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    Size and Shape Analysis of Error-Prone Shape Data

    We consider the problem of comparing sizes and shapes of objects when landmark data are prone to measurement error. We show that naive implementation of ordinary Procrustes...
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    Deciding if lifestyle is a problem: GP risk assessments or patient evaluation...

    Objective. The aim of this study is to analyse the interaction between patients and GPs in preventive consultations with an emphasis on how patients answer GPs’ questions about...
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    Emission of particulate matter from a desktop three-dimensional (3D) printer

    Desktop three-dimensional (3D) printers are becoming commonplace in business offices, public libraries, university labs and classrooms, and even private homes; however, these...
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    Extending health messaging to the consumption experience: a focus group study...

    Introduction: While most countries require health warnings on cigarette packs, the Scottish and Canadian Governments are considering requiring health warnings on cigarette...
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    Australian aid projects: What works, where projects work and how Australia co...

    Abstract In this article, we conduct the first‐ever systematic study of Australian aid project appraisals. Using a previously unstudied data set of appraisals, we study project...
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    No place for /h/: an ERP investigation of English fricative place features

    ABSTRACT The representational format of speech units in long-term memory is a topic of debate. We present novel event-related brain potential evidence from the Mismatch...
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    Utility of registries for post-marketing evaluation of medicines. A survey of...

    Aim: The aim of this study was to describe content and procedures in some selected Swedish health care quality registries (QRs) of relevance to regulatory decision-making....
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    Who Believes in the Storybook Image of the Scientist?

    ABSTRACT Do lay people and scientists themselves recognize that scientists are human and therefore prone to human fallibilities such as error, bias, and even dishonesty? In a...
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    Are internet videos useful sources of information during global public health...

    Background: Internet-videos, though popular sources of public health information, are often unverified and anecdotal. We critically evaluated YouTube videos about Zika virus...
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    Ability in daily activities after early supported discharge models of stroke ...

    More knowledge is needed about how different rehabilitation models in the municipality influence stroke survivors’ ability in activities of daily living (ADL). Objectives: To...
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    Association between numbers of decayed teeth and HbA1c in Japanese patients w...

    Background: Dental caries (DC) are more prevalent in individuals with diabetes than in healthy individuals. However, the association between glycaemic control and DC has not...
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    Severe Ocular Inflammation Following Ranibizumab or Aflibercept Injections fo...

    Purpose: Intravitreal injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents including ranibizumab and aflibercept are used to treat patients with ocular disorders...
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    Toxoplasmic encephalitis relapse rates with pyrimethamine-based therapy: syst...

    Toxoplasmic encephalitis (TE) is caused by Toxoplasma gondii infection and can be a life-threatening disease in immunocompromised patients. This study evaluated the rate of...
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    Overview of clinical forensic services in various countries of the European U...

    Examination of a person who has been a victim of a physical or sexual assault may be very important for upcoming legal proceedings. In the context of a clinical forensic...
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    Carbon dynamics and GHG implications of increasing wood construction: long-te...

    Wooden construction elements often exhibit lower life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than conventional counterparts (‘material substitution effect’). Moreover, the...
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    Advances in Inhalation Dosimetry Models and Methods for Occupational Risk Ass...

    The purpose of this article is to provide an overview and practical guide to occupational health professionals concerning the derivation and use of dose estimates in risk...
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    Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I and II seroprevalence among volunteer ...

    Human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type I and II (HTLV-I/II) are closely related but distinct retroviruses that can infect humans. Both the viruses can be transmitted via...
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    Prevalence of frailty among community-dwelling elderly persons in Spain and f...

    Background: For effective prevention and intervention, and reduction of dependency, it is essential to determine the presence of frailty in the community. Objectives: To...
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    A pupil size response model to assess fear learning.

    Abstract During fear conditioning, pupil size responses dissociate between conditioned stimuli that are contingently paired (CS+) with an aversive unconditioned stimulus, and...