During the past 20 years, it has become generally accepted that the modulation of
fibroblastic cells towards the myofibroblastic phenotype, with acquisition of specialized …

Roll vortices may be loosely defined as quasi two-dimensional organized large eddies with
their horizontal axis extending through the whole planetary boundary layer (PBL). Their …

A significant percentage of smokers attempting cessation lapse to smoking within a matter of
days and very few of these individuals recover to achieve abstinence. Current models of …

Abstract The present study (N= 86) sought to evaluate a laboratory-based behavioral
measure of risk taking (the Balloon Analogue Risk Task; BART) and to test associations …

A constitutive equation for computing particle concentration and velocity fields in
concentrated monomodal suspensions is proposed that consists of two parts: a Newtonian …

Immunotherapies that block inhibitory checkpoint receptors on T cells have transformed the
clinical care of patients with cancer. However, whether the T cell response to checkpoint …

Competition between neurons is necessary for refining neural circuits during development
and may be important for selecting the neurons that participate in encoding memories in the …

To define the role of two-portal endoscopic carpal-tunnel release as a method for the
treatment of compression of the median nerve at the wrist, a prospective, randomized …

The present study tested the hypothesis that limited ability to tolerate physical and
psychological distress is associated with early relapse from smoking cessation. Specifically …

Abstract The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) convened a meeting in September
2005 to review tobacco use and dependence and smoking cessation among those with …