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Nicholls S, Ray K, Ballantyne C, Beacham L, Miller D, Ruotolo G, Riesmeyer J. Comparative effects of cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibition, statin and ezetimibe therapy on atherogenic and protective lipid factors: The accentuate trial. Atherosclerosis 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2016.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Greer R, Longoria J, Maricle D, Miller D. C-66Examining the Academic Impact of Pediatric Neurological Impairment: Are There Group Differences in Reading, Writing, and Math? Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acw043.215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Longoria J, Greer R, Maricle D, Miller D. B-66Examining the Cognitive Impact of Neurological Insult in Pediatric Populations: Are There Group Differences in Attention, Processing Speed, and Working Memory? Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acw043.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Madurga M, Paulauskas SV, Grzywacz R, Miller D, Bardayan DW, Batchelder JC, Brewer NT, Cizewski JA, Fijałkowska A, Gross CJ, Howard ME, Ilyushkin SV, Manning B, Matoš M, Mendez AJ, Miernik K, Padgett SW, Peters WA, Rasco BC, Ratkiewicz A, Rykaczewski KP, Stracener DW, Wang EH, Wolińska-Cichocka M, Zganjar EF. Evidence for Gamow-Teller Decay of ^{78}Ni Core from Beta-Delayed Neutron Emission Studies. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2016; 117:092502. [PMID: 27610848 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.117.092502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The β-delayed neutron emission of ^{83,84}Ga isotopes was studied using the neutron time-of-flight technique. The measured neutron energy spectra showed emission from states at excitation energies high above the neutron separation energy and previously not observed in the β decay of midmass nuclei. The large decay strength deduced from the observed intense neutron emission is a signature of Gamow-Teller transformation. This observation was interpreted as evidence for allowed β decay to ^{78}Ni core-excited states in ^{83,84}Ge favored by shell effects. We developed shell model calculations in the proton fpg_{9/2} and neutron extended fpg_{9/2}+d_{5/2} valence space using realistic interactions that were used to understand measured β-decay lifetimes. We conclude that enhanced, concentrated β-decay strength for neutron-unbound states may be common for very neutron-rich nuclei. This leads to intense β-delayed high-energy neutron and strong multineutron emission probabilities that in turn affect astrophysical nucleosynthesis models.
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Wysokinski TW, Ianowski JP, Luan X, Belev G, Miller D, Webb MA, Zhu N, Chapman D. BMIT facility at the Canadian Light Source: Advances in X-ray phase-sensitive imaging. Phys Med 2016; 32:1753-1758. [PMID: 27453203 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.07.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Revised: 07/14/2016] [Accepted: 07/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The BioMedical Imaging and Therapy (BMIT) facility [1,2] located at the Canadian Light Source, provides synchrotron-specific imaging and radiation therapy capabilities. There are two separate beamlines used for experiments: the bending magnet (05B1-1) and the insertion device (05ID-2) beamline. The bending magnet beamline provides access to monochromatic beam spanning a spectral range of 15-40keV, and the beam is 240mm wide in the POE-2 experimental hutch. Users can also perform experiments with polychromatic (pink) beam. The insertion device beamline was officially opened for general user program in 2015. The source for the ID beamline is a multi-pole, superconducting 4.3T wiggler. The high field gives a critical energy over 20keV. The optics hutches prepare a beam that is 220mm wide in the last experimental hutch SOE-1. The monochromatic spectral range spans 25-150+keV. Several different X-ray detectors are available for both beamlines, with resolutions ranging from 2μm to 200μm. BMIT provides a number of imaging techniques including standard absorption X-ray imaging, K-edge subtraction imaging (KES), in-line phase contrast imaging (also known as propagation based imaging, PBI) and Diffraction Enhanced Imaging/Analyzer Based Imaging (DEI/ABI), all in either projection or CT mode. PBI and DEI/ABI are particularly important tools for BMIT users since these techniques enable visualization of soft tissue and allow for low dose imaging.
