This article concerns the asymptotic behavior of solutions to the Cauchy problem of a degenerate quasilinear parabolic equations with a gradient term. A blow-up theorem of Fujita type is established and the critical Fujita exponent is formulated by the spacial dimension and the behavior of the coefficient of the gradient term at ∞.

1Department of Joint Research Laboratory of Clinical Medicine and 2Department of Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Fujita Health University Hospital, Toyoake 470-1192; 3Department of Pediatrics, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake 470-1192; 4Department of Bacteriology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 208-0011; and 5Department of Microbiology and Medical Zool...

We give a cohomological characterization of semiample line bundles. The result is a common generalization of the Fujita-Zariski Theorem on semiampleness and the Grothendieck-Serre criterion for ampleness. As an application of the Fujita-Zariski Theorem we characterize contractible curves in 1-dimensional families.

1. The project completion report (PCR) of Urban Primary Health Care Project (UPHCP) was completed in March 2007. The overall assessment was rated as successful. The Project design was (i) highly relevant, effective and efficacious in achieving the outcomes; (ii) efficient in achieving outcome and outputs; and (iii) likely sustainable. It significantly impacted on poverty through improvement of ...

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of anti-smoking legislation in public places and public support for smoking ban. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in public places such as market, bus/railway station, workplaces and hospitals in Udaipur, India. Informed consent was obtained. The questionnaire comprised of details about their agreement with the current ...

In France, despite the ban of meat-and-bone meal (MBM) in cattle feed, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was detected in hundreds of cattle born after the ban. To study the role of MBM, animal fat, and dicalcium phosphate on the risk for BSE after the feed ban, we conducted a spatial analysis of the feed industry. We used data from 629 BSE cases as well as data on use of each byproduct and...

The objective of this study was to investigate the attitudes of restaurant managers, employees and customers towards a total smoking ban policy in restaurants. A restaurant based survey in an urban area of Kunming City, China, was carried out from May to August 2009. One hundred managers, 1,055 employees and 5,213 customers aged 15 years or above were interviewed using a structured questionnair...

The past four years have seen a steady increase in the number of companies that offer direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing services and in the number of such tests for genetic risk factors, including a wide range of diseases and other non-disease-related traits. These companies sell their tests outside the traditional healthcare setting and often do not involve healthcare professionals for ...

OBJECTIVE To analyse national data on asbestos use and related diseases in the European Region of the World Health Organization (WHO). METHODS For each of the 53 countries, per capita asbestos use (kg/capita/year) and age-adjusted mortality rates (deaths/million persons/year) due to mesothelioma and asbestosis were calculated using the databases of the United States Geological Survey and WHO,...