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Open AccessThe Impasse on Gender Differences in Intelligence: a Meta-Analysis on WISC Batteries
This meta-analysis reviews 79 studies (N = 46,605) that examined the existence of gender difference on intelligence in school-aged children. To do so, we limited the literature search to works that assessed the c...
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Formation of a single drop of molten steel following bursting of liquid film in a vertical steel plate illuminated by a high energy laser
The formation and dynamics of a single drop of liquid under the influence of gravity can be experienced as everyday phenomena, and have been the subject of scientific investigations since at least the work of ...
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Depressive symptoms, body composition and bone mass in young adults: a prospective cohort study
An association between depression and obesity is well recognised, but longitudinal studies of depressive symptoms in adolescents as a predictor of body composition are lacking.
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Disparities in osteoporosis treatments
Osteoporosis treatment rates within 2 years following an index event (fragility fracture, osteoporotic bone mineral density (BMD) T-score, or osteoporosis ICD-9 codes) were determined from 2005 to 2011. Most p...
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Open AccessSquamous cell cancers contain a side population of stem-like cells that are made chemosensitive by ABC transporter blockade
Cancers are a heterogeneous mix of cells, some of which exhibit cancer stem cell-like characteristics including ATP-dependent drug efflux and elevated tumorigenic potential. To determine whether aerodigestive ...
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Open AccessMajor depression in outpatients attending a regional cancer centre: screening and unmet treatment needs
A screening programme designed to identify cases of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in patients attending a Regional Cancer Centre outpatient department was established. It comprised two stages: (1) The Hospit...
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Open AccessManagement of major depression in outpatients attending a cancer centre: a preliminary evaluation of a multicomponent cancer nurse-delivered intervention
A novel nurse-delivered multicomponent intervention for major depressive disorder (MDD) in cancer outpatients was compared with usual care alone in a nonrandomised matched group design (n=30 per group). At the fi...
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Trans-Tasman Sea climate variability since ad 1740 inferred from middle to high latitude tree-ring data
The limited length and spatial coverage of instrumental climate data for many areas of the Southern Hemisphere impedes the study of atmosphere-ocean dynamics prior to the past century. Such analyses are impor...
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Évaluation de l’adénopathie médiastinale par biopsies à l’aiguille fine guidée sous échoendoscopie transœsophagienne
Évaluer le rôle de la biospie-aspiration à l’aiguille fine (FNA) guidée sous échoendoscopie transœsophagienne (EUS) en cas de ganglions médiastinaux chez des patients ayant subi une radiographie présentant des...
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Weight gain associated with adjuvant tamoxifen therapy in stage I and II breast cancer: fact or artifact?
There is a perception that tamoxifen causes weightgain in breast cancer patients. The purpose ofthis research study was to determine if weightgain is associated with tamoxifen therapy and toobserve the impact ...
