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Chao Yuanfang: Imperial Physician of the Sui Dynasty and an Early Pertussis Observer?

Early Chinese texts contain extensive disease descriptions, including various texts that contain descriptions of modern-day conditions. During the Sui Dynasty, a leading scholar, Chao Yuanfang, may have authored a leading treatise 1400 years ago. Although these texts are the subject of ongoing research, evidence suggests that a clinical syndrome consistent with pertussis was observed in ancient...

Sexy ladies sexing ladies: women as consumers in strip clubs.

Recent shifts in the consumer base of the sex industry have involved greater female attendance in strip clubs. This article examines how strip clubs and dancers incorporate female patrons into a sexualized space traditionally designed for men by identifying three interactional processes: passing over, sidestaging, and tailoring. We suggest dancers pass over women because they perceive female pa...

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Ladies and gentlemen of the jury.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Provisions in 10 CFR 50.46 require applicants and holders of operating licenses or construction permits to annually notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of changes and errors in the emergency core cooling system (ECCS) evaluation models. In compliance with this requirement, enclosed is the Southern Nuclear Operating Company's report for Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Units I and 2 for...