… [In his heuristic study, Campbell ( 1 986a) simply created a microstructure that was similar
to that of Campbell & Brennen ( l985a).J In fact, existing theories, such as that of Richman (…

Pain catastrophizing is conceptualized as a negative cognitive–affective response to
anticipated or actual pain and has been associated with a number of important pain-related …

Background: Sudden death among military recruits is a rare but devastating occurrence.
Because extensive medical data are available on this cross-sectional and diverse population, …

Background The B.1.617.2 (delta) variant of the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), has …

Background The B. 1.617. 2 (delta) variant of the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), has …

The principles and methods of monitoring and analysing epidemics of plant diseases and
some possible applications of epidemiological knowledge are described in this book. …

The trustworthiness of results is the bedrock of high quality qualitative research. Member
checking, also known as participant or respondent validation, is a technique for exploring the …

Intestinal microbes provide multicellular hosts with nutrients and confer resistance to infection.
The delicate balance between pro- and anti-inflammatory mechanisms, essential for gut …

Most attempts to describe the general development of modern thought tend to pay exclusive
attention to the growth of rationalism. The result is a picture quite incompatible with historical …

Although competency-based medical education (CBME) has attracted renewed interest in
recent years among educators and policy-makers in the health care professions, there is little …