In this study, we examined origin, destination, and community effects on first- and second-generation immigrants' health in Europe. We used information from the European Social Surveys (2002–2008) on 19,210 immigrants from 123 countries of origin, living in 31 European countries. Cross-classified multilevel regression analyses reveal that political suppression in the origin country and living i...

Kaposi's sarcoma is a neoplasm of multifocal origin apparently derived from fibroblastic and vascular elements and predominantly involving the skin. In 10 to 20% of patients with the neoplasm, associated lesions may occur in the lymph nodes, gastrointestinal tract, liver, lungs, heart, bone, and spleen in order of decreasing frequency. Kaposi's sarcoma in a previously healthy person occurring i...

In 20 families with a Down's syndrome child, heteromorphism of chromosome 21 was sought in the parents and proband. Information on the meiotic division and the parent of origin was given in 16 families, the majority of errors being maternal in origin, predominantly at meiosis I, though the paternal contribution is also appreciable. Probabilities of parental and meiotic division origin are calcu...

A method is described for direct electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometric (ETAAS) determination of cadmium in untreated samples of wine. Pyrolytic graphite tubes and graphite tubes with standard L'vov pyrolytic platforms were tested as atomizers. The detection limit achieved was 0.08 microg L(-1) Cd in wine. The relative standard deviation for the concentration range from 0.2 to 10 microg...

CCA has been banned for residential use as a wood preservative in North America by the end of 2003. The alternatives will be copper-based chemicals, such as Ammonium Copper Quat (ACQ) or Copper Azole (CA). Leaching of copper from treated wood to environment will become one of the most important issues for the wood preserving industry. So far, no wood treatment with the new copper alternatives o...

Pine sawdust pyrolysis was carried out respectively using microwave and conventional electrical heating at different temperatures in order to understand the properties of pyrolytic products from microwave pyrolysis of biomass. Less char material was obtained by microwave pyrolysis compared to conventional heating at the same temperature. While comparing the components of the pyrolytic gases, it...

This paper describes a study of the occurrence, levels and temporal evolution of PAHs in a bay characterized by persistent chronic impacts. A total of 40 samples, 20 of sediment and 20 of water, were taken at each of five different stations, in four sampling campaigns. Analyses of pollutants have been made using GC-MS. Results indicate that in a coastal environment subjected to chronic pollutio...