The Fermi velocity vF is one of the primary characteristics any conductor, including superconductor. For conductors at ambient pressure, several experimental techniques have been developed to measure vF, and, for instance, Zhou et al. [Nature 423, 398 (2003)] reported that high-Tc cuprates exhibited a universal nodal vF,univ=2.7±0.5×105 m/s. However, there no measurements in highly compressed n...

Here we present the results of the NSF-funded Workshop on Computational Topology, which met on June 11 and 12 in Miami Beach, Florida. This report identifies important problems involving both computation and topology. ∗Author affiliations: Marshall Bern, Xerox Palo Alto Research Ctr., [email protected]. David Eppstein, Univ. of California, Irvine, Dept. of Information & Computer Science, epps...

Background: Maternal childbirth expectations play an important role in determining a woman’s response to her childbirth experience. Women need to be helped to develop realistic and positive expectations and identify the factors that infl uence these expectations. Objective: The aim of this study was to compare woman’s expectations and experiences of childbirth. Methods: This descriptive-compara...

PhD Thesis written by Roser Morante Vallejo at Tilburg University under the supervision of Harry Bunt (Tilburg Univ.). The thesis defence (viva voce) took place before the committee formed by doctors David Traum (Univ. of Southern California), Michael McTear (Univ. of Ulster), Reinhard Muskens (Tilburg Univ.), Emiel Krahmer (Tilburg Univ.) and Robbert-Jan Beun (Utrecht Univ.) on the 3rd of Dece...

PhD thesis in Computer Science written by David Eduardo Pinto Avendaño under the supervision of Paolo Rosso (Univ. Politécnica de Valencia) and Héctor Jiménez (Univ. Autónoma Metropolitana, México). The author was examined in July 2008 in Valencia by the following committee: Manuel Palomar Sanz (Univ. de Alicante), Alfonso Ureña López (Univ. de Jaén), Eneko Agirre (Univ. del Páıs Vasco), Benno ...

101 Convening Lead Authors: David L. Feldman, Univ. of California, Irvine; Katharine L. Jacobs, Arizona Water Institute Lead Authors: Gregg Garfin, Univ. of Arizona; Aris Georgakakos, Georgia Inst. of Tech.; Barbara Morehouse, Univ. of Arizona; Pedro Restrepo, NOAA; Robin Webb, NOAA; Brent Yarnal, Penn. State Univ. Contributing Authors: Dan Basketfield, Silverado Gold Mines Inc.; Holly Hartmann...