Neutron interferometry at the National Institute of Standards and Technology is a well-established program that performs experiments in a wide range of areas including materials science, quantum information, precision measurements of coherent and incoherent scattering lengths, and dark Meatless Substitutes (chilled) energy/fifth force searches.Cent
Background/AimsIrritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a troublesome disease.Some strains of probiotics reportedly exert remarkable immunomodulatory effects, and so we designed a prospective double-blind randomized placebo-controlled clinical study to assess their effects in Korean adults with IBS.Methods : IBS patients who met Rome III criteria were ran
Typhoon-induced storms surges and river flooding events represent two types of natural disasters that affect a wide range, occurring with high frequency and causing serious societal losses.Due to the limited duration of instrumental records, there is an inadequate understanding of the patterns and mechanisms underlying the variations in typhoons an
This paper presents a review of concepts related to wildfire risk assessment, including the determination of fire ignition and propagation (fire danger), the extent to which fire may spatially overlap with valued assets (exposure), and the potential losses and resilience to those losses (vulnerability).This is followed by a brief discussion of how