Heteronormativity is the presumption of heterosexuality as the default sexual orientation and
can result in discrimination against the lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) population. This …

The question of whether student evaluations can be biased is a critical one for those using
them, whether for formative or summative purposes. If student evaluations reflect more than …

Background: Diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome are highly prevalent in patients
with severe mental illness and can impose a major physical health burden. Objective: To …

Context: Adipose tissue inflammation has been implicated in the pathogenesis of obesity-related
comorbidities. Adiponectin, an antiinflammatory protein, improves insulin sensitivity and …

Background. West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquitoborne flavivirus that can cause severe
meningitis and encephalitis in infected individuals. We report the safety and immunogenicity of a …

LINE-1, or L1, is a non-LTR retrotransposon in mammals. Retrotransposition of L1 requires
the action of two element-encoded proteins, ORF1p and ORF2p. ORF2p provides essential …

The BRCA2 tumor suppressor is implicated in DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair by
homologous recombination (HR), where it regulates the RAD51 recombinase. We describe a …

Background Women and minorities remain significantly underrepresented in the undergraduate
engineering disciplines despite decades‐long recruitment and retention efforts. As …

Objective. To evaluate the effectiveness of the Mississippi Protocol (MP) to treat HELLP (hemolysis,
elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets) syndrome. Methods. Uniform early …

Extracellular signals that promote cell growth activate cascades of protein kinases. The
kinases are dephosphorylated and deactivated by a single type-2A protein phosphatase. The …