Abstract We define a “nit” as a radix n measure of quantum information which is based on state partitions associated with the outcomes of n-ary observables and which, for n > 2, is fundamentally irreducible to a binary coding. Properties of this measure for entangled many-particle states are discussed. k particles specify k nits in such a way that k mutually commuting measurements of observable...

To cite: Panos GD, Petropoulos IK, Dardabounis D, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013009272 DESCRIPTION A 61-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of itching, burning sensation and moderate pain of 3 months duration in her right eye. Her ophthalmologist diagnosed common anterior blepharitis and prescribed a combination of anti...

An 8-year-old mentally retarded boy is brought to the hospital because of itching and burning at his right eye for 10 days. He was on full time right eye occlusion therapy for left amblyopia. Slit lamp examination revealed nits and adult lice anchored to the eyelashes in his occluded eye. Eyelashes and all detected lice and nits were mechanically trimmed, and sent for parasitological examinatio...

This issue of Crash•Stats focuses on updated information in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Not-in-Traffic Surveillance (NiTS) system regarding injuries involving passenger vehicles that occur in non-crash incidents. As part of the NiTS system, NHTSA has joined with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to collect information on non-crash injuries involving passenge...

Pediculosis and scabies are caused by ectoparasites. Pruritus is the most common presenting symptom. Head and pubic lice infestations are diagnosed by visualization of live lice. Finding nits (louse egg shells) alone indicates a historical infestation. A "no nit" policy for schools and day care centers no longer is recommended because nits can persist after successful treatment with no risk of ...

OBJECTIVE The study aimed to determine the psychological and social difficulties faced by primary school children and their families, particularly from the mothers' perspective, when treatment for Pediculosis capitis fails. METHODS This descriptive study comprised 14 mothers of 19 children in the primary school in Kocaeli. The children and families were infested with lice and nits and were un...

To the Editor: Bartonella quintana is a body louse–borne human pathogen that can cause trench fever, bacillary angiomatosis, endocarditis, chronic bacteremia, and chronic lymphadenopathy (1). Recently, B. quintana DNA was detected in lice collected from the heads of poor and homeless persons from the United States, Nepal, Senegal, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in nits i...

Abstract. We present measurements of isoprene-derived organic nitrates (ISOP-NITs) generated in the reaction isoprene with nitrate radical (NO3) a 1 m3 Teflon chamber. Detection ISOP-NITs is achieved via their thermal dissociation to nitrogen dioxide (NO2), which monitored by cavity ring-down spectroscopy (TD-CRDS). Using inlets (TDIs) made quartz, temperature-dependent profiles (thermograms) m...