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Miller D, Waterston S, Reaper J, Barrass V, Maffulli N. Conservative Management, Percutaneous or Open Repair of Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture: A Retrospective Study. Scott Med J 2016; 50:160-5. [PMID: 16374980 DOI: 10.1177/003693300505000408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background and Aims: To ascertain the differences in patients' perceived outcomes between conservative, percutaneous or open repair of Achilles tendon ruptures. Methods: We studied 111 patients who had been managed for a unilateral closed Achilles tendon rupture. We excluded patients with open Achilles tendon lesions, patients whose tear had occurred more than seven days from operation, patients with diabetes, inflammatory disease, systemic corticosteroids or fluoroquinolones. Patients were contacted by telephone and asked to answer a questionnaire. Results: There was no difference in effects on working life, patient satisfaction, sports performance, muscle strength, swelling and fear of re-rupture. Pain on weight bearing and cramps were significantly more frequent in the patients managed conservatively. Re-rupture and complication rates were comparable to published rates. Conclusion: Treatment should be individualised according to the demands and health of the patient.
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Szczykutowicz T, Duplissis A, Miller D. TU-H-207A-04: How Patient Positioning in CT Affects More Than the AEC: Image Noise Uniformity and CT Number Changes as a Function of Positioning. Med Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4957640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Szczykutowicz T, Janssen-Saldivar E, Miller D, Malkus A. SU-G-206-12: The Correlation Between Table Height and Patient Size in CT: A Simple Way to Properly Position Patients. Med Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4956953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Miller D. TU-H-204-03: NCRP PAC 4 (Radiation Protection in Medicine). Med Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4957603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Chowdhury M, Miller D, Lewis M, Niesley M, Patel T. Impact of antimicrobial stewardship in collaboration with infection control on hospital-acquired infection rates in a subspecialty cancer treatment facility. Int J Infect Dis 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.02.610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Diakos N, Navankasattusas S, McKellar S, Kfoury A, Ferrin P, McCreath L, Miller D, Wright S, Skedros K, Al-Sari M, Ragnhildstveit A, Wever-Pinzon O, Russel G, Koliopoulou A, Reid B, Stehlik J, Selzman C, Drakos S. Changes in Metabolic Substrate Utilization and Pyruvate Mitochondrial Oxidation Mismatch during Mechanical Unloading of the Failing Human Heart: Implications for Cardiac Reloading and Conditioning. J Heart Lung Transplant 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2016.01.156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Kolos K, Miller D, Grzywacz R, Iwasaki H, Al-Shudifat M, Bazin D, Bingham CR, Braunroth T, Cerizza G, Gade A, Lemasson A, Liddick SN, Madurga M, Morse C, Portillo M, Rajabali MM, Recchia F, Riedinger LL, Voss P, Walters WB, Weisshaar D, Whitmore K, Wimmer K, Tostevin JA. Direct Lifetime Measurements of the Excited States in (72)Ni. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2016; 116:122502. [PMID: 27058074 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.116.122502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The lifetimes of the first excited 2^{+} and 4^{+} states in ^{72}Ni were measured at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory with the recoil-distance Doppler-shift method, a model-independent probe to obtain the reduced transition probability. Excited states in ^{72}Ni were populated by the one-proton knockout reaction of an intermediate energy ^{73}Cu beam. γ-ray-recoil coincidences were detected with the γ-ray tracking array GRETINA and the S800 spectrograph. Our results provide evidence of enhanced transition probability B(E2;2^{+}→0^{+}) as compared to ^{68}Ni, but do not confirm the trend of large B(E2) values reported in the neighboring isotope ^{70}Ni obtained from Coulomb excitation measurement. The results are compared to shell model calculations. The lifetime obtained for the excited 4_{1}^{+} state is consistent with models showing decay of a seniority ν=4, 4^{+} state, which is consistent with the disappearance of the 8^{+} isomer in ^{72}Ni.
