To further explore the possible effect of PCBs on vaccine response, we have now completed follow-up at 7 years of age of the younger of the two cohorts previously examined (Heilmann et al. 2006), and invitations were extended to all cohort members, thereby securing a study group five times larger than the one originally studied.
After Ms. Liu was rejected everywhere she applied, the provincial Disabled Persons Federation helped her secure a spot studying accounting at the Hunan Advanced Specialized School of Finance and Economics, a junior college where teachers and administrators have shown a strong commitment to helping poor and disabled students, Mr. Zhou said.
In addition, in order to secure an unselected study population the National Social Insurance Office, a government agent that handles all sick leave compensation for periods two weeks or longer, was engaged to refer all patients that were filing sick leave applications for low back pain.
Since that week, I've been determined to secure a place to study Medicine at university.
An indifferent pupil while at school, he nevertheless managed to secure a place to study fine arts in the Belgian capital and found refuge in the music of George Gershwin, Duke Ellington and Nat King Cole.
Shohreh Ghaderi told BBC Persian's Harun Najafizada that living in relatively peaceful Balkh Province - and the support of her parents and siblings - enabled her to secure a place to study medicine at Kabul University.
Here was a woman who had helped me secure a place to study at the University of California, Berkeley on a free, one-year student exchange program when I was 21 by writing me a highly flattering letter of reference.
Her tutors believe the dress should earn her a good enough grade to secure a university place to study fashion design.
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In some cases, the services even interview the investigators or try to secure a spot in an experimental study for the customer.
