We present the first evidence for sedimentation and new penetrative deformation metamorphism in central Colorado Front Range associated with ∼ 1.48–1.35 Ga Picuris orogeny. This orogeny has recently been recognized New Mexico, Arizona southern may be part of a larger active accretionary margin that includes 1.51–1.46 Pinware Baraboo events, eastern Canada US respectively, preceded amalgamation ...

academic failure is an important issue in medical students which, if not controlled, will cause a drop in the academic level of physicians and paramedics in the coming years. therefore, identification of factors affecting academic failure can influence the future planning of universities and reduce those factors and help effectiveness and flourishing of these students. this study aimed to inves...

this is a descriptive field study. the aim of this study was to find personal, familial and socio-economical characteristics of children under five years old, and relationships between these characteristics with acute respiratory infection. the sample was 60 children with acute respiratory infection. data gathered by a questionair include 44 question about personal, familial and socio-economica...

chemical and morphological characterization of different parts of banana plant(musa paradisica) (peduncle, leaf stalk and pseudo stem) were carried out in orderto assess their potentiality for chemical pulp. each portion was tested forextractives, sodium hydroxide solubility, ash, lignin, cellulose and pentosancontents as well as their fiber length and width. these segmented parts werecharacter...

Many studies have shown that women are under-represented in tenured ranks in the sciences. We evaluate whether gender differences in the likelihood of obtaining a tenure track job, promotion to tenure, and promotion to full professor explain these facts using the 1973-2001 Survey of Doctorate Recipients. We find that women are less likely to take tenure track positions in science, but the gende...

In this study, Weiss's (1973) theorizing about the sources of emotional and social loneliness is elaborated--with notions about the asymmetric gratifications derived from marriage, about the conflicting loyalties that result from remarriage, and about selection into marriage--in order to reach an understanding of gender differences in loneliness, both in and outside of marriage. First and subse...

This research note provides some preliminary findings of a study examining the behaviour of male and female international students while they are travelling. It is based on information collected about the behaviour of Chinese international students during their holiday in the UK. This work is required because of the importance of international students to the tourism industry and the paucity of...

This paper explores self-perceived mate value (SPMV), and its association with self-esteem, in eight cultures. 1066 participants, from 8 cultural groups in 7 countries, rated themselves on 24 SPMVs and completed a measure of self-esteem. Consistent with evolutionary theory, women were more likely to emphasise their caring and passionate romantic nature. In line with previous cross-cultural rese...