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An exact treatment of a positron and electron in a two-chain, Path Integral Monte Carlo (PIMC) simulation is used to calculate both self-annihilation and pick-off rates of Ps at finite temperature. We find the effect of the linear dielectric response of a homogeneous material on the annihilation rate of positrons and Ps in spherical voids. In addition, we find lifetimes and structural information...