A strong earthquake-induced hazard has obvious long-term and spatial heterogeneity, which will result in continuous social economic losses. Measuring the socioeconomic development level of disaster area is great significance for reconstruction after an earthquake. First, kernel density estimation (KDE) used to analyze effects 10 extremely earthquake-stricken areas Wenchuan earthquake this paper...

Olive trees, originated from Mediterranean, have been cultivated in China for decades and show great adaption to local environment. However, research on this topic is limited. In this study, the major qualitative characteristics and changes of olive grown in southwest China were investigated. The results showed that oil accumulated during fruit development and reached its maximum value when fru...

Southwest Airlines is the indisputable leader of the Low-Cost Airline industry in the United States. A product of deregulation, the expansion of its unique business model has been responsible for the substantial real price declines in consumer airfares since the 1980s. However, recent fuel price declines have had a significant impact on the industry and their impact on the low-cost sector today...

Breast Cancer: a Preliminary Clinical Study 3 Chuanming Li[ , Shan Meng[ , Xinhua Yang, Daiquan Zhou, Jian Wang, Jiani 4 Hu 5 6 1 Department of Radiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, 7 30 Gaotanyan Road, Chongqing 400038, China; 8 2 Department of Breast Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical 9 University, 30 Gaotanyan Road, Chongqing 400038, China; 10 3 D...

Background: Beta thalassemia gene mutations are among common mutations in southwest Iran. However, Hemoglobin E (Hb E) and Hb E/β⁰ thalassemia account for a small number of hemoglobinopathies in Iran. This is the first study to directly address the existence of Hb E and consequently Hb E/β⁰ thalassemia in southwest Iran. Methods: This retrospective study discovered seven cases of Hb E/β⁰ thal...

In recent years, the population size and scale of the Shiyang River Basin unceasingly expanding lead to a series of ecological environment: surface water reducing, land desertification and Ground water levels fall, etc. Research evolution characteristics of population distribution and migration growth of Shiyang River Basin contribute to river water resources and the industrial development of t...

BACKGROUND As observed during the 2009 pandemic, a novel influenza virus can spread globally before the epidemic peaks locally. As consistencies in the relative timing and direction of spread could form the basis for an early alert system, the objectives of this study were to use the case-based reporting system for laboratory confirmed influenza from the Canadian FluWatch surveillance program t...

Coal fires are a common and serious problem in most coal-bearing countries. Thus, it is very important to monitor changes in coal fires. Remote sensing provides a useful technique for investigating coal fields at a large scale and for detecting coal fires. In this OPEN ACCESS Remote Sens. 2015, 7 3089 study, the spreading direction of a coal fire in the Wuda Coal Field (WCF), northwest China, w...