We examine a database of over 700 spawner-recruitment series to search for parameters
that are constant, or nearly so, at the level of a species or above. We find that the number of …

In 1993, six Canadian populations of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) had collapsed to the point
where a moratorium was declared on fishing. It has been argued that the collapses were …

Integrated Product Development (IPD) creates overlap and interaction between activities in
the new product development process and, because this increases the need to coordinate, …

W'eanalyzed 364 spawnerrecruitment time series to determine whether recruitment is related
to spawner abundance. We pose three questions: 1) Does the highest recruitment occur …

Pediatric patients who undergo posterior spinal fusion surgery to correct scoliosis often
require multiple blood transfusions. Tranexamic acid is a synthetic antifibrinolytic drug that …

Estimation of maximum reproductive rate using spawner-recruitment models involves
extrapolating survival for very low spawner abundance. Existing spawner-recruitment curves often …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To describe and critically appraise available methods
for handling missing variance data in meta-analysis (MA). METHODS: Systematic review. …

It is widely accepted that meta-analysts should search multiple databases. The selection of
databases is ideally based on the potential contribution of each database to the project or on …

Population and community data in one study are usually analyzed in isolation from other
data. Here, we introduce statistical methods that allow many data sets to be analyzed …

Background Search filters or hedges play an important role in evidence-based medicine but
their development depends on the availability of a "gold standard" – a reference standard …