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The Wind Is Not a Riverby Brian Payton
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A gripping tale of survival and an epic love story in which a husband and wife — separated by the only battle of World War II to take place on American soil — fight to reunite in Alaska's starkly beautiful Aleutian Islands
Following the death of his younger brother in Europe, journalist John Easley is determined to find meaning in his loss, to document some part of the growing war that claimed his own flesh and blood. Leaving behind his beloved wife, Helen, after an argument they both regret, he heads north from Seattle to investigate the Japanese invasion of Alaska's Aleutian Islands, a story censored by the U.S. government.
While John is accompanying a crew on a bombing run, his plane is shot down over the island of Attu. He survives only to find himself exposed to a harsh and unforgiving wilderness, known as "the Birthplace of Winds." There, John must battle the elements, starvation, and his own remorse while evading discovery by the Japanese.
Alone in their home three thousand miles to the south, Helen struggles with the burden of her husband's disappearance. Caught in extraordinary circumstances, in this new world of the missing, she is forced to reimagine who she is — and what she is capable of doing. Somehow, she must find John and bring him home, a quest that takes her into the farthest reaches of the war, beyond the safety of everything she knows.
A powerful, richly atmospheric story of life and death, commitment and sacrifice, The Wind Is Not a River illuminates the fragility of life and the fierce power of love.
"What a great-hearted, beautifully written, and utterly riveting novel. It has a power that brings to mind the old Greek stories of war, love, and journey." Ron Rash, bestselling author of Serena and Nothing Gold Can Stay
"Beautifully written, lyrical and elegiac, The Wind Is Not A River is a novel you must read….John Easley's struggle to survive and his wife Helen's struggle to find him form the most triumphant and heartbreaking love story I've read in years." David Vann, author of Legend of a Suicide and Caribou Island
"This moving and powerfully written novel explores themes of war, life and death, morality, and love in a unique World War II battleground that very few people outside Alaska know about or remember….Payton…has written a suspenseful, beautifully researched title that readers will want to devour in one sitting." Library Journal (starred review)
"Payton, in the loveliest of prose, illuminates a little-known aspect of WWII while portraying a devoted couple who bravely face down the isolation, pain, and sacrifice of wartime." Booklist
About the Author
Brian Payton has written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and the Boston Globe. He is the author of Shadow of the Bear: Travels in Vanishing Wilderness, which was chosen as a Barnes & Noble Book Club pick, a Pearl's Pick on NPR, and a National Outdoor Book Awards Book of the Year. The Ice Passage: A True Story of Ambition, Disaster, and Endurance in the Arctic Wilderness and his novel Hail Mary Corner were published to acclaim in Canada. He lives with his family in Vancouver.
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"The only relief in this news is that we do know exactly what befell Craig, and we can be fairly certain that it was very quick, and that he did not wait or wonder or suffer," wrote Rebecca Lindenberg, Arnold's partner of six years, on a Web site she maintained during the search.
News of the discovery sent shock waves through several English department faculty members soon after University of Utah graduation exercises Friday afternoon. Arnold graduated with a doctorate from the U.'s creative writing program in 2001 after earning his bachelor's degree from Yale, and went on to teach poetry and literature at the University of Wyoming in Laramie in 2004. Arnold was exploring the island for a book he planned to write on the world's active volcanos, and had been missing since April 27.
"All the faculty at convocation was wondering, speculating and browbeating each other. Most had begun to turn a corner and realize that any good news would be unlikely," said Katherine Coles, U. faculty member and Utah poet laureate. "I'm sure everybody will share the deep grief of Craig's family, but also the relief that he wasn't lying injured for days."
Raised in a military family that lived in Texas but often lived abroad, Arnold garnered one of his first major literary prizes, the Yale Younger Poets award, for his 1999 poetry collection, Shells , while living in Salt Lake City. He went on to earn a Fulbright Fellowship and several major prizes that allowed him to live and study abroad, including the American Academy of Arts and Letters' Rome Prize in Literature for 2005. He was traveling in Japan this year through a U.S.-Japanese Friendship Commission's Creative Artists Exchange Fellowship. He visited Utah on Feb. 18 to read from his newest collection of poetry, Made Flesh , at the Salt Lake City Main Library.
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This application is a 371 of PCT/FR99/00595, filed on Mar. 17, 1999.
The invention relates to a process for the production of a biomaterial essentially constituted of phosphocalcium hydroxyapatite of an atomic ratio of Ca/P comprised between 1.50 and 1.67. The invention relates to the obtained biomaterial and to uses of the latter, in particular for dental or bone filling or restoration. The invention also relates to surgical or dental set for practicing this invention.
Phosphocalcium hydroxyapatites are well known and more and more used in the surgical or dental field because of their properties of biocompatibility and osteoconduction. They can be used in the dental field for periodontal filling, restoration of bone crests, filling cysts or recesses after dental extraction . . . and, in orthopedic surgery, for filling bone defects, interstitial filling between prosthesis and cortical bone, injection into vertebral bodies . . . The material thus emplaced can if desired contain active substances which, after hardening in situ of the material, are slowly diffused.
The preparation of phosphocalcium hydroxyapatites is essentially carried out according to two different ways each leading to specific applications:
on the one hand, an in situ preparation, in which the hardening of the hydroxyapatite is effected on the site of use at low temperature (in particular in vivo at body temperature), this preparation permitting the practice of the mentioned surgical or dental applications (this preparation which has a hardening phase at the site of utilization is designated hereafter as "preparation in situ" even if certain phases can be carried out apart from the utilization site),
on the other hand, an industrial preparation producing either pulverulent apatites or slightly bonded ones having limited mechanical properties, or ceramic apatites after high temperature thermal treatment or compression treatment in the presence of a binder.
The industrial apatites described above, which have good mechanical properties, are of course useless in applications in which a surgical or a bone operating site of any type must be filled or restored, because they require, to obtain their hardening, an industrial treatment under severe conditions. Moreover, industrial calcine apatites are always stoichiometric and have a low specific surface (less than 10 m2/g) and low solubility (solubility product equal to 10−119): these properties render the material difficultly bioresorbable, which represents a drawback in most of the surgical or dental applications (in which a slow replacement by bone of the implanted material is generally sought).
