Evolution of the concentration of aerosols with a diameter less than 10 µm (PM 10) measured in central Rondônia in a pasture site during September to No-vember 2002. The arrows indicate the first significant rainfall on October 7 and the onset of regular rainfall in the beginning of November. Data from LBA/Smoke, Aerosols, Clouds, Rainfall and Climate (SMOCC) Project. See article on page 4. Rat...

Reliable broadcasting and consistency of information are two core services in providing fault tolerance in a distributed networked environment. In depth studies of these issues resulted in development of many group communication systems (GCS) [1]. Designing and correctly implementing GCSs is notoriously difficult. While in principle it is possible to formalize and prove the correctness of theor...

To investigate the psychosocial impact of genetic testing for childhood-onset developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs) in order to identify parents’ information support needs. In this mixed-methods study, we conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews with parents (n=25) children, recruited from Sydney Children’s Hospital Network, Australia, who had received testing. Thematic satur...

The emergency care of patients who may have spinal injuries has become highly ritualized. There is little scientific support for many of the recommended interventions and there is evidence that at least some methods now used in the field and emergency department are harmful. Since prospective clinical trials are not likely to resolve these issues I propose a reconceptualization of spinal trauma...