Relativistic smearing of the reflection spectrum in Galactic Black Hole Candidates [PDF]
We identify the reflected component in the GINGA spectra of Nova Muscae, a Black Hole transient system which has been used as the prototype for the recent advection dominated disk models. We see that the reflected spectrum is generally significantly relativistically smeared, and use this and the amount of reflection to track the innermost extent of the
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Outcomes of Primary Endodontic Therapy Provided by Endodontic Specialists Compared with Other Providers [PDF]
Introduction The objective of this study was to compare the outcomes of initial nonsurgical root canal therapy for different tooth types provided by both endodontists and other providers.
Bhagavatula, Pradeep+3 more
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BACKGROUND The optimal retreatment strategy for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients who fail directly-acting antiviral agent (DAA)-based treatment is unknown. In this study, we assessed the efficacy and safety of ledipasvir (LDV) and sofosbuvir (SOF)
E. Wilson+18 more
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Quasi-periodic variability and the inner radii of thin accretion disks in galactic black-hole systems [PDF]
We calculate upper bounds on the inner radii of geometrically thin accretion disks in galactic black-hole systems by relating their rapid variability properties to those of neutron stars. We infer that the inner disk radii do not exhibit large excursions between different spectral states, in contrast with the concept that the disk retreats ...
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INTRODUCTION Although success of endodontic therapy has significantly improved in the last few decades due to the introduction of novel materials and techniques, failures of endodontic therapy requiring re-treatment still comprise a significant ...
Swetha Kasam, A. Mariswamy
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Long-term and seasonal variability of wind and wave extremes in the Arctic Ocean [PDF]
Over recent decades, the Arctic Ocean has experienced dramatic changes due to climate change. Retreating sea ice has opened up large areas of ocean, resulting in an enhanced wave climate. Taking into account the intense seasonality and the rapid changes to the Arctic climate, a non-stationary approach is applied to time-varying statistical properties ...
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On Borrowed Time: The Past, Present, and Future of Virginia's Barrier Islands under Differing Sea-Level Rise Scenarios [PDF]
Virginia's barrier islands constitute one of the most undeveloped shorelines of the eastern US. Aside from a few islands in the north, the islands are uninhabited and managed for conservation. These islands play important environmental, cultural, and economic roles along Virginia's Eastern Shore. Climate change driven sea-level rise is already having a
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\ud Strategic Social Marketing for Expanding the Commercial Market of Insecticide Treated Nets in Tanzania\ud [PDF]
\ud The Department for International Development (DfID) has been supporting the introduction of ITNs in Tanzania since January 1998. The social marketing of ITNs for malaria prevention in Tanzania was introduced at a national scale in 2000 through the ...
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, (MoHSW)
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An Estimate of the Surface Pollution of the Arctic Sea Ice [PDF]
The Arctic sea ice represents an important energy reservoir for the climate of the northern hemisphere. The shrinking of the polar ice in the past decades decreases the stored energy and raises serious concerns about future climate changes.[1-4] Model calculations of the present authors [5,6] suggest that half of the global warming during the past ...
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A shrinking Compact Symmetric Object: J11584+2450? [PDF]
We present multi-frequency multi-epoch Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) observations of J11584+2450. These observations clearly show this source, previously classified as a core-jet, to be a compact symmetric object (CSO). Comparisons between these new data and data taken over the last 9 years shows the edge brightened hot spots retreating towards the ...
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