Physical activity research has been dominated by traditional cognitive rationale paradigms
utilized within other domains. Though this approach to physical activity behavior has greatly …

The epidemiology of melanoma is complex, and individual risk depends on sun exposure,
host factors, and genetic factors, and in their interactions as well. Sun exposure can be …

Inconsistencies in the preparation of histology slides make it difficult to perform quantitative
analysis on their results. In this paper we provide two mechanisms for overcoming many of …

Rationale: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by an accelerated
decline in lung function. No drug has been shown conclusively to reduce this decline. …

BRAF somatic mutations are frequently found in primary and metastatic melanomas and
melanocytic naevi. Commonly found BRAF mutants stimulate constitutive RAF/MEK (mitogen-…

Expression of the p16 INK4a tumor suppressor sharply increases with age in most
mammalian tissues, and contributes to an age‐induced functional decline of certain self‐renewing …

Context Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a major cause of oropharyngeal squamous cell
carcinomas, and HPV (and/or surrogate marker p16) status has emerged as a prognostic …

We evaluated a program of payments for ecosystem services in Uganda that offered forest-owning
households annual payments of 70,000 Ugandan shillings per hectare if they …

Launched on 2021 December 9, the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is a NASA
Small Explorer Mission in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency (ASI). The mission will …

In this report, we investigated BRAF/NRAS mutations in samples from a case–control study
of melanoma and a series of benign melanocytic nevi. We evaluated potential associations …