The present study aims to inventory and analyse the ethnobotanical knowledge about medicinal plants in the Serra de Mariola Natural Park. In respect to traditional uses, 93 species reported by local informants were therapeutic, 27 food, 4 natural dyes and 13 handcrafts. We developed a methodology that allowed the location of individuals or vegetation communities with a specific popular use. We ...

BACKGROUND The Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) Index is associated with all-cause mortality in individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It is also associated with markers of inflammation and may thus reflect physiologic frailty. This analysis explores the association between physiologic frailty, as assessed by the VACS Index, and fragility fracture. METHODS HIV-infecte...

BACKGROUND Epidemiologic data suggest an association between obesity and depression, but findings vary across studies and suggest a stronger relationship in women than men. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the relationship between obesity and a range of mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders in the US general population. DESIGN Cross-sectional epidemiologic survey. SETTING Nationally representat...

In this note, we prove that the alternating group A4 is a CI-group and that all disconnected Cayley graphs of A5 are CI-graphs. As a corollary, we conclude that there are exactly 22 non-isomorphic Cayley graphs of A4 • Let G be a finite group and set G# = G \ {I}. For a subset S ~ G# with S = S-l := {S-l Is E S}, the Cayley graph is the graph Cay(G, S) with vertex set G and with x and y adjacen...

BACKGROUND Guidelines suggest a plateau pressure (PPLAT) of 30 cm H(2)O or less for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome, but ventilation may still be injurious despite adhering to this guideline. The shape of the curve plotting airway pressure versus time (STRESS INDEX) may identify injurious ventilation. The authors assessed accuracy of PPLAT and STRESS INDEX to identify morpholo...

669 © 2012 Guilford Publications, Inc. We thank Aaron C. Kay, Travis Proulx, Benjamin C. Ruisch, and one anonymous reviewer for offering astute commentary on an earlier draft. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Erin P. Hennes, Department of Psychology, New York University, 6 Washington Place, New York, NY 10003. E-mail: eph231@nyu. edu. HENNES ET AL. NOT ALL IDEOLOGIE...

Industrial accidents increasingly threaten society and economy; the increasing exposure and vulnerability of our modern interlaced societies contributes to intensifying their impact. Critical Infrastructures (CIs) have a prominent role, since they are vital for the welfare of the population and essential for the economic growth. As hazards are hard to predict, decision-makers need to implement ...

For a few years now, missiological. literature.has.discussed. the.possibility,.acceptability,.viability,.and.shape.of.movements. to. Christ. among. adherents. of. non-Christian. communities. without a formation of formally recognized.“Christian.churches”. among.them..A.particular.focus. of these writings is such movements in the Muslim world. Much.of.the.deliberations.on. these.“insider.movemen...