An expanded version of an address delivered before the St. Louis meeting of the Society on
April 11, 1975; received by the editors April 5, 1976. AMS (MOS) subject classifications …

The infiltration itself consists of the two indexings a and A. We shall denote the set of infiltrations
of a and b by the symbol I (a, b). We note thot n (c)< n (a)+ n (b) and that c may be the …

The healthcare setting was important in the early spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome
(SARS) in both Toronto and Taiwan. Healthcare workers, patients, and visitors were at …

Background Enteroviruses can cause outbreaks of hand-foot-and-mouth disease (characterized
by vesicular lesions on the hands, feet, and oral mucosa) or herpangina, usually without …

A method of iterated integration along paths is used to extend deRham cohomology theory
to a homotopy theory on the fundamental group level. For every connected ${C^\infty} $ …

Occupational noise-induced hearing loss (ONIHL) is the most prevalent occupational disease
in the world. The goal of this study was to review the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and …

Our understanding of psoriatic arthritis has evolved as new knowledge of the disease has
emerged. However, the exact prevalence of psoriatic arthritis is unknown, and its …

Rotavirus remains the most common cause of severe, dehydrating diarrhea among children
worldwide. Several rotavirus vaccines are under development. Decisions about new …

Background The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) spread rapidly around the
world, largely because persons infected with the SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) …

OBJECTIVE. In 1998, an epidemic of hand-foot-mouth disease/herpangina was caused by
human enterovirus 71 infection in Taiwan. The underlying factors of widespread emergence …