The most commonly figure for the archival life of magnetic tape is 30 years. Even in an era of heightened concern about compliance and records retention, that is long enough to make storage administrators comfortable.

Most ova probably survive about six to twelve hours after ovulation. However, for the purposes of contraception, you must count on a 24-hour survival period, plus an additional 24 hours in case there is a multiple ovulation.

Head lice die from lack of food or moisture in about two days if dislodged from a head. They may not live this long if it is very cold or they had not fed before being dislodged. Being dislodged means almost certain death for a head louse so they will avoid this if at all possible. They don't wander on to furniture or clothes very often as this would result in the death of the louse in most cases.

The survival of TASO clients varies greatly depending on the individuals and other factors. Currently TASO has some clients who were registered as early as 1988 but are still doing very well. For more information contact mail@tasouganda.org. If you would like a question answered please send an email to the address: mail@tasouganda.org/training@tasouganda.org

In general, enveloped viruses such as coronaviruses do not last a long time in the environment. In earlier studies, a different coronavirus was shown to survive for up to 3 hours on surfaces. At this time, it is uncertain how long the newly discovered coronavirus associated with SARS can survive in the environment. In one preliminary study, researchers in Hong Kong found that both dried and liquid samples of the new coronavirus survived as long as 24 hours in the environment.

Recent studies have shown that HCV can survive outside the body and still transmit infection for 16 hours, but not longer than 4 days.

After experiencing SCA, a victim’s chance of survival without an AED shock decreases by 7 to 10 percent with each passing minute. – American Heart Association

The smallpox virus is fragile. In laboratory experiments, 90% of aerosolized smallpox virus dies within 24 hours; in the presence of ultraviolet (UV) light, this percentage would be even greater. If an aerosol release of smallpox occurs, 90% of virus matter will be inactivated or dissipated in about 24 hours. (added Nov 13, 2002)

You're good. Answers, answers, answers: yes, no, Studio Z was thoroughly raided and none of the confiscated tapes were returned. Studebaker wrote: There's a whole cd of Cucamonga-era Zappa tracks, but it wasn't released on Ryko or Barking Pumpkin records. I think it's called 'Rare Meat', but I don't have it myself. Perhaps someone else knows more about this release... AAAFNRA responded: I know, I've got the CD.

This subject comes up every time some CP/M archive on the Web vanishes, or there is some discussion of data media. Of course some CP/M original media is 20 years or more old, so it is relevant. The issue in many cases is not the degration of the media, but loss of old technology and software to READ the media. A reasonable strategy is to copy data to "current" media every few years to avoid both media damage and obsolscence.

Preliminary studies in some research laboratories suggest that the virus may survive in the environment for several days. The length of time that the virus survives likely depends on a number of factors. These factors could include the type of material or body fluid containing the virus and various environmental conditions such as temperature or humidity.

Who is a carrier of hepatitis B virus? Sometimes, people who are infected with HBV never recover fully from the infection; they carry the virus and can infect others for the rest of their lives. In the United States, about one million people carry HBV.

In the UK, life expectancy for children has improved and subsequently increased with the development of combination therapy. Today for example, adolescents who acquired HIV at birth have now reached their 20th birthday. Therefore, as treatment and research advances there is hope for a much improved quality of life. There is a small core of children who are "long-term non-progressors" aged between 12-16 who have yet to start on any HIV therapy.

It has come to our attention that a large number of visitors to our site are coming here seeking additional information on the survivability of ants underwater. Please note that we are not ant experts; this entry was put here mainly as a joke. All of our knowledge of ants has come from the old Maxis game SimAnt. If you are seriously seeking information on ants, we advise that you look at the Wikipedia entry for ants.

Lobsters have special gills that allow them to survive out of water. If they are kept cool and damp, lobsters could probably survive out of water up to a week - but we wouldn't recommend eating them!

We are only human and need feeding and watering occasionally. We do request that you make arrangements with your venue to provide us with drinks and a meal during our stay with you.

All the facts regarding DXSynergy point to a long-term road map for GDT Inc. As it currently stands, there are far too many who think DXSynergy is going no where and are quite frankly, scared. As a result, the funds they InXchanged just a few short months ago are now exiting DXSynergy in a panic. I am convinced of the long-term profitability that has been underway for the past six years.

Their resistance to fasting is very big. The fifth stage nymph (previous to the adult stage) survives 6 months without food

I have personally killed released and/or escaped banded birds two years after their freedom. However, habitat, predators, available feed and the availability of water all figure into the equation.

Tapeworms belong to the class Cestoda and are endoparasites that live in the small intestine of vertebrates. As such they have numerous adaptations that allow them to survive in the hostile environment of the small intestine. Earthworms do not exhibit any such adaptations and unless they pass directly through the gut they would be broken down by digestive acids.

Les: In some ways you can say it's just like fasting for a week which many people do - however when you add in the extremely hard work of building shelters, climbing through thick bush and running cameras 16 hours a day, it goes well beyond a simple fast. Usually by the third day I become quite drained of energy and it takes an awful lot of inner convincing to get up and film the next element of survival.

Preliminary studies in some research laboratories suggest that the virus may survive in the environment for several days. The length of time that the virus survives likely depends on a number of factors. These factors could include the type of material or body fluid containing the virus and various environmental conditions such as temperature or humidity.

Sperm can survive for up to 5 days in the "egg white"-like cervical mucus that the woman produces at ovulation. The effect of stress is hard to measure, but it could affect the ovulation or retard it by disrupting the ovulatory hormonal cycle.

Hepatitis A virus can live outside the body for months, depending on the environmental conditions. The virus is killed by heating to 185 degrees F (85 degrees C) for one minute. However, the virus can still be spread from cooked food if it is contaminated after cooking. Adequate chlorination of water, as recommended in the United States, kills hepatitis A virus that enters the water supply.

It depends. Factors such as water temperature, body fat, clothing, activity level, will to survive, etc., can significantly influence survival time in the water. You can survive longer in cold water if wearing a PFD and using heat retention techniques like the HELP and HUDDLE positions.

Since there is no one we know of who tried it (although we are going to and will let you know) we have no accurate answer. Although the general sources are saying that you can last about 30-45min and that is already critical time there are individual cases when people survived up to two hours. It simply depends on conditions, skills and luck. [ top ]

Survival time varies dramatically depending on the type of product you are wearing, the temperature and conditions of the water, as well as your own physiological conditions. Learn more about estimating survival times when immersed in cold water on our Hypothermia page.

Edited tapes can range from 45 minutes to upwards of 2 hours depending on the length of the ceremony and the amount of peripheral activity. After the event you will have the opportunity to have input into the final length of the DVD through an online customization form.

Of course not. We have heard of other companies where if you don't tell them how long the tape is, you just lose the rest of the tape or they use a low quality compression. This is just not professional.