BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Coccidioides immitis is a dimorphic fungus endemic to
the Southwest United States and Mexico, and at our institution, it is a relatively common …

THE joined wing is an innovative aircraft configuration with a rear wing that has its root
attached near the top of the vertical tail and a tip that sweeps forward to join the trailing edge of …

THE joined wing is an unconventional aircraft config-uration that has a diamond shape in
both top and front views. Figure 1 shows how the joined wing's tail sweeps forward from the …

We review the first ten years of attosecond science with a selection of recent highlights and
trends and give an outlook on future directions. After introducing the main spectroscopic tools…

colon; A case of diffuse xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis of the kidney with an associated
renocolic fistula is reported. Computed tomography demonstrated typical findings with an …

In Exp. I, 81 male psychiatric patients were divided into 9 subgroups according to age and
length of hospitalization. Plural nouns were reinforced by positive verbal feedback. Results …

We demonstrate spectral phase interferometry for direct electric-field reconstruction (SPIDER)
as a novel method to characterize sub-6-fs pulses with nanojoule pulse energy. SPIDER …

Coherent soft x-ray (SXR) sources enable fundamental studies in the important water window
spectral region. Until now, such sources have been limited to repetition rates of 1 kHz or …

… The operation frequency was 865.7 MHz and the maximum output power 29 dBm (0.8 W).
The communication between reader and transponder followed EPC class 1, generation 2, …

Background: Controversy continues concerning the best method of isolating upper and
lower gastric pouches in Roux-Y gastric bypass. This paper reports a technique used from …