We present a complete library of synthetic spectra based on Kurucz’s codes that covers the 2500–10 500 Å wavelength range at resolving powers RP=20 000, 11 500 (≡ GAIA), 8500 (≡ RAVE), 2000 (≡ SLOAN) and uniform dispersions of 1 and 10 Å/pix. The library maps the whole HR diagram, exploring 51 288 combinations of atmospheric parameters spanning the ranges: 3500 ≤ Teff ≤ 47 500 K, 0.0≤ log g ≤ 5...

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Plains prickly pear (Opuntia polyacantha Haw.) is common throughout the Great Plains and often becomes detrimental to agricultural production on noncultivated lands. We examined direct fire effects on plains prickly pear and mechanisms of tissue damage to facilitate development of fire prescriptions. Cladodes from clones on three soils (claypan, gravelly, silty) were subjected to fire with two ...

1 Department of Infectious and Parasitic Disease, Faculdade de Medicina, University of Sao Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil 2 Laboratorio de Imunologia, Avenida Enéias de Carvalho Aguiar, 500 Térreo, Sala 4, 05403-000 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil 3 HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (HTM), Innovative and Intensified Disease Management (IDM), World Health Organization, Ge...

In the framework of investigation the deductive probabilistic approach of hazard assessment has been applied to the Moldova Republic territory for reviewing the present seismic zoning. The main results presented in this paper are the MSK-intensity and PGA-acceleration maps for 500, 1000 and 10 000 years return periods.

a Center for Management of Health System, Indian Institute of Management, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad 380015, India. b Academy for Nursing Studies, Hyderabad, India. Correspondence to Kranti Vora (e-mail: [email protected]). doi:10.2471/BLT.07.048454 India has the largest number of births per year (27 million) in the world.1 With its high maternal mortality of about 300–500 per 100 000 births...

BACKGROUND Recommended human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment regimens in the United States contain 3 antiretroviral agents, costing >$30 000/person/year. Pilot studies are evaluating the efficacy of dual therapy with dolutegravir (DTG) and lamivudine (3TC). We examined the potential cost-effectiveness and budget impact of DTG + 3TC regimens in the United States. METHODS Using a mathema...

Background The prevalence of prescribed drugs in survivors colorectal cancer (CRC) was evaluated. Methods Data from the Cancer Registry Norway were linked to Norwegian Prescription Database for a study population 3.52 million individuals. Prevalence ratios (PRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) CRC-survivors compared cancer-free population, estimated by log-binomial regression, adjusting age...