Remarks. The results for the year are as follows Maximum temperature .. 93.0 on 5th April. Minimum ? .. 5Q.4 lOtii December. Yearly range 42-6? Mean temperature of year 76'7 The mean temperature of each month shows a steady rise. *r?in anuary to September, and a decline thence to December. 10 t ermometer in the sun's rays, (observations commenced in August,) gives a maximum of 158-0 on the 18th...

PURPOSE To provide patients and health care providers with calculated yearly costs of topical glaucoma medications. DESIGN Prospective, experimental, laboratory study. METHODS Using the average wholesale price and common dosing patterns, we calculated the theoretical yearly cost of glaucoma medications. RESULTS Calculated yearly cost ranged from $150.81 for generic timolol maleate 0.5% (F...

In the current context of climate change, impact trees in agroforestry systems is expected to mitigate water and heat stresses, particularly semi-arid environments. Within this framework, a two-year trial conducted at INRAE Southern France, dynamics microclimatic parameters edaphic environment durum wheat were investigated under yearly-pruned (AF) never-pruned (AF+) 6-m apart alley olive orchar...

Clearly breast cancer in women aged over 50 fulfils the first two criteria, but it is the third point that is inconsistent with the 3-yearly programme proposed in the UK. The ‘sojourn’ time is the duration of time that an occult tumour can be detected before the onset of symptoms. Applying this to breast cancer (for the average non-screening-detected breast cancer of 1 2 cm) it has been estimat...

Cities are increasingly challenged in sustaining their growing populations with food. As fossil energy reserves are depleted, the sustainability of food production is highly dependent on the ability to yield more food relative to resource use. In preparing cities for peak oil, urban food systems are therefore needed that make better use of local and renewable resources, as opposed to imported a...