We studied the mathematical relations between species abundance distributions (SADs) and species-area relationships (SARs) and found that a power-law SAR can be generally derived from a power-law SAD without a special assumption such as the “canonical hypothesis”. In the present analysis, an SAR-exponent is obtained as a function of an SAD-exponent for a finite number of species. We also studie...

In order to develop a structured and objective diagnostic instrument, authors completed: (1) the translation and back translation of the Korean version of the Kiddie-Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia - Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL) and (2) the examination of its validity and reliability of the K-SADS-PL-Korean version (K-SADS- PL) when used with Korean children. A to...

Brian J. McGill,* Rampal S. Etienne, John S. Gray, David Alonso, Marti J. Anderson, Habtamu Kassa Benecha, Maria Dornelas, Brian J. Enquist, Jessica L. Green, Fangliang He, Allen H. Hurlbert, Anne E. Magurran, Pablo A. Marquet, Brian A. Maurer, Annette Ostling, Candan U. Soykan, Karl I. Ugland and Ethan P. White Abstract Species abundance distributions (SADs) follow one of ecology!s oldest and ...

Learning about computers continues to be regarded as a rather informal and complex landscape dominated by individual exploratory and opportunistic approaches, even for students and instructors in Computer Science Departments. During the last two decades, software animated demonstrations (SADs), also known as screencasts, have attracted particular attention as a promising platform for the strugg...

An index observation where a dog was trained to alert to, as well as respond to, human tonic-clonic seizures led to further research and refinement of training techniques. This was followed by anecdotal reports of pet dogs spontaneously anticipating human epileptic seizures. An industry has since developed training Seizure-Alert Dogs (SADs) to give humans warnings of their seizures. In some cas...

BACKGROUND Most information about spinal arachnoid diverticula (SADs) in dogs has been retrieved from relatively small case series. The aim of this study was to describe this disease in a larger number of dogs. OBJECTIVES Description of the signalment, clinical presentation, and imaging findings of a large number of dogs with SADs. ANIMALS One hundred and twenty-two dogs with SADs. METHOD...

The reliability of assessment of Research Diagnostic Criteria and DSM-III axis I affective disorders in children and adolescents was studied using a semistructured diagnostic interview. The Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (SADS) for School-Age Children (Kiddie SADS) Present Episode Version, an adaptation of the adult SADS for children was used. Fifty-two subjects, aged 6 thro...

J. Phys. Or es (SADs) in aqueous solutions was investigated in a wide range of pH by time-correlated single photon counting (lex1⁄4 350nm, tresp1⁄4 300ps) and fluorescence up-conversion (lex1⁄4 266nm, tresp1⁄4 300 fs) techniques. The acid–base equilibrium constants in the ground (pKa) and the excited states (pK a ), the fluorescence quantum yields as well as the lifetimes of anionic, neutral, a...

BACKGROUND While ethnic diversity is increasing in many Western countries, access to youth mental health care is generally lower among ethnic minority youth compared to majority youth. It is unlikely that this is explained by a lower prevalence of psychiatric disorders in minority children. Effective screening methods to detect psychiatric disorders in ethnic minority youth are important to off...

BACKGROUND There is a scarcity of data available to determine the safety and effectiveness of bariatric surgery in the elderly population. Additionally, there are no studies showing the effect of the single anastomosis duodenal switch (SADS) has on the elderly obese, in comparison with other more popular procedures. Here we compare laparoscopic gastric band surgery (LAGB), Laparoscopic Roux-en-...