The practice of urology demands sufficient biological knowledge, not only to identify parasites, but also to confound the malingerer who brings allegedly passed beetles and the like; or the masturbator, simulating surprise when garden worms, snails or ev
Anemia is probably the commonest effect of nutritional deficiency in human beings and has certainly been the most extensively studied. Iron deficiency is widely recognized as the most important cause of anemia in the world (Finch, 1969; Beaton, 1974).
The debate surrounding the relative contribution of genetic and environmental influences on the cranial vault has a long history, starting with the observation by Boas in the early 20th century10 that head dimensions can change in a single generation in response to environmental conditions. Formal her...
Contrary to classic PCA where eigenvalues are calculated by maximizing variance of the data, in sPCA analysis the eigenvalues are obtained by maximizing the product of variance and spatial (Moran’s I index) autocorrelation58. To test the significance of the detected sPCA geographical structures the...
The results of the AMOVA analysis support the reliability of the three clusters defined by the MDS and NJ, given the statistical significance of the between-group variation (FCT) for six of the nine markers, while the between-group differences (FSC) are not significant for any of them. The...
Coalescent methods that use multi-locus sequence data are powerful tools for identifying putatively reproductively isolated lineages, though this approach has rarely been used for the study of microbial groups that are likely to harbor many unrecognized
These include single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at loci containing the genes FGFR2, LSP1, MAP3K1, TOX3, MRPS30, COX 11, SLC4A7, and at chromosomes 8p24 and 2q35 [1–5]. To date, the only SNP associated with breast cancer risk with genome-wide statistical significance (P < 10...
Cox’s proportional hazards multivariate analysis was used to evaluate which of the significant factors at the univariate analysis had a significant influence on PFS and OS. Statistical significance was set at p = 0.05. Results Patient characteristics Between 1/3/2008 and 26/3/2012 48 ...
Significance statement Socioecological theory predicts a trade-off between the benefits of sociality and the ecological costs of increased feeding competition. Orangutans’ semi-solitary lifestyle has been attributed to the combination of high association costs and low predation risk. Previous work revealed...
Individuals may show different responses to stressful events. Here, we investigate the neurobiological basis of stress resilience, by showing that neural responsitivity of the noradrenergic locus coeruleus (LC-NE) and associated pupil responses are relat