Planetary space weather: scientific aspects and future perspectives

Genus Salsola: Its Benefits, Uses, Environmental Perspectives and Future Aspects - a Review

Genus Salsola, a genus of annual semi-dwarf to dwarf shrubs and woody tree species, is widely distributed across the arid and semi-arid areas of the world. Several features like high fodder value, abundant seed production, tolerance to extreme climatic conditions like high temperature and prolonged drought conditions contributed significantly towards its success as a potential forage species in...

ESSC-ESF Recommendations Scientific Perspectives for ESA’s Future Programme in Life and Physical sciences in Space

Membrane Engineering: Future Perspectives

Scientific Weather Modification

Contents 1. Introduction 2. History of the problem 3. Physical basis for artificial modification of clouds and precipitation 4. The enhancement and redistribution of precipitation 5. Hail suppression 6. Fog dispersal 7. Dispersal of super cooled low-level clouds and precipitation 8. Other weather modification experiments 9. Conclusions Glossary Bibliography Biographical Sketches

Down Syndrome: Current Status, Challenges and Future Perspectives

Down syndrome (DS) is a birth defect with huge medical and social costs, caused by trisomy of whole or part of chromosome 21. It is the most prevalent genetic disease worldwide and the common genetic cause of intellectual disabilities appearing in about 1 in 400-1500 newborns. Although the syndrome had been described thousands of years before, it was named after John Langdon Down who described ...