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Same-sex gaze attraction influences mate-choice copying in humans.
(PLoS One, 2010-02-09)
Mate-choice copying occurs when animals rely on the mating choices of others to inform
their own mating decisions. The proximate mechanisms underlying mate-choice copying
remain unknown. To address this question, we tracked ...
Adult age differences in functional connectivity during executive control.
(Neuroimage, 2010-08-15)
Task switching requires executive control processes that undergo age-related decline.
Previous neuroimaging studies have identified age-related differences in brain activation
associated with global switching effects (dual-task ...
Sociocultural and socioeconomic influences on type 2 diabetes risk in overweight/obese African-American and Latino-American children and adolescents.
(J Obes, 2013)
PURPOSE: It is unclear whether sociocultural and socioeconomic factors are directly
linked to type 2 diabetes risk in overweight/obese ethnic minority children and adolescents.
This study examines the relationships between ...
Reported lifetime aberrant drug-taking behaviors are predictive of current substance use and mental health problems in primary care patients.
(Pain Med, 2008-11)
BACKGROUND: The aim of this report is to determine the frequency of aberrant drug
behaviors and their relationship to substance abuse disorders in a large primary sample
of patients receiving opioids for chronic pain. METHODS: ...
The impact of anxiety-inducing distraction on cognitive performance: a combined brain imaging and personality investigation.
(PLoS One, 2010-11-30)
BACKGROUND: Previous investigations revealed that the impact of task-irrelevant emotional
distraction on ongoing goal-oriented cognitive processing is linked to opposite patterns
of activation in emotional and perceptual ...
Integrated analysis of CANVAS 1 and 2: phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind studies to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ceftaroline versus vancomycin plus aztreonam in complicated skin and skin-structure infection.
(Clin Infect Dis, 2010-09-15)
BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a common cause of
complicated skin and skin-structure infection (cSSSI). Increasing antimicrobial resistance
in cSSSI has led to a need for new safe and effective ...
Mitochondrial mutations in adenoid cystic carcinoma of the salivary glands.
(PLoS One, 2009-12-30)
BACKGROUND: The MitoChip v2.0 resequencing array is an array-based technique allowing
for accurate and complete sequencing of the mitochondrial genome. No studies have
investigated mitochondrial mutation in salivary gland ...
Major and minor music compared to excited and subdued speech.
(J Acoust Soc Am, 2010-01)
The affective impact of music arises from a variety of factors, including intensity,
tempo, rhythm, and tonal relationships. The emotional coloring evoked by intensity,
tempo, and rhythm appears to arise from association ...
Referring heroin users from compulsory detoxification centers to community methadone maintenance treatment: a comparison of three models.
(BMC Public Health, 2013-08-13)
BACKGROUND: Both compulsory detoxification treatment and community-based methadone
maintenance treatment (MMT) exist for heroin addicts in China. We aim to examine the
effectiveness of three intervention models for referring ...
Substance abuse, treatment needs and access among female sex workers and non-sex workers in Pretoria, South Africa.
(Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy, 2009-05-27)
BACKGROUND: This study examined cross-sectional data collected from substance-using
female sex workers (FSW) and non-sex workers (non-SW) in Pretoria, South Africa, who
entered a randomized controlled trial. METHODS: Women ...