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What is the right sequencing approach? Solo VS extended family analysis in co...
Abstract Background Testing strategies is crucial for genetics clinics and testing laboratories. In this study, we tried to compare the hit rate between solo and trio and trio... -
Catching up! The sexual behaviour and opinions of Italian students (2000–2017)
Abstract While sexuality has radically changed across middle–high-income societies in recent years, only outdated studies are available for Italy. We aim to provide novel... -
Investigating undergraduate health sciences students’ acceptance of evolution...
Abstract Background Despite the overwhelming agreement among scientists regarding the fundamental importance of evolution to all areas of biology, a lack of evolution... -
Early determinants of food liking among 5y-old children: a longitudinal study...
Abstract Background Identifying the determinants of child’s liking for different foods may help to prevent future choices of unhealthy food. Objective To study early-life... -
A qualitative study of the drivers of socioeconomic inequalities in men’s eat...
Abstract Background Men of low socioeconomic position (SEP) are less likely than those of higher SEP to consume fruits and vegetables, and more likely to eat processed... -
Gps performance in yukon's arctic coast
This study analyses GPS performance in Yukon's Arctic coast to inform future research that uses this technology in the region. To test this, Telonics GPS collars were placed on... -
Scientific reasoning ability does not predict scientific views on evolution a...
Abstract Background Acceptance of evolutionary theory varies widely and is often associated with religious background. Some have suggested there exists an additional... -
How do parents experience support after the death of their child?
Abstract Background A child’s death is an enormous tragedy for both the parents and other family members. Support for the parents can be important in helping them to cope with... -
Generalisation of threat expectancy increases with time
Excessive fear generalisation is a feature characteristic of clinical anxiety and has been linked to its aetiology. Previous animal studies have shown that the mere passage of... -
Recycling of palaeo-Pacific subducted oceanic crust related to a Fe–Cu–Au min...
In this study, Early Cretaceous skarn deposits and genesis of their host diorite/monzodiorite porphyry in the Xuzhou-Huaibei (Xu-Huai) region, northern Anhui-Jiangsu have been... -
Differential roles for pathogenicity islands SPI-13 and SPI-8 in the interact...
Abstract Background Salmonella pathogenicity island (SPI)-13 is conserved in many serovars of S. enterica, including S. Enteritidis, S. Typhimurium and S. Gallinarum. However,... -
Flying ticks: anciently evolved associations that constitute a risk of infect...
Abstract Ticks are important vectors of emerging zoonotic diseases affecting human and animal health worldwide. Ticks are often found on wild birds, which have been long... -
Workshop summaries from the 2015 Sex and Gender Medical Education Summit: uti...
Abstract Background Despite overwhelming evidence that sex and gender are critical factors in the delivery and practice of medicine, there is no unified sex- and gender-based... -
P-values – a chronic conundrum
Abstract Background In medical research and practice, the p-value is arguably the most often used statistic and yet it is widely misconstrued as the probability of the type I... -
Chemostat culture systems support diverse bacteriophage communities from huma...
Abstract Background Most human microbiota studies focus on bacteria inhabiting body surfaces, but these surfaces also are home to large populations of viruses. Many are... -
Exploring individual and work organizational peculiarities of working in emer...
Abstract Background Emergency Medical call-takers working in Emergency Medical Communication Centers (EMCCs) are addressing complex and potentially life threatening problems.... -
Association between time perspective and organic food consumption in a large ...
Abstract Background Organic food intake has risen in many countries during the past decades. Even though motivations associated with such choice have been studied, psychological... -
Development of a small panel of SNPs to infer ancestry in Chileans that disti...
Abstract Background Current South American populations trace their origins mainly to three continental ancestries, i.e. European, Amerindian and African. Individual variation in... -
Non-associative versus associative learning by foraging predatory mites
Abstract Background Learning processes can be broadly categorized into associative and non-associative. Associative learning occurs through the pairing of two previously... -
Knowledge and use of unauthorized HIV self-test kits among men who have sex w...
Abstract Background Shortly after the approval of an over-the-counter HIV self-test in the US, we conducted a study to estimate the proportion of men who have sex with men (MSM)...
