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Beardia vancouverensis gen. et sp. nov. (Juglandaceae): Permineralized fruits from the Eocene of British Columbia
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Mindell, R.A., Stockey, R.A., Elliott, L.L.
Large numbers of permineralized juglandaceous fruits were identified in calcareous nodules from the Eocene Appian Way locality on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The fruits, small dorsiventrally flattened nutlets, 4.5–7.0 mm long and 5.5–9.0 3 3–5 mm in diameter, were studied using...
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Bed rest and activity restriction for women at risk for preterm birth: a survey of Canadian prenatal care providers.
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Newburn-Cook, C.V., O'Brien, B., Sprague, A. E., Nimrod, C., Heaman, M.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the practices of Canadian obstetricians, family physicians, and midwives in recommending bed rest or activity restriction for women at risk for preterm birth (PTB) and to assess the decisional conflict experienced by care providers when they recommend these therapies....
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2012
Quamen, Harvey, Gouglas, Sean, Rockwell, Geoffrey, Smith, Victoria, Hoosein, Sophia
In his book Humanities Computing, in a chapter fittingly titled \"Discipline,\" Willard McCarty attempts to define the discipline of Humanities Computing by understanding what is happening within the discipline. According to McCarty it is through this understanding that \"we may get to the...
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2019-06-15
α, β -tubulin is a cytoskeletal protein that forms cylindrical structures termed microtubules, which are crucial to the cell for a variety of roles. Microtubules are frequently modelled as one-dimensional bionanowires that act as ion transporters in the cell. In this work, we used dynamic light...
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Behavioural and developmental interventions for autism spectrum disorder: a clinical systematic review.
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Clark, B., Hartling, L., Krebs Seida, J., Karkhaneh, M., Smith, V., Tjosvold, L., Ospina, M. B.
BACKGROUND: Much controversy exists regarding the clinical efficacy of behavioural and developmental interventions for improving the core symptoms of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). We conducted a systematic review to summarize the evidence on the effectiveness of behavioural and developmental...
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1997
Pelletier, Francis J., Elio, Renée
This study examines the problem of belief revision, defined as deciding which of several initially accepted sentences to disbelieve, when new information presents a logical inconsistency with the initial set. In the first three experiments, the initial sentence set included a conditional...
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Beneficial effects of simulated gastro-intestinal digests of fried egg and its fractions on blood pressure, plasma lipids and oxidative stress in spontaneously hypertensive rats
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Majumder, Kaustav, Jahandideh, Forough, Morton, Jude S., Davidge, Sandra T., Kaufman, Susan, Chakrabarti, Subhadeep, Panahi, Sareh, Wu, Jianping
Background We have previously characterized several antihypertensive peptides in simulated digests of cooked eggs and showed blood pressure lowering property of fried whole egg digest. However, the long-term effects of this hydrolysate and its fractions on blood pressure are not known. Therefore,...
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2011
Sukwatjanee, A., Low, G., Chokkhanchitchai, S., Pongthavornkamol, K., Pinyopasakul, W., Suwonnaroop, N.
The objectives of this participatory action research, with rural Thai elders with type-2 diabetes, were to: (a) explore perspectives of the elders with respect to how taking part in a self-help group on diabetes affected their self-care ability and quality of life; and, (b) compare self-efficacy...