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Michael R. Stevenson

- Verified email at maine.edu - Cited by 1418

Michael Stevenson

- Verified email at mq.edu.au - Cited by 777

Understanding K-12 STEM education: A framework for developing STEM literacy

G Falloon, M Hatzigianni, M Bower, A Forbes… - Journal of Science …, 2020 - Springer
In recent years, arguments have signalled the value of STEM education for building
discipline knowledge and an array of capabilities, skills and dispositions, aligned with the …

Time‐limited home‐care reablement services for maintaining and improving the functional independence of older adults

A Cochrane, M Furlong, S McGilloway… - Cochrane Database …, 2016 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Reablement, also known as restorative care, is one possible approach to home‐
care services for older adults at risk of functional decline. Unlike traditional home‐care …

Paternal absence and sex-role development: A meta-analysis

MR Stevenson, KN Black - Child development, 1988 - JSTOR
A meta-analysis was based on every available study that has compared father-present and
father-absent children on a measure of sex typing. 67 studies produced 222 estimates of …

Cross-cultural reading the mind in the eyes: an fMRI investigation

RB Adams Jr, NO Rule, RG Franklin Jr… - Journal of cognitive …, 2010 - direct.mit.edu
The ability to infer others' thoughts, intentions, and feelings is regarded as uniquely human.
Over the last few decades, this remarkable ability has captivated the attention of …

The prevalence of nonadherence in difficult asthma

J Gamble, M Stevenson, E McClean… - American journal of …, 2009 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: With the advent of new and expensive therapies for severe refractory asthma,
targeting the appropriate patients is important. An important issue is identifying …

Abundance of two human preadipocyte subtypes with distinct capacities for replication, adipogenesis, and apoptosis varies among fat depots

T Tchkonia, YD Tchoukalova… - American Journal …, 2005 - journals.physiology.org
Fat depots vary in function and size. The preadipocytes that fat cells develop from exhibit
distinct regional characteristics that persist in culture. Human abdominal subcutaneous …

Fat depot origin affects adipogenesis in primary cultured and cloned human preadipocytes

T Tchkonia, N Giorgadze… - American Journal …, 2002 - journals.physiology.org
Fat distribution varies among individuals with similar body fat content. Innate differences in
adipose cell characteristics may contribute because lipid accumulation and lipogenic …

The influence of dental to facial midline discrepancies on dental attractiveness ratings

CD Johnston, DJ Burden… - The European Journal of …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
This study investigated the perception of discrepancies between the dental and facial
midlines by orthodontists and young laypeople. A smiling photograph of a young adult …

Clinical significance of sperm DNA damage in assisted reproduction outcome

L Simon, G Brunborg, M Stevenson, D Lutton… - Human …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Sperm DNA damage shows great promise as a biomarker of infertility. The
study aim is to determine the usefulness of DNA fragmentation (DF), including modified …

Is there a place for e-learning in clinical skills? A survey of undergraduate medical students' experiences and attitudes

GJ Gormley, K Collins, M Boohan, IC Bickle… - Medical …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Background: e-learning is established in many medical schools. However the effectiveness
of e-learning has been difficult to quantify and there have been concerns that such …