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f-treeGC: a questionnaire-based family tree-creation software for genetic counseling and genome cohort studies.
(BMC medical genetics, 2017-07-14)The Tohoku Medical Megabank project aims to create a next-generation personalized healthcare system by conducting large-scale genome-cohort studies involving three generations of local residents in the areas affected by ... -
Faces evoke spatially differentiated patterns of BOLD activation and deactivation.
(Neuroreport, 2003-05-23)Using fMRI techniques sensitive to blood oxygen-level dependent (BOLD) contrast, we measured brain activity in participants (n=8) as they viewed images of faces presented periodically within a continuously changing montage ... -
Facet-embedded thin-film III-V edge-emitting lasers integrated with SU-8 waveguides on silicon.
(Opt Lett, 2010-10-15)A thin-film InGaAs/GaAs edge-emitting single-quantum-well laser has been integrated with a tapered multimode SU-8 waveguide onto an Si substrate. The SU-8 waveguide is passively aligned to the laser using mask-based ... -
Facets of personality and the phenomenology of autobiographical memory
(Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2004-11-01)The relationship between individual differences in autobiographical memory and personality was examined by having 118 undergraduates complete the NEO Personality Inventory after rating 15 word-cued autobiographical memories ... -
Facilitation of Psychiatric Advance Directives by Peers and Clinicians on Assertive Community Treatment Teams.
(Psychiatr Serv, 2017-04-03)OBJECTIVE: Psychiatric advance directives (PADs) provide a legal mechanism for competent adults to document care preferences and authorize a surrogate to make treatment decisions. In a controlled research setting, ... -
Facilitation shifts paradigms and can amplify coastal Restoration efforts
(Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2015-11-17)Restoration has been elevated as an important strategy to reverse the decline of coastal wetlands worldwide. Current practice in restoration science emphasizes minimizing competition between outplanted propagules to maximize ... -
Facilitative glucose transporter Glut1 is actively excluded from rod outer segments.
(J Cell Sci, 2010-11-01)Photoreceptors are among the most metabolically active cells in the body, relying on both oxidative phosphorylation and glycolysis to satisfy their high energy needs. Local glycolysis is thought to be particularly crucial ... -
Facilitators and barriers to hypertension self-management in urban African Americans: perspectives of patients and family members.
(Patient Prefer Adherence, 2013)INTRODUCTION: We aimed to inform the design of behavioral interventions by identifying patients' and their family members' perceived facilitators and barriers to hypertension self-management. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted ... -
Factor Intensity and Site Geology as Determinants of Returns to Scale in Coal Mining
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Factor-Hoarding and the Propagation of Business-Cycle Shocks
(American Economic Review, 1996-12-01)This paper analyzes the role of variable capital-utilization rates in propagating shocks over the business cycle. The model on which our analysis is based treats variable capital-utilization rates as a form of factor-hoarding. ... -
Factors associated with isolated right heart failure in women: a pilot study from western Kenya.
(Glob Heart, 2014-06)BACKGROUND: Small observational studies have found that isolated right heart failure (IRHF) is prevalent among women of sub-Saharan Africa. Further, several risk factors for the development of IRHF have been identified. ... -
Factors associated with mortality in transplant patients with invasive aspergillosis.
(Clin Infect Dis, 2010-06-15)BACKGROUND: Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) and solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate ... -
Factors Influencing Hospitalization Rates and Inpatient Cost of Patients with Tuberculosis in Jiangsu Province, China: An Uncontrolled before and after Study.
(International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019-08)OBJECTIVE:The China Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) introduced an innovative financing model of tuberculosis (TB) care and control with the aim of standardizing TB treatment and reducing the financial burden ... -
Factors influencing longitudinal changes of circulating liver enzyme concentrations in subjects randomized to placebo in four clinical trials.
(American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology, 2019-03)Liver enzyme concentrations are measured as safety end points in clinical trials to detect drug-related hepatotoxicity, but little is known about the epidemiology of these biomarkers in subjects without hepatic dysfunction ... -
Factors influencing malaria control policy-making in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
(Malar J, 2014-08-08)BACKGROUND: Policy decisions for malaria control are often difficult to make as decision-makers have to carefully consider an array of options and respond to the needs of a large number of stakeholders. This study assessed ... -
Factors predicting successful discontinuation of continuous renal replacement therapy.
(Anaesthesia and intensive care, 2016-07)This multicentre, retrospective observational study was conducted from January 2010 to December 2010 to determine the optimal time for discontinuing continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) by evaluating factors predictive ... -
Factors related to posttraumatic stress disorder in adolescence.
(Trauma Violence Abuse, 2012-07)Studies of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adolescence published from 2000 to 2011 indicate that adolescents are at greater risk of experiencing trauma than either adults or children, and that the prevalence of PTSD ... -
Facts vs. Passion: The Debate over Science-Based Regulation
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Faculty Profile Systems: New Services and Roles for Libraries
(portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2017-04)Many universities have implemented faculty pro le systems that capture faculty and researchers’ scholarly outputs and activities. These systems usually include public pro les and tools to help nd collaborators or experts. ...
