This study examines the extent to which adopting herbicide-tolerant (HT) soybeans affects conservation tillage practices and herbicide use. The model is estimated using a state-level panel dataset extending across 12 major ...

Q: What therapies alleviate symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome? A: Treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in women not actively seeking to become pregnant is symptom-specific. Lifestyle modification (LSM) reduces ...

Q: Does any antidepressant besides bupropion help smokers quite? Evidence-based answer: Yes, nortriptyline approximately doubles smoking cessation rates, an effect comparable to bupropion. Adding nortriptyline to nicotine ...

Q: Is immediate-release topiramate an effective treatment for adult obesity? Evidence-Based Answer: Yes. Topiramate (at daily doses of 64-400 mg) produces an average 5.34 kg of additional weight loss compared with placebo ...

PRACTICE CHANGER: Prescribe a high-dose statin before any patient with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) undergoes percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI); it may be reasonable to extend this to patients being evaluated for ACS.1

Agricultural residue/wastes are promising for producing bioenergy, despite the existing considerations, such as spatial distribution, production costs, and an unstable supply. This study quantifies the supply variance of ...

Tax Increment Financing (TIF) is currently used in 48 states as an economic development tool, method of urban blight reduction, and infrastructure conservation tool. Yet, its history, in terms of legitimization, goes ...

Irish-American masculine identity has a nebulous and bloody history. Its development began in the 1840s in Ireland and has its roots in colonialism -- a story that, in itself, could fill a book-shelf. Despite this challenge, ...

Over the course of the past few months, yet another viral trend has taken over YouTube. This time, though, the name rang familiar for many people, who were soon disappointed to find out that the Harlem Shake they were ...

Surgery for persistent knee pain? Not so fast. Practice changer: Do not refer patients with a degenerative medial meniscus tear for arthroscopic partial meniscectomy because outcomes are no better than those of conservative ...

Oskar Kokoschka was one of the leading artists in the Vienna Secession, or the Austrian Expressionist movement. Already in the early 1900s when he was only in his twenties, Kokoschka’s innovative and selftaught technique ...

My research examines the relationship between olfaction, memory, and emotion and its practical and clinical implications. Our sense of smell is often taken for granted, but its ability to trigger powerful emotions ...

Includes front cover, editorial board, table of contents, Editor and Author Biographies, and note from the editor, from Lucerna, vol. 7, no. 1

In the absence of outcome studies, experts recommend ultrasound evaluation of nontoxic multinodular goiters (MNG) followed by fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of suspicious nodules (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C, ...

Riley Simpson was curious about golems, so he asked his friend Peter, an X-Files superfan, to recommend a golem-themed episode of his favorite show. Peter recommended one, but as Riley looked at the episodes on Netflix, ...

Acetaminophen is safe for use in pregnancy but lacks evidence of efficacy (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C, usual practice). Both physical therapy and water aerobics reduce sick days caused by low-back pain (strength ...

Proposed research for Ukraine is an attempt to adopt and develop a system of pre-release risk assessment of GM crops after the idea of F.T. de Vries and developed by K. Ammann based on integrated information (specific ...

In an effort to revitalize urban cores, and to maintain competition with rapidly rising suburbs, the federal government equipped cities with new tools in the mid-20th century. But the federal government’s redevelopment ...

Adjunctive corticosteroids decrease mortality in patients with HIV infection who have moderate to severe hypoxemia and suspected or confirmed pneumocystis pneumonia. Corticosteroids lead to a higher incidence of herpetic ...

There are no studies evaluating whether metformin prevents or delays the onset of diabetes in adolescents who are obese. In adults, metformin is as effective as lifestyle interventions in preventing increases in A1C and ...