Today, the widespread use of fossil fuels is caused many problems in the world, which include: Ozone depletion, the increase carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, growing recognition of climate change impacts and decreasing fossil fuel resources. These issues have led to an increased interest in the mass generation of electricity from renewable sources such tidal energy. The Khowr-e Musa Estuary, l...

Tidal dynamics of shallow estuaries and lagoons is a complex matter that has attracted the attention of a large number of researchers over the last few decades. The main purpose of the present work is to study the intricate tidal dynamics of the Tagus estuary, which states as the largest estuary of the Iberian Peninsula and one of the most important wetlands in Portugal and Europe. Tagus has la...

Correction to: Analysis of the Patient Referral System in Urban Family Physician Program, from Stakeholders` Perspective Using SWOT Approach: A Qualitative Study     Ghasem Abedi1, Khadije Safizadehe Chamokhtari2, Aboalfazl Marvi2   1 Associate Professor, Department of Healthcare Management, Health Sciences Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari...

M olar volumes and surface tensions o f m olten L aC l3-KCl m ixtures were m easured by dilatom etry and the m axim um bubble pressure m ethod, respectively. The m olar volum e isotherm s were found to deviate positively from additiv ity over the whole com position range, with the m axim um deviation at ca. 30 mol% L aC l3. At the same concentration the isotherm s o f surface tension at tem per...

T he early 1980’s will clearly be rem em bered in history as a tim e w hen everyone from the local dogcatcher to the P residen t of the U n ited States touted their list of ‘‘critical issues” . T he decade is still ju s t young enough that it will be possible to squeeze in one more list, this one directed to the special concerns and problem s of low-volume road agencies: coun­ ties, cities, vil...

A sedimentological survey of the southwest arm of the Holocene Pigeon Creek tidal lagoon on San Salvador Island, Bahamas was conducted to determine the origin and distribution of calcareous sediments. Transect surveys, surface samples, and sediment cores were collected and examined to determine the abundance and distribution of sediments and sediment producers in the lagoon and associated tidal...

Tidal volume reduction during mechanical ventilation reduces mortality in patients with acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome. To determine the mechanisms underlying the protective effect of low tidal volume ventilation, we studied the time course and reversibility of ventilator-induced changes in permeability and distal air space edema fluid clearance in a rat model of ...

Abstrac,t. New Hugoniot data on polycrystalline (avg.porosity 6.9%) samples of the magnesiowustite Mgo.6Fe0.40 are presented, covering the pressure range up to 200 GPa. When our data are fit by a single 3rd order Eulerian Hugoniot with K 0 constrained to its ultrasonic value of •61.5 GPa, the required isentropic pressure derivative K 0' is 4.37 +/0.37. This value is significantly lower than the...