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Water T2 as an early, global and practical biomarker for metabolic syndrome: an observational cross-sectional study
(2017-12-19)
Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a highly prevalent condition that identifies individuals at risk for type
2 diabetes mellitus and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Prevention of these diseases relies on ...
The effects of an afterschool STEM program on students’ motivation and engagement
(2017-06-12)
Background: One significant factor in facilitating students’ career intentions and persistence in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields is targeting their interests and motivation before eighth ...
The Comprehensive Post-Acute Stroke Services (COMPASS) study: design and methods for a cluster-randomized pragmatic trial
(2017-07-17)
Background: Patients discharged home after stroke face significant challenges managing residual neurological deficits, secondary prevention, and pre-existing chronic conditions. Post-discharge care is often fragmented ...
Actual neighborhood-level crime predicts body mass index z-score changes in a multi-racial/ethnic sample of children
(2018-09-24)
Longitudinal studies are warranted to clarify the influence crime has on health outcomes in children especially
children representing multiple racial/ethnic backgrounds. To address this need, the current study examined
whether ...
THE EFFECTS OF SILICA FERTILIZER AS AN ANTI-HERBIVORE DEFENSE IN CUCUMBER
(2017-06)
This study aims to improve our understanding of silicon’s role in deterring herbivores from Cucumis
sativa. We hypothesized that silicon’s role in plant defense is due to the presence of silica augmenting other physical ...
Advanced immunostaining approaches to study early male germ cell development
(2018-02-09)
Mammalian male germ cell development takes place in the testis under the influence of a variety of somatic cells and an incompletely defined paracrine and endocrine influences. Since it is not recapitulated well in vitro, ...
The effects of elevated temperature and dissolved ρ CO 2 on a marine foundation species
(2017-06)
Understanding how climate change and other environmental stressors will affect spe- cies is a fundamental concern of modern ecology. Indeed, numerous studies have documented how climate stressors affect species distributions ...
Evolutionary Dynamics of Floral Homeotic Transcription Factor Protein–Protein Interactions
(2016-02-22)
Protein–protein interactions (PPIs) have widely acknowledged roles in the regulation of development, but few studies have addressed the timing and mechanism of shifting PPIs over evolutionary history. The B-class MADS-box ...
Distribution and population structure in the naked goby Gobiosoma bosc (Perciformes: Gobiidae) along a salinity gradient in two western Atlantic estuaries Citation metadata
(2018-08-07)
Many species of fish produce larvae that undergo a prolonged dispersal phase. However,
evidence from a number of recent studies on demersal fishes suggests that the dispersal
of propagules may not be strongly correlated ...
Differential Dopamine D1 and D3 Receptor Modulation and Expression in the Spinal Cord of Two Mouse Models of Restless Legs Syndrome
(2018-09-04)
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is often and successfully treated with dopamine receptor
agonists that target the inhibitory D3 receptor subtype, however there is no clinical
evidence of a D3 receptor dysfunction in RLS ...