This paper presents a survey of simulation and optimization modeling approaches used in
reservoir systems operation problems. Optimization methods have been proved of much …

Background Zika virus (ZIKV) has been linked to central nervous system malformations in
fetuses. To characterize the spectrum of ZIKV disease in pregnant women and infants, we …

This paper develops a general method for constructing exactly similar tests based on the
conditional distribution of nonpivotal statistics in a simultaneous equations model with normal …

Soft-tissue sarcomas represent a heterogeneous group of cancer, with more than 50
histological subtypes 1 , 2 . The clinical presentation of patients with different subtypes is often …

… With the exception of the fascicularis group, which is split in this study whereby M. arctoides
[fascicularis] is more closely aligned with M. thibetana [sinica] rather than M. fascicularis as …

New experimental data on the isotopic variations of neon, argon, and xenon in a popping rock
imply that the 40 Ar/ 36 Ar ratio of the upper mantle is less than 44,000 and that the 129 Xe…

… the lack of effective results (Duit 1993, Moreira 1994) from research on misconceptions and
… and MOREIRA, M. (1996) Tipos de modelos mentales utilizados por fõÂ sicos en actividad. …

The newly recognized ataxia–ocular apraxia 1 (AOA1; MIM 208920) 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 is the most
frequent cause of autosomal recessive ataxia in Japan 2 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 and is second only …

Technological application of essential oils, as natural sanitizing agents, to reduce food
pathogens in the post-harvest processing of foods requires the establishment of the optimal …

Moist tropical forests in Amazonia and elsewhere are subjected to increasingly severe
drought episodes through the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and possibly through …