How can historians of small spaces and cities focus on local events and issues and at the same time carry on conversations with peers in a disciplinar... [more]
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]
The proportion of essential tremor (ET) cases that can be attributed to genetic factors is unknown: estimates range from 17-100%. One possible reason for this variability is that clinic and community cases may differ with regard to family history of ET. T
There are many cases in which ground is subjected to stress history not only via artificial actions but also by tectonic movement. The effects of stress history under three dimensional stress conditions are one of the important phenomena which have to be
In this work a software developed in the Instituto de Fisica Gleb Wataghin, IFGW, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil for obtaining thermal histories using apatite fission track analysis is presented. This software works in Microsoft-Windows environment. It wil
With an increasing competition for attracting golfers to individual sites, it is becoming more important for managers to identify the variables which attract and retain their golfing clientele. The segmentation of golfers into homogeneous markets allows f
The extinction of species results in a permanent loss of evolutionary history. Recent theoretical studies show that this loss may be proportionally much smaller than the loss of species, but under some conditions can exceed it. Such conditions occur when
Background/Purpose: Acute appendicitis is common, frequently atypical, challenging, and still associated with significant morbidity. Despite major technologic advances, appendicitis remains a primarily clinical diagnosis. Therefore, no relevant anamnestic
Background The mode of inheritance of type 2 diabetes mellitus is still under discussion. Several studies have suggested an excess maternal transmission, however, more recent studies could not always confirm these findings. Methods We investigated the fre
Using a life-table approach, pairs of exephippial sibs of Daphnia pulex were surveyed for sources of variation in life-history traits, and daphnids derived from diapausing and subitaneous eggs were assessed for differences in variance for these traits. Si
The history of plant introductions to tropical countries can often be determined by studying the history of their botanical gardens, arboreta, and agricultural experiment stations. Pohnpei has been a center for plant introductions in Micronesia for more t
Background Epidemiologic studies, particularly case-control studies, often rely on proxy respondents to provide information about subjects' occupational histories. The quality of proxy-reported information in occupational histories has never been evaluat
Objective. To determine current perceived practice of consultant psychiatrists regarding taking a sexual history and management of sexual dysfunction of their patients. Design. A postal questionnaire survey. Participants. A group of old age and general co
Presentation of a brief history of the scientific society from the end of World War II until the fall of the Iron Curtain, taking into consideration the milieu inside and outside the field of orthopedics. Throughout, the intention was to provide facts and
Interlending & Document Supply has had a chequered history in terms of its title but almost unparalleled stability from an editorial point of view. Various political and organisational changes within the British Library have caused changes in the journal
Comparative studies have convincingly demonstrated that the pattern and timing of tooth emergence are highly correlated with life-history variables and brain size. Conversely, a firm relationship between molar formation time and life-history variables has
This invited essay was to be autobiographical. An so it is, but with a difference from traditional autobiographical writing that I discuss as part of the essay. History is the genre of modernity; it underwrites much of what we practice and assume in educa