The present invention relates to apatites "prepared in situ", that is whose hardening can be carried out at low temperature in situ at the utilization site. Of course, these apatites can, as the case may be, be used in other applications such as those of industrial apatites.
Known apatites for in situ preparation are generally prepared as cements by mixing with water a powder containing one or more calcium phosphates selected from known phosphates: monocalcium phosphate hydrated or not, dicalcium phosphate hydrated or not, tricalcium phosphate α or β, tetracalcium phosphate (U.S. Pat. No. 461,053, EP 0 416 761, FR 2.693.716 . . . ). Certain authors have proposed first dissolving in water for mixing monocalcium phosphate so as to avoid untimely hydration of this phosphate in the powder (WO 95/083149). The apatites obtained by these known methods have essentially major drawbacks. In the first place, their mechanical properties are mediocre (compressive resistance of the order of 5 to 8 Megapascals), which, in numerous cases, is a major drawback (periodontal filling, injection in vertebral bodies, interstitial filling for sealing prostheses, osteotomy wedges hardened in situ . . . ).
Moreover, there is often seen with these known products the formation of "lumps", of non-reproducible setup times, and an exfoliation of the material after its in vivo emplacement because of the biological liquids present; certain faults lead either to grave difficulties for emplacement, or to a mediocre quality of the obtained implant (bad filling, bad adherence at the operating site), or a very troublesome production of exfoliated particles outside the operating site. This is particularly serious in surgery and leads many surgeons to reject this type of product after one or more unfortunate experiences.
The present invention provides a process for the in situ preparation of an apatite biomaterial, having good reproducibility and more certain and easy use than the known processes (homogeneity of the product, constant setup time, ease of shaping and modeling, absence of exfoliation).
Another object is to permit obtaining a biomaterial having improved mechanical properties relative to the known apatite materials prepared in situ.
Another object is to permit obtaining a biomaterial having a solubility and a specific surface significantly greater than the existing apatite biomaterials.
An object of the invention is in particularly to provide an apatite material which combines excellent properties of resistance to compression, good solubility in life media and a high specific surface.
To this end, the process contemplated by the invention for preparing a biomaterial whose hardening takes place at the site of utilization, in particular cold on a surgical or dental operating site (temperature below about 40° C.), is of the type in which are mixed calcium phosphates to obtain a hydroxy apatite within an atomic ratio Ca/P comprised between 1.50 and 1.67; the process of the invention is characterized in that:
a) there is first prepared a solid pulverulent product from a tricalcium phosphate powder and from a tetracalcium phosphate powder by mixing said powders so that the atomic ratio Ca/P of the obtained product will be substantially comprised between 1.40 and 1.90,
b) there is prepared an aqueous solution or aqueous solutions to mix with said solid pulverulent product, said solution or solutions containing calcium ions and phosphate ions such that the overall atomic ratio Ca/P of the solutions will be greater than 0.20 and that the atomic ratio Ca/P of each solution will be less than 0.50,
c) the aqueous solution or solutions and the solid pulverulent product are mixed, with the addition of water as the case may be, such that the liquid/solid weight ratio of the final mixture obtained will be comprised between 0.30 and 0.65 so as to obtain a homogeneous paste of an atomic ratio Ca/P comprised between 1.50 and 1.67, said paste being emplaced at the utilization site for its hardening in situ.
Experience has shown that this preparation from, on the one hand, a solid pulverulent product containing tricalcium phosphate and tetracalcium phosphate, on the other hand, from an aqueous solution containing calcium ions and phosphate ions, results in obtaining a naturally homogeneous pasty mixture having no tendency to lump, and having progressive and regular setting up and a constant setup time (for a given composition), with the four-fold condition that:
The Ca/P ratio of the solid pulverulent product be comprised in the above-indicated range (preferably between 1.70 and 1.85),
The Ca/P ratio of the solution or of each solution if several solutions are used, will be less than 0.50 (preferably less than 0.40),
The Ca/P ratio of the solution, or the overall Ca/P ratio of the assembly of the solutions if several solutions are used, be greater than 0.20 (preferably greater than 0.35),
The liquid/solid weight ratio of the produced mixture is comprised between 0.30 and 0.65.
The malleable pasty mixture thus obtained is deposited at the utilization site at which it undergoes setting and at which it then proceeds to harden. The utilization site can be a surgical or dental operating site and the setting up and hardening take place at body temperature (temperature below 40° C.). The site can also be a mold to produce a piece, the setting up and hardening being accomplished cold or at low temperature (particular below 90° C.) so as to increase the speed of hardening. The duration of setting can vary between 10 and 45 minutes as a function of the composition in the above-identified ranges. The hardening leading to final properties of the biomaterial is obtained at the end of a period of two to four hours at body temperature and several hours at a temperature comprised between 60° C. and 100° C. Analyses of the obtained biomaterial have shown that the latter is essentially constituted by a microcrystalline hydroxy apatite of atomic ratio Ca/P comprised between 1.50 and 1.67, having in combination the following characteristics:
compressive resistance substantially comprised between 15 and 25 Megapascals,
solubility corresponding to a solubility product comprised between 10−94 and 10−100,
and a specific surface substantially comprised between 20 and 120 m2/g.
Compressive tests were carried out on cements shaped with "Plexiglas" molds 6 mm in diameter and 6 mm high. After shaping, the molds are placed in deionized water at 37° C. After 24 hours, the cements are demolded then kept under the same conditions (water at 37° C.). Tests were carried out at the end of 26 days of maturing. Before the compressive tests, the specimens were dried. The compressive test is carried out by subjecting the cylindrical specimen to two opposite coaxial forces by placing it between the plates of a press. The specimen is subjected to a uniaxial stress which is supplied at a constant speed of 0.5 mm/min. An associated software permits tracing directly the stress as a function of the amount of deformation. Rupture is determined by an abrupt change in the shape of the curve.
Solubility is determined by suspending in demineralized and decarbonated water (100 ml) a predetermined quantity of cement (50 mg) of a granulometry comprised between 20 and 50 microns. The suspension is agitated several times per day for 30 days. At the end of this period, the pH is measured and sampling is carried out to determined by ICPMS the phosphorus and the calcium. The solubility product can then be determined by computation.
