370 School transport in Uruguay

Cystic fibrosis in Uruguay.

We conducted clinical and genetic analyses of 52 cystic fibrosis (CF) patients in Uruguay, which is about half of the known affected individuals in the country. A relatively high proportion had a mild presentation, characterized by pancreatic sufficiency (28%), a strong pulmonary component (97%), and borderline sweat electrolyte measurements (25%). Mutational analysis of CF chromosomes demonstr...

VM/370 Asymmetric Multiprocessing

This paper discusses the design and implementation of the attached processor (AP) support first available in Release 4 of vM/ 370. The term attached processor in this context refers to the specific implementation on Systed370 Models 158 and 168 and on the 3031 processor of an asymmetric processor configuration. This implementation comprises one central processing unit (CPU) with full execution,...

370 Book Reviews

Rickettsia parkeri in Uruguay

To the Editor: During 1990 in Uruguay, a rickettsiosis in the spotted fever group was presumptively diagnosed for 3 patients who had fever, an initial small maculopapulous lesion at the site of a tick bite on the scalp, and subsequent regional lymphadenopa-thy. Microimmunofluorescent sero-logic assay, with Rickettsia conorii as the sole antigen source, gave positive results for all patients, an...

Unions and Employment in Uruguay

The views and interpretations in this document are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the Inter-American Development Bank, or to any individual acting on its behalf. The Research Department (RES) publishes the Latin American Economic Policies Newsletter, as well as working papers and books, on diverse economic issues. To obtain a complete list of RES publications and read or d...