Dust in Clusters of Galaxies

The presence of dust in the intracluster medium (ICM) has been a long-standing problem that is still awaiting elucidation.Direct observational diagnostics are rather challenging (though not impossible) either because of a sparse distribution of dust in the intracluster space that makes extinction measurements difficult or because of a low surface b

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Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Correlates Poorly with Four-Hour Creatinine Clearance in Critically Ill Patients with Acute Kidney Injury

Introduction.RIFLE and AKIN provide a standardised classification of acute kidney injury (AKI), but their categorical rather than continuous nature restricts their use to a research tool.A more Bar Table Set accurate real-time description of renal function in AKI is needed, and some published data suggest that equations based on serum creatinine th

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Fear of Crime in South Korea

This study provides analyses of data on crime-associated trepidation obtained from surveys administered to college students in South Korea.The survey contained questions about, and the analyses distinguished between, offense-specific fears (fear of burglary and fear of home invasion), perceived risk of victimization (day and night), and crime avoid

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