Patterns of Sectoral Accumulation: Economy and Services in Contemporary Transformations of Health

Objectives: To take elements of analysis from the economic reproduction of capitalist societies\u27 frame and to discuss the changes in the process of accumulation of capital in the Brazilian health sector

Forecasting the distribution of the invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in Wisconsin tributaries to Lake Michigan

Abstract: The Laurentian Great Lakes host more than 180 non-native species, including several that have resulted in major economic and ecological effects. This list includes the round goby (Neogobius melanostomus), an aggressive, benthic Ponto-Caspian fish that has established large populations in coastal Great Lakes habitats. Here, we document the inland dispersal of round gobies into Wisconsin tributaries of Lake Michigan. Round gobies were detected in 26 of 73 streams (36%) and found >10 km upstream of Lake Michigan in nine watersheds. Round goby presence-absence was modeled using landscape-scale data from these invaded streams. We forecasted the future spread of round goby within Wisconsin's Lake Michigan basin using our best model (80% accuracy), which included watershed area, stream gradient, and watershed slope as predictors. Round gobies were predicted to invade 1369 km of stream habitat up to the first stream barrier, and 8878 km of stream was identified as suitable looking beyond barriers at the broader Lake Michigan watershed (Wisconsin only). Our results depict the Great Lakes as a springboard for invasive species to disperse into inland ecosystems and, because round gobies are not usually reported in small streams in their native range, emphasize the utility of data from invaded regions when forecasting invasive species distributions. Résumé : Les Grands Lacs Laurentiens contiennent >180 espèces non indigènes dont plusieurs ont eu des effets économi-ques et écologiques importants. Cette liste comprend le gobie à taches noires (Neogobius melanostomus), un poisson agressif d'origine ponto-caspienne, qui a formé de grandes populations dans les habitats côtiers des Grands Lacs. Nous apportons des informations sur la dispersion vers l'intérieur des gobies à taches noires dans les tributaires du lac Michigan au Wisconsin. Les gobies à taches noires se retrouvent dans 26 de 73 cours d'eau (36 %) et à >10 km en amont du lac Michigan dans neuf bassins versants. Nous avons modélisé la présence-absence des gobies à taches noires à l'aide de données à l'échelle du paysage provenant des cours d'eau envahis. Nous prédisons la dispersion future du gobie à taches noires dans le bassin versant du lac Michigan au Wisconsin à l'aide de notre meilleur (80 % d'exactitude) modèle qui inclut la surface du bassin versant, le gradient du cours d'eau et la pente du bassin comme variables prédictives. Notre pré-diction est que les gobies à taches noires vont envahir 1369 km d'habitat lotique jusqu'à la première barrière dans les cours d'eau; de plus, 8878 km de cours d'eau au-delà des barrières paraissent des habitats convenables dans le bassin élargi du lac Michigan (dans le seul Wisconsin). Nos résultats décrivent les Grands Lacs comme des tremplins pour les espèces envahissantes vers les écosystèmes de l'intérieur; comme les gobies à taches noires ne se retrouvent pas générale-ment dans les petits cours d'eau dans leur aire de répartition indigène, nos résultats soulignent l'utilité de données provenant des régions envahies pour la prédiction des répartitions des espèces envahissantes. [Traduit par la Rédaction

Final results from the Palo Verde Neutrino Oscillation Experiment

The analysis and results are presented from the complete data set recorded at Palo Verde between September 1998 and July 2000. In the experiment, the \nuebar interaction rate has been measured at a distance of 750 and 890 m from the reactors of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station for a total of 350 days, including 108 days with one of the three reactors off for refueling. Backgrounds were determined by (a) the $swap$ technique based on the difference between signal and background under reversal of the positron and neutron parts of the correlated event and (b) making use of the conventional reactor-on and reactor-off cycles. There is no evidence for neutrino oscillation and the mode \nuebar\to\bar\nu_x was excluded at 90% CL for \dm>1.1\times10^{-3} eV$^2$ at full mixing, and \sinq>0.17 at large \dm.Comment: 11 pages, 8 figure

Neutron production by cosmic-ray muons at shallow depth

The yield of neutrons produced by cosmic ray muons at a shallow depth of 32 meters of water equivalent has been measured. The Palo Verde neutrino detector, containing 11.3 tons of Gd loaded liquid scintillator and 3.5 tons of acrylic served as a target. The rate of one and two neutron captures was determined. Modeling the neutron capture efficiency allowed us to deduce the total yield of neutrons $Y_{tot} = (3.60 \pm 0.09 \pm 0.31) \times 10^{-5}$ neutrons per muon and g/cm$^2$. This yield is consistent with previous measurements at similar depths.Comment: 12 pages, 3 figure

Внедрение и принцип работы системы сейсмического мониторинга горного массива для работы в условиях ООО "Шахта "Усковская"

The status of the Silicon Microvertex Detector (SMD) and its installation into the LEP-L3 experiment are presented, highlighting novel features and sophisticated techniques. Preliminary results based on 1993 data are given and compared with Monte Carlo predictions, to understand the detector performances and its tracking capabilities