a. Witness Professor Reyntjens (PW77) asked permission to address the Chamber. First, he advised the Chamber that he had made an error in an answer he had given yesterday and offered further explanations. Second, he advised the Chamber that he had been given documents yesterday by Counsel for Bagosora (Mr. Constant), some of which were stamped “confidential” and which he recognized as being doc...

After a short introduction to solar neutrino physics, this paper describes the design concept and expected performance of the Borexino underground detector at Gran Sasso. Low background results from the Counting Test Facility, the rst phase of the Borexino project, are summarized.

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Fan fiction has long been a nearly invisible form of outsider art, but over the past decade it has grown exponentially in volume and in legal importance. Because of its nature, authorship, and underground status, fan fiction stands at an intersection of key issues regarding property, sexuality, and gender. In Fan Fiction and Copyright, author Aaron Schwabach examines various types of fan-create...

by Jasimuddin U. Ahmed U, Fntil the late 1970s, radon and its daughter products were regarded as radiation health hazards only encountered in the mining and milling of uranium. This notion has dramatically changed as a result of widespread indoor measurements of radon in many parts of the world. Increased radon concentrations in dwellings, for example, have been noted in countries in the temper...

The purpose of this study was to survey the EMS (emergency medical services) personnel preparedness for major incidents in the underground mining industry in Sweden. Every year, a high number of incidents, workplace accidents and fires are reported from the Swedish mining industry. Taking care of patients located in an underground mine represents a challenge to EMS personnel. Today, knowledge a...

AIMS To assess hazards associated with exposure to dust in the London Underground railway and to provide an informed opinion on the risks to workers and the travelling public of exposure to tunnel dust. METHODS Concentrations of dust, as mass (PM2.5) and particle number, were measured at different underground stations and in train cabs; its size and composition were analysed; likely maximal e...