Important Birds from Blue Point Cottonwoods, Maricopa County, Arizona

ABSTRACT We present spectroscopic confirmation of three new two-image gravitationally lensed quasars, compiled from existing strong lens and X-ray catalogues. Images of HSC J091843.27–022007.5 show a red galaxy with two blue point sources at either side, separated by 2.26 arcsec. This system has a source and a lens redshifts zs = 0.804 and zℓ = 0.459, respectively, as obtained by our follow-up spectroscopic data. CXCO J100201.50+020330.0 shows two point sources separated by 0.85 arcsec on either side of an early-type galaxy. The follow-up spectroscopic data confirm the fainter quasar has the same redshift with the brighter quasar from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) fiber spectrum at zs = 2.016. The deflecting foreground galaxy is a typical early-type galaxy at a redshift of zℓ = 0.439. SDSS J135944.21+012809.8 has two point sources with quasar spectra at the same redshift zs = 1.096, separated by 1.05 arcsec, and fits to the HSC images confirm the presence of a galaxy between these. These discoveries demonstrate the power of the Hyper Suprime-Cam Subaru Strategic Program (HSC-SSP)’s deep imaging and wide sky coverage. Combined with existing X-ray source catalogues and follow-up spectroscopy, the HSC-SSP provides us unique opportunities to find multiple-image quasars lensed by a foreground galaxy.

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Emergence of novel psychoactive substances among clients of a needle exchange programme in Budapest

Orvosi Hetilap ◽

10.1556/oh.2014.29955 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 155 (35) ◽

pp. 1383-1394 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

József Rácz ◽

Róbert Csák

Keyword(s):

Warning System ◽

Needle Exchange ◽

Novel Psychoactive Substances ◽

The Novel ◽

Sources Of Information ◽

Psychoactive Substances ◽

Blue Point ◽

Use Patterns ◽

Frequent Use ◽

Exchange Programme

In this paper the authors summarize experience of a drug service provider with the injecting use of novel psychoactive substances. Among clients of the needle exchange programme of Blue Point Drug Counselling and Outpatient Centre, the authors observed the spread of the novel substances since 2009. The extensive spread of the novel substances caused substantial change in injecting use patterns, thus in the usage of the needle exchange programme. The novel psychoactive substances appeared consecutively, so that this setting gave a unique opportunity to observe and track the emergence of these substances. The authors summarize the characteristics which are important for medical practice (risks, frequent use, severe psychopathological conditions) as well as special risks associated with these substances (substances with unknown composition and effect). They highlight the importance and role of the early warning system, monitoring the online sources of information and testing of samples containing novel psychoactive substances. Orv. Hetil., 2014, 155(35), 1383–1394.

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BOY AWARDED $28.7 MILLION

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.88.3.a94a ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 88 (3) ◽

pp. A94-A94

Author(s):

J. F. L.

Keyword(s):

Blood Transfusion ◽

Maricopa County

PHOENIX—A jury awarded $28.7 million to a 5-year-old boy, who contracted AIDS through an unauthorized blood transfusion, and his parents in what his attorney believes is the largest award of its kind. The Maricopa County Jury on Friday awarded $26.7 million to Alex Edwards and $1 million to each of his parents, Roy and Pat Edwards. The jury on May 23 found [the physician and his group] liable for Alex's AIDS infection through the unauthorized transfusion shortly after the boy's birth in 1985.

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