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Miller D, Ko S, Zhai Q, Habboush Y, Tzou K, Peterson J, Vallow L, Miller R, Buskirk S, Patel S, Foote R. Prevalence and Prognostic Implications of Human Papillomavirus in Oral Cavity Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.12.281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Staiger EA, Al Abri MA, Pflug KM, Kalla SE, Ainsworth DM, Miller D, Raudsepp T, Sutter NB, Brooks SA. Skeletal variation in Tennessee Walking Horses maps to the LCORL/NCAPG gene region. Physiol Genomics 2016; 48:325-35. [PMID: 26931356 DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00100.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2015] [Accepted: 02/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Conformation has long been a driving force in horse selection and breed creation as a predictor for performance. The Tennessee Walking Horse (TWH) ranges in size from 1.5 to 1.7 m and is often used as a trail, show, and pleasure horse. To investigate the contribution of genetics to body conformation in the TWH, we collected DNA samples, body measurements, and gait/training information from 282 individuals. We analyzed the 32 body measures with a principal component analysis. Principal component (PC)1 captured 28.5% of the trait variance, while PC2 comprised just 9.5% and PC3 6.4% of trait variance. All 32 measures correlated positively with PC1, indicating that PC1 describes overall body size. We genotyped 109 horses using the EquineSNP70 bead chip and marker association assessed the data using PC1 scores as a phenotype. Mixed-model linear analysis (EMMAX) revealed a well-documented candidate locus on ECA3 (raw P = 3.86 × 10(-9)) near the LCORL gene. A custom genotyping panel enabled fine-mapping of the PC1 body-size trait to the 3'-end of the LCORL gene (P = 7.09 × 10(-10)). This position differs from other reports suggesting single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) upstream of the LCORL coding sequence regulate expression of the gene and, therefore, body size in horses. Fluorescent in situ hybridization analysis defined the position of a highly homologous 5 kb retrogene copy of LCORL (assigned to unplaced contigs of the EquCab 2.0 assembly) at ECA9 q12-q13. This is the first study to identify putative causative SNPs within the LCORL transcript itself, which are associated with skeletal size variation in horses.
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Miller D, Will M, Walker W. VATS Pneumonectomy: The Posterior Approach. J Cardiothorac Surg 2015. [PMCID: PMC4695835 DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-10-s1-a350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Hospodsky D, Yamamoto N, Nazaroff WW, Miller D, Gorthala S, Peccia J. Characterizing airborne fungal and bacterial concentrations and emission rates in six occupied children's classrooms. INDOOR AIR 2015; 25:641-52. [PMID: 25403276 DOI: 10.1111/ina.12172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2014] [Accepted: 11/13/2014] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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UNLABELLED Baseline information on size-resolved bacterial, fungal, and particulate matter (PM) indoor air concentrations and emission rates is presented for six school classrooms sampled in four countries. Human occupancy resulted in significantly elevated airborne bacterial (81 times on average), fungal (15 times), and PM mass (nine times) concentrations as compared to vacant conditions. Occupied indoor/outdoor (I/O) ratios consistently exceeded vacant I/O ratios. Regarding size distributions, average room-occupied bacterial, fungal, and PM geometric mean particle sizes were similar to one another while geometric means estimated for bacteria, fungi, and PM mass during vacant sampling were consistently lower than when occupied. Occupancy also resulted in elevated indoor bacterial-to-PM mass-based and number-based ratios above corresponding outdoor levels. Mean emission rates due to human occupancy were 14 million cells/person/h for bacteria, 14 million spore equivalents/person/h for fungi, and 22 mg/person/h for PM mass. Across all locations, indoor emissions contributed 83 ± 27% (bacteria), 66 ± 19% (fungi), and 83 ± 24% (PM mass) of the average indoor air concentrations during occupied times. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS An extensive data set of bacterial and fungal size-distributed indoor air concentrations and emission rates is presented. Analysis of these data contributes to an understanding of how indoor bacterial and fungal aerosols are influenced by human occupancy. This work extends beyond prior culture and DNA-based microbiome studies in buildings to include quantitative relationships between size-resolved bacterial and fungal concentrations in indoor air and building parameters such as occupancy, ventilation, and outdoor conditions. The work indicates that occupancy-associated emissions (e.g., via resuspension and shedding) contribute more to both bacterial and fungal indoor air concentrations than do outdoor sources for the occupied classrooms investigated in this study.
