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Correction: The association of leptin and incident hypertension in the reasons for geographic and racial differences in stroke (REGARDS) cohort by Sherman, S. E., Stoutenburg, E., Long, D. L., Juraschek, S. P., Cushman, M., Howard, V. J., Tracy, R. P., Judd, S. E., Kamin Mukaz, D., Zakai, N. A., Plante, T. B.

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Racial and geographic differences in fish consumption: The REGARDS Study by NAHAB, F, LE, A, JUDD, S, FRANKEL, M. R, ARD, J, NEWBY, P. K, HOWARD, V. J

“…Omega-3 fatty acids from fish have been shown to have favorable effects on platelet aggregation, blood pressure, lipid profile, endothelial function, and…”
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A short solution to the many-player silent duel with arbitrary consolation prize by Alpern, Steve, Howard, J.V.

“…•Gives a relatively short derivation of the solution to symmetric many-player duels.•Introduces a new variable and parameter (the ‘score’ and the ‘consolation…”
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Primary prevention of ischemic stroke: A statement for healthcare professionals from the Stroke Council of the American Heart Association by Goldstein, L B, Adams, R, Becker, K, Furberg, C D, Gorelick, P B, Hademenos, G, Hill, M, Howard, G, Howard, V J, Jacobs, B, Levine, S R, Mosca, L, Sacco, R L, Sherman, D G, Wolf, P A, del Zoppo, G J

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Winner-Take-All Games: The Strategic Optimisation of Rank by Alpern, Steve, Howard, J. V.

“…In many competitive situations (including nearly all sports) a player’s aim is not simply to maximise his score but to maximise its rank among all scores…”
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Primary prevention of ischemic stroke: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals from the Stroke Council of the American Heart Association by GOLDSTEIN, Larry B, ADAMS, Robert, LEVINE, Steven R, MOSCA, Lori, SACCO, Ralph L, SHERMAN, David G, WOLF, Philip A, DEL ZOPPO, Gregory J, BECKER, Kyra, FURBERG, Curt D, GORELICK, Philip B, HADEMENOS, George, HILL, Martha, HOWARD, George, HOWARD, Virginia J, JACOBS, Bradley

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Caregiving Strain and All-Cause Mortality: Evidence From the REGARDS Study by PERKINS, Martinique, HOWARD, Virginia J, WADLEY, Virginia G, CROWE, Michael, SAFFORD, Monika M, HALEY, William E, HOWARD, George, ROTH, David L

“…Using a large, national sample, this study examined perceived caregiving strain and other caregiving factors in relation to all-cause mortality. The REasons…”
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The association of leptin and incident hypertension in the reasons for geographic and racial differences in stroke (REGARDS) cohort by Sherman, S E, Stoutenburg, E, Long, D L, Juraschek, S P, Cushman, M, Howard, V J, Tracy, R P, Judd, S E, Kamin Mukaz, D, Zakai, N A, Plante, T B

“…Leptin is an adipokine associated with obesity and with hypertension in animal models. Whether leptin is associated with hypertension independent of obesity is…”
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Significance Testing with No Alternative Hypothesis: A Measure of Surprise by Howard, J. V.

“…A pure significance test would check the agreement of a statistical model with the observed data even when no alternative model was available. The paper…”
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Rendezvous Search on the Interval and the Circle by Howard, J. V

“…Two people are placed randomly and independently on a street of unit length. They attempt to find each other in the shortest possible expected time. We solve…”
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Rendezvous-Evasion Search in Two Boxes by Gal, S, Howard, J. V

“…An agent (who may or may not want to be found) is located in one of two boxes. At time 0 suppose that he is in box B . With probability p he wishes to be…”
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Association of stroke risk biomarkers with stroke symptoms: the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke cohort by Landry, K. K., Alexander, K. S., Zakai, N. A., Judd, S. E., Kleindorfer, D. O., Howard, V. J., Howard, G., Cushman, M.

“…Essentials Stroke symptom history predicts future stroke and may indicate prior unrecognized stroke. We studied associations of stroke symptoms with stroke…”
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New results on rendezvous search on the interval by Howard, J. V., Timmer, Marco

“…In a rendezvous search problem, two players are placed in a network and must try to meet each other in the least possible expected time. We look at rendezvous…”
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Evaluation of social status as a contributing factor to the stroke belt region of the United States by HOWARD, G, ANDERSON, R, JOHNSON, N. J, SORLIE, P, RUSSELL, G, HOWARD, V. J

“…The southeastern United States has stroke mortality rates above the national average. The causes for this excess mortality are unknown; however, lower…”
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The reasons for geographic and racial differences in stroke study: objectives and design by Howard, Virginia J, Cushman, Mary, Pulley, Leavonne, Gomez, Camilo R, Go, Rodney C, Prineas, Ronald J, Graham, Andra, Moy, Claudia S, Howard, George

“…The REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study is a national, population-based, longitudinal study of 30,000 African-American and…”
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Low mini-mental status predicts mortality in asymptomatic carotid arterial stenosis by PETTIGREW, L. C, THOMAS, N, HOWARD, V. J, VELTKAMP, R, TOOLE, J. F

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Validation of the ACAS TIA/stroke algorithm by KARANJIA, P. N, NELSON, J. J, LEFKOWITZ, D. S, DICK, A. R, TOOLE, J. F, CHAMBLESS, L. E, HAYES, R, HOWARD, V. J

“…An easily administered questionnaire and algorithm classifying transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) or strokes, and also their distribution, could be invaluable…”
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0830 SLEEP DURATION BY SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC, SOCIOECONOMIC, AND GEOGRAPHICAL STATUS: THE REGARDS STUDY by Petrov, ME, Long, L, Grandner, MA, MacDonald, L, Cribbet, MR, Robbins, R, Cundiff, J, Molano, JR, Hoffmann, N, Howard, G, Howard, VJ

“…Abstract Introduction: Short (<6hrs) and long (≥9hrs) sleep duration are associated with poor health outcomes and the prevalence of each varies by race,…”
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Transcription activation at the Escherichia coli melAB promoter: the role of MelR and the cyclic AMP receptor protein by Belyaeva, Tamara A., Wade, Joseph T., Webster, Christine L., Howard, Victoria J., Thomas, Mark S., Hyde, Eva I., Busby, Stephen J. W.

“…MelR is a melibiose‐triggered transcription activator that belongs to the AraC family of transcription factors. Using purified Escherichia coli RNA polymerase…”
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Selection process for surgeons in the asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis study by MOORE, W. S, VESCERA, C. L, ROBERTSON, J. T, BAKER, W. H, HOWARD, V. J, TOOLE, J. F

“…The Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis Study is a prospective, multicenter, randomized clinical trial of carotid endarterectomy for the treatment of…”
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