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		TERMS AND CONDITIONS SCIRUS.COM

Copyrights and Limitations on use Trademarks Links to other sites Disclaimer of Warranties and Liability Systems Reliability Indemnification Governing Law and Venue		Scirus.com This web site Scirus.com ("the Site") is owned and operated by Elsevier B.V., Radarweg 29, 1043 NX Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Reg. No. 33156677, BTW No. 002967455B65 ("Elsevier"). Applicability and Acceptance of the Scirus.com Terms and Conditions These Terms and Conditions of Scirus.com ("Terms & Conditions") apply to all users of the Site, including users who are also contributors of Topic Pages and other materials and/or services on the Site. By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. These Terms and Conditions expressly incorporate by reference and include the Site's Privacy Policy (Click here to view the Privacy Policy) and any guidelines, rules or disclaimers that may be posted and updated on specific web pages or on notices that are sent to you. If you do not agree with these Terms and Conditions, please do not use this Site. Elsevier reserves the right to change, modify, add or remove portions of these Terms and Conditions in its sole discretion at any time and without prior notice. Please check this page periodically for any modifications. Your continued use of this Site following the posting of any changes will mean that you have accepted the changes. Copyrights and Limitations on use All content in this Site, including site layout, design, images, programs, text and other information, and except the Topic Pages as defined below (collectively, the "Content") is the property of Elsevier and its affiliated companies or licensors and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws unless explicitly stated otherwise. You may not copy, display, distribute, modify, publish, reproduce, store, transmit, create derivative works from, or sell or license all or any part of the Content, products or services obtained from this Site in any medium to anyone, except as otherwise expressly permitted under applicable law or as described in these Terms and Conditions or relevant license or subscriber agreement. You may print or download Content from the Site for your own personal, non-commercial use, provided that you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. You may not engage in systematic retrieval of Content from the Site to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database or directory without prior written permission from Elsevier No person may use or attempt to use any technology or applications (including web crawlers, robots or web spiders) to search, collect or copy content from the Site for any purposes, without the prior written consent of Elsevier. You may not "meta-search" the Site, nor take the results from a Scirus Search and reformat and display them or mirror the home page or results pages of the Site on your own web site or web page. You agree that you will not use any robots, spiders, crawlers or other automated downloading programs or devices to: (i) continuously and automatically search or index any Content, unless authorized by us; (ii) harvest personal information from the Site for purposes of sending unsolicited or unauthorized material; or (iii) cause disruption to the working of the Site. If this Site contains robot exclusion files or robot exclusion headers, you agree to honor them. Any questions about whether a particular use is authorized and any requests for permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, display or make derivative works from any Content should be directed to Elsevier Global Rights. If you are interested in adding a Scirus search box to your web site or your company's web site, we encourage you to do so by clicking here. If you use the data, content and/or materials from this site for any purpose no expressly permitted in these Terms and Conditions, violate any of the other guidelines set forth below, or any other aspect of these Terms and Conditions, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your rights to use the Services without giving you any notice. Trademarks All trademarks appearing on this Site are the property of their respective owners. User Submissions ("Topic Pages") Elsevier may now or in the future permit the submission of personal contributions to the Site as personal Topic Page(s) submitted by you and/or other users ("Topic Pages") and the hosting, sharing, and/or publishing of such Topic Pages. You understand that whether or not such Topic Pages are published, Elsevier does not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to any submissions. You shall be solely responsible for your own Topic Page and the consequences of posting or publishing it. In connection with the Topic Pages, you warrant that you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to use and authorize Elsevier to use all copyright or other proprietary rights in and to your Topic Pages to enable inclusion and use of the Topic Pages in the manner contemplated by the Site and these Terms and Conditions. You retain all of your ownership rights in your Topic Page. However, by submitting the Topic Page to Elsevier and the Site, you hereby grant Elsevier a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the Topic Page in connection with the Site and its business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Site (and derivative works thereof)in any media formats and through any media channels. You also hereby grant each user of the Site a non-exclusive license to access your Topic Page through the Site, and to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display and perform such Topic Page(s) as permitted through the functionality of the Site and under these Terms and Conditions. The foregoing license granted by you terminates automatically once your Topic Page(s) is deleted from the Site. In connection with Topic Page(s), you further agree that you will not: (i) submit material that is copyrighted, protected by trade secret or otherwise subjects to third party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless you are the owner of such rights or have permission from their rightful owner to post the material and to grant Elsevier all of the license rights granted herein; (ii) publish any information which contains errors, viruses or other harmful components (iii) submit