Association of Diurnal Patterns in Salivary Cortisol With Type 2 Diabetes in the Whitehall II Study [PDF]
, 2014 Context: The hypothalamic pituitary-adrenal axis is thought to play a role in Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). However, the evidence for an association between diurnal cortisol patterns and T2D is equivocal.
Hackett, Ruth A +2 more
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Self-Consistent Model of Magnetospheric Electric Field, Ring Current, Plasmasphere, and Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron Waves: Initial Results [PDF]
, 2009 Further development of our self-consistent model of interacting ring current (RC) ions and electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves is presented. This model incorporates large scale magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and treats self-consistently not ...
Fok, M.-C. +4 more
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Movement Quality in Adolescence depends on the Level and Type of Physical Activity [PDF]
, 2020 Objectives: This study examined the relationship between functional movement and physical activity (PA) levels in adolescents. Design: Cross-sectional study.
Duncan, Michael +6 more
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Exploring the effect of soil management intensity on taxonomic and functional diversity of ants in Mediterranean olive groves [PDF]
, 2020 Agricultural intensification is one of the major drivers behind biodiversity loss in Mediterranean agroecosystems. The intensification of olive groves as monoculture in large areas of the southern Spain has had important effects on biodiversity and ...
Azcárate, Francisco M. +4 more
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Causes of blindness and visual impairment at the school for the blind Owo, Nigeria [PDF]
, 2011 Aim : This study was designed to determine the causes of blindness amongst the pupils of the School for the blind ,Owo and also identify treatable causes of blindness in the study population.Methodology : This study was conducted between November and ...
Aina, AS +3 more
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Swarm Obstacle and Collision Avoidance using Descriptor Functions [PDF]
, 2016 The descriptor function framework is used as tool for the control management of a swarm of dynamic agents. In this framework, a provision is made for obstacle and collision avoidance, thus improving the potential of the methodology from previous ...
FRANZINI, GIOVANNI +3 more
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Prior movement of one arm facilitates motor adaptation in the other [PDF]
, 2022 Many movements in daily life are embedded in motion sequences that involve more than one limb, demanding the motor system to monitor and control different body parts in quick succession. During such movements, systematic changes in the environment or the
Gippert, M +6 more
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Design of a horizontal neutron reflectometer for the European Spallation Source
, 2013 A design study of a horizontal neutron reflectometer adapted to the general baseline of the long pulse European Spallation Source (ESS) is presented. The instrument layout comprises solutions for the neutron guide, high-resolution pulse shaping and beam ...
Lieutenant, K. +5 more
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A retrospective analysis of the clinical impact of 939 chest radiographs using the medical records. [PDF]
, 2012 Objective. Between one-third and half of all radiology examinations worldwide are probably chest studies. The aim of the current study was to retrospectively evaluate the clinical influence of chest radiography. Methods.
Geijer, Mats +2 more
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Global environmental drivers of marine fish egg size [PDF]
, 2019 This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Wiley via the DOI in this record.All data, R packages, and code (data manipulation, analyses, figures andtables) can be downloaded from our GitHub repositories (www.github.com ...
Barneche, DR, Burgess, SC, Marshall, DJ
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