OBJECTIVES To assess the economic impact of a 100% smoke-free law on bars and restaurants in an Argentinean province. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a time series analysis of restaurant and bar revenues in the province of Santa Fe 31 months before and 29 months after the implementation of the 100% smoke-free environment law. The neighboring province of Entre Rios without smoking restricti...

Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Information Institute, 155 Hanzhong Rd, Bai Xia Qu, Nanjing, Jiangsu China; Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou 221009, Jiangsu Province, China; The Affiliated XuZhou Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China; Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China; Xuzhou Clinical Medical C...

a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t USArray has facilitated significant advancement in tomographic models and methodologies. While there persists a fundamental tradeoff between horizontal and vertical resolution due to the components of the wave train analyzed, advances in joint inversions are continuing to refine the tomographic images generated with USArray. The DNA13 model incorporates tel...

Ptomaphaginus Portevin, 1914 is one of the most speciose genera in the tribe Ptomaphagini (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae). Its members are mainly soil dwellers and are almost all distributed in the Oriental Region. This paper reports eleven new species from China: P. guangxiensis sp. nov. (type locality: Napo, Guangxi autonomous region), P. gutianshanicus sp. nov. (type locality: Gutianshan...

Four species of the genus Pseudopoda are recorded from southern China. Three new species are described: Pseudopoda bicruris sp. nov. (male, female; Hainan Province), Pseudopoda mediana sp. nov. (male, female; Hainan Province), Pseudopoda tiantangensis sp. nov. (male, female; Hubei Province). The female of Pseudopoda lushanensis (Wang, 1990) from Jiangxi Province is described for the first time.

Accurately modeling the land surface phenology based on satellite data is very important to the study of vegetation ecological dynamics and the related ecosystem process. In this study, we developed a Sigmoid curve (S-curve) function by integrating an asymmetric Gaussian function and a logistic function to fit the leaf area index (LAI) curve. We applied the resulting asymptotic lines and the cu...

introduction: the city can pay attention to citizen' needes is a healthy city. today disabled people are part of developing countries population due to war and natural disasters. and disabled people increase in developing countries. in the national development plans don’t tendency to them. research on disability has generally been undertaken by educated, white researchers from developed co...

AIM To assess the incidence and associated signs and symptoms of patients with keratoconus in Asir Province, Saudi Arabia. METHODS 125 new keratoconus patients (51 male, 74 female; mean age 18.5 (SD 3.8) years; range 8--28 years) were recruited from referrals to the department of ophthalmology, Asir Central Hospital, over a 1 year period. Age, visual acuity, and keratometry were recorded alon...

Background: Manta rays (Mobulidae), Mobula birostris and Mobula alfredi, are widely distributed in tropical and temperate waters. Still, little is known about their movements and their ecological interactions (e.g. behavior and diet). In Peru, M. birostris has only been reported along the northern shore within the Tropical East Pacific Marine Province. No official reports exist from central or ...