We present a measurement of the absolute surface brightness of the zodiacal light (3900–5100Å) toward a fixed extragalactic target at high ecliptic latitude based on moderate resolution (∼1.3Å per pixel) spectrophotometry obtained with the du Pont 2.5m telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. This measurement and contemporaneous Hubble Space Telescope data from WFPC2 and FOS comprise a c...

Abstract Based on panel data around 5500 German households, this article analyzes whether the experience of financial losses due to Corona pandemic has affected three kinds personal traits and preferences: willingness take risks, patience, locus control (LOC). Our empirical results indicate that patience LOC remain unchanged by pandemic‐related losses, whereas we find a negative effect severe r...

 Hoor al-Azim wetland, are a large and permanent wetland area located between Iran and Iraq.  By entering the flow to the wetland area, the geometry of the wetland, acts in the form of an inverted imperfect pyramid. So that by entering the water flow, the water level of wetland is simultaneous by increasing the surface. In this study by using the geometric relationships of pyramids, was acted t...

OBJECTIVE To compare the sensitivity and specificity of immunofluorescence (IF) and immunoprecipitation (IP) assays using green fluorescent protein-tagged aquaporin-4 (AQP4) in 6335 patients for whom serological evaluation was requested on a service basis. DESIGN Case-control study. SETTING Mayo Clinic Neuroimmunology Laboratory (Rochester, Minnesota) and Departments of Neurology (Rochester...

This article is the result of archaeological and paleoenvironmental investigations carried out within scope ANSOR project in Sorraia valley (Coruche), on left bank Lower Tagus. In analysis settlement dynamics between 5500 1800 a.n.e. we considered four moments: 1) The first peasant societies ancient Neolithic; 2) Middle Late 3) Chalcolithic; 4) Early Bronze Age. was also framed framework Center...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Measurement of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP) helps in diagnosing heart failure (HF). The test's usefulness may be greatest in patients with severe dyspnea of uncertain origin. However, NTproBNP has not been evaluated specifically in this setting. PATIENTS AND METHOD This prospective emergency department study included 70 patients with shortne...