Measurement of the specific surface is carried out by an analyzer of the "Micrometrics Flow Sorb II 2300", on a specimen of crushed cement.
No known apatite material combines all of these properties which can be essential in a large number of applications, in particular surgery and dentistry. Moreover, this material has a microporosity of the order of 30% to 55%, which is remarkable, given its mechanical properties. This porosity (known per se) permits the circulation of biological fluids in in vivo uses, which promotes the biointegration of the biomaterial and its bioresorbability over time.
It appears that the mentioned advantages of the process and the properties of the obtained biomaterial result from the intermediate formation, during mixing and setting up, of grains of large constant size, which, upon their evolution to apatite, lead to a morphology of large regular interlock needles. This interlocking of needles gives the mechanical properties, the porosity and the surface properties.
So as to facilitate the work of the practitioner, in particular in surgical and dental applications, the solid pulverulent product and the aqueous solution are prepared batchwise in separate contains such that the overall liquid/solid weight proportion will be comprised between 0.30 and 0.65 and that the overall atomic ratio Ca/P will be comprised between 1.50 and 1.67. It suffices for the practitioner to mix the batches homogeneously without the addition of water, to obtain a paste ready to use at the utilization site; preferably, the liquid batch will be mixed with the solid batch as required by the mixture.
The solid pulverulent solid is preferably first treated so that the mean diameter of the grains D50 will be comprised between 15 and 20 microns and that its cross-sectional diameter D95 will be equal to 100 microns. There is thus avoided the presence of large size grains which could promote the formation of lumps; moreover, such a narrow granulometric distribution (homogenous fine grains) contributes to the production of a progressive and regular setting up, which is perfectly reproducible.
According to a preferred embodiment, there is prepared the solid pulverulent product by mixing a powder of α tricalcium phosphate and a powder of tetracalcium phosphate. By powder of α tricalcium phosphate is meant a powder containing at least 85% of phosphate of this form. The α tricalcium phosphate is much more soluble than the β form and leads to a very uniform and greater setting up and to the obtention of a paste of improved homogeneity.
Moreover, the aqueous solution is preferably prepared by mixing phosphoric acid and water with calcium hydroxide and/or calcium carbonate. The use of these species avoids the presence of counter ions in the obtained product and leads to the obtention of an apatite of high purity (it is to be noted that, in acid medium, the carbonate is eliminated in the form of CO2). The use of calcium carbonate leads to a solution having a pH of the order of 2.25, higher than if the calcium is supplied by hydroxide (pH of the solution of the order of 1.75). The setting up is slower in the first case. As the case may be, the mixture of hydroxide and carbonate can be used to adjust the setup time to a desired value. This setup time can also be adjusted by the addition of small quantities of acid suitable to lower the pH of the solution without however reaching a value equal to or below 1 (a tendency to lumping appears below this value).
It is possible to add to the solid pulverulent product and/or to the aqueous solution, other additives adapted further to increase the regularity of setting up of the paste. For example, glycerophosphate, particularly sodium, potassium or calcium glycerophosphate, can be added such that the weight percent of this compound relative to the final mixture will be below 15%. This composition contributes to an improvement of the regularity of setting up and slightly decreases the speed of setting up. In the case of calcium glycerophosphate, account must be taken of the ratio of calcium due to the addition of this compound to prepare and test initial products (pulverulent solid product, aqueous solution) so as to obtain a final atomic ratio Ca/P comprised within the mentioned range. The calcium surplus from the calcium glycerophosphate can in particular be compensated by suitable addition of phosphoric acid into the solution: this leads to a lowering of the pH of the solution and to a reduction of the setup time, which may be desirable in certain applications.
There can also be added to the solid pulverulent product and to the aqueous solution, lactic acid, such that the weight percent of this compound relative to the final mixture will be below 4%. This compound has a double effect: an immediate effect consisting in slowing the crystallization of the mixture and increasing the regularity of setting and increasing the duration of the latter, and a final effect during hardening arising from the formation of lactate and producing a material of increased hardness.
It is also possible to add to the solid pulverulent product and/or to the aqueous solution, an alginate or a guar gum, or chitosan, such that the weight percent of the compound relative to the final mixture will be less than 2%. These compounds increase the setup time and permit, as the case may be, adapting the latter to a suitable value. Moreover, they give the obtained mixture Theological properties of sliding, rendering the mixture adept to circulate in conduits or passages particularly for its injection at the utilization site. Moreover, chitosan influences the chemical and crystallographic evolution of the paste obtained by stabilizing a portion of the latter at a preapatitic stage: there is thus obtained a crystalline biomaterial very near to that of bone, having a higher resorbability.
Moreover, the combination of the properties of microporosity of the obtained material and resorbability of the latter in vivo render said material well adapted to be loaded with an active substance so as to ensure its in situ release, by diffusion and the resorption effect of the material. Such an active substance added to the solid pulverulent property in a quantity sufficient to obtain the desired result, can in particular be constituted by an antibiotic, an antimitotic (particularly for material adapted to fill a cancerous tumor), or a growth factor (particularly in the case of filling bones so as to accelerate the regeneration of the bone).
The process of the invention is particularly well adapted for the production of a filling or a restoration at a dental or surgical site. The mixture of the aqueous solution and/or the solid pulverulent product is produced at ambient temperature, and the obtained paste is then emplaced in the dental or bone site so as to ensure its hardening at 37° C. The solid pulverulent product and the aqueous solution are then prepared in a batch as already indicated and loaded into two closed sterilized containers. One of the additives defined above can be added to said batches, in particular sodium, potassium or calcium glycerophosphate, to the solid pulverulent product.
According to an embodiment suitable for surgical uses, the surgical set available to the surgeon comprises:
(a) for a set of a mean weight of 20 g:
a batch of solid pulverulent product containing between 4.20 and 4.50 g of α tricalcium phosphate, between 5.50 and 5.80 g of tetracalcium phosphate, and as the case may be between 1.4 and 1.6 g of sodium, potassium or calcium glycerophosphate,
a batch of aqueous solution containing between 0.18 and 0.22 g of calcium hydroxide and between 1.30 and 1.50 g of phosphoric acid in solution between 3.8 and 4.2 g of water.
