The carob tree, which is a member of the Fabaceae family, an agrosilvopastoral tree whose pre-Mediterranean tropical origin appears well established on basis genetic, fossil and physiological data. C. siliqua has recently been successfully introduced from Mediterranean basin to other parts world that have climate. In terms its domestication, there paleobotanical, philological, ecological histor...

Abstract Dendrochronology in West Africa has not yet been developed despite encouraging reports suggesting the potential for long tree-ring reconstructions of hydroclimate tropics. This paper shows that even absence local tree chronologies, it is possible to reconstruct a region using remote rings. We present Sub-Saharan Drought Atlas (WSDA), new paleoclimatic reconstruction African based on ch...

  Background: Stunting and wasting, as two key health indexes in any society, are two major factors in children’s physical and mental growth in the future, especially in developing countries. We aimed to investigate some factors affecting stunting and wasting among the under-five children in Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR).</s...

OBJECTIVE To define the Mediterranean diet model inside a Mediterranean social and cultural food framework and from the perspective of a local model of consumption. DESIGN Reflexion and review of literature available in relation to the Mediterranean diet, locality and proximity. SETTING AND SUBJECTS Mediterranean region and its populations. RESULTS The Mediterranean local food system unde...

The Mediterranean climate prevailing on the coastal belt of the Mediterranean Sea undergoes to change toward the inner part of the Anatolia in accordance with the increase of altitude, mountain range barriers, the tectonic structure of the region, and tectonic-karstic depressions. Continentality also plays a critical role in the micro-climates that prevail across the various eco-regions. This s...

BACKGROUND The circulation of West Nile virus and Usutu virus was detected in the Emilia-Romagna region in 2008 and 2009. To evaluate the extent of circulation of both viruses, environmental surveillance, based on bird and mosquito testing, was conducted in 2008 and gradually improved over the years. METHODS In February-March 2009-2011, 5,993 hibernating mosquitoes were manually sampled, out ...

background: because of the increasing usage of waterpipe globally, we need to know more about the diff erent factors related to waterpipe and cigarette smoking. th erefore, the present study aims at gaining more insight on waterpipe and cigarette smoking based on perceived parental reaction and appeal and repellent of smoking among adolescents. materials and methods: a cross-sectional survey en...

Anatolia is a geography that has been subjected to various invasion and conquest movements throughout history. Surrounded by the continents of Asia, Europe Africa, also acts as bridge between Asia European continents. This surrounded Old East worlds such Mesopotamia Egypt from southeast West formed Mediterranean civilizations west. In addition being physical Anatolia, this feature imposes duty ...

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