We consider the possibility that the dark matter in the halos of galaxies may be in the form of clusters of Machos within which are embedded cold, dense gas clouds. Mi-crolensing experiments have found evidence that the Galactic halo contains up to half of its mass in the form of low-mass Machos. A number of observational and dynamical arguments point to the existence of hitherto unobserved col...

Just a small contingent of Pharmamar’s staff, which is, with a total of 262 employees, one of the main biotechnological companies in Spain. Ph ot os (5 ): P ha rm am ar Like Captain Nemo, the mysterious character created by Jules Verne, Jose María Fernández Sousa-Faro decided to seek his fortune in the depths of the oceans. His reasons were not, however, as obscure as Nemo’s. He had inherited t...

Problem Statement. A very different way is needed to perform jitter testing of multi-Gbps physical layer ICs on a highvolume production line [1]. To perform high-volume production testing, several issues must be addressed. First, what measurements are required to characterize jitter in multi-Gbps physical layer ICs? Should the BER performance of the IC be tested or not? Secondly, as shown in Fi...

BACKGROUND Biocontrol strategies are of significant concern for their application in crops. Various green practices have been designed, but almost all them had delivery constraints. In particular, to design biocontrol against Sclerotium oryzae flooded rice fields, the active agent should be retained on plant leaves by spreading application, nevertheless direct onto water produces dilution. An e...

Drug and health literacy is a key determinant of health outcomes. There are several tools to assess drug and health literacy. The objective of this article is to determine drug literacy level and its relationships with other factors using a single screening tool. A cross- sectional survey was conducted among 1104 people in Qazvin province, Iran. Based on the proportional-to-size method, partici...