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Unplanned releases of ammonia lead more often to evacuation and injury than releases of other chemicals, but few studies have systematically investigated ammonia releases. We analyzed Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance system data for 1993-1998. Evacuation of a total of at least 40,680 persons resulted from 537 ammonia releases, and 248 ammonia releases led to injury of 1434 per...

The huge success of the Internet encourages existing systems to evolve by using this technology. This paper presents the meta-CASE system JKogge which is designed like a CASE browser and integrates CASE and Internet technology.

Our promotional outreach raises your visibility and credibility with press, analysts, and investors. You may receive recognition for your role as an open standards leader in OASIS press releases [9], web sites, newsletters [10], and data sheets [11]. We offer many avenues for promoting your news, maximizing your press coverage, and driving traffic to your web site. Members also take advantage o...

press release of November 30, 1971). Information in that release further specifies statements in the paper indicated by a #. Figures from the press release are: the U.S. Government's scientific studies of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB's). The task force was coordinated by the Office of Science and Technology and the Council on Environmental Quality. Represented on the task force were the follow...

We model an outbreak of acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis (AHC) using a simple epidemic model that includes susceptible, infectious, reported, and recovered classes. The model's framework considers the impact of underreporting and behaviour changes on the transmission rate and is applied to a recent epidemic of AHC in Mexico, using a fit to the cumulative number of cases to estimate model param...

Our promotional outreach raises your visibility and credibility with press, analysts, and investors. You may receive recognition for your role as an open standards leader in OASIS press releases [9], web sites, newsletters [10], and data sheets [11]. We offer many avenues for promoting your news, maximizing your press coverage, and driving traffic to your web site. Members also take advantage o...

Refugees frequently face extended delays in their efforts to enter the United States (U.S.) and those who are successful, in many cases, encounter overwhelming obstacles, inadequate resources, and a complex system of legal barriers. Travel restrictions based on equivocal health concerns and a drop in refugee admittance ceilings have complicated the situation. The authors retrieved and analyzed ...