Quantum vortices in superfluids have been an important research area for many decades. Naturally, on this topic has focused two and three-dimensional superfluids, which vortex cores form points lines, respectively. Very recently, however, there growing interest the quantum simulation of systems with four spatial dimensions; raises question how would behave a higher-dimensional superfluid. In pa...

In the autumn of 1995 the Haymarket Theatre, Leicester, UK, staged two plays which offer a dramatic treatment of the politics of motherhood: Timberlake Wertenbaker's The Break of Day (Haymarket Mainhouse, first performance 26 October 1995) and Ruth Carter's A Yearning (Haymarket Studio, 31 October to 4 November 1995). Neither play had significant box-office success, and The Break of Day receive...

BACKGROUND We herein present the initial experiences of the CEFER Institute of Reproduction in the formation of a new family model: two biological mothers, lesbians, one who provides the eggs and the other who carries the embryo in her womb. We have called this family model ROPA (Reception of Oocytes from PArtner). It is a pioneer event in Spain and among the first at a worldwide level. METHO...

BACKGROUND Motherhood is a significant and important aspect of life for many women around the globe. For women in communities where motherhood is highly desired, motherhood is considered crucial to the woman's identity. Teenage motherhood, occurring at a critical developmental stage of teenagers' lives, has been identified as having adverse social and health consequences. This research aimed to...

This article focuses on the analysis of some outstanding maternal figures present in three chivalric texts Portuguese sixteenth century (Crónica do Imperador Clarimundo, Palmeirim de Inglaterra and Memorial das Proezas da Segunda Távola Redonda). It is intended to start from a typological approach representation motherhood, analysing first mothers main heroes, to, there, highlight figuration tw...

For centuries a woman who bore a child was clearly the birth mother of that child: mater est quam gestatio demonstrat. However, this relationship is no longer unequivocal. The possibility of embryo transfer or egg donation separates biological motherhood into genetic and gestational components. With the announcement in 1997 of the live birth of the first cloned adult mammal using differentiated...

INTRODUCTION. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disabling disease occurring mainly in women of childbearing age. MS may interfere with family planning and motherhood decision. AIM. To study the influence of MS diagnosis and course of the disease on motherhood decision. PATIENTS AND METHODS. The cohort of 35 to 45-year-old female patients diagnosed with MS for at least ten years was selected from six...