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A central role for GRB10 in regulation of islet function in man

open access: yes, 2014
Variants in the growth factor receptor-bound protein 10 (GRB10) gene were in a GWAS meta-analysis associated with reduced glucose-stimulated insulin secretion and increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) if inherited from the father, but inexplicably ...
Osmond, C   +368 more
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Critique [of The Challenges and Limitations of Conducting Research Among the Old Order Amish by Jerry Savells and Thomas Foster]

open access: yes, 1987
Savells and Foster in individual settings and circumstances have conducted research among members of the Old Order Amish using interviews and questionnaire surveys. While they report their efforts in one paper, this reviewer suspects each author had very
Mayo, Louise, Laughlin, Margaret
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The Changing Lives of Amish Women: Surprising Findings from My PhD Research

open access: yes
In the foreword to Plain Women(Reynolds, 2001), the ethnographer Simon Bronner writes, “In fact we know far more about Amish men than about Amish women.” His statement prompted me to want to know more about Amish women.
Handrick, Fran
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Kentucky Anabaptists' Knowledge of Newborn Screening

open access: yes, 2022
The Plain Anabaptist population in Kentucky is growing, with the Amish population alone expected to double about every 20 years. Anabaptists in Kentucky are largely composed of Amish (both Old Order and New Order) and Old Order and Conservative ...
Travelsted, Melissa K.   +2 more
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Exploring ethnographic techniques for ICT non-use research: An Amish case study

open access: yes, 2015
This paper explores the ethnographic methods used to study information communication technology (ICT) non-use among a group of ardent non-users, the Old Order Amish.
Ems, Lindsay
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Doing Good to All People: Amish Relief and Development Ministries

open access: yes
The Old Order Amish church is experiencing a vibrant new chapter in its American experience as it gains agency in the areas of Christian relief and development ministries. Scholars have described the energetic and highly successful entrepreneurial spirit
Miller, Joseph S.
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Amisch alli Daag : Piety in Action? : Imitation of Christ as Expressed by the Amish

open access: yes, 2001
Popular Abstract in Swedish Avhandlingen behandlar den kristna minoriteten Old Order Amish i USA ur ett ecklesiologiskt perspektiv. Genom att dels använda centrala begrepp som utgår från den undersökta gruppens egen religiösa vokabulär, dels några av de ...
Lund University., von Martens, Markus,
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Coding Success through Math Intervention in an Elementary School in Rural Amish Country

open access: yes, 2019
Coding in the elementary classroom is a relatively new movement in K-12 education that intends to engage young people in computer science and technology-related study.
Novak, Elena, Brannon, Megan
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A novel hardware accelerator for the HEVC intra prediction

open access: yes, 2015
International audienceA novel hardware accelerator for the High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) intra prediction is presented in this paper in order to reduce the computation complexity within this standard and to accelerate the concerned calculations. We
Farouk Amish   +3 more
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The coming of the telephone to plain country: A study of Amish and Mennonite resistance in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania at the turn of the century

open access: yes, 1991
This study is a social history of the responses of the Amish and Mennonites in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to the coming of the telephone at the turn of the century.
Umble, Diane Zimmerman
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