material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, libellous, threatening, pornographic, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, violate any law, or is otherwise inappropriate; (iv) post advertisements or solicitations of business. (v) impersonate another person or legal personality; (vi) use multiple logins for the purpose of disrupting the community or annoying other Users; (vi) publish complaints regarding the use and/or content on the Topic Page(s) and or the Site. All complaints shall be passed on to Elsevier on a personal basis through the link which is indicated on the Site. (vii) will not use inappropriate User names. Elsevier does not endorse any Topic Page or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and Elsevier expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with Topic Page(s). Elsevier does not permit copyright infringing activities and infringement of intellectual property rights on its Site, and Elsevier will remove all Content and/or Topic Page(s) if properly notified that such Content and/or Topic Page infringes on another's intellectual property rights. Elsevier reserves the right to remove Content and/or Topic Page(s) without prior notice. Elsevier also reserves the right to decide whether Content and/or a Topic Page is appropriate and complies with these Terms and Conditions for violations other than copyright infringement and violations of intellectual property law, such as, but not limited to, defamatory material, or excessive length. Elsevier may remove such Topic Page(s) and/or terminate a User's access for uploading such material in violation of these Terms and Conditions at any time, without prior notice and at its sole discretion. In particular, if you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any Topic Page or other content infringes upon your copyrights, you may submit a notification to Links to other sites The Site, as well as the Topic Pages, may contain hyperlinks to other sites or resources that are provided solely for your convenience. Elsevier is not responsible for the availability of external sites or resources linked to the Site, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. Transactions that occur between you and any third party are strictly between you and the third party and are not the responsibility of Elsevier. Because Elsevier is not responsible for the availability or accuracy of these outside resources or their contents, you should review the terms and conditions and privacy policies of these linked sites, as their policies may differ from ours. Disclaimer of Warranties and Liability Neither Elsevier, its affiliates, nor any third-party content providers or licensors makes any warranty whatsoever, including without limitation, that the operation of the Site will be uninterrupted or error-free; that defects will be corrected; that this Site, including the server that makes it available, is free of viruses or other harmful components; as to the results that may be obtained from use of the Content or other materials on the Site; or as to the accuracy, completeness, reliability, availability, suitability, quality, non-infringement or operation of any Content, product or service provided on or accessible from the Site. The views expressed in the Scirus Topic Pages are those of the relevant authors of the Scirus Topic page(s) and are not necessarily those of Elsevier. Elsevier does not accept any responsibility for any of the contributions of users/authors of the Scirus Topic Pages. THIS SITE AND ALL CONTENT, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR ACCESSIBLE FROM THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND (EXPRESS, IMPLIED AND STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF TITLE AND NONINFRINGEMENT AND THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE), ALL OF WHICH ELSEVIER DISCLAIMS TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. To the extent permissible under applicable laws, no responsibility is assumed for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any ideas, instructions, methods, products or procedures contained in the Site. If the Content contained on the Site contains medical or health sciences information, it is intended for professional use within the medical field. No suggested test or procedure should be carried out unless, in the reader's judgment, its risk is justified. Because of rapid advances in the medical sciences, we recommend that the independent verification of diagnoses and drug dosages should be made. Discussions, views, and recommendations as to medical procedures, products, choice of drugs, and drug dosages are the responsibility of the authors. NEITHER ELSEVIER NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR LICENSORS SHALL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY LOSS OR INJURY, CAUSED IN WHOLE OR PART BY ITS NEGLIGENCE OR CONTINGENCIES BEYOND ITS CONTROL IN PROCURING, COMPILING, INTERPRETING, REPORTING OR DELIVERING INFORMATION THROUGH THE SITE. IN NO EVENT WILL ELSEVIER, ITS AFFILIATES OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN BY YOU IN RELIANCE ON SUCH INFORMATION. ELSEVIER AND ITS AFFILIATES AND LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES) EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. Elsevier neither endorses nor takes responsibility for any products, goods or services offered by outside vendors through our services or advertised on our system. Systems Reliability Elsevier aims to keep the Site available twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week and to maintain saved information. However, due to technical failures, acts of God or routine maintenance, availability may be limited and/or information may be lost. Elsevier shall not be liable for lost information or non-availability of the services. Indemnification You hereby agree to indemnify, defend and hold Elsevier, its directors, officers, shareholders, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents and licensors harmless from and against any and all liability, losses, damages and costs, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from your use of the Site or Content or Topic Pages. Governing Law and Venue These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of The Netherlands, without regard to its conflicts of law principles. You hereby submit to and agree that the sole jurisdiction and venue for any actions that may arise under or in relation to the subject matter hereof shall be the courts located in The Netherlands.