We identify the causal eff ect of compulsory military service on conscripts’ subsequent labor-market outcomes by exploiting the regression-discontinuity design of the military draft in Germany during the 1950s. Unbiased estimates of military service on lifetime earnings, wages, and employment are obtained by comparing men born before July 1, 1937 (the “White Cohort”) who were exempted from comp...

Academics are now expected to acquire new pedagogical concepts and maximize the potential of new learning technologies to demonstrate that they understand the latest teaching principles in higher education in Hong Kong. Th is research explores practices at departments and their eff ect on academics adopting innovative practices with learning technologies. Semi-structured interviews were conduct...

We identify the causal eff ect of compulsory military service on conscripts’ subsequent labor-market outcomes by exploiting the regression-discontinuity design of the military draft in Germany during the 1950s. Unbiased estimates of military service on lifetime earnings, wages, and employment are obtained by comparing men born before July 1, 1937 (the “White Cohort”) who were exempted from comp...

Glass ionomer cements (GICs) are commonly used as restorative materials. Th e eff ect of GICs on diff erent cell types varies. Stem cells from Human Exfoliated Deciduous teeth, SHED are a source for dental tissue regeneration. Th e necrosis and infl ammation that eventually follows necrosis can disturb this regenerative process. We tested seven GICs including Fuji I, Fuji II, Fuji VIII, Fuji IX...

Brain histamine plays the role of neuromodulator and neurotransmitter in a variety of physiological and pathological processes. Kynurenic acid (KYNA) is an antagonist of the glycine site within the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor complex, and of nicotinic α7 receptors in the brain of mammals. Here, we report that thioperamide, H3 receptor antagonist/inverse agonist is capable of increasing...

“US military offi cials are expecting that Iraq will use chemical and biological weapons against US and allied forces in the event of war”, wrote our American correspondent, Michael McCarthy, on Feb 22, 2003. He reported on preparations by US forces, which seem surreal now, to protect troops in Iraq from nerve agents, anthrax, botulinum toxin, and even smallpox. Just a few weeks earlier, 500 pu...

www.thelancet.com/infection Vol 15 February 2015 135 2 Peck FB Jr, Kohlstaedt KC. Pre-exposure rabies prophylaxis problems and procedures. Ind Med Surg 1964; 33: 17–21. 3 Doedee AM, Boland GJ, Pennings JL, et al. Eff ects of prophylactic and therapeutic paracetamol treatment during vaccination on hepatitis B antibody levels in adults: two open-label, randomized controlled trials. PloS One 2014;...

Aside from statistical power considerations, we would like to comment on other methodologic aspects that deserve attention. Indeed, the use of hospitalization rather than hospitalization or death would result in very similar power because of the much higher hospitalization rates compared with mortality rates. In addition, the use of composite end points remains a matter of controversy. For inst...

Th ree populations of silky bent grass (Apera spica-venti L.) were tested – one that is susceptible and two that are resistant to sulfonylureas. Th is study assessed the effi cacy of control by diff erent herbicides in a pot experiment and estimated the molecular status of resistance to sulfonylureas in analysed populations and its eff ect on the effi cacy of diff erent chemical treatments. Th ...

The pioneering trials of antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention have yielded a potent new strategy for the reduction of HIV incidence in atrisk populations. However, pre-exposure prophylaxis is inherently a combination approach: the intervention eff ect will depend not only on drug effi cacy, but also on behaviours of users and providers. Before the fi rst trial fi ndings em...