(b) for a set of mean weight of 40 g: batches equal to twice the above batches,
(c) for a set of mean weight of 80 g: batches equal to four times the above batches (a).
Such a surgical set permits in particular the surgeon to carry out interventions under the best conditions: filling of bone defects, refection of the tibial plateau, additive osteotomy, sealing prostheses, refection of the cotyle base, and in most cases, grafting by means of the material avoiding the need for autological graft.
According to another embodiment suitable for dental applications, the set comprises:
(a) for a set of mean weight of 1.5 g:
a batch of solid pulverulent product containing between 0.42 and 0.45 g of α tricalcium phosphate, between 0.55 and 0.58 g of tetracalcium phosphate, and as the case may be, between 0.14 and 0.6 g of sodium, potassium or calcium glycerophosphate,
a batch of aqueous solution containing between 0.02 and 0.025 g of calcium hydroxide and between 0.13 and 0.15 g of phosphoric acid in solution in 0.3 to 0.4 g of water.
(b) for a set of mean weight of 3 g: batches equal to twice the above batches.
Such a dental set permits in particular a practitioner to carry out interventions under the best conditions: filling of periodontal pockets, filling gaps, rebuilding ridges . . .
The following examples illustrate the process of the invention and the properties of the obtained biomaterial, the ratio L/S indicated in these examples corresponds to the liquid/solid weight ratio of the pasty mixture, designated cement, before hardening.
The preparation in question corresponds to a preparation for a final quantity of 145 g.
a) There is first prepared a mixture of powder by exact weight, comprising the following constituents:
Tetracalcium phosphate=62.38 g (tetracalcium phosphate is first crushed such that its granulometry will be less than 70 microns).
α tricalcium phosphates=37.62 g.
The calcium/phosphate atomic ratio of this mixture is equal to 1.79.
This mixture is carefully homogenized by means of a powder mixture.
There is then prepared a solution in the following manner:
b) There are measured 6.1 g of concentrated phosphoric acid (d=1.69); there is slowly added 1.46 g of calcium hydroxide. It is then completed with 45 ml of distilled water. There is thus obtained an initial clear solution, stable, of a calcium/phosphorus atomic ratio Ca/P=0.377.
c) The powder mixture is poured into a small mortar. All of the solution is then added while vigorously stirring with a pestle or a spatula. The mixture is initially granular but becomes very quickly smooth and homogeneous. After about one to two minutes of mixing, the mixture is left to stand. After about 10 minutes it has a consistency such that it can be molded and emplaced. It completes its setup after about 15 minutes.
The cement prepared according to this method has an overall atomic ratio Ca/P=1.67 and a liquid/solid ratio L/S=0.45.
If it is desired to examine the progress of this cement in vitro, it is necessary to observe the hardening of the cement in a humid medium (analogous to that encountered in a biological medium).
The development of the cement from a crystallographic point of view, can be followed by x-ray detraction. There is observed the progressive disappearance of the initial phases of the mixture and the formation after about 72 hours of an apatitic phase moderately crystallized; this phase is analogous to that of the mineral portion of the bone.
Throughout the development of the mixture, the modifications of the plasticity can be measured by using a penetrometer: the latter measures the resistance to penetration at the surface of the cement of a 1 mm2 point. It is considered that a value of about 250 g/mm2 corresponds to the limit for emplacing the cement at the utilization site. At a value corresponding to 300 g/mm2, the cement has lost all malleability: it is totally set up. Of course, then it continues its hardening.
In the case of the cement described here, the limit value (250 g/mm2) is reached after 15 minutes. The resistance to compression is 15 MPa. Its porosity is 41%.
The proposed preparation corresponds to a preparation for a final quantity of 145 g.
a) There is first prepared a powder mixture of exact weight comprising the following constituents:
Tetracalcium phosphates=16.8 g. The tetracalcium phosphate is ground such that its granulometry is less than 70 micron.
α tricalcium phosphates=83.3 g, such that the calcium/phosphorous atomic ratio of this mixture will be equal to 1.573.
This mixture is carefully homogenized by means of a powder mixture.
There is then prepared a solution in the following manner:
b) 1.67 g (1 ml) of concentrated phosphoric acid is measured out (d=1.69); there is slowly added 0.40 g of calcium hydroxide. The mixture is brought up to 45 ml with distilled water. There is thus obtained a clear solution, stable in its calcium/phosphorus atomic ratio Ca/P=0.378.
c) There is poured into a small mortar the mixture of powder. There is then added all of the solution while energetically mixing by means of a pestle or a spatula. The mixture is initially granular but very quickly becomes smooth and homogeneous. After about one to two minutes of mixing, the mixture is left to stand. After about 25 minutes there is a consistency such that it can be molded in place. Its setting up is complete after about 35 minutes.
The cement prepared according to this second method has an overall atomic ratio Ca/P=1.546 and a liquid/solid ratio L/S=0.45.
In the case of this cement, the limit value (250 g/mm2) is reached after 30 minutes. The resistance to compression is 8 Mpa. Its porosity is 45%.
The following cement is prepared as the previous ones. The composition of the different portions is:
Solid pulverulent phase:
Tetracalcium phosphate 16.8 g.
α tricalcium phosphate=83.3 g.
Sodium glycerophosphate (NaGP)=65 g such that the atomic ratio of calcium/phosphor of this mixture will be equal to 1.76.
Liquid phase:
Phosphoric acid (d=1.69)=2.47 g.
Calcium hydroxide=1.50 g.
Made up to 43 cm3 with distilled water.
The atomic ratio of the liquid is 0.367.
After this mixing, the paste sets up in 15 minutes. It final hardness is 20 Mpa.
The following cement is prepared as above. The composition of the different parts is:
Pulverulent solid phase:
Tetracalcium phosphate=49.0 g.
α tricalcium phosphate=37.8 g.
Sodium glycerophosphate (NaGP)=130 g such that the calcium/phosphate atomic ratio of this mixture will be equal to 1.76.
Liquid phase:
Phosphoric acid (d=1.69)=1.0 g
Calcium hydroxide=1.44 g made up to 43 cm3 with distilled water.
