Berlin 30/XI -31

Kirje 30.11.1931

Claves de identificación y distribución de los langostinos y camarones (Crustacea: Decapoda) del mar y rios de la costa del Perú

Trata de los •Decapoda Natantia (Crustacea) existentes en el mar y ríos de la costa del Perú, basándose en el estudio de 64 especies catalogadas en las Colecciones Científicas de Crustáceos del Instituto del Mar del Perú (IMARPE) y del Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos MHNUSM). Además se incluye información por referencias bibliográficas de 25 especies, de las cuales na se tuvieron ejemplares disponibles. Se han elaborado claves ilustradas para reconocer las 89 especies tratadas: 76 marinas y 13 de agua dulce. En las claves, basadas en los caracteres mor­ fológicos seña.lados por otros autores se ha dado importancia a la genitalia externa en las Penaeidea y a caracteres fácilmente distinguibles del rostrum y caparazón en los Caridea.

Interaction between tobacco and alcohol use and the risk of head and neck cancer: pooled analysis in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium.

BACKGROUND: The magnitude of risk conferred by the interaction between tobacco and alcohol use on the risk of head and neck cancers is not clear because studies have used various methods to quantify the excess head and neck cancer burden. METHODS: We analyzed individual-level pooled data from 17 European and American case-control studies (11,221 cases and 16,168 controls) participating in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology consortium. We estimated the multiplicative interaction parameter (psi) and population attributable risks (PAR). RESULTS: A greater than multiplicative joint effect between ever tobacco and alcohol use was observed for head and neck cancer risk (psi = 2.15; 95% confidence interval, 1.53-3.04). The PAR for tobacco or alcohol was 72% (95% confidence interval, 61-79%) for head and neck cancer, of which 4% was due to alcohol alone, 33% was due to tobacco alone, and 35% was due to tobacco and alcohol combined. The total PAR differed by subsite (64% for oral cavity cancer, 72% for pharyngeal cancer, 89% for laryngeal cancer), by sex (74% for men, 57% for women), by age (33% for cases <45 years, 73% for cases >60 years), and by region (84% in Europe, 51% in North America, 83% in Latin America). CONCLUSIONS: Our results confirm that the joint effect between tobacco and alcohol use is greater than multiplicative on head and neck cancer risk. However, a substantial proportion of head and neck cancers cannot be attributed to tobacco or alcohol use, particularly for oral cavity cancer and for head and neck cancer among women and among young-onset cases.

A model of market-making

The two essential features of a decentralized economy taken intoaccount are, first, that individual agents need some informationabout other agents in order to meet potential trading partners,which requires some communication or interaction between theseagents, and second, that in general agents will face tradinguncertainty. We consider trade in a homogeneous commodity. Firmsdecide upon their effective supplies, and may create their ownmarkets by sending information signals communicating theirwillingness to sell. Meeting of potential trading partners isarranged in the form of shopping by consumers. The questions to beconsidered are: How do firms compete in such markets? And what arethe properties of an equilibrium? We establish existenceconditions for a symmetric Nash equilibrium in the firms'strategies, and analyze its characteristics. The developedframework appears to lend itself well to study many typicalphenomena of decentralized economies, such as the emergence ofcentral markets, the role of middlemen, and price-making.

The role of incidental variables of time in mood assessment

Determining what influences mood is important for theories of emotion and research onsubjective well-being. We consider three sets of factors: activities in which people areengaged; individual differences; and incidental variables that capture when mood ismeasured, e.g., time-of-day. These three factors were investigated simultaneously in a studyinvolving 168 part-time students who each responded 30 times in an experience samplingstudy conducted over 10 working days. Respondents assessed mood on a simple bipolarscale from 1 (very negative) to 10 (very positive). Activities had significant effects but,with the possible exception of variability in the expression of mood, no systematicindividual differences were detected. Diurnal effects, similar to those already reported inthe literature, were found as was an overall Friday effect. However, these effects weresmall. Lastly, the weather had little or no influence. We conclude that simple measures ofoverall mood are not greatly affected by incidental variables.

A administração pública e os novos paradigmas O impulso para a mudança

A Administração Pública (AP) tem merecido especial atenção por parte da sociedade em geral, na maioria das vezes, para lhe apontar os aspectos negativos e dificilmente os positivos. Na verdade, cada vez mais encaramos a Administração Pública como um entrave, incapaz de se adaptar ao contexto em que vivemos actualmente – uma sociedade de informação, que se movimenta a um ritmo acelerado, que pretende respostas imediatas. É neste contexto que assistimos a uma dualidade de compromissos, difíceis de conciliar, entre o que a sociedade nos exige e o que a Administração Pública pode prestar. Temos, por um lado, cidadãos, com necessidades variadas e cada vez mais imediatas e, por outro lado, a AP cuja actividade se desenvolve em torno da defesa e prossecução do interesse público, onde incluímos esses mesmos cidadãos. Parece-nos, então, que os dois lados apresentados representam apenas e só o Cidadão. O âmago da questão é efectivamente melhorar a AP para respondermos e servirmos o cidadão.

Fetal dose reduction in head and neck radiotherapy of a pregnant woman.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: A pregnant woman was referred for post-operative radiotherapy of a malignant schwannoma in the head and neck region. A best-treatment plan was devised in order to minimize the fetal dose. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The fetal dose resulting from radiological examinations was determined according to international protocols, that resulting from radiotherapy was calculated according to Recommendation 36 of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Task Group. Pre-treatment dosimetry was performed with an anthropomorphic phantom. Several alternative treatment plans were evaluated. The use of a multileaf collimator (MLC) and a virtual wedge (VW) was compared to cerrobend blocks (CB) and physical wedge (PW). In-vivo dosimetry was performed using a vaginal probe containing thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLD). RESULTS: The total fetal dose resulting from diagnostic and radiotherapy procedures was estimated to be 36 mGy. The technique based on MLC and VW was elected for patient treatment. Measurements for this configuration resulted in afetal dose reduction of 82%. The shielding of the patient's abdomen further reduced the fetal dose by 42%. CONCLUSION: The use of VW and MLC for the treatment of a pregnant woman is highly recommended. Each case should be individually studied with pre-treatment and in-vivo dosimetry.