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  2. Breech birth - Wikipedia

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    Less than 5% of breech babies have their heads in the "star-gazing" position, the face looking straight upwards and the back of the head resting against the back of the neck. Caesarean delivery is absolutely necessary because vaginal birth with the baby's head in this position confers a high risk of spinal cord trauma and death. [28]

  3. Selection (evolutionary algorithm) - Wikipedia

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    In the roulette wheel selection, the probability of choosing an individual for breeding of the next generation is proportional to its fitness, the better the fitness is, the higher chance for that individual to be chosen. Choosing individuals can be depicted as spinning a roulette that has as many pockets as there are individuals in the current ...

  4. Fecundity selection - Wikipedia

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    In 1944, Reginald Ernest Moreau suggested that in more seasonal environments or higher latitudes, fecundity depends on high mortality. [11] David Lack suggested in 1954 that differential food availability and management across latitudes play a role in offspring and parental fitness. [12]

  5. Are doctors overtreating early-stage breast cancer? Is active ...

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    The study results shouldn't change the standard care for DCIS, he said, but it does help doctors inform patients of the risks and benefits of treatment when making that "very personal decision."

  6. Colon cancer: Measuring ‘biological age’ may help predict who ...

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    Early onset colorectal cancer (colon cancer in persons under age 50) is on the rise, but in absolute numbers, the risk is low. So there are a lot of people at risk, but very few will develop ...

  7. Survivorship curve - Wikipedia

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    Type III or concave curves have the greatest mortality (lowest age-specific survival) early in life, with relatively low rates of death (high probability of survival) for those surviving this bottleneck. This type of curve is characteristic of species that produce a large number of offspring (known as r-selected species).

  8. Podalic version - Wikipedia

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    According to Gabbe, "There is no place for internal podalic version and breech extraction in the management of transverse or oblique lie or unstable presentation in singleton pregnancies because of the unacceptably high rate of fetal and maternal complications." Podalic version has a long history spanning back to Hippocrates.

  9. Is this Change Healthcare data breach letter I received in ...

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    According to Change Healthcare, letters notifying business customers of the breach started being sent out back in June but New Yorkers have been receiving them as recently as September and October.