geographical location and climatic condition in the northern coast of persian gulf provided a suitable condition for the spread of epidemic diseases and their continuity. in qajar period, increased relations with india, mesopotamia and lack of health facilities caused the death of many residents in these areas. at the beginning of reza shah’s reign and the government’s attitude towards moderniz...

the volume and surface area of the coast is a function of basin water levels. recognizing the factors of coastal geomorphologic changes could have a pivotal role in planning and managing the coast. effective factors in the formation and evolution of geomorphologic factors such as geological, tectonic, paleoclimatic, paleoclimatic and sea level changes have been considered in this study and the ...

BACKGROUND Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (ABFT) shows complex demography and ecological variation in the Mediterranean Sea. Genetic surveys have detected significant, although weak, signals of population structuring; catch series analyses and tagging programs identified complex ABFT spatial dynamics and migration patterns. Here, we tested the hypothesis that the genetic structure of the ABFT in the Med...

One c collaps For thirty years I have read publications about this spate of invasions; and many of them preserve the atmosphere of first-hand reporting by people who have actually seen them happening, and give a feeling of urgency and scale that is absent from the drier summaries of text-books. We must make no mistake: we are seeing one of the great historical convulsions in the world’s fauna a...

Little empirical work has quantified the transitory effects of macroeconomic shocks on farm production behavior or on interhousehold differences in response to disruptions. We develop a simple analytical model to explain how macroeconomic shocks might temporarily divert managerial attention, thereby affecting farm-level productivity, but perhaps to different degrees and for different durations ...

The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) is the northward flow of surface water to subpolar latitudes where deepwater is formed, balanced by southward abyssal flow and upwelling in the vicinity of the Southern Ocean. It is generally accepted that AMOC flow oscillates with a period of 60-80 years, creating a regular variation in North Atlantic sea surface temperature known as the A...

We recently reported a previously unidentified strategy of self-repair in the moon jellyfish Aurelia aurita. Rather than regenerating lost parts, juvenile Aurelia reorganize remaining parts to regain essential body symmetry. This process that we called symmetrization is rapid and frequent, and is not driven by cell proliferation or cell death. Instead, the swimming machinery generates mechanica...

Maia, Luis; Loureiro, Manuel; Silva, Carlos; Pato, Assunção; Loureiro, Marli; Bartolomé, Ma. Victoria Neuropsychological assessment using Luria Nebraska neuropsychological battery Its introduction in Portugal. Results from an introductory first empirical portuguese study 3 short case studies Revista Portuguesa de Psicossomática, vol. 7, núm. 1-2, janeiro-dezembro, 2005, pp. 179-193 Sociedade Po...

Between March-May 2013 a massive Salpa maxima bloom was recorded by a citizen science study along the Ionian and Adriatic coast of the Salento peninsula (Italy). Citizen records were substantiated with field inspections along the coast and during an oceanographic campaign in the Otranto Channel. Salps clogged nets, impairing fishing activities along the coast. Swimmers were scared by the gelati...

Australian Rivers Institute – Coast and Estuaries, and School of Environment, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Qld 4222, Australia, School of Science and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Qld 4558, Australia, Biogeography Branch, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA, Marine Institute, Plymouth University, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK, ...