Cohort profile update: the Korean Cancer Prevention Study-II (KCPS-II) biobank [PDF]
Epidemiology and HealthChronic diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular disease have a substantial impact on mortality and global disease burden. The Korean Cancer Prevention Study-II (KCPS-II) biobank was established to investigate these chronic diseases, with a particular ...
Heejin Kimm +7 more
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Frozen section histopathology and preanalytical factors affecting nucleic acid integrity in biobanked fresh-frozen human cancer tissues [PDF]
Journal of Pathology and Translational MedicineBackground In this study, we evaluated the effects of storage duration and ischemic time on nucleic acid quality of fresh-frozen tissue (FFT) from colon adenocarcinoma (COAD), hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and renal cell carcinoma (RCC) collected at ...
Soungeun Kim +4 more
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Specimen poetics: botany, reanimation, and the Romantic collection [PDF]
, 2017 This essay argues that the modern literary anthology—and specifically its aspiration to delimit both aesthetic merit and historical representativeness—emerged as a response to changes in eighteenth-century botanical collecting, description, and ...
Porter, Dahlia
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The Alien \u3ci\u3eHippodamia Variegata\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) Quickly Establishes Itself Throughout Wisconsin [PDF]
, 2018 (excerpt) Hippodamia variegata (Goeze) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) is a Palaearctic species that was first reported to be established in the Nearctic near Montreal, Quebec, in 1984 (Gordon 1987). Since then, this small beetle has been expanding its range
Williams, Andrew H, Young, Daniel K
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BMC Public Health, 2017 Background Lung cancer aetiology and clinical aspects have been mainly studied in men, although specific risk factors probably exist in women. Here we present the rationale, design and organization of the WELCA study (Women Epidemiology Lung CAncer) that
Isabelle Stücker +11 more
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Tarsal Anomaly Found in an Adult \u3ci\u3eAgabus Seriatus\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) [PDF]
, 2018 An adult specimen of Agabus seriatus, possessing two complete sets of tarsal claws on the left mesotarsus, was collected from a small stream in northeastern ...
Snitgen, J. L
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Biostratigraphic reassignment of the neogene Caenolestines (Marsupialia) of the pampean region: the case of Pliolestes Tripotamicus Reig, 1955 [PDF]
, 2017 La reinterpretación estratigráfica de un sitio paleontológico controvertido, como las barrancas del río Quequén Salado, permitió ajustar el biocrón del marsupial cenolestino Pliolestes tripotamicus Reig.
Beilinson, Elisa +4 more
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Analysis of the Caddisflies (Trichoptera) of the Manistee River Watershed, Michigan [PDF]
, 2018 We document 134 caddisfly species and their seasonal and habitat affinities based on 93 samples collected from 26 sites throughout the Manistee River watershed in the lower peninsula of Michigan from May through September, 2010.
Brakel, Kelsey A +2 more
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Beyond specimens: linking biological collections, functional ecology and biodiversity conservation
Revista Peruana de Biología, 2018 Several anthropogenic pressures are threatening biodiversity and may increase in the next years, altering ecological processes and ecosystem services. Biological collections offer a rich source of information to develop studies of functional ecology and ...
Dennis Castillo-Figueroa
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Updated Conservation Status of Protected Minnesota Caddisflies [PDF]
, 2018 Seven of the 13 Minnesota Trichoptera species with official protected status were located in the state during 1997-2001, including four species – Agapetus tomus, Asynarchus rossi, Hydroptila novicola, and Polycentropus milaca – not collected in nearly 40
Holzenthal, Ralph W, Houghton, David C
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