There is considerable disagreement over whether or not gaining viability bene¢ts to o¡spring could be substantial enough to overcome the costs of female choosiness. A recent review suggested that the `lek paradox' might be resolved by large indirect bene¢ts as indicated by highly heritable ornamental traits. We selected males of a wolf spider Hygrolycosa rubrofasciata in relation to their sexua...

The drying is one of the stages processing Brazil nuts, being an important stage due to high moisture content and water activity product. This study aimed adjust mathematical models kinetics data calculating effective diffusion coefficient obtaining activation energy for process. nuts were collected in amazon region, then product was homogenized processing. subjected a forced ventilation oven a...

One of the best-known empirical results in public …nance and labor economics is the " spike " in the exit rate from unemployment around the expiration of jobless bene…ts (see e. surge in the hazard rate is widely interpreted as evidence that recipients are waiting until their bene…ts run out to return to work. The spike in exit rates has become a leading example of the distortionary e¤ects of u...

BACKGROUND Consumption of cigarettes and alcoholic beverages creates serious health consequences for individuals and overwhelming financial burdens for governments around the world. In Asia, a third stimulant--betel nuts--increases this burden exponentially. For example, individuals who simultaneously smoke, chew betel nuts and drink alcohol are approximately 123 times more likely to develop or...

Through-bolt with dowel-nut connectors are commonly used in furniture where high strength mechanical connections are required. During early periods of use, dowel-nuts were often called barrel nuts (Eckelman 1977), but the term “dowel-nut” is more descriptive, and the author has referred to them as such in the above and all subsequent publications (Eckelman 1989, 1999; Eckelman and Erdil 2000). ...