We present the fabrication of 3D adiabatically tapered structures, for efficient coupling from
an optical fiber, or free-space, to a chip. These structures are fabricated integrally with optical …

Background Chiari malformations type 1 (CM-1), a developmental anomaly of the posterior
fossa, usually presents in adolescence or early adulthood. There are few studies on the …

The final stage of Bookstart longitudinal studies takes a random sample of 43 pupils who
had been given Bookstart packs at the age of nine months. This group is matched with a …

High-grade glioma (HGG), a deadly primary brain malignancy, manifests radioresistance
mediated by cell-intrinsic and microenvironmental mechanisms. High levels of the cytokine …

TO DEBTORS, creditors can be like dictators. Governments in financial trouble often turn to
the International Monetary Fund as supplicants, and acting at the behest of its own major …

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: The objective of this study was to examine
associations of gabapentin use with inpatient postoperative daily pain scores and opioid …

Objective: Most studies focus on overall treatment effects by assessing symptom severity
before and after treatment, but few investigate session-specific effects of an intervention. The …

Although replications are vital to scientific progress, psychologists rarely engage in
systematic replication efforts. In this article, we consider psychologists’ narrative approach to …

This paper investigates estimation of root zone soil moisture using two passive microwave
remote sensing datasets, Advanced Microwave Scattering Radiometer – 2 and Soil Moisture …

Abstract. There is much room for improvement in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive
disorder (OCD). The current study introduces a newly developed version of Metacognitive …