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The Classroom Observation Protocol for Undergraduate STEM (COPUS): A New Instrument to Characterize University STEM Classroom Practices by Smith, Michelle K, Jones, Francis H. M, Gilbert, Sarah L, Wieman, Carl E

“…Instructors and the teaching practices they employ play a critical role in improving student learning in college science, technology, engineering, and…”
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Prevalence and predictors of work related respiratory symptoms in workers exposed to organic dusts by Simpson, J C, Niven, R M, Pickering, C A, Fletcher, A M, Oldham, L A, Francis, H M

“…OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to document the prevalence of work related upper and lower respiratory tract symptoms in workers exposed to organic…”
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Serotonin 5-HT4 receptors in the nucleus accumbens are specifically involved in the appetite suppressant and not locomotor stimulant effects of MDMA (‘ecstasy’) by Francis, H. M., Kraushaar, N. J., Hunt, L. R., Cornish, J. L.

“…Rationale 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) abuse is a substantial problem in young adults. Due to a high focus on body image in this population, two…”
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Forearm reactive hyperemia and mortality in end-stage renal disease by London, Gérard M., Pannier, Bruno, Agharazii, Mohsen, Guerin, Alain P., Verbeke, Francis H.M., Marchais, Sylvain J.

“…Forearm reactive hyperemia and mortality in end-stage renal disease. Reports on the general population indicated that decreased endothelial-mediated…”
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Comparison of Reductive Dechlorination of Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene in Rhine Sediment and Model Systems with Hydroxocobalamin by Bosma, Tom N. P, Cottaar, Francis H. M, Posthumus, Maarten A, Teunis, Cees J, van Veldhuizen, Albertus, Schraa, Gosse, Zehnder, Alexander J. B

“…A study examined transformations of hexachloro-1,3-butadiene in columns packed with Rhine River sediment and in batch incubations containing titanium(III)…”
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Comparison of near-field methods at NIST by MacReynolds, K, Francis, M H, Tamura, D

“…A comparison of the planar, spherical and cylindrical near-field techniques was completed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for a…”
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Near-field, spherical-scanning antenna measurements with nonideal probe locations by Wittmann, R.C., Alpert, B.K., Francis, M.H.

“…We introduce a near-field, spherical-scanning algorithm for antenna measurements that relaxes the usual condition requiring data points to be on a regular…”
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Sensitivity of probes in near-field spherical-scanning antenna measurements by Wittmann, R. C., Francis, M. H.

“…We define and calculate sensitivity for several actual and simulated probes. Probe sensitivity can have a significant impact on measurement uncertainty in…”
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A Method to Determine the Contribution of Bacteria to Phosphate Uptake by Aerobic Freshwater Sediment by Anja J. C. Sinke, Francis H. M. Cottaar, Keizer, Peer

“…An extraction method to determine the contribution of bacterial processes to phosphate uptake of aerobic freshwater sediment was tested on Fe hydroxyphosphate…”
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Comparison of measured and calculated antenna sidelobe coupling loss in the near field using approximate far-field data by Francis, M.H., Stubenrauch, C.F.

“…Computer programs presently exist to calculate the coupling loss between two antennas provided that the amplitude and phase of the far field are available. It…”
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Robotic spherical near-field measurements at 183 GHz by Francis, M. H., Wittmann, R. C., Novotny, D. R., Gordon, J. A.

“…The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is developing a new robotic scanning system, the CROMMA (Configurable RObotic MilliMeter-wave…”
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Comparison of measured and calculated mutual coupling in the near field between microwave antennas by Stubenrauch, C., Francis, M.

“…Measurements of near-field mutual coupling between two moderate sized microwave antennas were performed and compared to coupling calculated using recently…”
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Near-field antenna measurements using nonideal measurement locations by Wittmann, R.C., Alpert, B.K., Francis, M.H.

“…We introduce a near-field to far-field transformation algorithm that relaxes the usual restriction that data points be located on a plane rectangular grid…”
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Serotonin 5-HT4 receptors in the nucleus accumbens are specifically involved in the appetite suppressant and not locomotor stimulant effects of MDMA ('ecstasy'): Special Issue on Serotonin Revisited by FRANCIS, H. M, KRAUSHAAR, N. J, HUNT, L. R, CORNISH, J. L

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RFID-assisted indoor localization and communication for first responders by Guerrieri, J.R., Francis, M.H., Wilson, P.F., Kos, T., Miller, L.E., Bryner, N.P., Stroup, D.W., Klein-Berndt, L.

“…An indoor localization and communication project is described that proposes to use RFID (radio-frequency identification) tags, placed in the building…”
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Methane Oxidation by Methanotrophs and Its Effects on the Phosphate Flux over the Sediment-Water Interface in a Eutrophic Lake by Anja J. C. Sinke, Francis H. M. Cottaar, Buis, Kerst, Keizer, Peer

“…The effect of methane oxidation in aerobic sediment on oxygen consumption and phosphate flux was investigated in diffusion chambers. The diffusion chambers…”
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Body Composition in Children and Adolescents with Osteogenesis Imperfecta by Palomo, Telma, MD, Glorieux, Francis H., MD, PhD, Schoenau, Eckhard, MD, Rauch, Frank, MD

“…Objective To use peripheral quantitative computed tomography to determine the cross-sectional area (CSA) of subcutaneous fat and muscle (fat CSA, muscle CSA)…”
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Intercomparison of Standard Gain Horn Antennas at W -Band by Jin-Seob Kang, No-Weon Kang, Gentle, D G, MacReynolds, K, Francis, M H

“…An intercomparison of two W -band (75-110 GHz) standard gain horn antennas of nominal gains 24 and 27 dB has been performed at the Korea Research Institute of…”
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Multidisciplinary Treatment of Severe Osteogenesis Imperfecta: Functional Outcomes at Skeletal Maturity by Montpetit, Kathleen, MScOT, Palomo, Telma, MD, Glorieux, Francis H., MD, PhD, Fassier, François, MD, Rauch, Frank, MD

“…Abstract Objective To determine the functional outcomes associated with long-term multidisciplinary treatment, intravenous bisphosphonate treatment, orthopedic…”
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Preoperative epidural injections are associated with increased risk of infection after single-level lumbar decompression by Yang, Scott, MD, Werner, Brian C., MD, Cancienne, Jourdan M., MD, Hassanzadeh, Hamid, MD, Shimer, Adam L., MD, Shen, Francis H., MD, Singla, Anuj, MD

“…Abstract Background Context Lumbar epidural steroid injections (LESIs) are often performed as a treatment option for lumbar stenosis and radiculopathy before…”
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