Strong gravitational lensing along with the distance sum rule method can constrain both cosmological parameters as well density profiles of galaxies without assuming any fiducial model. To galaxy and cosmic curvature $(\Omega_{k0})$, we use ratio data from a recently compiled database $161$ galactic scale strong systems. We databases supernovae type-Ia (Pantheon) Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) for cal...

Dryland net primary productivity (NPP) is sensitive to temporal variation in precipitation (PPT), but the magnitude of this ‘temporal sensitivity’ varies spatially. Hypotheses for spatial sensitivity have often emphasized abiotic factors, such as moisture limitation, while overlooking biotic vegetation structure. We tested these hypotheses using spatiotemporal models fit remote-sensing data set...

Organizational researchers widely acknowledge that positive relational behavior is associated with leadership effectiveness. In this exploratory study, we seek to extend previous research examining contextual factors that influence leadership style based on the characteristics of person–vocation fit. Using information derived from a 360° assessment that included one’s top managers, peers, and s...

We report the viability of the Type I seesaw mechanism in 3 generation renormalizable SO(10) GUTs based on the 210 − 10 − 126 − 126− 120 Higgs system. The 120 -plet and 10-plet Higgs fit charged fermion masses while small 126-plet couplings enhance Type I seesaw neutrino masses to viable values and make the fit to light fermions accurate. For the 3 generation CP conserving case we display accur...

background: after lung and prostate cancers, colorectal cancer (crc) is the third most common cancer in men and the second most common cancer in women after breast cancer worldwide. every year, more than one million people are diagnosed with colorectal cancer worldwide and half of these patients die from this disease, making it the fourth leading cause of death in the world. this systematic rev...

Musical fit, the congruence between music and product leading to improved response, is presented as an explanation of differences in recall of food items from two cultures. Musical fit predicts that, in this case, more Indian food items would be recalled when Indian music was playing, and more Malay food items would be recalled when Malay music was played. The underlining premise of this predic...

Fit testing of tight-fitting respiratory protective facepieces has been in use for some years, but there are still widespread misconceptions and misunderstandings about what a fit test pass actually signifies. Various aspects frequently generate research papers, and there are three relevant ones in this issue (Han and Lee, 2005; Kuo et al., 2005; Vaughan and RajanSithamparanadarajah, 2005). In ...

BACKGROUND Swedish healthcare has an internationally high standard, but is often criticized from a patient perspective owing to access problems to primary and specialist care. The waiting time to get in touch or get an appointment with a doctor, nurse, or physiotherapist is often too long. Access problems also create stress for employees when there are too few appointments to offer. In addition...

March 28, 2017 Version 1.46.0 Date 2011-02-09 Title A ``corrective make-up'' program for microarray chips Author Mayte Suarez-Farinas, Maurizio Pellegrino, Knut M. Wittkowski, Marcelo O. Magnasco Maintainer Maurizio Pellegrino Depends R (>= 2.10) Imports affy, altcdfenvs, Biobase, stats, utils Description The package is used to detect extended, diffuse and compact blemi...