In March, 2020, WHO declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. At the time of writing, the UK
has the highest number of recorded fatalities in Europe, with London regarded as the …

Context The effects of COVID-19 on the thyroid axis remain uncertain. Recent evidence has
been conflicting, with both thyrotoxicosis and suppression of thyroid function reported. …

Aims To investigate the effect of kisspeptin on glucose‐stimulated insulin secretion and appetite
in humans. Materials and methods In 15 healthy men (age: 25.2 ± 1.1 years; BMI: 22.3 ± …

Exactly 100 years ago, Friedrich Loeffler (1852-1915) published his masterful paper proving
that a particular bacillus was the etiologic agent responsible for diphtheria. The next year, …

Photodetectors hold a critical position in optoelectronic integrated circuits, and they convert
light into electricity. Over the past decades, high-performance photodetectors (PDs) have …

Introduction: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a leading cause of female subfertility
worldwide, however due to the heterogeneity of the disorder, the criteria for diagnosis remains …

… The dataset is comprised of 5.4 hours of spoken English audio sampled at 16kHz in wav
format. The audio is Americanaccented, with 8 major US English dialects represented, with …

The Securities and Exchange Commission is currently reviewing Rule 12b‐1, which governs
how fund advisors may pay for the distribution of fund shares. We provide evidence that …

In recent years, America's present means of providing for unwanted children, the foster care
system, has come under severe criticism from many child-serving professional groups. The …

Introduction: Ovarian follicle growth is a key step in the success of assisted reproductive
treatment, but limited data exists to directly relate follicle growth to recombinant FSH (rFSH) dose…