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Assessing Sources of Human Methylmercury Exposure Using Stable Mercury Isotopes
(American Chemical Society (ACS), 2014)Seafood consumption is the primary route of methylmercury (MeHg) exposure for most populations. Inherent uncertainties in dietary survey data point to the need for an empirical tool to confirm exposure sources. We therefore ... -
Assessing sources of uncertainty in formaldehyde air mass factors over tropical South America: Implications for top-down isoprene emission estimates
(American Geophysical Union, 2012)We use a nested-grid version of the GEOS-Chem chemistry transport model, constrained by isoprene emissions from the Model of Emissions of Gases and Aerosols from Nature (MEGAN), and the Lund-Potsdam-Jena General Ecosystem ... -
Assessing the Effect of Loop Mutations in the Folding Space of β2-Microglobulin with Molecular Dynamics Simulations
(MDPI, 2013)We use molecular dynamics simulations of a full atomistic Gō model to explore the impact of selected DE-loop mutations (D59P and W60C) on the folding space of protein human β2-microglobulin (Hβ2m), the causing agent of ... -
Assessing the impacts of the decline of Tsuga canadensisstands on two amphibian species in a New England forest
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2016)Disturbances such as outbreaks of herbivorous insects and pathogens can devastate unique habitats and directly reduce biodiversity. The foundation tree species Tsuga canadensis (eastern hemlock) is declining due to infestation ... -
Assessing the Molluscan Hypothesis Serialia (Monoplacophora + Polyplacophora) Using Novel Molecular Data
(Elsevier BV, 2010)A consensus on molluscan relationships has yet to be achieved, largely because of conflicting morphological and molecular hypotheses. Monoplacophora show marked seriality of ctenidia, atria, muscles and nephridia and this ... -
Assessing the psychological health of captive and wild apes: A response to Ferdowsian et al. (2011).
(American Psychological Association (APA), 2013)As many studies of cognition and behavior involve captive animals, assessing any psychological impact of captive conditions is an important goal for comparative researchers. Ferdowsian and colleagues (2011) sought to address ... -
An assessment of antenatal care among Syrian refugees in Lebanon
(BioMed Central, 2015)Background: After more than three years of violence in Syria, Lebanon hosts over one million Syrian refugees creating significant public health concerns. Antenatal care delivery to tens of thousands of pregnant Syrian ... -
Assessment of Self-Injurious Thoughts Using A Behavioral Test
(American Psychiaric Publishing, 2007)OBJECTIVE: The assessment of self-injurious thoughts has been limited by a reliance on what individuals are willing or able to report explicitly. The authors examined a new method that measures self-injurious thoughts by ... -
Assessment of whole blood thrombosis in a microfluidic device lined by fixed human endothelium
(Springer US, 2016)The vascular endothelium and shear stress are critical determinants of physiological hemostasis and platelet function in vivo, yet current diagnostic and monitoring devices do not fully incorporate endothelial function ... -
Asset Bubbles and the Cost of Economic Fluctuations
(Wiley, 2011)Lucas (1987, 2003) estimates that the cost of economic fluctuations is low; a social planner would pay no more than 0.1% of (permanent) consumption to eliminate all future business cycle fluctuations. The current paper ... -
Asset Fire Sales and Credit Easing
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Asset Pricing at the Millennium
(Blackwell Publishing, 2000)This paper surveys the field of asset pricing. The emphasis is on the interplay between theory and empirical work and on the trade-off between risk and return. Modern research seeks to understand the behavior of the ... -
Assimilation of the Plutonic Roots of the Andean Arc Controls Variations in U-series Disequilibria at Volcan Llaima, Chile
(Elsevier, 2011)U-series disequilibria provide important constraints on the processes and time scales of melt production, differentiation, and transport in subduction settings. Such constraints, which are essential for understanding the ... -
Assimilation, multiculturalism, and colorblindness: Mediated and moderated relationships between social dominance orientation and prejudice
(Elsevier BV, 2012)Using correlational and experimental data, we examined the degree to which personal and perceived normative support for the acculturation ideologies of assimilation, multiculturalism, and colorblindness mediated and moderated ... -
Assistance magnitude versus metabolic cost reductions for a tethered multiarticular soft exosuit
(American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2017)When defining requirements for any wearable robot for walking assistance it is paramount to maximize the user’s net metabolic benefit, while limiting the metabolic penalty of carrying the system’s mass. Thus, the aim of ... -
Assisted partner notification services to augment HIV testing and linkage to care in Kenya: study protocol for a cluster randomized trial
(BioMed Central, 2015)Background: HIV case-finding and linkage to care are critical for control of HIV transmission. In Kenya, >50% of seropositive individuals are unaware of their status. Assisted partner notification is a public health strategy ... -
Association between Body Mass Index and Prognosis of Colorectal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies
(Public Library of Science, 2015)Studies have reported conflicting results on the association between body mass index (BMI) and prognosis of colorectal cancer. Therefore, we have conducted a meta-analysis of prospective studies, which examined the association ... -
Association between childhood adversities and long-term suicidality among South Africans from the results of the South African Stress and Health study: a cross-sectional study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2014)Objective: Suicide and suicidal behaviours are significant public health problems and a leading cause of death worldwide and in South Africa. We examined the association between childhood adversities and suicidal behaviour ... -
The Association between Hypertension and Depression and Anxiety Disorders: Results from a Nationally-Representative Sample of South African Adults
(Public Library of Science, 2009)Objective Growing evidence suggests high levels of comorbidity between hypertension and mental illness but there are few data from low- and middle-income countries. We examined the association between hypertension and ... -
Association between intimate partner violence and poor child growth: results from 42 demographic and health surveys
(World Health Organization, 2016)Abstract Objective: To determine the impact of intimate partner violence against women on children’s growth and nutritional status in low- and middle-income countries. Methods: We pooled records from 42 demographic and ...