The Iraqi Western and Southern deserts are part of the Stable Shelf (Inner Platform) that belongs to Arabian Plate. Therefore, both lack tectonic forms like folds faults; however, very rarely faults regional lineaments can be seen in deserts. Although tectonically stable, tens Neotectonic indications everywhere Among those are: Straight valleys, perpendicular valley bendings, sinkholes aligned ...

Atresia coli is a congenital defect that result in an inability to pass feces since birth. In the present study, type IIIa atresia coli (blind ends) was identified in a male Arabian foal with clinical signs of abdominal distension, colic, failure in defecation and depression. At necropsy, segmental agenesis affected left ventral and right dorsal colon. The dorsal right colons, transverse, small...

Tropical cyclones over the Arabian Sea in the pre-monsoon season (May–June) have intensified since 1997 (ref. 1, Fig. 1a) owing to significant reductions in storm-ambient vertical wind shear (VWS) in the troposphere; these reductions have decreased on average by about 3m s from the pre-1997 epoch (1979–1997) to the recent epoch (1998–2010). The authors attribute the reduction of premonsoon VWS ...

receptors in an endogenous sleep pathway. Nat Neurosci 2002; 5:979–84 44. Nelson LE, Lu J, Guo T, Saper CB, Franks NP, Maze M: The 2-adrenoceptor agonist dexmedetomidine converges on an endogenous sleep-promoting pathway to exert its sedative effects. ANESTHESIOLOGY 2003; 98:428 –36 45. Tanifuji Y, Zhang Y, Liao M, Eger EI 2nd, Laster MJ, Sonner JM: Do dopamine receptors mediate part of MAC? An...

Coastal versus open-ocean denitrification in the Arabian Sea S. W. A. Naqvi, H. Naik, A. Pratihary, W. D’ Souza ∗ , P. V. Narvekar, D. A. Jayakumar ∗∗ , A. H. Devol, T. Yoshinari, and T. Saino National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa 403 004, India School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, PO Box 50...

The Arabian Horse is one of the most valued breeds in an international and historical context and has been involved in the formation of many other horse breeds. Since 2005, the Spanish Arabian Horse Breeder Association (AECCA) has developed a breeding program aimed at improving both conformation traits and endurance performance. While this selection depends on individual breeders, a population ...

Throughout the Paleogene, most terrestrial carnivore niches in Afro-Arabia were occupied by Hyaenodonta, an extinct lineage of placental mammals. By the end of the Miocene, terrestrial carnivore niches had shifted to members of Carnivora, a clade with Eurasian origins. The transition from a hyaenodont-carnivore fauna to a carnivoran-carnivore fauna coincides with other ecological changes in Afr...

BACKGROUND The role of vitamin D in breast cancer prevention is equivocal. Saudi Arabian women may be at greater risk of vitamin D deficiency because of a darker skin type and a greater likelihood of reduced ultraviolet B radiation exposure. Data regarding the vitamin D status of Saudi Arabian women and its relation to breast cancer risk are lacking. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this research was...