July 17, 2001

Research Activities #251, July 2001

of Washington have found that women with a prior cesarean section who undergo labor for their second child are at increased risk for rupture of the uterus compared with women who elect to have another c-section. Uterine rupture is an uncommon but serious obstetrical condition that may result in hysterectomy, urologic injury, or a need for blood transfusion for the mother and neurologic impairme...

Citation Classics July 17 . 1978

The authors describe various methods of inducing, identifying and characterizing large number of gene mutations in the red bread mold Neurospora that are concerned with the synthesis of vitamins, amino acids and other essential metabolites. [The SCI ® indicates that this paper was cited 271 times in the period 1961-1977.] "Our approach to a better understanding of genes, enzymes and chemical re...

Washington University Record, July 13, 2001

Sensors 2001, 1, 13-17

The selectivity of measurements by means of affinity sensors in (quasi)equilibrium conditions and in non-equilibrium conditions was compared. The results show that the measurements in non-equilibrium conditions can reduce or even eliminate a relative contribution of interferents to a sensor signal.

SBI/EURA 2001 Conference in Copenhagen 17-19 May 2001

Drawing from the experience in research and practice the paper tries to discuss the effectiveness of participatory approaches in dealing with the problem of the growing fragmentation of contemporary urban societies. It is divided into three parts. In the first part there is a description of how “fragmentation” can be a key concept to interpret very different phenomena in contemporary urban soci...