BIOS601 Resources: Substantive Areas of Application

[updated Feb. 29, 2020]

Texts Statistics: A Guide to the Biological and Health Sciences

Statistics: A Guide to the Unknown [man in his Political, Social and Physical world]

Statistics: A Guide to the Unknown [3rd Edition]

   
Other Topics 1954 Trial of Salk Polio Vaccine

Human papillomavirus (HPV)

Hormone Replacement Therapy

Folic acid supplementation/food fortification: Birth defects

The mode of transmission of cholera

Water Fluoridation

Thalidomide 1961: Notice Dec. 2 and Letter Dec. 16 in the Lancet
Thalidomide 40 years on - BBC Radio Story (Real Audio)

Breast/colon/lung/prostate cancer screening

A Re-evaluation of the Duration of Survival after the onset of Dementia

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS/crib death)

Zika Virus, 2015:   BILAN DE L'EPIDEMIE A VIRUS ZIKA EN POLYNESIE FRANCAISE, 2013-2014
Zika Virus, 2016:   Mar. 4   May 21[article]   May 21[editorial]   Jun 15   Aug 26   Jul 7   Aug 21

Health effects of asbestos

National Clinical Skills Exam Scores as Predictors of Complaints to Medical Regulatory Authorities

Exposure to Scientific Theories Affects Women's Math Performance

Smoked cannabis for chronic neuropathic pain: a randomized controlled trial

Changes in energy content of lunchtime purchases from fast food restaurants after introduction of calorie labelling: cross sectional customer surveys

      Photos from upstate NY 2011-09-04 (zip file)

Child and adolescent fast-food choice and the influence of calorie labeling: a natural experiment

Malpractice Risk According to Physician Specialty

Association between the number of eggs and live birth in IVF treatment: an analysis of 400 135 treatment cycles

Cardiovascular Effect of Bans on Smoking in Public Places

Genetic Signatures of Exceptional Longevity in Humans   Authors of Controversial Longevity Study Discuss the Furor

Associations between C-reactive protein, coronary artery calcium, and cardiovascular events: implications for the JUPITER population from MESA, a population-based cohort study.

A curvilinear effect of height on reproductive success in human males

Effect of donor smoking on survival after lung transplantation: a cohort study of a prospective registry

Effects of experience and commercialisation on survival in Himalayan mountaineering: retrospective cohort study

Change in Trans Fatty Acid Content of Fast-Food Purchases Associated With New York City's Restaurant Regulation

Randomized Polypill Crossover Trial in People Aged 50 and Over

Walnuts 'improve sperm health'BBC | Scientific article

Egg yolk consumption and carotid plaque | Supp. Material

ABO Blood Group and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Two Prospective Cohort Studies

International travel 'makes athletes ill' BBC news | Elite athletes travelling to international destinations >5 time zone differences from their home country have a 2-3-fold increased risk of illness

Sex before competing: Does it boost athletes' performance?

Humans to blame for storms: scientists Heat waves, floods due to climate change

Aubin: Students' premise (that Quebecers are laggards in going to university) is wrong | Learning - University Participation

Effect of expanded US recommendations for seasonal influenza vaccination: comparison of two pediatric emergency departments in the United States and Canada

A Parasite Carried By Cats Could Increase Suicide Risk - Web story | Scientific Article

A 61-million-person experiment in social influence and political mobilization

Rate of de novo mutations and the importance of father's age to disease risk

Glass Shape Influences Consumption Rate for Alcoholic Beverages

Offspring of Male and Female Parents With Thalidomide Embryopathy: Birth Defects and Functional Anomalies

Friends You Can Count On - NYTimes.com.pdf

Identifying the lowest effective dose of acetazolamide for the prophylaxis of acute mountain sickness: systematic review and meta-analysis

The Size-Life Span Trade-Off Decomposed: Why Large Dogs Die Young

Smokers' faces: who are the smokers?

Barium distributions in teeth reveal early-life dietary transitions in primates

Risk of incident diabetes among patients treated with statins: population based study

Measuring Cognitive Distraction in the Automobile

Protection Against Malaria by Intravenous Immunization with a Nonreplicating Sporozoite Vaccine

Driving under the (Cellular) Influence

Tetris & Lazy Eye: Dichoptic training enables the adult amblyopic brain to learn

Impact of errors in age estimates on the classification of proper child occupant restraint use: an observational survey

Decline in semen concentration and morphology in a sample of 26 609 men close to general population between 1989 and 2005 in France

Pedestrian crossing location influences injury severity in urban areas

Impact of social and technological distraction on pedestrian crossing behaviour: an observational study

Effect of donor smoking on survival after lung transplantation: a cohort study of a prospective registry

Effects of experience and commercialisation on survival in Himalayan mountaineering: retrospective cohort study

Change in Trans Fatty Acid Content of Fast-Food Purchases Associated With New York City's Restaurant Regulation: A Pre-Post Study

Randomized Polypill Crossover Trial in People Aged 50 and Over

Glass Shape Influences Consumption Rate for Alcoholic Beverages

Offspring of Male and Female Parents With Thalidomide Embryopathy: Birth Defects and Functional Anomalies

Identifying the lowest effective dose of acetazolamide for the prophylaxis of acute mountain sickness: systematic review and meta-analysis

Exhaled breath is unique fingerprint

Longevity Of Dogs

Faces: who are the smokers?

Barium distributions in teeth reveal early-life dietary transitions in primates

Risk of incident diabetes among patients treated with statins: population based study

Lazy Eye helped by Tetris"

Measuring Cognitive Distraction in the Automobile

Protection Against Malaria by Intravenous Immunization with a Nonreplicating Sporozoite Vaccine

Friends You Can Count On

Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder: People who think they are drunk also think they are attractive

An Inherited Magnetic Map Guides Ocean Navigation in Juvenile Pacific Salmon

olfactory exposure to males, including men, causes stress and related analgesia in rodents

A carriage full of curates

Pregnancy and the risk of a traffic crash

Amphibian breeding phenology trends under climate change: predicting the past to forecast the future

Badgers prefer cattle pasture but avoid cattle: implications for bovine tuberculosis control

Efficacy and Safety of the RTS,S/AS01 Malaria Vaccine during 18 Months after Vaccination: A Phase 3 Randomized, Controlled Trial

Statistics and the Ontario Lottery Retailer Scandal

Efficacy and Safety of the RTS,S/AS01 Malaria Vaccine during 18 Months after Vaccination: A Phase 3 Randomized, Controlled Trial in Children and Young Infants at 11 African Sites

ABO blood type, factor VIII, and incident cognitive impairment in the REGARDS cohort

Facing up to stereotypes: Surgeons and physicians are no different in their emotional expressiveness

Turning the left cheek

Why The Oldest Person In The World Keeps Dying.pdf

Efficacy and effectiveness of an rVSV-vectored vaccine expressing Ebola surface glycoprotein: interim results from the Guinea ring vaccination cluster-randomised trial

Live-Birth Rate Associated With Repeat In Vitro Fertilization Treatment Cycles

Estimating the number of secondary Ebola cases resulting from an unsafe burial and risk factors for transmission during the West Africa Ebola epidemic

Temporal trends in sperm count: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis

Effect of High-Dose vs Standard-Dose Wintertime Vitamin D Supplementation on Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Young Healthy Children

Country-specific effects of neonicotinoid pesticides on honey bees and wild bees

Pesticide reduces bumblebee colony initiation and increases probability of population extinction

Aspirin versus Placebo in Pregnancies at High Risk for Preterm Preeclampsia

School Starting Age and Cognitive Development

 
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