Every era confronts its distinctive social and political dramas. In the mid-twentieth century,
center stage has frequently been dominated by the struggle of the so-called" third world," first …

Background Chronic kidney disease is the primary cause of end-stage renal disease in the
United States. The purpose of this study was to understand the natural history of chronic …

Over the past 70 years, diffuse axonal injury (DAI) has emerged as one of the most common
and important pathological features of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Axons in the white matter …

Three hundred and twenty isolates of Staphylococcus aureus were typed by DNA sequence
analysis of the X region of the protein A gene (spa). spa typing was compared to both …

The question of the relationship of altruism to volunteerism and to volunteers is a huge topic
on which one could write several volumes. Hence, this brief overview of the problem must …

This article reviews the American literature in social science for the period 1975–1992 on
the determinants of volunteer participation in programs and associations. It finds that most …

Context The Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation more
accurately estimates glomerular filtration rate (GFR) than the Modification of Diet in Renal …

This article reviews the storage of captured CO 2 in coal seams. Other geologic formations,
such as depleted petroleum reservoirs, deep saline aquifers and others have received …

A simple type of substructure called an atom pair is defined in terms of the atomic
environments of, and shortest path separations between, all pairs of atoms in the topological …

A single traumatic brain injury is associated with an increased risk of dementia and, in a
proportion of patients surviving a year or more from injury, the development of hallmark …