Assimilation of ocean colour data into a Biochemical Flux Model of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea G. Triantafyllou, G. Korres, I. Hoteit, G. Petihakis, and A. C. Banks Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Anavissos, Greece Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, USA Received: 2 August 2006 – Accepted: 10 September 2006 – Published: 21 September 2006 Correspondence to: G. Triantafyllou...

Hereditary diseases and congenital malformations have been reported to affect 2-5% of all live births. Available evidence suggests that genetic disorders are equally important also in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Considerable achievements have been made over the last two decades in controlling communicable diseases in the region. Concurrently, there has been a mounting awarene...

Operational coastal ocean forecasting in the Eastern Mediterranean: implementation and evaluation G. Zodiatis, R. Lardner, D. R. Hayes, G. Georgiou, S. Sofianos, N. Skliris, and A. Lascaratos Oceanography Centre, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus Applied Physics Dept., Ocean Physics Modelling Group, University of Athens, Greece Received: 28 March 2006 – Accepted: 27 Apr...

Blinding eye diseases remain a highly prevalent and serious health problem in many developing countries. The exact number of blind individuals is not known. It is estimated that there are 38 million people who have visual impairment and are at risk of becoming blind. 2 The prevalence of blindness in developing countries is 10–40 times higher than in developed countries and close to three quarte...

The continuing burden of parasitic diseases upon the health of the human population worldwide, especially in tropical and developing countries, is clearly demonstrated in the recent estimates of disability adjusted life years (DALY), which incorporate both life lost from premature death and years of life lived with disability due to disease [1]. However, these figures fail to indicate the broad...

Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder that affects around 50 million people globally (Boer, et al., 2008; Meyer, et al., 2010). It is probably the most universal of all medical disorders, occurring in both men and women, and affecting all ages, races, social classes, and nations (Reynolds, 2000). In its report on epilepsy, the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (2010) of the World Heal...

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The study provides the rationale, history and current status of the Index Medicus for the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region. The Index is unique in combining the geographic coverage of peer-reviewed health and biomedical journals (408 titles) from the 22 countries of the Region. Compiling and publishing the Index coupled with a document delivery service is an integral part ...

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is still one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide and is the main cause of liver cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma and liver transplantation in developing countries [1]. The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated a 3% worldwide prevalence of the virus affecting more than 170 million people worldwide [2]. A clear geographical distrib...