Spanish holm oak (Quercus ilex subsp. ballota) open woodlands (dehesas) maintain a high diversity of plants and animals compared to other forested Mediterranean habits, but little is known about the responses of epiphytic lichens to different management regimes that are applied to this woodland type. The present study was carried out in central-southern Spain and included four management regime...

Reversible logic was originally proposed as a way to build classical computers with very low energy requirements. Its greatest impact so far has in fact been on the field of quantum computing, where it is used pervasively – but for an entirely different purpose. Quantum interference effects offer the potential for speeding up certain classical calculations. But if state information is expelled ...

Objective. This study was performed to review the clinical utility of commercial laboratory Toxoplasmosis-specific IgM testing during pregnancy and outcomes of the gestation at our institution. Methods. A retrospective review of all women referred for suspected acute Toxoplasma gondii infection during pregnancy from 1984 through 2004 was performed. Women were diagnosed with suspected acute toxo...