For researchers and practitioners interested in social relationships, the question remains as
to how large social networks typically are, and how their size and composition change …

While the role of exports in promoting growth in general, and productivity in particular, has
been investigated empirically using aggregate data for countries and industries for a long …

The purpose of this paper is to integrate the concepts of ecosystem services and disservices
when assessing the efficacy of using urban forests for mitigating pollution. A brief review of …

Motivation: Molecular biotechnology now makes it possible to build elaborate systems
models, but the systems biology community needs information standards if models are to be …

Since its initial release in 2000, the human reference genome has covered only the
euchromatic fraction of the genome, leaving important heterochromatic regions unfinished …

Importance Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. Current estimates on
the burden of cancer are needed for cancer control planning. Objective To estimate …

A novel sequence discovered in a computational screen appears distantly related to the p35
subunit of IL-12. This factor, which we term p19, shows no biological activity by itself; …

Summary Background The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study
2015 provides an up-to-date synthesis of the evidence for risk factor exposure and the …

Background Non-fatal outcomes of disease and injury increasingly detract from the ability of
the world's population to live in full health, a trend largely attributable to an epidemiological …

Abstract The Human Metabolome Database (HMDB) is currently the most complete and
comprehensive curated collection of human metabolite and human metabolism data in the …