We are also most grateful to Doreen Uchendi for her assistance in retrieval of patient records.
We thank the participants and their families for taking part in this study, and Sze Yee Phuah, Amyza Saleh and Sharifah NurAin for assistance with retrieval of clinical and pathology data and helpful discussions.
The observed changes were consistent with our prediction that provocation would induce older pups to emit younger-sounding calls, perhaps in an attempt to stimulate maternal assistance and/or retrieval.
The pre-publication history for this paper can be accessed here: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/13/615/prepub We thank Mrs. Sonya Rehman and Mrs. Veronique Matthey for assistance in data retrieval.
Thank you to Ramace Dadd and Jennifer Ford for assistance with sample retrieval and participant recruitment, and to Dr. Russ Hauser for instrumental support.
For certain, it is one form of complementary and alternative medicine considered by women seeking assistance during transvaginal oocyte retrieval.
We thank Dr. Dafna Gladman for her support and suggestions, and Fawnda Pellet for her ongoing assistance with SF sample retrieval.
We thank participants and their families for taking part in this study; Eswary Thirthagiri, Shivaani Mariapun, Peter Kang, Daphne Lee, Kavitta Sivanandan, Kang In Nee, and Tomica Ambang for assistance with DNA preparation, retrieval of pathology data, calculation of Manchester score, and helpful discussions; and Thong Meow Keong and Yoon Sook-Yee for genetic counseling of BRCA carriers.
We also thank E. Doxsey-Whitfield, B. Meneken, K. Nydick and R. Vinebrooke for field assistance, M. Anderson for aid in retrieval and management of climate data, J. Smol for insightful comments on early versions of the manuscript, as well as the journal reviewers and the Academic Editor for suggestions that have led to substantial improvements.
Information retrieval systems offering automated assistance could greatly improve search effectiveness by suggesting or implementing assistance automatically.
Alisha Holloway provided valuable assistance with the African D. simulans data retrieval.
