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A Comparative Study of Perceptions and Use of Google Scholar and Academic Library Discovery Systems
(2019)
Google Scholar and academic library discovery systems are both popular resources among academic users for finding scholarly information. By conducting an online survey with 975 users from more than 20 public research ...
A pilot project to increase health literacy among youth from seasonal farmworker families in rural eastern North Carolina: a qualitative exploration of implementation and impact
(2019-04)
Objective
There are substantial health inequalities for seasonal agricultural workers and their families in the United States. One identified inequality is in health literacy. The authors explored the implementation and ...
A new species of Pionothele from Gobabeb, Namibia (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Nemesiidae)
(2019-06-03)
The mygalomorph spider genus Pionothele Purcell, 1902 comprises two nominal species known only from
South Africa. We describe here a new species, Pionothele gobabeb sp. n., from Namibia. This new species is currently only ...
International Society of Sports Nutrition Position Stand: nutritional considerations for single-stage ultra-marathon training and racing
(2019-01-07)
In this Position Statement, the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) provides an objective and critical review of the literature pertinent to nutritional considerations for training and racing in single-stage ...
The Key Roles of PTEN in T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Development, Progression, and Therapeutic Response
(2019-05-06)
T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is an aggressive blood cancer that comprises 10–15% of pediatric and ~25% of adult ALL cases. Although the curative rates have significantly improved over the past 10 years, ...
Timing of Esophagectomy after Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy Affects the Incidence of Anastomotic Leaks
(2019-02-05)
Background:
Neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy (nCRT) has become the standard of care for esophageal cancer patients prior to esophagectomy. However, the optimal timing for surgery after completion of nCRT remains ...
Towards measuring resilience of flood-prone communities: a conceptual framework
(2019-06-17)
Community resilience has become an important
policy and research concept for understanding and addressing the challenges associated with the interplay of climate
change, urbanization, population growth, land use, ...
The validity, reliability and minimal clinically important difference of the patient specific functional scale in snake envenomation
(2019-03-05)
Objective:
Valid, reliable, and clinically relevant outcome measures are necessary in clinical studies of snake envenomation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric (validity and reliability) and clinimetric ...
The effects of temperature on Bosmina longirostris susceptibility to microcystin-LR acute toxicity
(2019-07-09)
Harmful algal blooms are an ongoing threat to many aquatic systems throughout the world. In the Chowan River, North Carolina, the frequency of toxin producing Microcystis aeruginosa blooms has increased since 1975 along ...
Transthyretin Aggregation Pathway toward the Formation of Distinct Cytotoxic Oligomers
(2019-01-10)
Characterization of small oligomers formed at an early stage of amyloid formation is critical to
understanding molecular mechanism of pathogenic aggregation process. Here we identifed and
characterized cytotoxic oligomeric ...