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Age and Spinal Level as Predictors of Lumbar Disc Degeneration in Humans and Mice: A Comparative Analysis

JOR Spine
Background Aging is a major risk factor for IVD degeneration and chronic lower back pain. Comparing degenerative patterns in human and mice, a commonly used pre‐clinical model, is crucial for validating it in preclinical mechanistic research. The goal of
Ravij Mehta, Sarthak Mohanty, Andrew Parker Hallmark, Veeraj Shah, Tom Ross, Eric A. Bogner, Tejbir S. Pannu, Mathieu Bannwarth, Sohrab Virk, Sravisht Iyer, James C. Farmer, Russel C. Huang, Darren R. Lebl, Bernard A. Rawlins, Harvinder S. Sandhu, Han Jo Kim, Matthew E. Cunningham, Sheeraz Qureshi, Todd J. Albert, Chitra L. Dahia   +19 more
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Union-Management Training Programs in the Public Sector: The New York Experience [PDF]

, 1991
[Excerpt] New York State has a long history of union-management education and training programs, making it unique in public sector employment. This chapter examines the programs undertaken at both state and city levels, as well as the applicability of ...
Gray, Lois Spier, Quimby, Thomas B, Schrier, Kathy   +2 more
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Food Tastes in the United States: Convergence or Divergence?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how food consumption tastes have changed in recent decades across the United States. Using NielsenIQ data for over 77 million transactions, there is evidence of divergence in food tastes across regions from 2007 to 2016 and across households of different income, education, and race/ethnicity groups.
Michael DeDad
wiley   +1 more source

Genomic stratification beyond Ras/B‐Raf in colorectal liver metastasis patients treated with hepatic arterial infusion

Cancer Medicine, 2019
Background Resection of colorectal liver metastases (CLM) can cure disease, but many patients with extensive disease cannot be fully resected and others recur following surgery.
J. Joshua Smith, Walid K. Chatila, Francisco Sanchez‐Vega, Jashodeep Datta, Louise C. Connell, Bryan C. Szeglin, Azfar Basunia, Taryn M. Boucher, Haley Hauser, Isaac Wasserman, Chao Wu, Andrea Cercek, Jaclyn F. Hechtman, Chris Madden, William R. Jarnagin, Julio Garcia‐Aguilar, Michael I. D'Angelica, Rona Yaeger, Nikolaus Schultz, Nancy E. Kemeny   +19 more
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Stop and Frisk: The Human Impact [PDF]

, 2012
The New York City Police Department's (NYPD's) aggressive stop-and-frisk practices are having a profound effect on individuals, groups and communities across the city.
Nahal Zamani, Sarah Hogarth
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Regional Differences in U.S. Consumer Preferences for Native Woody Shrubs With Varying Aesthetic Characteristics

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn, Ariana P. Torres, Sue Barton, Bridget K. Behe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transforming first response through non-police, community safety response programmes: a peer-reviewed and grey literature scoping review protocol

BMJ Open
Introduction Police are frequently dispatched to a wide range of 911 calls, including mental and behavioural health crises, despite lacking the training, resources and time to respond effectively.
Jonathan Purtle, Saba Rouhani, Bennett Allen, Therese L Todd, Hope Lappen, Scarlet Neath, Max J Markham, Barry Friedman   +7 more
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New York City School Decentralization: The Respective Powers of the City Board of Education and the Community School Boards [PDF]

, 1977
The city of New York constitutes a single school district and the city Board of Education is charged with the general management and control of educational affairs in the city school district. The Board is subject to the plenary powers of the State Board
McGrail, Kenneth R.
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Factorization Machine‐Based Active Learning for Functional Materials Design with Optimal Initial Data

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
This work investigates the optimal initial data size for surrogate‐based active learning in functional material optimization. Using factorization machine (FM)‐based quadratic unconstrained binary optimization (QUBO) surrogates and averaged piecewise linear regression, we show that adequate initial data accelerates convergence, enhances efficiency, and ...
Seongmin Kim, In‐Saeng Suh
wiley   +1 more source

Data of variability and joint variability of global crop yields and their association with climate

Data in Brief, 2019
We present the output data of Robust Principal Component Analysis (RPCA) applied to global crop yield variability of maize, rice, sorghum and soybean (MRSS) as presented in the publication “Climate drives variability and joint variability of global crop ...
Ehsan Najafi, Indrani Pal, Reza Khanbilvardi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source