• Although there is a worldwide surge of interest in conservation, many justifications rest on shaky or ephemeral grounds. • Arguments for conservation of biodiversity often include strong ethical or aesthetic components which are superficially attractive but depend on potentially changeable social circumstances. • Economic justifications based on undiscovered potential are susceptible to chang...

We prove Iqbal’s conjecture on the relationship between the free energy of closed string theory in local toric geometry and the Wess-ZuminoWitten model. This is achieved by first reformulating the calculations of the free energy by localization techniques in terms of suitable Feynman rule, then exploiting a realization of the Feynman rule by free bosons. We also use a formula of Hodge integrals...

We find an l = 2 shape resonance fingerprinted in the angular distribution of cold (∼1 K) Δj rotationally inelastic collision D2 with He a single supersonic expansion. The Stark-induced adiabatic Raman passage is used to prepare (v 2, j 2) rovibrational level control spatial bond axis molecule by magnetic sublevel selection. show that rate D2–D2 relaxation nearly two orders magnitude weaker tha...

the article of marc jamoulle shows the importance of the contribution of general practitioners (gps) in improving the quality and the efficiency of the health systems. starting from the concept of quaternary prevention for reducing excessive costs in the preventive procedures, he suggests a change of paradigm in every daily activity of the gp in order to have a stronger ethical approach to the ...