The atomic ratio of the liquid is 0.367.
After mixing, the paste sets up in 15 minutes. Its final hardness is 20 Mpa. Its porosity is 40%.
The following cement is prepared as the previous ones. The different composition of the portions is:
Solid pulverulent phase:
Tetracalcium phosphate=49.0 g
α tricalcium phosphate=62.0 g.
Sodium glycerophosphate (NaGP)=13 g such that the calcium/phosphorus ratio of this mixture will be equal to 1.727.
Liquid phase:
Phosphoric acid (d=1.99)=0.6 ml.
Calcium hydroxide=1.44 g made up to 43 ml with distilled water.
The atomic ratio of the liquid is 0.377.
After mixing, the paste sets up in 20 minutes. Its final hardness is 10 Mpa. Its porosity is 48%.
There is industrially prepared in the following manner quantities of 2 kg of powder and 1000 cm3 of solution containing respectively:
Solid pulverulent product:
Tetracalcium phosphate=980 g.
α tricalcium phosphate=758.0 g
Glycerophosphate=260 g.
Calcium hydroxide=34.0 g.
Phosphoric acid (d=1.69)=138 g.
Completed to 1000 cm3.
From these products are prepared surgical sets containing:
11.6 g of pulverulent solid in a bottle having 5 cm3 (that is 5.8 g) of solution in a sealed ampule. The whole is placed in a cardboard box, reference and sterilized by ionizing radiation.
From these products are prepared dental sets containing:
1.0 g of solid pulverulent in a closed bottle and 0.5 cm3 of solution in a sealed ampule.
The cement is prepared as before, the compositions of different portions are as follows:
Tetracalcium phosphate: 49.0 g
α tricalcium phosphate: 37.9 g
Sodium glycerophosphate: 13 g
Calcium hydroxide: 3.4 g
Phosphoric acid (d: 1.69)=13.8 g
Chitosan (Deacelated to 50%)=1 g
Completed to 100 ml
11.6 g of pulverulent solid are mixed with 5 ml of the solution. The whole is ground for 1 minute. After a duration of 15 minutes, the cement has sufficient hardness to be emplaced in a surgical site; however, its setting up is not complete until after 1 hour.
When hardening is carried out under moist conditions analogous to those in a biological medium, the cement after one full day of development has a crushing strength equal to 20 Mpa.
X ray diffraction carried out after 24 hours and after one week, show that the evolution toward the apatite phase is not total. A portion of the cement has evolved toward a pre-apatite phase of the octocalcium phosphate type.
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|Kyphon Sarl
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|3M Innovative Properties Company
|Dental fillers, methods, compositions including a caseinate
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|3M Innovative Properties Company
|Dental fillers including a phosphorus containing surface treatment, and compositions and methods thereof
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|Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
|Strontium-apatite cement preparation cements formed therefrom, and use thereof
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|29 Jul 2014
|3M Innovative Properties Company
|Surface-treated calcium phosphate particles suitable for oral care and dental compositions
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|4 Nov 2014
|Dentsply International Inc.
|Bone repair putty
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|3M Innovative Properties Company
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|Kyphon Sarl
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|Wagh Arun S.
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|U.S. Classification
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|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|11 Aug 2000
|27 Jul 2006
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|29 Jul 2010
|Fee payment
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|Expired due to failure to pay maintenance fee
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Overall User Rating: 20" x 15" Polyethylene Plastic Bus Tub, Bus Box Lid - Black ( 4.6 stars from 36 reviews )
Awesome lid, that allows you to keep your prepped foods and ingredients fresh and away from flies in outdoor catering situations. And the fit is tight!
Tony L. Posted on 08/03/2015
These plastic bus tubs are very durable. At this low price we will we ordering more of these along with the bus tubes they both come in handy
William P. from Funky fresh food truck Posted on 06/25/2015
These lids are very durable and will last a long time. They sit nicely on the tubs but are not air tight. Great for stacking.
Michael H. Posted on 06/16/2015
These fit the accompanying "Black polyethylene plastic bus tub." Out of the box, they fit well and snap closed (note -- the lids do not form an air-tight seal). We use the tubs for large quantities of coleslaw, mac salad, etc. We go through a lot of lids -- some of them (and I stress SOME, but not ALL for some reason) warp when thy get warm (of course not in a dry heat -- our dishwasher does the trick). They are good, but I wish they held their shape better than they do and stood up to commercial dishwashing!
Nicholas T. from Nickel's Pit BBQ Posted on 02/24/2015
Lids are very sturdy and the proper size for the bins. They do ship as little bent and distorted, so it took a little time for it to fit nice and clean on the bin, but they work themselves out over time. Good product overall.
Matt G. from The Vermont Juice Company Posted on 11/11/2014
Not much else to say than it fits perfectly on the bus tub and allows you to stack them. Cover is of good thickness, I was expecting a super thin one for the price!
Martin G. Posted on 09/04/2014
It's a lid, what can I say... You need to make sure that you purchase the proper bus box with it though because I thought that the black lid would match the standard size grey one, but it didn't
Cheryl S. from Gluten Free Kids Posted on 06/04/2014
This is a very tough lid. It fits the tub like a glove. I can stack five tubs easily and not overload the lids. Great value and addition to the tubs.
Horace D. Posted on 05/24/2014
Love these lids. They fit both our 5" and 7" deep Bus Tubs and make them more versatile. They are very durable and always look good, even after a year of use.
Lisa M. Posted on 04/09/2014
Not that there is anything really special about these lids; they do what they're supposed to do. But they seem pretty sturdy and they're far cheaper than you'll find at your local restaurant supply store. Good buy.
Barry H. from A Tasty Affair Posted on 03/23/2014
Good product. Just as sturdy as the bin it goes with; I can fill multiple bins with heavy equipmnt and stack them without worry of the bins deforming or warping.
Andrew J. from AJT Catering Posted on 03/21/2014
Very sturdy lids. Can handle stacking and clean up very easily. I ordered more of these when I say how handy they were! Helps for storage of fresh fruits and veggies too!
Ryan M. Posted on 03/10/2014
The lid is a good match for the basic bin I bought. It is quite a loose fit as noted in another review. Not really a flaw, just something to be aware of. Good if you don't need an air-tight seal, but I'd like a snap on option.
