Background Most people who stop smoking gain weight. This can discourage some people
from making a quit attempt and risks offsetting some, but not all, of the health advantages of …

Despite progress in the past decade, researchers struggle to evaluate the hypothesis that
environmental conditions compromise immunity and facilitate new disease outbreaks. In this …

Background Passive smoke exposure increases the risk of lower respiratory infection (LRI)
in infants, but the extensive literature on this association has not been systematically …

Background To date, few data on paediatric COVID-19 have been published, and most
reports originate from China. This study aimed to capture key data on children and …

Ecological and evolutionary dynamics can occur on similar timescales,,,,,,. However,
theoretical predictions of how rapid evolution can affect ecological dynamics are …

In the absence of an overt cytoskeleton, the external cell wall of bacteria has traditionally
been assumed to be the primary determinant of cell shape. In the Gram-positive bacterium …

This groundbreaking book explores the current state of doctoral education in the United
States and offers a plan for increasing the effectiveness of doctoral education. Programs …

The development of self‐regulatory systems during the preschool years is accompanied by
a dramatic increase in the ability to inhibit actions based on the directions of others. Several …

The idea that noncrop habitat enhances pest control and represents a win–win opportunity
to conserve biodiversity and bolster yields has emerged as an agroecological paradigm …

In recent years, advances in the study of temperament have identified a short list of
temperament dimensions. These include positive emotionality/approach, fear …