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A Longitudinal Study of Adult-Onset Asthma Incidence among HMO Members
(BioMed Central, 2003)Background: HMO databases offer an opportunity for community based epidemiologic studies of asthma incidence, etiology and treatment. The incidence of asthma in HMO populations and the utility of HMO data, including use ... -
Longitudinal study of birth weight and adult body mass index in predicting risk of coronary heart disease and stroke in women
(2005)Objectives- To determine whether birth weight and adult body size interact to predict coronary heart disease in women, as has been observed for men. To determine whether birth weight and adult body size interact to predict ... -
A Longitudinal Study of Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco Dependence Treatments in Massachusetts and Associated Decreases in Hospitalizations for Cardiovascular Disease
(Public Library of Science, 2010)Background: Insurance coverage of tobacco cessation medications increases their use and reduces smoking prevalence in a population. However, uncertainty about the impact of this coverage on health care utilization and ... -
A Longitudinal Study of Psychosocial Adjustment and Community Reintegration among Former Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone
(Maney Publishing, 2010)The phenomenon of children associated with armed forces and armed groups is an issue of increasing global concern. The forceful conscription of children (both boys and girls) into armed forces has been documented in at ... -
A Longitudinal Study of the Reliability of Acupuncture Deqi Sensations in Knee Osteoarthritis
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2013)Deqi is one of the core concepts in acupuncture theory and encompasses a range of sensations. In this study, we used the MGH Acupuncture Sensation Scale (MASS) to measure and assess the reliability of the sensations evoked ... -
A Longitudinal Test of the Model of Political Conservatism as Motivated Social Cognition
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2009)Using data from a longitudinal study of college students, this study assessed the relationships among the threat perceptions of realistic threat and intergroup anxiety, the ideological motives of system justification and ... -
Longitudinal Tracing of Spontaneous Regression and Anti-angiogenic Response of Individual Microadenomas during Colon Tumorigenesis
(Ivyspring International Publisher, 2015)Angiogenesis is essential for the progression of cancer, but its involvement in the initial phase of colon tumorigenesis is not well understood. Using intravital endomicroscopy, we visualized the natural history of early ... -
Longitudinal trajectories and predictors of adolescent suicidal ideation and attempts following inpatient hospitalization.
(American Psychological Association (APA), 2008)Remarkably little is known regarding the temporal course of adolescent suicidal ideation and behavior, the prediction of suicidal attempts from changes in suicidal ideation, or the prediction of suicidal attempts after ... -
Longitudinal trends in use and costs of targeted therapies for common cancers in Taiwan: a retrospective observational study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2016)Objectives: Some targeted therapies have improved survival and overall quality of cancer care generally, but these increasingly expensive medicines have led to increases in pharmaceutical expenditure. This study examined ... -
Longitudinal trends in use of targeted therapies for treatment of malignant neoplasms of the eye: a population-based study in Taiwan
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2016)Objectives: This study examined the recent trend in use and costs of antineoplastic agents for treatment of eye malignancies in Taiwan from 2009 to 2012. We also forecasted use and costs of targeted therapies up to and ... -
A longitudinal twin study of the association between childhood autistic traits and psychotic experiences in adolescence
(BioMed Central, 2015)Background: This twin study investigated whether autistic traits during childhood were associated with adolescent psychotic experiences. Methods: Data were collected from a community sample of approximately 5000 twin pairs, ... -
A Longitudinal U.S. State-Level Analysis of Organic Food Production and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(2016-10-28)The question of whether organic farming is environmentally beneficial is not only contentious but also not well understood. Organic farming, which has been centered on the idea that increased soil health and vitality would ... -
Longitudinal, 3D in vivo imaging of sebaceous glands by coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering microscopy –normal function and response to cryotherapy
(2014)Sebaceous glands perform complex functions, and are centrally involved in the pathogenesis of acne vulgaris. Current techniques for studying sebaceous glands are mostly static in nature, whereas the gland’s main function ... -
Longitudinal, label-free, quantitative tracking of cell death and viability in a 3D tumor model with OCT
(Nature Publishing Group, 2016)Three-dimensional in vitro tumor models are highly useful tools for studying tumor growth and treatment response of malignancies such as ovarian cancer. Existing viability and treatment assessment assays, however, face ... -
Longitudinal, Time-Varying Behavioral Exposures and Changes in Childhood Adiposity
(2016-05-03)Problem: Our objective was to exam associations between time-varying behaviors in childhood and changes in adiposity. Our aim in Paper 1 was to assess patterns and regional trends in seasonal variation of moderate-vigorous ... -
Longitudinally Structured Light Sheets for 3D Holography
(Optica Publishing Group, 2022)We demonstrate a new holographic technique which projects target 3D scenes constructed from parallel multi-sheets oriented perpendicular to the hologram plane. Our holograms provide high axial resolution and realistic depth ... -
Long‐term Cardiovascular Risks Associated With an Elevated Heart Rate: The Framingham Heart Study
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2014)Background: Higher heart rate has been associated with an adverse prognosis, but most prior studies focused on individuals with known cardiovascular disease or examined a limited number of outcomes. We sought to examine ... -
Look at Me! the Mimetic Impersonation of Indra
(2017-05-12)This dissertation examines the impersonation of Indra in the R̥gveda (conventionally Rigveda), arguing that a ‘textualized self’ emerges during performance. What does it mean to disguise oneself verbally during ritual ... -
A Look at The Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984
(2002)The DPC-PTR Act was a piece of legislation that was fought over bitterly by the generic and research-based industries, and passed only when a tenuous balance was reached through last-minute negotiations. "One indication ... -
LOOK BACK TO ABRAHAM YOUR FATHER: ABRAHAM IN JEWISH LITERATURE OF ANTIQUITY
(2024-05-31)This dissertation analyzes changing understandings of Abraham’s significance in Jewish literature of antiquity. It argues that the patriarch’s importance is expressed by the different sets of theological ideas and interpretive ...