theoretical ideas and a tendency to take an academic intellectual approach to problem solving. As such, this correlation provides strong support for the convergent construct validity of this 15FQ+ primary factors. Table 25: Correlations (r>.3) Between the 15FQ+ factors and the OIP+ scales 15FQ+ factor OIP+ scale A Empathic Scientifi c (-.46), Logical (-.32), Agreeable (.38) ß Intellectance Mana...

We show that a suitable 2-dimensional linear system of Hermitian curves of PG(2, q2) defines a model for the Desarguesian plane PG(2, q). Using this model we give the following group-theoretic characterization of the classical unitals. A unital in PG(2, q2) is classical if and only if it is fixed by a linear collineation group of order 6(q + 1)2 that fixes no point or line in PG(2, q2).

We study arithmetical and geometrical properties of maximal curves, that is, curves defined over the finite field ¥q2 whose number of ¥q2 -rational points reachs the Hasse-Weil upper bound. Under a hypothesis on non-gaps at rational points we prove that maximal curves are ¥q2 -isomorphic to y q + y = x for some m £ Z + . MIRAMARE TRIESTE March 1996 1 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: f...

BACKGROUND Whether intake of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), the plant-derived n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), could prevent cardiovascular diseases is not yet clear. We examined the associations of ALA intake with 10-year incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke in the Netherlands. METHODS Data were collected from a general population of 20,069 generally healthy men and women,...

the mass of a hypothetical right-handed W boson.The single differential NC (CC) cross sections dσ/dQ2, dσ/dx and dσ/dy are presented for Q2 > 185 GeV2 (Q2 > 200 GeV2). The reduced NC (CC) cross sections σ̃ are presented. The structure function xF̃3 is determined by combining the e+p NC reduced cross sections with the previously measured e−p [2] measurements. Reduced cross sections from a high-Q2 ...

PURPOSE To report the prevalence of dry eye syndrome (DES) in a subset of patients > 50 years old in Valladolid, Spain, calculate internal validity of two DES screening questionnaires, and correlate the results with DES diagnostic tests. METHODS Patients > 50 years-old were randomly selected from the medical network census in Valladolid; they answered the modified McMonnies questionnaire (Q1)...

A multidimensional extraction of the structure function ratio ?LT?/?0 from hard exclusive e?p?e?n?+ reaction above resonance region has been performed. The study was done based on beam-spin asymmetry measurements using a 10.6 GeV incident electron beam liquid-hydrogen target and CLAS12 spectrometer at Jefferson Lab. focus very forward regime (t/Q2 ? 1) with wide kinematic range xB in valence (0...