Notes from Armenia, in Illustration ofThe Golden Bough

Notes on the Wigner Representation Theory ofthe

It has been known that the Wigner representation theory for positive energy orbits permits a useful localization concept in terms of certain lattices of real subspaces of the complex Hilbert-space. This framework was recently used by Brunetti, Guido and Longo in order to construct interaction-free nets of local algebras without using non-unique "free eld coordinates". Here it is shown that this...

Nymphaea alba (Nymphaeaceae) in Armenia

In Armenia, Nymphaea alba only occurs in a small area NW of Stepanavan. It is restricted to small lakes with a minimum depth of c. 2–3 m because in shallower lakes it may be out-competed by Typha or Schoenoplectus species.

Initial effects ofthe grounding ofthe tanker Braer

Objective-To determine if the oil spillage from the tanker Braer had any immediate health effects on the exposed resident population. Design-Cohort study with a comparison against controls, exposure status being assigned on the basis ofgeographical location. Setting-Rural Shetland. Subjects-All those resident on or after 5 January 1993 (day 0) within 4 5 km of the site of tanker's grounding. Co...

Toxoplasma gondii serosurvey in Golden Jackals from Golestan province, Iran

Toxoplasma gondii as an apicomplexan zoonotic parasite is able to infect humans and almost all other warm-blooded animals. Wild and domestic felids are the main definitive hosts. Also, canids such as dogs and jackals have been introduced as mechanical vectors since T. gondii oocysts can pass their intestinal tract and spread by feces in environment. Toxoplasmosis is a common zoonotic disease in...

Understanding health care in the south Caucasus: examples from Armenia.