1. Division of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva. CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland. 2. Division of Hematology, Geneva University Hospital,CH-1206 Geneva, Switzerland. 3. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva. CH1211 Geneva, Switzerland. 4.Biozentrum der Universität Basel and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland. 5. Gradu...

We comment on the recent Letter by Jiao et al. [Opt. Lett. 28, 1206 (2003)] in which a polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography system was presented. Interrogating a sample with two orthogonal incident polarization states cannot always recover birefringence correctly. A previously presented fiber-based polarization-sensitive system was inaccurately characterized, and its method of el...

I. THE POTENTIAL OF REMITTANCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1182 R A. Direct Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1183 R B. Indirect Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1184 R C. Advantages Over Other Kinds of Assistance . . . . . 1185 R II. RIGHTS TO TAX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11...

The proliferation of both online and bricks and mortar outlet stores underscores the observation that secondary markets are readily accessible to retailers of short-life-cycle products. These secondary markets provide recourse channels for retailers to sell excess inventory of outof-favor items at reduced prices when overstocking occurs in a primary market. We study the problem of determining w...

Technological change is transforming media industries. Digitization lowers the cost of recording, storage, reproduction and distribution, while computer-based editing facilitates higher quality and special e¤ects. With electronic distribution, a vast range of content can be made available to consumers at little cost. Meanwhile, the distribution of industry production and sales appears to be shi...

Recent Advances in Arterial Stiffness and Wave Reflection in Human Hypertension Print ISSN: 0194-911X. Online ISSN: 1524-4563 Copyright © 2007 American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved. is published by the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231 Hypertension doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.106.076166 2007;49:1202-1206; originally published online April 23, 2...