Despite evidence of their importance to marine ecosystems, at least 25% of all chondrichthyan
species are estimated or assessed as threatened with extinction. In addition to the …

Despite evidence of their importance to marine ecosystems, at least 32% of all chondrichthyan
species are estimated or assessed as threatened with extinction. In addition to the …

Multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora (MFR)) is an invasive species, originally from northern Asia,
that was introduced to the United States for aesthetic and utilitarian purposes. The plant has …

… Portions of this work were supported by a grant awarded to BK Yamamoto by the National
Institute on Drug Abuse (DA 07606) and a grant awarded to GA Mickley by the National …

A review of the medical literature provides evidence that ipecac‐induced toxicity occurs in
patients with eating disorders. However, the reported number of clinical studies is small …

The Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy–Spiritual Well-Being Scale (FACIT–Sp;
Peterman, Fitchett, Brady, Hernandez, & Cella, 2002) has become a widely used …

Most of the commonly used quality of life (QOL) instruments in oncology do not include
spirituality as a core domain. However, previous research suggests that spirituality might be an …

Background— Arterial calcium (Ca) deposition has been identified as an active inflammatory
process. We sought to test the hypothesis that local vascular inflammation predisposes to …

Aims Coronary artery calcification (CAC) measured on cardiac computed tomography (CT)
is an important risk marker for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and has been included in the …

(MDCT). Both EBCT and MDCT are large, complex x-ray imaging systems. EBCT has been
used for almost two decades to detect and quantify coronary calcification but is not as widely …