Sampling poses an interesting problem in markets with experience goods. Free samples reveal product quality and help consumers to make informed purchase decisions (promotional effect). However, sampling may also induce consumers to substitute purchases with free consumption (displacement effect). We study this trade-off in the market for digital music where consumers can sample the quality of s...

BACKGROUND Observational studies suggest that male circumcision may provide protection against HIV-1 infection. A randomized, controlled intervention trial was conducted in a general population of South Africa to test this hypothesis. METHODS AND FINDINGS A total of 3,274 uncircumcised men, aged 18-24 y, were randomized to a control or an intervention group with follow-up visits at months 3, ...

This paper presents a historical and archaeological overview of the castles other fortifications built occupied by Order Hospital St John in Kingdom Jerusalem between 1136, when order acquired castle Bayt Jibrīn, final Mamluk siege Acre 1291, during which it defended section city walls. Topics discussed include order’s contribution to defence towns cities they were not sole or even major proper...

Bu makalede İskilipli Âtıf Efendi’nin tanım konusuyla ilgili görüşlerini inceleyeceğiz. Tarihsel süreçte mantık ilmi çeşitli evrelerden geçmiş ve günümüze kadar varlığını sürdürmüştür. Tanzimattan sonra da Türkiye’de eski anlayışına bağlı olarak tercüme, telif vb. tarzında kitapları edilmiştir. eserler pedagojik amaçlar güdülerek, medrese mekteplerde okutulmak için yazılmıştır. Öğrenciye kolayl...

As small satellites are finding increased applicability in a number of space missions, the community is actively exploring feasibility missions employing active instruments on spacecraft. In particular, synthetic aperture radars interest as they prove to be versatile tools for Earth Observation purposes. This paper proposes trade exploration model identify designs space-borne satellite that add...

Sultan Baybars, daha önceki uygulamalardan farklı olarak 1265 yılında ilk defa dört Sünnî mezhepten birer kâdılkudât atamaya karar verdi. Bu kararın tatbik edilmesinin ardından mezhep mensupları bir yandan devlet içerisinde nüfuz elde etmeye çalışırken da birbirlerine karşı mücadele ettiler. özellikle çeşitli etkenler dolayısıyla Memlûk Devleti baskın olan Şâfiî ve Hanefî mezhebi müntesipleri a...

The type-III see-saw model holding out a riveting rationale for the minuscule neutrino masses caters well-to-do phenomenology at Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Several searches targetting triplet fermions have been performed LHC. Not only are signals leptonic final states considered in these suppressed by branching fractions of Standard Model (SM) bosons, but they also beset with considerably lar...

The phenotypic characterization of cacao (Theobroma L.) plays an important role in the generation information for conservation germplasm. objective this study is to characterize phenotypically 146 ecotypes fine-aroma native (FFNC) from northeastern Peru that were collected 280 1265 metres above sea level. Morphological descriptors fruits and seeds, sensory characteristics, productivity used. da...

Purpose: to describe a clinical case of successful application light-oxygen therapy (LOT) in patient with plantar warts. Material and methods. The publication presents the outcome after absorption spectrum endogenous oxygen its transfer singlet state Russian-made diode laser «Super Seb», manufactured by LLC New Surgical Technologies (Moscow, Russia) wavelength near 1265 nm, power 0–3 W was used...