… Joshua P Vogel … is the correlated country intercept and the random component β j is
the time slopes, γ k is the regional dummy intercept, δ 1 is the Human Development Index (…

Background Despite growing recognition of neglectful, abusive, and disrespectful treatment
of women during childbirth in health facilities, there is no consensus at a global level on how …

A number of governments and public policy institutes have developed" Quality of Life
Indexes"(QOL) statistics that attempt to measure the quality of life for entire states or regions. We …

Zebrafish have become a popular organism for the study of vertebrate gene function 1 , 2 .
The virtually transparent embryos of this species, and the ability to accelerate genetic studies …

Paralysis following spinal cord injury, brainstem stroke, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and
other disorders can disconnect the brain from the body, eliminating the ability to perform …

The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) mission, launched on 2012 June 13,
is the first focusing high-energy X-ray telescope in orbit. NuSTAR operates in the band from …

CRISPR/Cas systems constitute a widespread class of immunity systems that protect
bacteria and archaea against phages and plasmids, and commonly use repeat/spacer-derived …

Over the past few decades, neuroimaging has become a ubiquitous tool in basic research
and clinical studies of the human brain. However, no reference standards currently exist to …

Substantial disagreement exists in the literature regarding which educational technology
results in the highest cognitive gain for learners. In an attempt to resolve this dispute, we …

The utility of RFLP (restriction fragment length polymorphism), RAPD (random-amplified
polymorphic DNA), AFLP (amplified fragment length polymorphism) and SSR (simple sequence …