Manual search for totally occluded objects was investigated in 10-, 12- and 14-month-old infants. Infants responded to two types of total hiding in different ways, supporting the inference that object permanence is not a once-and-for-all attainment. Occlusion of an object by movement of a screen over it was solved at an earlier age than occlusion in which an object was carried under the screen....

This study presents the first geochemical, mineralogical and petrological data on mafic ultramafic rocks of Texenna (Lesser Kabylia, north-eastern Algeria) with aim constraining their tectonic setting in context Maghrebide belt. The magmatic-sedimentary complex comprises serpentinite, metabasites (metagabbro, metadolerite metabasalt pillow-lava structures), oceanic metasediments (radiolarite ca...

38 Sequences of basaltic pillow lavas that transition upwards with systematic gradation from pillow 39 fragment breccias to fluidal bomb-bearing breccia to bomb-bearing lapilli tuffs are common at 40 Askja volcano, Iceland. Based on the detailed textural investigation of three of these sequences, 41 we argue that they record temporally continuous transition from effusive to explosive products 4...

Drawing on physiological research, this study explores disclosures after sexual activity, or ‘‘pillow talk.’’ Oxytocin, better known as the ‘‘bonding hormone,’’ has been associated with physical affection and intimacy. While the hormone was originally studied for its role in childbirth, recent work has started to explore oxytocin’s other effects, such as decreasing stress, decreasing perception...

Let B0(s, t) be a Brownian pillow with continuous sample paths, and let h, u : [0, 1] 2 → R be two measurable functions. In this paper we derive upper and lower bounds for the boundary non-crossing probability ψ(u;h) := P{B0(s, t) + h(s, t) ≤ u(s, t), ∀s, t ∈ [0, 1]}. Further we investigate the asymptotic behaviour of ψ(u; γh) with γ tending to ∞, and solve a related minimisation problem.

OBJECTIVE To determine the factors associated with difference in prevalence of asthma in children in different regions of China. DESIGN Multicentre epidemiological survey. SETTING Three cities in China. PARTICIPANTS 10,902 schoolchildren aged 10 years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Asthma and atopic symptoms, atopic sensitisation, and early and current exposure to environmental factors. RESUL...