During a recent survey for West Nile virus in wild birds around the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, Imperial County, California (Dusek et al. 2010), we captured a female American Kestrel (Falco sparuerius) with a severe bill deformity (Figure 1). The kestrel was captured on 9 March 2006, at 08:45, approximately 0.25 km south of the intersection of Wiest and Lindsey roads (33 0 0...

Between March 2004 and June 2007 The Rural and Remote Road Safety Study recorded 164 non-fatal motorcycle crashes in which a rider was seriously injured (hospitalised for 24 hours or more) on North Queensland public roads or lands. 88 of these riders consented to an interview with research staff during which a questionnaire was administered to gather information on crash experience, demographic...

Deaths and injuries linked to traffic accidents are important public health issues. In this descriptive study, the accidents resulting in death and injury between 2000 and 2004 on the city portion of the D-100 were compared with those on the other roads within the city. The D-100 had a fatality risk approximately 2 times higher than that of the other roads within the city. The percentage of tru...

I have always been curious about natural phenomena, but I cannot say that I was always passionate about nanoscience. As a teenager, I was very interested in astronomy and this is mainly why I decided to study physics for my degree. After enrolling at the University of Catania, Italy, I was also enrolled at the Scuola Superiore di Catania (SSC), an institute within the University of Catania that...

0 7 4 0 7 4 5 9 / 0 2 / $ 1 7 . 0 0 © 2 0 0 2 I E E E during the reengineering process. We propose tracing “all around”—from existing code to the legacy system’s design to its requirements during reverse engineering, and from the modified requirements to the new design and the new code during development of the successor system. In effect, this means integrating traceability during reverse engi...

Silicene or two-dimensional (2D) graphene-like silicon allotrope has recently emerged as a promising candidate for various applications in nanotechnology. However, few concerns involving its stability persist to date and need...