A complete catalogue of galaxy cluster models can be used to constrain cosmological parameters like 8 , the amplitude of the initial density uctuation spectrum. We focus here on two strong lensing statistics for clusters of galaxies: the fraction of rich Abell clusters that are critical to lensing, and the abundance of arcs in such clusters, especially the X-ray luminous ones. The speciic aim o...

A short-term, localized outbreak of diatoms attached to live corals was observed along the coast of Sesoko Island, Okinawa, Japan in February, 2011. Diatoms are recognized as brown patches in the initial stage, becoming fluffy encrustations and resulting in complete or partial coral death. Attached diatoms, including Licmophora, Climacosphenia, Ardissonea and others, attached and overgrew exclu...

The recent publications of the genomic sequence of large Eukaryotic mammals [4, 7] are a landmark for Molecular Biology. The whole genome sequence is a natural starting point for many investigations, and these papers contain a tantalizing glimpse into the biology of the future. It is also remarkable, and usually overlooked, that most of the conclusions in these papers were based on a computatio...

The classical aggregation result by Tiao (1972, Asymptotic Behavior of Temporal Aggregates of Time Series, Biometrika 59, 525-531) is generalized for a weak set of assumptions. The innovations driving the integrated processes are only required to be stationary with integrable spectral density. The derivation is settled in the frequency domain. In case of fractional integration it is demonstrate...

Calcification of the lateral collateral ligament is a rare phenomenon, which can cause acute knee pain. The management is usually conservative and there is subsequent resolution of the calcification seen on initial radiographs. It is important to exclude more sinister pathology such as septic arthritis as a cause of pain. We report the case of an elderly lady who presented with acute knee pain....

Abstract High dust density in the midplane of protoplanetary disks is favorable for efficient grain growth and can allow fast formation planetesimals planets, before dissipate. Vertical settling trapping pressure maxima are two mechanisms allowing to concentrate geometrically thin high-density regions. In this work, we aim study these highly inclined disk SSTC2D J163131.2-242627 (Oph 163131, i ...