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Warren Tay (1843–1927)
By: Tiffany Nardi
| Published: May 27, 2017
The arterial switch operation, also called the Jatene procedure, is an operation in which surgeons redirect the flow of blood through abnormal hearts…
TechnologyJatene, AdibTransposition of Great VesselsCongenital Heart DiseaseAorta--Abnormalities
“Child Development in the Context of Disaster, War, and Terrorism: Pathways of Risk and Resilience” (2012), by Ann S. Masten and Angela J. Narayan
By: Hira Ali
| Published: Nov 15, 2017
In 2012 Ann S. Masten and Angela J. Narayan published the article “Child Development in the Context of Disaster, War, and Terrorism: Pathways of Risk…
LiteraturePost-Traumatic Stress DisorderChildren and warChild disaster victimsPost-traumatic stress disorder in children
Infantile Autism: The Syndrome and Its Implications for a Neural Theory of Behavior (1964), by Bernard Rimland
By: Sean Cohmer
| Published: May 23, 2014
Infantile Autism: The Syndrome and Its Implications for a Neural Theory of Behavior (hereafter Infantile Autism) is a book written by Bernard Rimland…
LiteratureAutism in childrenAutismAutism spectrum disordersChildren with autism spectrum disorders
Jerold Lucey (1926– )
By: Arianna Bradley
| Published: Jun 12, 2017
Jerold Lucey studied newborn infants in the United States in the twentieth century. In the 1960s and 1970s, Lucey studied phototherapy as a treatment…
PhototherapyJaundiceJaundice, NeonatalNeonatologyBilirubin
The Role of the Notch Signaling Pathway in Myogenesis
By: Justin M. Wolter
| Published: Jul 26, 2013
Among other functions, the Notch signaling pathway forestalls the process of myogenesis in animals. The Notch signaling pathway is a pathway in…
MyogenesisNotch genesNotch ProteinsMusclesMyoblasts
Hydrocephalus During Infancy
By: Alexandra Bohnenberger
| Published: Mar 07, 2017
Hydrocephalus is a congenital or acquired disorder characterized by the abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the cavities of the brain…
HydrocephalusDandy, Walter Edward, 1886-1946Arnold-Chiari DeformityBrain--DiseasesInfants--Diseases
Tissue Engineering
By: Angel Lopez
| Published: Oct 29, 2010
Tissue engineering is a field of regenerative medicine that integrates the knowledge of scientists, physicians, and engineers into the construction…
Tissue EngineeringmedicineRegeneration
John von Neumann's Cellular Automata
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| Published: Jun 14, 2010
Cellular automata (CA) are mathematical models used to simulate complex systems or processes. In several fields, including biology, physics, and…
Von Neumann, John, 1903-1957ModelsEvolution
Viktor Hamburger (1900-2001)
By: Adam R. Navis
| Published: Nov 08, 2007
Viktor Hamburger was an embryologist who focused on neural development. His scientific career stretched from the early 1920s as a student of Hans…
PeopleHamburger, Viktor, 1900-2001Nerve Growth FactorBiographyNeurons
Essay: The Cuvier-Geoffroy Debate
By: Valerie Racine
| Published: Oct 07, 2013
In 1830, a dispute erupted in the halls of lÕAcad mie des Sciences in Paris between the two most prominent anatomists of the nineteenth century.…
EssayAnimals--ClassificationCuvier, Georges, baron, 1769-1832AnatomyBiological Evolution