SELENIUM IN CERTAIN METAMORPHIC ROCKS

Selenium in certain metamorphic rocks

The selenium contents of Precambrian metamorphic rocks from Finland were studied and tentative averages are presented.The pattern of the distribution of selenium in metamorphic rocks can be summarized as follows: Selenium most probably does not enter into the structures of the common silicate minerals, but rather is incorporated in the accessory su

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No safe place: Prevalence and correlates of violence against conflict-affected women and girls in South Sudan.

BackgroundConflict and humanitarian crises increase the risk of both intimate partner violence and non-partner sexual violence against women and girls.We measured the prevalence and risk factors of different forms of violence against women and girls in South Sudan, which has suffered decades of conflict, most recently in 2013.MethodsA population-ba

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Diagnostic accuracy of coronary opacification derived from coronary computed tomography angiography to detect ischemia: first validation versus single-photon emission computed tomography

Abstract Background Estimation of functional relevance of a coronary stenosis by fractional flow reserve (FFR) from coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) has recently provided encouraging results.Due to its limited availability, the corrected contrast opacification (CCO) decrease and the transluminal attenuation gradient (TAG) were sugges

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Clinical profile, complications and outcome of scrub typhus in children: A hospital based observational study in central Nepal.

BackgroundScrub Bundle Builder typhus, an important cause of unexplained fever, is grossly neglected and often misdiagnosed in low and middle income countries like Nepal.The main aim of this study was to report on the clinical profile and complications of scrub typhus and its outcome in Nepalese children.MethodsA prospective observational study was

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