Like traffic jams and cell phones, particulate air pollution is a reality of modern living. Whether it’s from cigarette smoking, industrial emissions, or the burning of wood and dung for fuel, fine particulate matter (PM2.5) has been strongly linked to cardiovascular disease, inflammation, lung cancer, and other lung diseases. As part of the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2010 collaborati...

In this paper, we consider a scenario in which a mobile intruder jams the communication network in a vehicular formation. We formulate the problem as a zero-sum pursuitevasion game with players possessing heterogeneous dynamics. We use Isaacs’ approach to derive the necessary conditions to arrive at the equations governing the saddle-point strategies of the team of players.

OBJECTIVES Medical journals in Japan generally have appropriate policies regarding disclosure of conflicts of interest (COI). However, COI management depends on the staff members of each journal's editorial secretariat. This study's objectives were to find out (A) whether COI disclosure and the journal's role in it are clearly understood by the journal's secretariat staff, (B) how much experien...