Several important points regarding the treatment of urinary tract infections should be made.
Single-dose and short-course antibiotic therapy is appropriate only for women with acute …

Because specific outpatient epidemiologic data on the susceptibility of organisms are not
readily available to guide empiric antibiotic therapy in the ambulatory setting, we reviewed all …

This paper presents investigations to ascertain the corrosion control benefits of polyethylene
encasement for ductile iron pipelines in corrosive soil environments. Investigative …

This paper presents several case histories where ductile iron pipeline sections have been
investigated to ascertain the corrosioncontrol benefits of polyethylene encasement. …

The Problem The Western challenge to China in the nineteenth csntury was unprecedented
in Chinese history, for it represented an alternative mode of societal organiza tion which …

Energy storage is an integral part of modern society. A contemporary example is the lithium (Li)-ion
battery, which enabled the launch of the personal electronics revolution in 1991 and …

… Daniel Crabtree daniel@danielcrabtree.com Peter Andreae pondy@mcs.vuw.ac.nz … Daniel
Crabtree is supported by a Top Achiever Doctoral Scholarship from the Tertiary Education …

Sandplain soils on the south coast of Western Australia have multiple limitations to crop
production that include water repellence, low water and nutrient retention, subsoil acidity, and …

This century will witness a major transformation in how energy is acquired, stored, and utilized
globally. The impetus for this change comes from the deep impacts that both developed …

Flooding is the natural disaster that causes the most damage. Postflood, many families are
not insured and do not have sufficient savings for rebuilding, and governmental aid can be …