Materials that become thicker when stretched and thinner when compressed are the subject
of this review. The theory behind the counterintuitive behavior of these so‐called auxetic …

Following high profile, life changing long term mental illnesses and fatalities in sports such
as skiing, cricket and American football—sports injuries feature regularly in national and …

Auxetic composite materials can be produced either from conventional components via
specially designed configurations or from auxetic components. This paper reviews …

The debate on the resurgence of income inequality in some advanced industrial societies
has often focused on the impact of an increasingly integrated world economy, typified by …

In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, we assessed the efficacy of an
ACTH(4–9) analogue, Org 2766, in the prevention of cisplatin neuropathy in 55 women with …

Globalization has renewed interest in the place and role of cities in the international system.
Recent literature proposes that the fate of cities (and their residents) has become …

Background Glucocorticoids (GCs) can regulate hippocampal metabolism, physiologic
functions, and memory. Despite evidence of memory decreases during pharmacological GC …

Dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) is accompanied by disruption in glucose regulation
and utilization that may contribute to its characteristic memory impairment. Increasing glucose …

Finite element models are developed for the in-plane linear elastic constants of a family of
honeycombs comprising arrays of cylinders connected by ligaments. Honeycombs having …

We examine the determinants of inequality in the distribution of family income in approximately
3,100 counties of the United States in 1970, 1980, and 1990. Such a study provides a "…