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Teratogenicity of polybrominated biphenyls in rats
(Elsevier, 1977-08)
The teratogenic potential of a mixture of polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) was investigated. Pregnant Wistar albino rats were given single doses of PBB in seasame oil by gavage on one day of pregnancy, from day 6 through 14 ...
Diagnosis. II. Diagnostic models based on attribute clusters: A proposal and comparisons
(Elsevier, 1975-04)
A new discrimination procedure based on the formation of clusters of dependent attributes, and estimation of the joint probability distribution as the product of the probabilities of the disjoint clusters is proposed and ...
Diagnosis. I. Symptom nonindependence in mathematical models for diagnosis
(Elsevier, 1975-04)
The consequences of the simplifying assumption of independence of symptoms are examined by considering a data base of cardiovascular disease patients. A mathematical model based on Bahadur's expansion (16) is used for ...
Use of a Computerized Decision Support System for Primary and Secondary Prevention of Work-Related MSD Disability
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Springer Science + Business Media, Inc., 2005-09)
The present study evaluates the effectiveness of a decision support system used to evaluate and control physical job stresses and prevent re-injury of workers who have experienced or are concerned about work-related ...
PC program extending the two-stage polynomial growth curve model to allow missing data
(Elsevier, 1993-11)
A stand-alone, menu-driven PC program, written in GAUSS386i, extending the analysis of one-sample longitudinal data sets satisfying the two-stage polynomial growth curve model (Ten Have et al., Am J Hum Biol, 3 (1991) ...
EMG Biofeedback as a Tool for Simulating the Effects of Specific Leg Muscle Weakness on a Lifting Task
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1999-12)
This study investigated the use of EMG biofeedback to simulate weakened rectus femorii and gastrocnemii muscles during the performance of a lifting task. Eight healthy women performed 15 kg free-style lifts from floor ...
Drug abuse prevention for high-risk African American children and their families: A review and model program
(Elsevier, 1993)
In this article we are specially concerned with the familial and socioeconomic factors that contribute to the exceedingly high pare prevalence rates of drug abuse in African-American children. In addition to detailing the ...
Glycogen synthase kinase-3 regulates mouse oocyte homologue segregation
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2003-01)
Intracellular regulation of oocyte meiosis is not completely understood. However, reversible phosphorylation, which involves serine/threonine protein kinases and phosphatases (PP), is an important mediator. Glycogen synthase ...
Reliability of the fagerstrom tolerance questionnaire and the fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence
(Elsevier, 1994)
The purpose of this study was to assess the test-retest stability of the Fagerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire (FTQ) in two samples: (a) paid subjects in an American laboratory; data were collected via telephone screen and ...
Psychosocial Factors and Functional Capacity Evaluation Among Persons with Chronic Pain
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 2003-12)
Psychosocial factors have been found to have a significant impact on functional activity, particularly among persons with chronic pain. While various systems have been developed to assess functional limitations through ...