In the last decade, NASA and other space exploration organizations have focused on making
crewed missions to different locations in our solar system a priority. To ensure the crew …

In 1967, Norwood Russell Hanson was killed in a plane crash. Despite having passed away
at the relatively young age of 42, Hanson had already made indelible contributions to the …

This dissertation is an inquiry focused on the causal relationship between foreign direct
investment (FDI) and economic growth in both developed and developing countries. Chapter 1 …

In the last chapter we encountered four figures—a cube, a rhomboid, a staircase, and a
tunnel—all of which displayed the phenomenon of reversible perspective. We also considered …

A significant challenge to current and future manned and/or unmanned space missions is
due to deep space radiation. An improvement in more realistic (more accurate) simulation …

Methods A retrospective cohort study comparing minimally invasive and open combined
colorectal and liver resections was completed using prospectively collected data from the ACS …

With increasing frequency, corporate directors, officers, and employees have found themselves
personally involved in complex government investigations, shareholder lawsuits, and …

Background and Importance: Since Trousseau’s initial publication, the development of
thromboembolic events related to malignancy has been well established. The pathophysiology of …

Nuclear non-proliferation issues abound in the news. Of note, the US Air Force has been
reprimanded for lax nuclear security measures,'Iran is accused of trying to build a bomb, 2 and …

From its founding, Mormonism aroused intense opposition. Indi vidual hostility directed at
Joseph Smith, the religion's prophet founder, eventually gave way to collective violence …