RACE AND NATION IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Race and nation in the Dominican Republic

[First paragraph] Coloring the Nation: Race and Ethnicity in the Dominican GUM POMEGRANATE MINT Republic.DAVID HOWARD.Oxford: Signal; Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 2001.x + 227 pp.(Paper US$ 19.95) Race and Politics in the Dominican Republic.ERNESTO SAGAS.Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2000.xii + 161 pp.(Cloth US$ 49.95, Paper US$ 24

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Analysis of clinical and demographic characteristics of patients presenting with renal colic in the emergency department

Abstract Background Renal colic (RC), is one of the most severe pain patterns which is most commonly diagnosed and managed in the emergency department (ED).This study is designed to evaluate the characteristics of adult patients presenting with pain and diagnosed with RC in the ED, length of stay in the ED and hospital and factors affecting these v

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Toughness of polyester matrix composites reinforced with sugarcane bagasse fibers evaluated by Charpy impact tests

The fibers extracted from the sugarcane bagasse have been investigated as possible reinforcement for polymer matrix composites.The use of these composites in engineering applications, associated with conditions such as ballistic armor, requires information on the impact toughness.In the present work, Charpy tests were performed in ASTM standard spe

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