Smoke particles from biomass burning can generate forcing of climate by modifying cloud
microphysics and reflectance of sunlight. Cloud modification, critical to an understanding of …

The effects of excess cortisol secretion on blood pressure and fat deposition are well
documented, but the importance of this glucocorticoid in controlling these processes in normal …

Malnutrition is associated with poor clinical outcomes among hospitalized patients. However,
studies linking malnutrition with poor clinical outcomes in the intensive care unit (ICU) often …

Previous attempts to explain the effect of aerosols on satellite measurements of surface
properties for the visible and near-infrared spectrum have emphasized the amount of aerosols …

Objective: Determine rates of, and factors predictive of, return to work in patients with civilian
traumatic head injuries. Design: Inception cohort study with 1- to 2-year follow-up. Setting: …

The coronal and sagittal diameters of the tracheal air column were measured on posteroanterior
and lateral chest radiographs of 808 patients with no clinical or radiographic evidence …

Interbody cage devices, used to assist interbody fusion, are rapidly gaining popularity in the
surgical management of chronic low back pain. This update provides a structural …

Study Design: One-hundred-eight patients from a consecutive series of 125 anterior lumbar
interbody fusions were invited to participate in a radiographic and magnetic resonance …

Study Design. A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of intradiscal
electrothermal therapy (IDET) for the treatment of chronic discogenic low back pain (CDLBP…

Objective: To examine job stability moderating variables and develop a postinjury work stability
prediction model. Design: Multicenter analysis of individuals with traumatic brain injury (…