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Are Lifetime Abstainers the Best Control Group in Alcohol Epidemiology? On the Stability and Validity of Reported Lifetime Abstention by Rehm, J., Irving, H., Ye, Y., Kerr, W. C., Bond, J., Greenfield, T. K.

“…Lifetime abstainers have often been recommended as the comparison group in alcohol epidemiology. The objective of this study was to provide insight into the…”
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Electron spin and probability current density in quantum mechanics by Hodge, W. B., Migirditch, S. V., Kerr, W. C.

“…This paper analyzes how the existence of electron spin changes the equation for the probability current density in the quantum-mechanical continuity equation…”
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Application of Berry's Phase to the Effective Mass of Bloch Electrons by Rave, M. J, Kerr, W. C

“…Berry's phase, although well known since 1984, has received little attention among textbook authors of solid state physics. We attempt to address this lack by…”
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Profound apoptosis-mediated regional myocyte loss and compensatory hypertrophy in pigs with hibernating myocardium by LIM, H, FALLAVOLLITA, J. A, HARD, R, KERR, C. W, CANTY, J. M

“…Myocyte apoptosis is seen in ischemic heart disease, but whether it can occur after reversible ischemia or independent of necrosis and replacement fibrosis is…”
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Phase-space dynamics of semiclassical Spin- 1/2 Bloch electrons by KERR, W. C, RAVE, M. J, TURSKI, Ł. A

“…Following recent interest in a kinetic description of the semiclassical Bloch electron dynamics, we propose a new formulation based on the previously developed…”
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Economic contraction, alcohol intoxication and suicide: analysis of the National Violent Death Reporting System by Kaplan, M S, Huguet, N, Caetano, R, Giesbrecht, N, Kerr, W C, McFarland, B H

“…Although there is a large and growing body of evidence concerning the impact of contracting economies on suicide mortality risk, far less is known about the…”
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Cirrhosis mortality and per capita consumption of distilled spirits, United States, 1949-94: trend analysis by Roizen, Ron, Kerr, William C, Fillmore, Kaye M

“…Abstract Objective: To describe, evaluate, and suggest interpretations for an observed aggregate level relation between trends in mortality from cirrhosis and…”
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Berry's phase for an electron in a periodic potential without inversion symmetry by RAVE, M. J, KERR, W. C

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Thermodynamic Venn diagrams: Sorting out forces, fluxes, and Legendre transforms by Kerr, W. C., Macosko, J. C.

“…We show how to use a Venn diagram to illuminate the relations among the different thermodynamic potentials, forces, and fluxes of a simple system. A single…”
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Generalized phase space version of Langevin equations and associated Fokker-Planck equations by KERR, W. C, GRAHAM, A. J

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Rehm et al. Respond to “Never, or Hardly Ever?” by Rehm, J., Irving, H., Ye, Y., Kerr, W. C., Bond, J., Greenfield, T. K.

“…Rehm et al respond to "Never, or Hardly Ever? It Could Make a Difference," by Arthur L Klasky…”
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Additional comments on the aggregate-level associations between spirits consumption and cirrhosis mortality by Kerr, William C., Fillmore, Kaye M., Marvy, Paul

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Temperature and domain size dependence of sickle cell hemoglobin polymer melting in high concentration phosphate buffer by Louderback, J.G, Aroutiounian, S.Kh, Kerr, W.C, Ballas, S.K, Kim-Shapiro, D.B

“…Deoxygenated sickle cell hemoglobin (Hb S) in 1.8 M phosphate buffer, and carbon monoxide (CO) saturated buffer were rapidly mixed using a stopped-flow…”
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Role of elastic compatibility in martensitic texture evolution by Kerr, W. C., Killough, M. G., Saxena, A., Swart, P. J., Bishop, A. R.

“…We employ the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau (TDGL) method to analyze the time evolution of strain fields in a model for materials with martensitic phase…”
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The physiological effects of peptides and serotonin on Purkinje cell activity by Bishop, G A, Kerr, C W

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The physiological effects of serotonin are mediated by the 5HT1A receptor in the cat's cerebellar cortex by Kerr, C W, Bishop, G A

“…Serotonin is present in a fine beaded plexus in the cerebellar cortex of several mammalian species. In the cat, serotoninergic afferents arise from neurons…”
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Beverage-specific alcohol consumption and cirrhosis mortality in a group of English-speaking beer-drinking countries by Kerr, William C., Fillmore, Kaye Middleton, Marvy, Paul

“…Aims. To compare beverage‐specific per capita consumption and total alcohol consumption's associations with cirrhosis mortality rates in multiple countries…”
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Increased ventilation in runners during running as compared to walking at similar metabolic rates by Berry, M J, Dunn, C J, Pittman, C L, Kerr, W C, Adair, N E

“…At similar levels of carbon dioxide production (VCO2) and oxygen consumption (VO2), runners have been shown to have a greater minute ventilation (VE) during…”
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Purification of dopamine neurons by flow cytometry by Kerr, C W, Lee, L J, Romero, A A, Stull, N D, Iacovitti, L

“…The heterogeneity and preponderence of other cell types present in cultures has greatly impeded our ability to study dopamine neurons. In this report, we…”
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Solution of Kramers' problem for a moderately to heavily damped elastic string by Graham, A J, Kerr, W C

“…We obtain the nucleation rate of critical droplets for an elastic string moving in a double-well potential and subject to noise and damping forces. We obtain…”
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