chinese stereotactic and functional neurosurgery started in 1963. Dr. Jian-Ping Xu did stereotactic surgery for Parkinson's disease with a small Cartesian coordinate stereotactic device which he designed. In 1983, the first Chinese Institute of Stereotac
The worldwide rates for histology- and subsite-specific types of esophageal and gastric cancer reveal strikingly divergent patterns. The contribution of environmental and genetic factors has been explored in several high-incidence areas, but data on genet
Earlier studies of habitat-specific subpopulations of mixed clonal and sexual freshwater snails of the species Potamopyrgus antipodarum have revealed clinal variation by depth in several life-history traits, risk of parasite infection, mixed population st
Fluctuating asymmetry (FA) refers to small random deviations from perfect bilateral symmetry. Because FA reflects the ability of individuals to undergo stable development, it may provide a potential measure of individual quality. We assessed whether horn