High-frequency indicators like heavy truck traffic for December fell 3.6 percent on the month, suggesting a high possibility of a negative variation in industrial production for that month.

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The difference was equivalent to the average variation in cognitive scores between children born at a normal gestational weight and those weighing less than 3.5 pounds, the researchers said.

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