The interface between assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and genetics comprises several sensitive and important issues that affect infertile couples, families with severe genetic diseases, potential children, professionals in ART and genetics, health care, researc...

Abstract Hardmetals (WC-Co) are a group of composite materials exhibiting outstanding combinations of hardness and toughness. Therefore, they are extensively used for highly demanding applications, such as cutting and drilling tools, where cyclic loading is one of the m...

Background: Male breast cancer (BC) is rare, managed by extrapolation from female BC. The International Male BC Program aims to better characterize and manage this disease. We report the results of part I, a retrospective joint analysis of cases diagnosed during a 20-ye...

Throughout the ages up to relatively recently the criterion used to determine death has been roughly the same worldwide: the cessation of breathing.

gingerols shows that this inclusion compound features 1:1 host-to-guest stoichiometry and that it is a microcrystalline powder with a crystalline cell that belongs to the tetragonal space group 4212, having the host molecules stacked in infinite channels where the ginge...

Spreadsheets are widely recognized as popular programming systems with a huge number of spreadsheets being created every day. Also, spreadsheets are often used in the decision processes of profit-oriented companies. While this illustrates their practical importance, stu...

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the discussion of the effects of published school rankings based on average scores obtained by students on national exams. We study the effectiveness of this (low-stakes) accountability mechanism; we analyze whether students...

Typical distribution of exposure parameters in plain radiography is unknown in Portugal. This study aims to identify exposure parameters that are being used in plain radiography in the Lisbon area and to compare the collected data with European references [Commission of...

Although perennial fruit crops represent 1% of global agricultural land, they are of a great economic importance in world trade and in the economy of many regions. The perennial woody nature of fruit trees, their physiological stages of growth, the root distribution pat...

Compiled as part of the Global Census of Marine Life, Biological Sampling in the Deep Sea is a comprehensive look at all major sampling techniques for the biggest habitat on earth: the deep sea. This important publication commences with introductory chapters looking at ...