The 20th century saw dramatic increases in agricultural productivity, largely through the
development and application of pesticides, fertilisers rich in nitrogen and phosphorus, and …

Behavioral interventions have been identified as the treatment of choice for many forms of
pediatric sleep disturbance. We adopt criteria established by the Task Force on Promotion and …

Past research has demonstrated links between cortical activity, measured via EEG power,
and cognitive processes during infancy. In a separate line of research, family socioeconomic …

The adverse effects of prenatal alcohol exposure constitute a continuum of disabilities (fetal
alcohol spectrum disorders [FASD]). In 1996, the Institute of Medicine established diagnostic …

Importance Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders are costly, life-long disabilities. Older data
suggested the prevalence of the disorder in the United States was 10 per 1000 children; however…

OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence and characteristics of fetal alcohol spectrum
disorders (FASD) among first grade students (6- to 7-year-olds) in a representative Midwestern …

Introduction. Influenza remains the major cause of mortality and morbidity among respiratory
diseases. 1, 2 Until very recently, there were only two options available to reduce the impact …

A columnar-grain variant of single-crystal RENÉ N4 has been directionally solidified (DS)
over a range of conditions in order to assess the possible benefits of the use of liquid metal-…

Large [moment magnitude (M w ) ≥ 7] continental earthquakes often generate complex,
multifault ruptures linked by enigmatic zones of distributed deformation. Here, we report the …

… Elliott, A J. Shear diffusion and the spread of oil in the surface layers of the North Sea. Germany:
N. … Elliott, A J. Shear diffusion and the spread of oil in the surface layers of the North Sea. …