Mapping in the Homs region of Syria has revealed a hitherto unrecognized staircase of at least 12 gravel terraces of the upper Orontes River. The terrace gravels overlie Pliocene lacustrine marl and have been calcareously cemented into conglomerates, sometimes interbedded with cemented fine-grained alluvium. A tentative dating scheme, based on modelling the regional-scale surface uplift that ha...

CSIRO Exploration & Mining, Mineralogy, South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia CSIRO Exploration & Mining, School of Geosciences, Building 28E, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia Experimental Facilities Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Ave, Argonne IL 60439 USA Australian Synchrotron Research Program (ANSTO), ...

^Sohjarang is a Khasi village in the jungle 12 miles west of the Shillong-Gauhati Road. It consists of 29 houses and 161 inhabitants. The main village has 24 houses clustered on the slopes of a hill and a smaller part consists of 5 houses on a neighbouring hill. This portion is referred to as U. Pher's village. The people of Nongsier are related to families in Sohjarang and, though ten miles se...

OBJECTIVES To assess whether HOUSES (HOUsing-based index of socioeconomic status (SES)) is associated with risk of and mortality after rheumatoid arthritis (RA). DESIGN We conducted a population-based case-control study which enrolled population-based RA cases and their controls without RA. SETTING The study was performed in Olmsted County, Minnesota. PARTICIPANTS Study participants were ...

Among 170 insects infected by fungal pathogens, obtained during 2003-08 from three Northern provinces of Iran (Mazandaran, Gilan and Golestan), eight taxa of entomophthoralean fungi were identified including four pathogens of dipteran insects: Entomophaga tipulae was found on a crane fly, Entomophthora muscae was seen on five flies attached to broadbean leaves, Pandora bulata was observed only ...

■ Carbon storage in forests. In one study, taking “no action” rather than harvesting stored more carbon. ■ Carbon storage considering forests, wood products, and concrete substitution. Collectively a 45-year harvest cycle, wood products and substitution for non-wood products stored more carbon than the “no action” managed forest scenario. ■ Carbon storage in houses. Wood-framed houses store mor...