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On the biological meaning of the population pangenome

Trends in Microbiology
The prokaryotic pangenome, the full complement of genes within a species, is strikingly large. To understand how ecological forces shape this diversity, it is useful to examine the variable gene pool within a single population, defined as cells of the same species coexisting in the same time and place.
Francisco Rodriguez-Valera, Carmen Molina-Pardines   +1 more
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Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic investigation on compact cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) using its segregating population (F2)

Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, 2019
In all over the World during last three decades, cotton breeders have been revolving to evolve high yielding compact genotypes to have uniform harvesting of bolls.
J. Muthukaruppaiah, M. Kumar, N. Premalatha, K. Monisha and, K. Senguttuvan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Minimax Property of the Sample Mean in Finite Populations [PDF]

The Annals of Statistics, 1981
Consider the problem of estimating the mean of a finite population on the basis of a simple random sample. It was proved by Aggarwal (1954) that the sample mean minimizes the maximum expected squared error divided by the. population variance τ2. Aggarwal also stated, but did not successfully prove, that the sample mean minimizes the maximum expected ...
Bickel, P. J., Lehmann, E. L.
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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

MEAN SERUM FERRITIN LEVELS IN TYPE-2 DIABETES MELLITUS IN PAKISTANI POPULATION

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2021
Objective: To evaluate the mean serum ferritin in type-2 diabetic patients. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Medicine, Combined Military Hospital, Peshawar, from Sep 2014 to Feb 2015. Methodology: A
Kamran Ali, Qasim Raza, Tarique Ahmed Maka   +2 more
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Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants are rare, pose unique clinical challenges, and lack large‐scale evidence‐based data to guide management. This study seeks to describe CNS tumors in Canadian infants and to compare their outcomes with those of older children.
Samuel Sassine, Hallie Coltin, Sylvia Cheng, Lucie Lafay‐Cousin, Vanan Issai Magimairajan, Craig Erker, Stéphanie Vairy, Lynette Bowes, Adam Fleming, Donna Johnston, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Julie Bennett, Christina Coleman, Laura Wheaton, Shayna Zelcer, Samuele Renzi, Thai Hoa Tran   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimal population policy [PDF]

, 1972
For more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/This paper investigates the notion of optimality in population policy through the use of simple analytical and numerical examples.
Arthur, W. Brian, McNicoll, Geoffrey, East-West Population Institute   +2 more
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Predictive Estimation of Population Mean in Ranked Set Sampling

Revstat Statistical Journal, 2019
The article presents predictive estimation of population mean of the study variable in Ranked Set Sampling (RSS). It is shown that the predictive estimators in RSS using mean per unit estimator, ratio estimator and regression estimator as predictor for ...
Shakeel Ahmed , Javid Shabbir , Sat Gupta   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source