In this work, we are exploring mechanisms that may contribute to cultural diversity and that rely on our everyday understanding of culture as a set of attitudes, behaviors, tools, ways of thinking etc., some of which are not directly exposed to the outside. We are using as a starting point an extended Axelrod model that defines a Moore neighborhood and generally heterogeneous sets of cultural f...

Memetic Theory in Artificial Systems and Societies (METAS) is the first edition of a series of international symposia dedicated to qualitative and quantitative aspects of memetic research as applied to artificial (and natural) systems and societies. This symposium will bring together researcher working at the cutting-edge of memetic theory, cultural algorithms and the transmission of culture-li...

During the course of a survey of the antitubercular activity of various species of Fusarium it was noted that culture filtrates of Fusarium bostrycoides strongly inhibited growth of the tubercle bacillus, strain H-37, in vitro. The antibiotic activity was associated with the amount of pigment produced by this mold (1). The cultural characteristics of the mold, the methods of assay, antibiotic a...

Leaf blight and bulb rot symptoms were observed on narcissus plants grown in Yongin, Cheongwon and Namhae areas in Korea during disease survey from 1999 to 2002. A total of 15 isolates of Botrytis sp. were obtained from the infected plant parts of narcissus. All the isolates were identified as Botrytis narcissicola based on their morphological and cultural characteristics. Three isolates of B. ...

Problems in the systematics and classification of actinomycetes have attracted many investigators in recent years. Increased interest in the actinomycetes is due to the need for delineating specific antagonistic microorganisms and exploring them as a source of new, desirable antibiotics. As everywhere in biology, the most difficult and complicated, but at the same time most important, aspect of...

OBJECTIVES To develop an explanatory framework of the problems accessing primary care health services experienced by British South Asian patients with a long-term condition or mental health problem. METHODS This study used meta-ethnographic methods. Published qualitative studies were identified from a structured search of six databases and themes synthesized across studies to develop a new ex...

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY HAS made great strides toward a safe working environment. Although many construction companies have comprehensive safety plans, a plan’s quality does not necessarily correlate to the company’s safety performance. Written safety plans can be effective, but companies must go beyond the letter of the plan and create a true “safety culture” (Hinze 101). This study explored the...

A new antibiotic I-11, was isolated from the mycelial cake of strain I-11, an antibiotic-producing microorganism isolated from soil samples collected in the vicinity of Madras, India. The strain exhibits several modes of growth that differ from those of the Streptomycetes and Actinomycetales, but similar to certain fungi'). Strain I-I1 grows fairly well on all of the media employed according to...

The present work describes the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in young mexican women. 96 women from 18 to 40 years of age were included. All of them were measured (height, waist and hip) and weighed, blood pressure was registered, laboratory exams were taken and a questionnaire was answered. Cardiovascular risk factors prevalence was estimated and the average concentrations of lipids...

STUDY QUESTION Does the interdiction of sexual intercourse during Nativity and Lent fasting periods have any effect on when babies are conceived in Romania, in the 20th century? SUMMARY ANSWER Based on date of birth records from the 20th century, Lent had a greater effect than the Nativity fast on conception within the Eastern Orthodox (ORTHD) population. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Seasonality o...