It has been argued (e.g., the Wilcox-Russell hypothesis) that (low) birth weight is a correlate of adverse birth outcomes but is not on the "causal" pathway to infant mortality. However, the US national policy for reducing infant mortality is to reduce low birth weight. If these theoretical views are correct, lowering the rate of low birth weight may have little effect on infant mortality. In t...

From 22–24 September 2010 the Second Meeting of the Federation of European Societies of Neuropsychology was held at the Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The aim of the conference was to provide a meeting place for neuropsychologists, clinicians as well as researchers, from all over Europe. About 450 participants from 17 European countries gathered to present their researc...

Understanding hydrological and hydrochemical processes is crucial for the effective management protection of groundwater resources. This study conducted a comprehensive investigation into variations in quality across five distinct aquifers Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand: Bangkok (BKK), Pradaeng (PPD), Luang (NKL), Nonthaburi (NTB), Sam Khok (SK). Utilizing various diagrams, findings reveale...

Context. Weak magnetic field elements make a dominant contribution to the total on solar surface. Even so, little is known of their long-term occurrence. Aims. We study spatial–temporal evolution weak-field shift and skewness distribution photospheric values during cycles 21−24 in order clarify role relation weak overall evolution. Methods. used Wilcox Solar Observatory (WSO) Synoptic Optical L...

Abstract Groundwater is a vital natural resource in the Kathua region of Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir, Northern India, where it used for domestic, irrigation, industrial purposes. The main purpose this study was to assess hydrochemistry groundwater determine its suitability drinking, uses region. In study, 75 samples were collected analyzed physicochemical parameters such as electrical con...

The previously monotypic genus Pseudorhopalia Wilcox & Papavero, 1971 is here revised, with description of a new species, Pseudorhopalia manauara, sp. n. The type-species, P. mirandai (d'Andretta & Carrera, 1951), is only found in northeastern Brazil, in the semiarid Caatinga biome. On the other hand, the new species is found in the humid Brazilian Amazonia, within dense ombrophilous forest and...