previously inaccessible ocean as its territory. But Britain’s moves in the Antarctic are sure to anger many neighbouring countries in the region. The UK’s Antarctic submission reflects efforts to secure resources for the future as oil and gas reserves dwindle over the coming years. The substantial gas and oil reserves in the North Sea, on which the country has depended for more than 30 years, a...

Recently, a large unregulated ”shadow banking”, based on counterparty relations, flourished and then suddenly collapsed. In the absence of regulation, its existence hinges on confidence about counterparties’ good behavior, and such confidence hinges on counterparties’ reputation concerns. Even when reputation allows for a cheaper alternative to traditional banking – by saving on regulatory cost...

Abstract Homologous coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are an interesting phenomenon, and it is possible to investigate the formation of CMEs by comparing multi-CMEs under a homologous physical condition. AR 11283 had been present on solar surface for several days when bipole emerged 2011 September 4. Its positive polarity collided with preexisting negative belonging different bipole, producing recu...

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of different modalities of antifungal agents in the treatment, clinical features and therapeutic outcome of fungal keratitis Design: Retrospective observational case series. Methods: The study reviewed 251 eyes of 246 patients treated for moderate and severe fungal keratitis in the period from 2010 to 2015. The diagnosis of fungal keratitis based on the clinica...