It is well documented that individuals' conceptions of national identity influence their opinions about immigration. The most well-known ideal types to capture are the civic and ethnic conceptions. Yet, this dichotomy does not reflect contemporary debates immigration, which framed in cultural terms. Scholars have thus proposed a conception identity. relationship between however, remains contest...

BACKGROUND Despite the fact that otoscopy is a widely used and taught diagnostic tool during medical training, errors in diagnosis are common. Physical otoscopy simulators have high fidelity, but they can be expensive and only a limited number of students can use them at a given time. OBJECTIVES 1) To develop a purely web-based otoscopy simulator that can easily be distributed to students ove...

Manganese is a naturally occurring element that constitutes approximately 0.1% of the earth's crust, and low levels of Mn in water, food, and air are ubiquitous. In certain geo-logic regions, long contact times between ground water and bedrock enriched in Mn can lead to locally high levels in the water [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2004]. Mn is an essential nutrient, and ingestion...

1. University of Arizona 2. University of Arizona Genetics Core, Center for Applied Genetics and GenomicMedicine, University of Arizona 3. James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona 4. Cell Biology, and Health Promotion Services, and Co-Director, Center for Management Innovations in Health Care, Eller College of Management, University of Arizona ∗Corresponding author. E-mail: chris.r...

Microscopic observation of bi-weekly sampled terminal buds revealed that most flower buds of R. mucronatum were formed between late-July and mid-August and differentiation of specific floral organs was completed before mid-October. Flower buds continued to enlarge through the winter. When flower buds on two-yearold plants from rooted cuttings were allowed to grow at day / night temperature of 1...