Revisiting the Optical Spectrum of the Plutonyl Ion (PuO) in 1 M HClO.

The analysis of the solution absorption spectrum of the plutonyl ion in an aqueous environment was given by Eisenstein and Pryce (E&P) in 1968. In 2011 a new spectrum was published of the (PuO) ion in 1 M HClO. We have been provided with the original data of this spectrum and have found in the data a previously unreported low-lying transition at 7385 cm which we have assigned as a magnetic dipole transition.

f-Orbital Mixing in the Octahedral f Compounds UX [X = F, Br, Cl, I] and PrCl.

Understanding how interactions between the f orbitals and ligand orbitals in lanthanide and actinide systems affect their physical properties is the central issue in f-element chemistry. A wide variety of approaches including both theoretical and experimental tools have been used to study these relationships. Among the most widely used tools has been crystal field theory (CFT), which bridges theory and experiment in that it is a model based largely on atomic theory that is parametrized using experimental data.

Community-Oriented Epidemic Preparedness and Response to the Jerusalem 2018-2019 Measles Epidemic.

Measles epidemics are still a public health challenge worldwide, necessitating a rapid response. The Jerusalem District Health Office applied a community-oriented intervention during the 2018-2019 epidemic (2150 notified cases). Program development targeted the socioeconomic and cultural characteristics of high-incidence Jewish ultraorthodox communities.

Preventive health services for young children in Israel: historical development and current challenges.

Purpose: Pediatric preventive health services are delivered in many different formats throughout the world. In Israel, these services for young children are provided in designated Maternal Child Health Clinics (MCHC). The history and operation of Israel's MCHC have been described primarily in the Hebrew language medical literature with most of these reports being over a decade old.