To track the particulate pollution in Sichuan Basin, sample filters were collected in three urban sites.Characteristics of water-soluble inorganic ions (WSIIs) were explored and their sources were analyzed by principal component analysis (PCA).During 2012⁻2013, the PM2.5 concentrations were 86.7 ± 49.7 μg m−3 in Chengdu (CD),

This paper discusses a Polish-German savoir-faire dictionary, which is currently being created as part of a research project.The author presents the lexicographic framework, the source material and the structure of the entries.The main analytical problem is the German functional equivalence of Polish politeness expressions.The methodology is based

Conspiracies happen, and some conspiracy theories are warranted by evidence.Nevertheless, a non-trivial proportion of the public express belief in conspiracy theories that are not warranted by evidence.Psychological research has therefore investigated the motives that might lead someone to believe a conspiracy theory even where the available eviden

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and myasthenia gravis (MG) are autoimmune diseases mediated by autoantibodies against either aquaporin 4 (AQP4) or acetylcholine receptor (AChR), respectively.Recently, we and others have reported an increased prevalence of NMO in patients with MG.To verify whether coexisting autoimmune disease may exacerbate experimental