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Investigating population heterogeneity with factor mixture models.
Sources of population heterogeneity may or may not be observed. If the sources of heterogeneity are observed (e.g., gender), the sample can be split into groups and the data ana...
GAGE: A critical evaluation of genome assemblies and assembly algorithms
New sequencing technology has dramatically altered the landscape of whole-genome sequencing, allowing scientists to initiate numerous projects to decode the genomes of previousl...
Cancer Statistics for African Americans
The American Cancer Society provides estimates on the number of new cancer cases and deaths, and compiles health statistics on African Americans in a biennial publication, Cance...
Assemblathon 1: A competitive assessment of de novo short read assembly methods
Low-cost short read sequencing technology has revolutionized genomics, though it is only just becoming practical for the high-quality de novo assembly of a novel large genome. W...
Sensitivity of Eurasian Climate to Surface Uplift of the Tibetan Plateau
Experiments with climate models are used to illustrate how earth's climate could be expected to change if surface uplift occurred. The experiments contrast two climate simulatio...
Public health impacts of the severe haze in Equatorial Asia in September–October 2015: demonstration of a new framework for informing fire management strategies to reduce downwind smoke exposure
In September–October 2015, El Niño and positive Indian Ocean Dipole conditions set the stage for massive fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo), leading to persiste...
Predicting the Timing of First Sexual Intercourse for At-Risk Adolescent Males
Event history analysis was used to test a developmental model of the timing of first sexual intercourse in the Oregon Youth Study sample of adolescent males at risk for delinque...
Social Class and Delinquent Behavior in a National Youth Panel: 1976–1980
ABSTRACT* * * This article addresses the question of whether or not a more adequate measure of self‐reported delinquency applied to a representative national sample would reveal...
Age, Cohorts and the Generation of Generations
Zimmerman, Don H. 1969 Some issues in labeling theory. Read at the annual meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, Seattle, Washington. 1970 Record-keeping and the intak...
States of excellence.
Research from the individual-differences tradition pertinent to the optimal development of exceptional talent is reviewed, using the theory of work adjustment (TWA) to organize ...