The acquisitions of mitochondria and plastids were important events in the evolution of the
eukaryotic cell, supplying it with compartmentalized bioenergetic and biosynthetic factories. …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of sonographic
and clinical parameters to develop a staging classification of twin-twin transfusion syndrome (…

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Pacific Northwest
National Laboratory (PNNL) are each creating quantitative databases containing the vapor-phase …

We describe the genome sequence of the protist Trichomonas vaginalis, a sexually transmitted
human pathogen. Repeats and transposable elements comprise about two-thirds of the …

The study of language maintenance and erosion has traditionally been approached from a
sociological perspective, and this is understandable given that data are invariably collected …

We have learned much in the past 10 years about how to help patients to acquire diabetes-related
knowledge and skills and how to use strategies to help patients change behaviors. …

THE first publications concerning “speech accommodation theory” (SAT) emerged in 1973.
Giles (1973) not only demonstrated the phenomenon of interpersonal accent convergence in …

Adult rats of various strains became obese when they were fed a highly palatable diet for
several months. Analysis of their adipose tissue morphology revealed increases in both …

The present study investigated the effects of the complexity of the English language and the
cultural origin of prose on the reading comprehension of 46 Iranian intermediate/advanced …

This experimental study investigated the effects on reading comprehension of building
background knowledge. The following specific points were addressed. Would prior cultural …