MSCI BARRA recently launched a new family of MSCI FX Hedge indices. These indices
replicate the hedging mechanisms of a currency hedging program associated with MSCI …

Diet and the gut microbiota may underpin numerous human diseases. A major metabolic
product of commensal bacteria are short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) that derive from …

Complex, multi-task problems have proven to be difficult to solve efficiently in a sparse-reward
reinforcement learning setting. In order to be sample efficient, multi-task learning requires …

The purpose of this work is to explore how infants perceive surface features of language at
different levels of processing. Specifically, in both typical and atypical populations, we …

Methods This retrospective observational longitudinal study was performed using the
Canadian Registry for Pulmonary Fibrosis (CARE-PF), a well-described multicenter registry of …

Dimerization of two homologous strands of genomic RNA is an essential feature of retroviral
replication. In the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), a conserved stem−loop …

Our purpose is to present a broad review about the principles, early history, evolution,
applications, and complications of femtosecond lasers used in refractive and nonrefractive corneal …

This dissertation attempts to do two things. First, it seeks to address how European history
became an important component of the social studies curriculum at the end of the 19th century…

Understanding world history is critical for our development as citizens in our interconnected
society. Yet it is not clear that the standards for world history courses in the US foster …

Autophagy is a tightly regulated pathway involving the lysosomal degradation of cytoplasmic
organelles or cytosolic components. This pathway can be stimulated by multiple forms of …