XLIII.—The Jerboa of Muscat

Muscat

run through some fertile valleys lying between the various mountain chains. In one of these valleys is situated the town of Muscat. The eastern half of the northern side is exposed to the sea, while the western half, east and south-east are closed up by the hills. The whole is enclosed by a high wall, with bastions on the west and south. Its breadth from north to south is about 800 feet, and it...

Vipassana meditation:: A naturalistic, preliminary observation in Muscat.

OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of Vipassana meditation on the physical and psychological health in a multi-ethnic population in the city of Muscat. METHOD The subjects were participants of a Vipassana meditation course taught in a ten-day residential retreat. Self-assessments of health-related parameters and physical and psychological symptomatology were collected from them before and immed...

New MUSCAT Array with Parasitic Elements Toward Wide Scanning Range

Hemoglobin H disease in Muscat, Oman - A 5 year study.

OBJECTIVES Published data indicate that Alpha thalassemia trait is prevalent in 45% of population of Sultanate of Oman. Recent unpublished data suggest that this prevalence is higher than 45%. Yet clinical suspicion or investigations into α-thalassemias are lacking. Moreover, Hemoglobin H disease is considered rare in Oman. We decided, therefore to look for Hemoglobin H disease and characterize...

Kisspeptin and RFRP-3 differentially regulate food intake and metabolic neuropeptides in the female desert jerboa

Jerboas are wild rodents exhibiting exceptional adaptation to their desert environment. Under harsh autumn conditions, they shut down reproduction, increase body weight and hibernate, while during spring they become sexually active even under negative energy-balance. We recently reported that these rhythms are associated with synchronized changes in genes expressing reproductive (Kiss1, Rfrp) a...