\begin{table}%t5- NON ! %ta.1 !! %\centering \par \caption{\label{abempirica1}List of the parameters used to compute the oxygen abundance in all regions with a direct estimation of \Te\ using empirical calibrations.} %the empirical calibrations: $R_{23}$, $P=R_3/R_{23}$, $y$=log($R_3/R_2$), N$_2$ and $O_3N_2$, as well as the value derived for the $q$ parameter (in %units of cm s$^{-1}$) obtained using the optimal calibration given by \citet{KD02}.} \begin{tabular}{l@{\hspace{5pt}} l@{\hspace{5pt}} c@{\hspace{5pt}}c@{\hspace{5pt}}c@{\hspace{5pt}} c@{\hspace{5pt}}c@{\hspace{5pt}}c@{\hspace{5pt}} } \hline\hline % \noalign{\smallskip} Region & $R_{23}$ & $P =R_3/R_{23} $ & $y =\log(R_3/R_2$) & N$_2$ & O$_3$N$_2$ & $q_{KD02o}$\tablefootmark{a} \\ \tableline %\noalign{\smallskip} HCG~31~AC & 5.42 & 0.571 & 0.125 & 0.104 & 1.349 & 3.76E+07 \\ HCG~31~B & 7.93 & 0.408 & --0.162 & 0.101 & 1.381 & 4.91E+07 \\ HCG~31~E & 7.12 & 0.511 & 0.020 & 0.090 & 1.486 & 7.40E+07 \\ HCG~31~F1 & 8.91 & 0.819 & 0.656 & 0.034 & 2.201 & 5.78E+07 \\ HCG~31~F2 & 7.60 & 0.724 & 0.418 & 0.036 & 2.064 & 6.28E+07 \\ HCG~31~G & 8.20 & 0.499 & --0.002 & 0.106 & 1.462 & 6.96E+07 \\ Mkn~1199~C & 7.69 & 0.809 & 0.627 & 0.131 & 1.555 & 1.55E+08 \\ Haro~15~A & 9.73 & 0.884 & 0.881 & 0.027 & 2.378 & 8.55E+07 \\ Mkn~5~A1 & 7.58 & 0.748 & 0.473 & 0.051 & 1.915 & 6.96E+07 \\ Mkn~5~A2 & 8.19 & 0.702 & 0.372 & 0.049 & 1.944 & 1.72E+08 \\ IRAS~08208+2816~C& 7.77 & 0.793 & 0.583 & 0.129 & 1.558 & 8.55E+07 \\ POX~4 & 10.68 & 0.906 & 0.986 & 0.015 & 2.697 & 1.05E+08 \\ UM~420 & 6.45 & 0.649 & 0.268 & 0.099 & 1.497 & 4.81E+07 \\ SBS~0926+606A & 7.40 & 0.811 & 0.632 & 0.026 & 2.227 & 6.68E+07 \\ SBS~0948+532 & 8.85 & 0.874 & 0.843 & 0.022 & 2.430 & 2.54E+08 \\ SBS~1054+365 & 9.33 & 0.893 & 0.920 & 0.020 & 2.503 & 9.10E+07 \\ SBS~1211+540 & 7.22 & 0.892 & 0.918 & 0.008 & 2.788 & 1.16E+08 \\ SBS~1319+579A & 9.92 & 0.908 & 0.996 & 0.014 & 2.671 & 1.05E+08 \\ SBS~1319+579B & 7.13 & 0.722 & 0.415 & 0.046 & 1.922 & 6.15E+07 \\ SBS~1319+579C & 7.11 & 0.710 & 0.389 & 0.052 & 1.860 & 5.91E+07 \\ SBS~1415+437C & 5.22 & 0.783 & 0.558 & 0.015 & 2.301 & 5.91E+07 \\ SBS~1415+437A & 4.86 & 0.810 & 0.629 & 0.012 & 2.370 & 5.44E+07 \\ III~Zw~107~A & 7.13 & 0.701 & 0.369 & 0.100 & 1.573 & 5.78E+07 \\ Tol~9~INT & 4.58 & 0.689 & 0.345 & 0.252 & 0.973 & 4.16E+07 \\ Tol~9~NOT & 4.78 & 0.629 & 0.230 & 0.287 & 0.894 & 3.39E+07 \\ Tol~1457-262A & 9.89 & 0.773 & 0.532 & 0.033 & 2.236 & 9.91E+07 \\ Tol~1457-262B & 9.00 & 0.792 & 0.582 & 0.020 & 2.417 & 1.41E+08 \\ Tol~1457-262C & 8.88 & 0.669 & 0.359 & 0.036 & 2.099 & 7.16E+07 \\ ESO~566-8 & 5.17 & 0.505 & 0.008 & 0.414 & 0.693 & 3.19E+07 \\ NGC~5253~A & 9.20 & 0.851 & 0.756 & 0.102 & 1.754 & 6.82E+07 \\ NGC~5253~B & 9.38 & 0.856 & 0.775 & 0.086 & 1.841 & 7.11E+07 \\ NGC~5253~C & 8.03 & 0.773 & 0.532 & 0.041 & 2.046 & 2.60E+08 \\ NGC~5253~D & 7.67 & 0.527 & 0.048 & 0.079 & 1.582 & 7.72E+07 \\ %\noalign{\smallskip} \tableline \end{tabular} \tablefoot{\tablefoottext{a}{Value derived for the $q$ parameter (in units of cm s$^{-1}$) obtained using the optimal calibration given by Kewley \& Dopita (\cite{Kewley02})}.} \vspace*{7mm} \end{table}