Magnesium and its alloys have excellent physical and mechanical properties for a number
of applications. In particular its high strength: weight ratio makes it an ideal metal for …

This paper is a compendium of data base management operating systems folklore. It is an
early paper and is still in draft form. It is intended as a set of course notes for a class on data …

Species abundance distributions (SADs) follow one of ecology's oldest and most universal
laws–every community shows a hollow curve or hyperbolic shape on a histogram with many …

We present single-molecule, real-time sequencing data obtained from a DNA polymerase
performing uninterrupted template-directed synthesis using four distinguishable …

Summary The Cancer Genome Atlas Network recently cataloged recurrent genomic
abnormalities in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). We describe a robust gene expression …

Abstract The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) is an imaging and spectroscopic survey that
will eventually cover approximately one-quarter of the celestial sphere and collect spectra …

This paper describes the Sixth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. With this data
release, the imaging of the northern Galactic cap is now complete. The survey contains …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a frequently lethal disease with heterogeneous outcomes and
drug responses. To resolve inconsistencies among the reported gene expression–based …

Background First-line therapy for advanced non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that lacks
targetable mutations is platinum-based chemotherapy. Among patients with a tumor …

A week after our daughter Lauren was born, my wife Bonnie and I were completely
exhausted. Each night Lauren kept waking us. Bonnie had been torn in the delivery and was …