objective: an increasing number of studies have reported on shifts in timing and length of the growing season, based on phonological, satellite and climatologically studies. changes in the timing and length of the growing season (gsl) may not only have far reaching consequences for plant and animal ecosystems, but persistent increases in gsl may lead to long-term increases in carbon storage and...

A 57-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of dyspnea and abnormal shadow on chest roentgenogram. He had received two herbal drugs: Saikokeisikankyou-tou (SKT) for one month and Licium Halimifolium Mil (LHM) for two weeks. After admission, all medication was stopped and his symptoms were gradually diminished. Transbronchial lung biopsy specimens showed interstitial pneumonia. Lympho...

Wood as a natural renewable material is vulnerable to degradation by microorganisms and susceptible to change in dimension by water. In order to effectively improve the durability of wood, an active reagent, maleic anhydride (Man) was selected for wood modification. Man was first dissolved into a solvent, and then penetrated into wood porous structure under a vacuum/pressure condition. After a ...

This article examines the nature of will and its connection to representation in Hobbes's political philosophy. The argument is that notion willing not an empty formalism but hinges upon a dynamic fluid account human which informs sovereign subjects concerning dangers representing being represented. position taken stresses use metaphor stage his representation. In conclusion, advanced flawed by...

TO THE EDITOR—Jarvis et al describe the evaluation of a point-of-care antigen test for cryptococcal meningitis against a quantitative sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using the Spear-man rank correlation coefficient [1].

Modern technology has created a vast pool of chemical pollutants that invade man's environment daily. The mutagenic, teratogenic, and carcinogenic potentials of the majority of these chemicals have not yet been evaluated. It is vital to screen as many of these substances as is feasible for their genetic risks, with the ultimate goal of eliminating the potentially hazardous compounds from the en...

two cases of advanced jaw destruction du e to act inomyces is mreported ; o ne with d iabetic d iathesis and a history o f too th ex tractio n the other had a t rauma o f the mandible wi th the fra cture; good results were obtained with penicillin thera py.