Stephanie H. from Southern Girl Soapery Posted on 01/24/2014
These lids make a great companion to the black bus tubs that I purchased to grow hydroponic produce in. I have been very happy with their strength, even after I drilled 8 holes in each one for the plants to sit in. The amount of weight that I am putting on the lids is decent considering the plant materials, hydroton pebbles, and growing medium, and the lids don't sag one bit. While this is certainly not the most traditional use of bus tubs and lids, this setup works great for me.
Michael A. Posted on 01/21/2014
Great tubs and lids to store mozz cheese in or anything else you need to carry around. Any pizzeria should have plenty of these on hand at any given time.
Scott T. from Bongiornos Pizzeria Posted on 01/14/2014
This Polyethylene Plastic Bus Tub Lid fit well with my bus box tub. It is very sturdy and does not come off the bus box tub. It is easy to clean. Great price.
Charlene H. from T & C Catering Services Posted on 01/03/2014
Well, these covers don't snap lock in any way, shape or form. So I was a bit disappointed in these covers. So they didn't quite do the job. I purchased these based on what is shown online as "usually goes with" or whatever it says. Disappointed.
Denise C. from Le Spicy Mango Posted on 09/04/2013
Thank you for reviewing this product! This lid is not meant to form a tight seal on your bus tub, but should rest on top. If you're looking for a food storage box with a tight lid, we recommend checking out the Vollrath 1551-C05 white polypropylene food storage combo set with snap-on lid.
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Great lids to use with the bus pans that are sold here also. We use them so that we are able to stack the pans.
Lina B. from Doughlicious Cakes Posted on 06/25/2013
Matching lid for bus tub. Very sturdy just as the bus tub is. Very low price. They are designed so you can stack the lidded bus tubs.
Donald S. Posted on 06/19/2013
These plastic bus tub lids are a great way to multi task the bus tub. We use ours to ferment bread which provide a nice humid environment.
Christopher D. from Ckd Restaurants, llc. kitchen Posted on 05/27/2013
These lids and the bus tubs are a great, economical way to store food. They are affordable, easy to clean, easy to handle, & easy to store. When empty, they stack easily to save space. A great value for the commercial kitchen!
Debbie G. from JD's Posted on 05/08/2013
We fill these with 25 pound plus and they carry and stack well and hold up Price is great too. Easy to clean and refridgerate.
James C. from SMOKEY J'S Posted on 10/20/2012
These durable lids are the perfect match to the bus boxes we purchased. They fit beautifully, wash easily, are quite durable and keep their shape.
Alan Z. from signature caterers Posted on 09/12/2012
We paired these up with the bus tubs to make stacking a breeze in our cooler, freeing up some much needed space. Great value! We will be back for more!
Gail P. from Your Pit BBQ Posted on 07/17/2012
Not a big fan of this particular tub. The quality seems to suffer a bit and it bends easily. I have a food truck, and this item couldn't survive, unfortunately.
Marina S. from CookieTime Posted on 05/18/2012
These work really well. They are great for places that use bus tubs to store fresh produce or lettuce. you can very easily stack multiple buckets on top of eachother too.
Tom M. Posted on 03/23/2012
We store a lot of produce in bus tubs and these lids make it very easy to stack tubs on top of each other. They're sturdy and hold up to the very heavy loads above them - even when stacked many high.
Anne O. from Sterling College Posted on 02/27/2012
We purchase these lids to use with the 15x20 tub. With the lids, the tubs are great for storing all sorts of same catering items and makes the tubs easy to stack.
Michelle P. Posted on 02/03/2012
Perfect cover for the tubs also purchased here, I love how you can buy exactly what you need with all accessories here. I was purchasing these locally at a higher price.
Shelah M. Posted on 12/05/2011
This cover is great for bread fermentation. It stays on very well with little effort to get it off. The cover also protects food items from foreign objects.
Sebastian S. Posted on 11/15/2011
The bus box lids are a perfect fit. We love being able to stack our bus boxes for travel and storage. It is also good when using the boxes for food prep.
Ellie G. from Lake Tahoe Catering Company Posted on 08/30/2011
I recently bought the 15x20 bus tub lid to go with my bus tubs. The covers fit great but I wish they were more air tight and leak proof.
Christopher H. from Flashback Unlimited Posted on 08/09/2011
This lid is perfect for allowing you to stack multiple bins on top of each other for better use of space! Great for stacking bins of fruits or vegetables!!
Eric K. Posted on 07/06/2011
This lid fits the companion bus box very nicely and keeps contents of the box fresh. Lid also allows boxes to be stacked, thus saving space on our shelves.
Bill L. Posted on 05/06/2011
This lid works for both 5" deep and 7 1/2" deep box. It is very durable, it is able to stack one on top of the other. It make to storage job much nicer. I love it
Aaron T. from Kajun Burger Posted on 02/14/2011
This bus tub lid does, indeed, fit the intended bus tub. It is strong and sturdy as expected of a utilitarian bus box lid. A little bit of locking action might be helpful, but you can't beat this product for the price.
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The ATL, which represents 160,000 education professionals across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, staged the first national strike in its history on June 30 over Government plans to increase teachers' pension contributions.
Dr Bousted said the ATL was committed to negotiating a deal with politicians, but said the Coalition's move to go ahead with introducing the rise from next March was "provocative".
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Wash mussels under cold running water to remove all traces of dirt, seaweed and barnacles. Remove beards. Discard any broken mussels. Tap any open mussels; if they do not close, discard them. Prepare mussels just before cooking. In a large fry pan with a cover, heat oil and butter over medium-high heat. Saute shallots and garlic until transparent. Add wine, water, parsley, thyme, bay leaves, pepper and mussels. Pour cream over top. Cover and bring to a boil. Cook, shaking pan occasionally, for about 4 minutes or until shells open. Discard any mussels that do not open. Serve immediately in deep bowls garnished with parsley and lemon wedges. For a lighter presentation, omit the cream and substitute 2 ripe tomatoes (peeled, seeded and chopped). Yield 4 servings. Typed in MMFormat by email@example.com Source: Good Friends Cookbook Posted to MM-Recipes Digest by firstname.lastname@example.com on Aug 17, 1999
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wrong day of the week
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my todoist is in spanish language
pressing the button "today"
(appears in the search bar (vencidas, 7 días))
in the task list appears in red "hace 3 días (sab 23 nov)" the next task says
"Miércoles" and then says Lun 25 Nov.
and show the tasks for nov 25th (monday).
i don't know why appears miércoles instead of Lunes.
