We discuss the analytic continuation beyond μ/T ≃ 1 in QCD at nonzero T and μ by use of the Pade’ approximants. The slope of the critical line obtained in this way increases at large μ with respect to the second order Taylor result.In the hot phase Pade’ and Taylor approximants coincide, suggesting a very large, and possibly infinite, radius of convergence of the Taylor series in this thermodyn...

New observations of the metal poor galaxy IZw 18 are discussed. Wolf-Rayet stars of WC type have been detected in the NW-HII region contrary to evolutionary synthesis model predictions. Implications on the mass loss rate and on the formation processes of WR stars are discussed. A very homogeneous metal abundance is observed within the HII region. This emphasizes the problem of the dispersal and...

A composite transposon, Tn4731, associated with IS630 has been shown to transpose preferentially to 5'-TA-3' sequences that are located at two sites in a rho-dependent transcription terminator in plasmid ColE1 in Escherichia coli (T. Tenzen, S. Matsutani, and E. Ohtsubo, J. Bacteriol. 172:3830-3836, 1990). Here we demonstrated that Tn4731 preferentially transposes to TA sequences at four sites ...

Background: In Iran, architectures are often unaware of the risk of radon inhalation and how to reduce radon levels. Furthermore, radon considerations are not implemented in construction methods, construction materials and building utilization by regulatory authorities. Materials and Methods: In this study after reviewing the meteorological changes of Ramsar over the past 50 years (1955-2005), ...

We discuss the analytic continuation beyond μ T 1 in QCD at nonzero T and μ by use of the Pade’ approximants. The slope of the critical line obtained in this way increases at large μ with respect to the second order Taylor result.In the hot phase Pade’ and Taylor approximants coincide, suggesting a very large, and possibly infinite, radius of convergence of the Taylor series in this thermodynam...

BACKGROUND Health impacts related to climate change are potentially an increasing problem in Cameroon, especially during hot seasons when there are no means for protective and adaptive actions. OBJECTIVE To describe environmental conditions in schools and to evaluate the impact of heat on schoolchildren's health during school days in the Cameroon cities of Yaoundé and Douala. METHODS School...

For decades, classical crossover studies and linkage disequilibrium (LD) analysis of genomic regions suggested that human meiotic crossovers may not be randomly distributed along chromosomes but are focused instead in "hot spots." Recent sperm typing studies provided data at very high resolution and accuracy that defined the physical limits of a number of hot spots. The data were also used to t...

In this work dynamic recrystallization behavior of AISI 403 martensitic stainless steel was studied using hot compression tests over temperature range of 900 C -1200 C and strain rate range of 0.001 s-1 - 1 s-1. The obtained flow curves showed that the hot compression behavior of the alloy is controlled by dynamic recrystallization. The flow stress and strain corresponding to the critical, pe...