Crystal nucleation and growth are first order processes captured in volcanic rocks and record important information about the rates of magmatic processes and chemical evolution of magmas during their ascent and eruption.We have studied glass-rich andesitic tephras from the Central Plateau of the Southern Taupo Volcanic Zone by electron- and ion-mic

Over the past decade, there has been a rapid increase in the number of initiatives involving "for-profit" private health care providers in national tuberculosis (TB) control efforts.We reviewed 15 such initiatives with respect to contractual arrangements, quality of care and success achieved in TB control.In seven initiatives, the National TB Progr

Tsunami attenuation by coastal vegetation was examined under laboratory conditions for mature mangroves <i>Rhizophora</i> sp.The developed novel tree parameterization concept, accounting for both bio-mechanical and structural tree properties, allowed to substitute the complex tree structure by a simplified tree model of identical hydrau

Prospect Theory (PT) and Constant-Relative-Risk-Aversion (CRRA) preferences have clear-cut and very different implications for the optimal asset allocation Lighting between a riskless asset and a risky stock as a function of the investment horizon.While CRRA implies that the optimal allocation is independent of the Rinsing Tool horizon, we show tha

The purpose of this paper is to describe the case of surgical management of massive compound odontoma with 36 denticles in a 9-year-boy who presented with a complaint of pain and swelling in mandibular left posterior region and retained 74.The denticles were removed after the removal of retained 74 completely and wound healing was observed.Odontoma