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Hello Christian,
When you press "today", you should see "(vencida, hoy)" in the search bar and not (vencida, 7 días).
As for the second issue - "Miércoles" should be "yesterday". We'll look into it as you should probably see "Ayer" there.
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By J. Albers
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|Great description. Thanks for taking the time Dave. Cheers.
By Rene' Ardesch
Apr 13, 2013
A Great and Classic Multi-pitch Trad route. A heads up for a fledgling 5.7+ leader. This is full Trad! Only 2 bolts on all the 7 pitches and they are both at one belay. Be prepared and you will be rewarded with great views and great climbing! Note: April 18th through August 1st is the Peregrine Falcon Closure of the whole East Side, including the South Face Routes....
By Ryan Abman
From: Santa Barbara, CA
Oct 28, 2013
I just climbed this on Saturday with a buddy and had a great adventure. The route description here was invaluable! We just thought of a couple things that could be helpful to future parties.
Overall: While most of the climbing is straight-forward, there are definitely moves above the 5.8 grade. Particularly on pitches 1 and 5.
Pitch 5: The protection, while there and relatively abundant, on the fifth pitch is not entirely straight forward as rope drag may become a big problem, particularly when you turn past the 'point'. The suggested belay spot can be easily missed, so keep an eye out while climbing. Be sure to keep your follower in mind when choosing your protection.
Pitch 8: We finished the 8th pitch to the left of the chimney and belayed from a tree that begins a manzanita-filled gully. This may be further left than the route description intends for climbers to follow. I say this because getting out from where we were took extraordinary effort in battling the bushes. Does anyone know of a better route out of there?
Top-out: While the description mentions the 600ft of class 3 between the top of the 8th pitch and the observation deck, we found this to be a bigger deal than the description would imply. After getting to the top of the manzanita filled gully we opted to rope-up and play it safe. While the climbing is not at all difficult, the consequences of slipping seemed pretty severe to us. (This should be qualified by two facts (a) we may have been slightly off route at this point and (b) it was dark by then). We felt this was a bit more than 3rd class.
All in all, a great adventure. The stars from the observation deck were unbelievable (even though we hadn't planned on seeing them).
By limpingcrab
From: Visalia, CA
Oct 28, 2013
"We finished the 8th pitch to the left of the chimney and belayed from a tree that begins a manzanita-filled gully.....Does anyone know of a better route out of there?"
Ya. On the 8th (last) pitch only follow the crack out right for a few meters, then head up/left to a large left facing corner. Follow the corner, past a small tree, as far as you want until you feel like walking. Much more aesthetic, well protected and straightforward way to finish in my opinion.
Great route!
By Perchalot
From: San Diego, CA
Nov 28, 2013
Climbed it 2 days ago, thanks for the route description!
Approach: Took us 1.5-2 hours
P7: Left facing corner above slab was full of dirt and some vegetation. Looks questionable but it's the way to go.
P8: Followed limpingcrab's suggestion and recommend it. Scramble to the top was casual from there.
Overall: You definitely want to be solid at the grade.
By Richard Shore
Sep 15, 2014
rating: 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
|The description here is excellent. No topo needed. The approach pitch is 4th class, and if you value your skin you will encounter easy 5th class face/slab to avoid heinous vertical bushwhacking. P1 is all of 5.8, with shallow, flaring, and somewhat insecure crack climbing. P2 & 3 are easily combined with a 60M rope, just make sure not to place any gear under the huge block/boulder at the top of the P2 belay so rope drag doesnt kill you on the final 30 feet. As noted by others, the easy 5th class pitch 8 and "final 600' of 3rd class" is a much bigger deal than expected. Quality climbing and rock, nearly every pitch is good. A 4-star climb with a 0-star approach.
By Paul F Rose
From: Atascadero
Oct 13, 2014
rating: 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
My take..................Don't miss the knob run on pitch 7. Long easy run to the base of the knobs, then plenty of pro...as long as you have good slingage, and the know how to use it. a big 3" at the top of the exposure as you hit an airy arete, then over the top to 5.5 distance running.
By Pulldownfrenzy
From: Visalia, CA
Nov 24, 2014
Moro Oro is right! This climb is fun and the views are WORTH THE WORK!
I climbed this on October 29, 2014 as a party of 3. Beautiful sunny day after a cold morning. The following day they got like 10" of snow!
We camped the night before and started the hike down at about 6:30 AM. We saw 5 bears (!!) within the first 15 minutes, 3 of them right at the Moro Rock parking lot. A few thoughts that might be helpful:
-> as others have stated before, stay as close to the edge (Eastern) of the monolith as possible. The further you wander away from it, the harder you'll have to bushwhack to get back to the S. face at the end. This could be a potential day wrecker in and of itself.
->the hike down is tough. Steep, slippery (leaves, underbrush, sliding earth, etc.)) and strenuous. Anticipate between 1-2 hrs. on the approach. If you follow the right trails, you shouldn't have to either bushwhack or downclimb anything. This requires some perspicacious routefinding skills (the couple I was with had done it twice already).
-> When you start hiking around the S. face, keep close watch out for the "triangular viewing block" that is described in the guidebook. We thought it was difficult to see as it was almost surrounded by Manzanita and underbrush.
-> the climb is well described in other's posts; I thought that 95% was easy for the grade, but that is compared to some other more strenuous climbs I've done in Sequoia which I thought were sandbagged. There is one "airy" left (W) traverse 20' over the beleyer's head and few thinner sections that require a bit more thought.
-> be prepared for a (solid) manzanita anchor on the last pitch before the class III to get to the top. We did it unroped but I can see why many rope up here, especially in fog/dark conditions. We also had good previous experience here. Even roped, it didn't appear to protect very well. Could be tough for those who don't care for exposure.
