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Cigarette pack size and consumption
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Smoking fewer cigarettes per day may increase the chances of stopping smoking. Capping the number of cigarettes per pack is a promising policy option, but the causal impact of such a change is unknown. This...
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Pivoting to Deeper Experiences in Education
The COVID-19 pandemic led educators to quickly pivot to continue teaching. Negative effects include exacerbated academic achievement gaps between SES groups, less access to health services, aggravated digital divides, widened...
Learning Center Professionals Gathered at Winthrop to Learn Tutoring Tips
Winthrop University
Jan 01, 0001
The theme for this second annual conference was "Soaring to Success: Reaching New Heights with our Centers, Staff, and Students." Winthrop faculty and staff members taught two of the break-out sessions: Reaching New Heights: Be...
Published by: Winthrop University
Examining assisted living residents' participation in a group-based art therapy program
In May 2015, Ms. Hebert & Dr. Gibson received $1,483.00 from Winthrop University's Research Council to fund the research project, Examining Assisted Living Residents' Participation in a Group-Based Art Therapy Program. The aim...
Published by: Winthrop University
Charismatic Leadership and Vulnerability: A Comprehensive Study of Cult Dynamics
The term "cult" has various definitions in academic discourse, including religious or quasi-religious groups and small, ideologically aligned communities. This paper explores the complexity of the term, its alternative labels...
Published by: Ursinus College
Review of “Deadly Medicines and Organised Crime
The following is a review of Peter Gøtzsche's "Deadly Medicines and Organised Crime: How Big Pharma Has Corrupted Healthcare," which focuses on the corruption that exists in the pharmaceutical industries and in the healthcare...
Web-Based DSS for Resource Allocation in Higher Education
The allocation of scarce resources is a complex higher education decision problem, especially when it comes to budget constraints. Therefore, the authors propose a multicriteria web-based decision support system for resource...
Optimizing the Quantification of the Degradation of PET?
Danielle Hanna
Jan 01, 0001
The world is in crisis due to excess plastic waste. Each year, 400 tons are produced globally, and with no effective or safe way for their degradation, plastic waste is increasing uncontrollably. The increasing plastic waste is...
Published by: Ursinus College
Artificially generated turbulence
Building on a summary of how turbulence influences biological systems, we reviewed key phytoplankton-turbulence laboratory experiments (after Peters and Redondo (1997) and Peters and Marrasé (2000)) to provide a current overview...
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Review of “Deadly Medicines and Organised Crime
The following is a review of Peter Gøtzsche's "Deadly Medicines and Organised Crime: How Big Pharma Has Corrupted Healthcare," which focuses on the corruption that exists in the pharmaceutical industries and in the healthcare...
Vulnerability to G - Quadruplexes in BRCA2 - Null Medulloblastoma: A Protective Role for the PIF1 Helicase
Danielle L Keahi
Jan 01, 0001
The reasons why cancer arises in children are not fully understood. Children with biallelic mutations in the essential DNA repair factor BRCA2 are highly predisposed to develop the most common pediatric brain cancer...
Published by: Rockefeller University
Artificially generated turbulence
Building on a summary of how turbulence influences biological systems, we reviewed key phytoplankton-turbulence laboratory experiments (after Peters and Redondo (1997) and Peters and Marrasé (2000)) to provide a current overview...
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Characterization of a Phenyl High-Performance Liquid Chromatographic Stationary Phase
Danielle A. Kritz
Jan 01, 0001
High-Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) is a widely applicable purification technique with uses in the biochemical, medical, and forensic disciplines. The mixture is dissolved in a mobile phase which is pumped past the...
Published by: Ursinus College
Deriving percentage study weights in multi-parameter meta-analysis models
Many meta-analysis models contain multiple parameters, for example due to multiple outcomes, multiple treatments or multiple regression coefficients. In particular, meta-regression models may contain multiple study-level...
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Bringing Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) for Parkinson's Disease to the Clinic
There is much excitement around the use of advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs), including cell and gene treatments, in Parkinson's disease (PD). However, taking an ATMP to clinical trials in patients with PD is complex....
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