However, in all this it is very important to note that for both universities a similar pattern - weighted towards birthdays earlier in the September-August academic year - applies to all applicants, not just those who were accepted.

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The paper's authors note that the reduced activity is a "pattern reminiscent of that seen in patients with autism, " who are often disengaged from others and who, like hoarders, have rigid routines as well as obsessive behavior.

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As such, it is imperative that when such a fact pattern rears its head, that FINRA makes better use of the opportunity to note the problems and issue the necessary admonitions.

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