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The notion that "Christendom" (primarily western Europe, but also North America) is in danger of being overwhelmed within a few generations by Muslim immigrants with comparatively high birth rates (while the natives of the countries they are
emigrating to are reproducing at or below mere replacement level) has been a common topic of western press articles in the last several years. However, such articles (and examples like the video linked above) often suffer from flaws that tip them more towards being alarmist rather than accurate and sober analyses: They cherry pick and exaggerate a few gloomy-sounding statistics without presenting them within a larger context, they assume that current demographic trends will remain static even in the face of future political, economic or social changes, and they don't acknowledge that fertility rates are influenced by a number of complex, interrelated, and volatile factors.
For starters, much of the information presented in the video is incorrect, unsubstantiated, or misrepresented:
Of all population growth in Europe since 1990, 90% has been Islamic immigration.
It's true that in recent years population growth in EU countries has been primarily driven by
, which, for example, accounted for almost 85% of the population growth in EU countries in 2005. However, that statistic includes
immigrants to EU countries, not just Muslims.
France: 1.8 children per family; Muslims, 8.1
We can't make out what source the video is citing as the basis of this statistic, but the BBC noted that:
The French government doesn't collect statistics by religion, so it is impossible to say what the precise fertility rates among different religious groups in France are.
But no country on earth has such a high fertility rate, and in Algeria and Morocco, the two nations which send the largest numbers of Muslim immigrants to France, the fertility rate is 2.38, according to the UN's 2008 figures.
In the last 30 years, the Muslim population of Great Britain grows from 82,000 to
2.5 million
A 30-fold increase.
The 2001 UK
tallied about
1.6 million
Muslims in England and Wales, and that number may have grown to something approaching
2.5 million
in the years since then (although 2008 estimates put the figure at only about
2 million
). However, the 82,000 figure used as the starting point for this projection is questionable since the 1981 census did not survey respondents' religious
beliefs — some
believe that the number of Muslims in the population of England and Wales thirty years ago was significantly higher than the 82,000 estimate given here, and thus the true rate of growth in that segment of the population is much less than the "30-fold increase" cited in the video. The upcoming 2011 census should provide a clearer picture.
In the Netherlands, 50% of all newborns are Muslim.
As of 2004, Muslims comprised about 5.8% of the population of the
. In order for this small percentage of the population to account for "50% of all newborns," Muslim women in the Netherlands would have to be giving birth, on average, to about
14 to 16
times as many babies each as
Currently in Belgium, 25% of the population and 50% of all newborns are Muslim.
Muslims are the second-largest religious group in
, but they still only account for about
of the population. And, as noted above, for that small a segment of the population to be accounting for "50% of all newborns" in the country, Muslim women would have to be giving birth to incredibly large numbers of children each.
The German government, the first to talk about this publicly, recently released a statement saying: "The fall in the German population can no longer be stopped. Its downward spiral is no longer reversible. It will be a Muslim state by the year 2050."
The quoted statement was made by
Walter Radermacher
, the vice-president of the Germany's Federal Statistical Office. However, he was speaking only of German population trends in general; the final sentence (about Germany's becoming a "Muslim state") is someone else's words, as he affirmed to the BBC:
The quotation which reads as if the German government believed that Germany will become a Muslim state is simply not true. There is no source which can be quoted that the German government has published such an expression or opinion.
"There are currently 52 million Muslims in Europe. The German government said that number is expected to double in the next
20 years.
The 52 million figure is a reasonable estimate for the number of Muslims in
. However, as the last part (about the Muslim population's doubling in the next two decades), Walter Radermacher said:
That is not true. The German government does not believe that the Muslim population will double in [even] the next 40 or 50 years. There are no reliable sources that give a proof for that assumption.
As we observed above, the assumption that current demographic trends will remain
static — even
in the face of future political, economic or social
changes — is
an especially important (and precarious) one, as even small changes in fertility rates can have a significant impact on the future size and nature of populations. Or, as Martin Walker noted a
Spring 2009
Wilson Quarterly
on the subject, "the detailed work of demographers tends to seep out to the general public in crude form, and sensationalist headlines so become common wisdom."
Particularly, Walker wrote, as the result of this seepage of crude information is that "three deeply misleading assumptions about demographic trends have become lodged in the public mind":
The first is that mass migration into Europe, legal and illegal, combined with an eroding native population base, is transforming the ethnic, cultural, and religious identity of the continent. The second assumption, which is related to the first, is that Europe's native population is in steady and serious decline from a falling
birthrate ...
The third is that population growth in the developing world will continue at a high rate.
In regards to specific claims about Muslim immigrants supplanting native-born populations in Europe due to the former's much higher fertility rates, Walker observed:
One fact that gets lost among distractions ... is that the birthrates of Muslim women in
Europe — and
around the
world — have
been falling significantly for some time.
[S]harp reductions in fertility among Muslim immigrants reflect important cultural shifts, which include universal female education, rising living standards, the inculcation of local mores, and widespread availability of contraception. Broadly speaking, birthrates among immigrants tend to rise or fall to the local statistical norm within two generations.
The decline of Muslim birthrates is a global phenomenon. Most analysts have focused on the remarkably high proportion of people under
age 25
in the Arab countries, which has inspired some crude forecasts about what this implies for the future. Yet recent UN data suggest that Arab birthrates are falling fast, and that the number of births among women under the age of 20 is dropping even more sharply.
The falling fertility rates in large segments of the Islamic world have been matched by another significant shift: Across northern and western Europe, women have suddenly started having more
babies ...
Immigrant mothers account for part of the fertility increase throughout Europe, but only part. And, significantly, many of the immigrants are arrivals from elsewhere in Europe, especially the eastern European countries admitted to the European Union in recent years.
In short, the best demographers can do is make broad guesses about population trends based on current conditions and assumptions about how (and how much) those trends might be influenced by societal changes. Or, as summarized by Walker:
The human habit is simply to project current trends into the future. Demographic realities are seldom kind to the predictions that result. The decision to have a child depends on innumerable personal considerations and large, unaccountable societal factors that are in constant flux. Yet even knowing this, demographers themselves are often flummoxed. Projections of birthrates and population totals are often embarrassingly at odds with eventual reality.
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