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Black holes [PDF]

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2001
Recent progress in black hole research is illustrated by three examples. We discuss the observational challenges that were met to show that a supermassive black hole exists at the center of our galaxy. Stellar-size black holes have been studied in x-ray binaries and microquasars.
Brügmann, B., Ghez, A., Greiner, J.
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Correlatos valorativos das motivações para responder sem preconceito Value correlates of the motivations to respond without prejudice

Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica, 2006
O presente estudo teve como objetivo principal conhecer em que medida as motivações interna e externa para responder sem preconceito frente aos negros se correlacionam com os valores humanos.
Valdiney V. Gouveia, Marcilio Lira de Souza Filho, Alessandra Gusmão Trajano de Araújo, Valeschka Martins Guerra, Deliane Faria Macedo de Sousa   +4 more
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Cigarette Smoking and Incident Stroke in Blacks of the Jackson Heart Study

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2020
Background Blacks are disproportionately affected by stroke compared with whites; however, less is known about the relationship between stroke and cigarette smoking in blacks.
Adebamike A. Oshunbade, Wondwosen K. Yimer, Karen A. Valle, Donald Clark, Daisuke Kamimura, Wendy B. White, Andrew P. DeFilippis, Michael J. Blaha, Emelia J. Benjamin, Emily C. O'Brien, Robert J. Mentz, Ervin R. Fox, Charles S. O'Mara, Javed Butler, Adolfo Correa, Michael E. Hall   +15 more
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An international comparative study of blood pressure in populations of European vs. African descent [PDF]

, 2005
Background: The consistent finding of higher prevalence of hypertension in US blacks compared to whites has led to speculation that African-origin populations are particularly susceptible to this condition.
Adeyemo, Adebowale, Primatesta, Paola, Cooper, Richard S, Giampaoli, S., Banega, José Ramon, Adeyemo, A., Banegas, J.R, Banegas, Jose R, Luke, A., Cooper, Richard S., Wolf-Maier, K., Kastarinen, Mika, Giampaoli, Simona, Luke, Amy, Stegmayr, B., Thamm, M., Banegas, J.R., Stegmayr, Birgitta,, Joffres, M., Thamm, Michael, Kastarinen, M., Forrester, T., Cooper, R.S., Forrester, Terrence, Joffres, Michel, Stegmayr, Birgitta, Wolf-Maier, Katharina, Primatesta, P., Adebowale Adeyemo, Amy Luke, Terrence Forrester, Simona Giampaoli, Michael Thamm, Michel Joffres, Paola Primatesta, Birgitta Stegmayr, Katharina Wolf-Maier, José R Banegas, Mika Kastarinen, Richard S Cooper   +39 more
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BlacKkKlansman reverses film's historic power narrative between Blacks and Whites

, 2018
Spike Lee's new film about the infiltration of the KKK by a black police detective in the 1970s, BlacKkKlansman was released this month. Christine Gallagher writes that not only does the film make allusions to the America of Donald Trump, it also ...
Gallagher, Christine
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Famílias e alunos de origem africana no Maranhão do século XIX African origins of families and students in Maranhão, XIXth century

Cadernos de Pesquisa, 2011
O presente artigo demonstra a existência de famílias negras e a presença de crianças oriundas destas famílias em escolas públicas do Maranhão, durante o século XIX. A partir de uma metodologia indiciária, foram consultados anúncios de jornais maranhenses
Mariléia dos Santos Cruz
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Pediatric Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease Is Often Severe But Responsive to Siltuximab

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is a potentially fatal immunologic disorder marked by widespread lymphadenopathy and inflammation. Siltuximab, an interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) inhibitor, is the only FDA‐approved treatment for adult patients with iMCD.
Bridget Austin, Sheila K. Pierson, Kelley C. Dacus, Mateo Sarmiento Bustamante, Saishravan Shyamsundar, Larissa Borys, Kayla McHugh, Abiola Irvine, Yoojin Jo, Adam Bagg, Mary Jo Lechowicz, Daisy Alapat, Amy Chadburn, Megan S. Lim, Gordan Srkalovic, Frits van Rhee, David C. Fajgenbaum, Joshua D. Brandstadter   +17 more
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Police Violence Against Blacks

, 2022
Blacks comprise 13.4% of the US population (US Census Bureau, 2019) yet are 2.5 times more likely to die at the hands of police than Whites are (Statista Research Department, 2020). Thus, it is logical to understand why Blacks worry about police violence
Chaney, Cassandra D., Cassandra D. Chaney   +1 more
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Blacks in the West [PDF]

, 1978
Review of: Blacks in the West.

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Knowledge and practice of condom use among black and white South Africans

South African Family Practice, 2003
The aim of the study was to investigate knowledge and sexual practices with reference to correct use of condoms among 108 Black and 114 White adult South Africans chosen by systematic random sampling.
K. Peltzer
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