High-energy electron scattering from 6Li\mathrm{^6Li} and 12C\mathrm{^{12}C}

We have measured the spectra of electrons scattered from 6 Li and 12 C for invariant masses of the hadronic system W ≦ 1.5 GeV and four momentum transfers in the range 5 fm −2 ≦ q 2 ≦ 12 fm −2 . We compared the shape of the spectra with different nuclear models. The Fermigas model of the nucleus cannot reproduce the data. A shell model with short-range correlations fits the data with a correlation parameter q c ≈ 250 MeV/ c . From the absolute cross section the effective number of nucleons was derived for quasi-elastic scattering and found to be compatible with A , whereas the effective number of nucleons derived for the excitation of the Δ(1236) resonance was found to be 0.6 A

Political issues in internal medicine in Europe. A position paper.

What will be the future of internal medicine in Europe? Because of rapidly growing concerns regarding the position of internal medicine in many European countries, the European Federation of Internal Medicine (EFIM) has established a working group to analyze the situation. Being well aware of the variation in working practices in the different countries, the members of the group used an “all-European” approach to answer the following questions: • Are there problems for internal medicine? If so, what are these problems and why? • Why do the health care systems in the European countries need internal medicine? • Why do patients need internal medicine? • What needs to be done? Internal medicine is the modern, clinical, and scientific medical discipline that is responsible for the care of adult patients with one or more complex, acute, or chronic illnesses. Internal medicine is the cornerstone of an integrated health care delivery service that is needed today. Decision-makers in politics and hospitals, insurers, journalists, and the general public need a better understanding of what internal medicine can offer to the health care system and to the individual patient