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Faulds MC, Bauchmuller K, Miller D, Rosser JH, Shuker K, Wrench I, Wilson P, Mills GH. The feasibility of using 'bring your own device' (BYOD) technology for electronic data capture in multicentre medical audit and research. Anaesthesia 2015; 71:58-66. [PMID: 26526934 DOI: 10.1111/anae.13268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Large-scale audit and research projects demand robust, efficient systems for accurate data collection, handling and analysis. We utilised a multiplatform 'bring your own device' (BYOD) electronic data collection app to capture observational audit data on theatre efficiency across seven hospital Trusts in South Yorkshire in June-August 2013. None of the participating hospitals had a dedicated information governance policy for bring your own device. Data were collected by 17 investigators for 392 individual theatre lists, capturing 14,148 individual data points, 12, 852 (91%) of which were transmitted to a central database on the day of collection without any loss of data. BYOD technology enabled accurate collection of a large volume of secure data across multiple NHS organisations over a short period of time. Bring your own device technology provides a method for collecting real-time audit, research and quality improvement data within healthcare systems without compromising patient data protection.
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Chowdhury I, Ojerholm E, McMillan M, Miller D, Kolker J, Kurtz G, Dorsey J, Nagda S, Geiger G, Brem S, O'Rourke D, Zager E, Lee J, Alonso-Basanta M. Novel Prognostic Scores for Survival and Intracranial Failure in Patients Treated With Radiosurgery Alone to Melanoma Brain Metastases. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.07.818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Manders D, Moron A, Miller D, Kehoe S, Richardson D, Lea J. Locally advanced cervical cancer: Effect of radiation dosage and treatment duration on outcomes. Gynecol Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Conrad L, Miller D, Kehoe S, Richardson D, Lea J. Defining optimal management of midline vulvar cancers. Gynecol Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ward Thompson C, Aspinall P, Roe J, Robertson L, Miller D. Green space and mental wellbeing in deprived urban communities: how much green space is enough? Eur J Public Health 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckv173.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Leong T, Smithers B, Michael M, Gebski V, Simes J, Boussioutas A, Miller D, Zalcberg J, O'Connell R, Swallow C, Darling G, Wong R, Schuhmacher C, Lordick F, Haustermans K. 2200 TOPGEAR: A randomized phase M/MI trial of perioperative ECF chemotherapy versus preoperative chemoradiation plus perioperative ECF chemotherapy for resectable gastric cancer. Interim results from an international, intergroup trial of the AGITG/TROG/NCIC CTG/EORTC. Eur J Cancer 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(15)30043-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Hahn N, Cramer H, Badve S, Cheng L, Gokmen-Polar Y, Miller D, Buechlein A, Rusch D, Fang F, Frankhouser D, Bundschu R, Ganbat J, Foster R, Bihrle R, Masterson T, Gardner T, Koch M, Marchionni L, Pearlly Y, Nephew K. 2648 Novel DNA methylation therapeutic targets in urothelial carcinoma (UC) from patients with paired metachronous primary and metastatic tumors. Eur J Cancer 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)31465-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Jones A, Spurgin A, Miller D, Maricle D. NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL DOMAINS: EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONSB-82Working Memory, Attention, and Processing Speed Predict Academic Achievement. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acv047.177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Longoria J, Karim A, Miller D, Maricle D. NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL DOMAINS: ATTENTIONB-80Attentional Processes that Predict Academic Achievement in Children. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acv047.175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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