The Three Gorges Dam, located in the largest endemic area of schistosomiasis in China, is one of the world's largest hydroelectric projects to date. Some large-scale hydro projects have resulted in schistosomiasis emergence or re-emergence. Therefore, the dam's potential impact on the transmission of Schistosoma japonicum has raised concerns from medical researchers worldwide. A systematic lite...

Abstract Background and purpose: Eutrophication is one of the major environmental problems in waterways causing substantial adverse impact on domestic, livestock and recreational use of water resources. Aras Dam, Iran which provides Arasful city with drinking water, has chronic algal blooms since 1990. Levels of up to 900,000 cells/mL of toxic cyanobacteria (mainly Anabaena and Microcystis) hav...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess the impact of atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (ARAS) on outcomes after open-heart surgery (OHS). BACKGROUND Acute kidney injury after OHS portends significant morbidity and mortality. METHODS Data from all adult patients undergoing OHS from January 2000 to April 2010 who underwent renal duplex ultrasound were prospectively collected. ARAS...

Continual sediment accumulation in Capitol Lake since the damming of the Deschutes River in 1951 has altered the initial morphology of the basin. As part of the Deschutes River Estuary Restoration Feasibility Study, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) is modeling how tidal and storm processes will influence the river, lake and lower Budd Inlet should estuary restoration occur. Understand...

INTRODUCTION ROATH LAKE is a large artificial lake situated in one of the municipal parks of Cardiff, and well known as a pleasure-spot, for angling, boating, and for its waterfowl." Roath Park, in which. the lake is situated, is also noted for its recreational facilities and splendid botanical gardens, which include one of the finest rose gardens in Great Britain. An attraction of the lake up ...

BACKGROUND Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (ARAS) can lead to end-stage renal failure (ESRF). We determined the prevalence of ARAS in patients 45 years of age or older starting renal replacement therapy. METHODS Forty-nine of 80 consecutive patients (37 males, 12 females) starting renal replacement therapy in our centre gave informed consent and underwent spiral computed tomographic ang...

Moraine-dammed lakes at debris-covered glaciers are becoming increasingly common and pose significant outburst flood hazards if the dam is breached. While moraine subsurface structure and internal processes are likely to influence dam stability, only few sites have so far been investigated. We conducted electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) surveys at two sites on the terminal moraine complex...

On May 12, 2008 a large earthquake occurred in Wenchuan, resulting in significant casualties and enormous property loss, and shocked the world. Then the Tangjiashan barrier lake caused by earthquake, made a serious threat to 1.3 million people living downstream. From its formation to being successfully disposed, the entire emergency management of Tangjiashan barrier lake lasted about a month. I...

Consciousness is mainly controlled by activation of the ascending reticular activating system (ARAS). Diffusion tensor tractography (DTT), which is reconstructed from diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) data, allows reconstruction and evaluation of the ARAS in the live human brain (Yeo et al., 2013; Jang et al., 2014; Jang and Kwon, 2015). Injury of the ARAS in various stroke pathologies including s...