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"Despite the enormous benefit that has accrued to society from control technology and the continuedvitality of control science as a research field, there is broad consensus that the practitioners of control andthe academ...

Recently (Roca et al. (2010), we used the relationship with general intelligence (Spearman’s g) to define two sets of frontal lobe or “executive” tests. For one group, including Wisconsin card sorting and verbal fl...

Abstract Background Detection of free light chains (fLC) in animals relies on protein electrophoresis or the Bence‐Jones protein test on urine. Objective To describe the detection of both serum fLC (sfLC) and urine fLC...

This paper serves as a reply to the Commentary by Brown and Gibbons (S Afr J Sci. 2022;118(9/10), Art. #12590) on our recently published paper on systematics of the moon jellyfish genus Aurelia (Lawley et al. PeerJ 2021;...

Abstract Introduction Self-harm and suicide among young people are major public health concerns and delivering prevention and postvention support is crucial. Educational and youth organisations play a vital role in both ...

Introduction Access to safe, high quality, acceptable and sustainable general practice (GP) and primary care services is essential to improved health outcomes and quality of life for people living in residential aged car...

Abstract Detecting single photons is a crucial process in quantum science, quantum networking, biology, and advanced imaging. To detect the small quantum of energy carried in a photon, conventional mechanisms rely on ene...

IntroductionThe United States Immunodeficiency Network (USIDNET) collects de-identified patient data from hospitals across the country to study inborn errors of immunity (IEI). The registry contains records on >6,000 pat...

This paper investigates the role of elite philanthropy in the context of rising global inequality, asking whether large-scale philanthropic donations by elites are well placed to help tackle structural inequality. The ch...

En febrero de 1998 Michael Shifter publicó un artículo en Current History donde opinaba, luego de reconocer que las relaciones interamericanas habían mejorado a partir de la década de 1980, que “the potencial for m...

Materias / palabras clave: Psychology; Affect (linguistics); Social psychology; Communication

Materias / palabras clave: Midpoint; Globular protein; Sequence (biology); Protein structure; Chemistry; Amino acid; Crystallography; Peptide sequence; Amino acid residue; Biophysics; Biochemistry; Biology

We have developed a procedure for preparing extracts from nuclei of human tissue culture cells that directs accurate transcription initiation in vitro from class II promoters. Conditions of extraction and assay have been...

Materias / palabras clave: Biodiversity; Biodiversity hotspot; Habitat; Vertebrate; Global biodiversity; Geography; Silver bullet; Flagship species; Ecology; Biodiversity conservation; Umbrella species; Conservation biology

BACKGROUND: Frailty is considered highly prevalent in old age and to confer high risk for falls, disability, hospitalization, and mortality. Frailty has been considered synonymous with disability, comorbidity, and other ...

Abstract Our possessions are a major contributor to and reflection of our identities. A variety of evidence is presented supporting this simple and compelling premise. Related streams of research are identified and drawn...

A thermostable DNA polymerase was used in an in vitro DNA amplification procedure, the polymerase chain reaction. The enzyme, isolated from Thermus aquaticus, greatly simplifies the procedure and, by enabling the amplifi...

Social exchange theory (SET) is one the most influential conceptual paradigms in organizational behavior. Despite its usefulness, theoretical ambiguities within SET remain. As a consequence, tests of the model, as well a...

Materias / palabras clave: Commercialization; Feeling; Human heart; Business; Psychology; Medicine; Social psychology; Cardiology; Marketing

Introduction - Norman K Denzin and Yvonna S Lincoln The Discipline and Practice of Qualitative Research PART ONE: LOCATING THE FIELD Qualitative Methods - Arthur J Vidich and Stanford M Lyman Their History in Sociology a...