Abstract. Given a real hyperplane arrangement A, the complement M(A) of the complexification of A admits an action of the group Z2 by complex conjugation. We define the equivariant Orlik-Solomon algebra of A to be the Z2-equivariant cohomology ring of M(A) with coefficients in the field F2. We give a combinatorial presentation of this ring, and interpret it as a deformation of the ordinary Orli...

For an arrangement with complement X and fundamental group G, we relate the truncated cohomology ring, H≤2(X), to the second nilpotent quotient, G/G3. We define invariants of G/G3 by counting normal subgroups of a fixed prime index p, according to their abelianization. We show how to compute this distribution from the resonance varieties of the Orlik-Solomon algebra mod p. As an application, we...

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In 2015, the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery (LCoGS) recommended six surgical metrics to enable countries to measure their surgical and anaesthesia care delivery. These indicators have subsequently been accepted by the World Bank for inclusion in the World Development Indicators. With support from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and the Pacific Islands Surgical Association, 14 So...

BACKGROUND In Solomon Islands, forests have provided people with ecological services while being affected by human use and protection. This study used a quantitative ethnobotanical analysis to explore the society-forest interaction and its transformation in Roviana, Solomon Islands. We compared local plant and land uses between a rural village and urbanized village. Special attention was paid t...