with considerable dispersion in many areas of the world sediments are among the most important sediments in deserted environments. a stabilization method for this type of beds is making use of the setting property of natural pozzolana in the vicinity of lime. these soils have little strength, both in natural humidity as well as in full saturation conditions. their dispersion in many areas of th...

The main purpose of the study is determination of the pollutants hazard potential as well as environmental vulnerability of Qarah Su River. First the most significant pollutant sources in the Qarah Su river watershed were identified and then accordingly the pollution hazard potential rate was calculated in Universal Ranking System Model setting. Then, by generalizing the algebraic sum of the re...

1. The natural setting 2. A sense of history: occupation of the territory 3. Economy and society 4. Pressures on the environment and natural resources at the end of the twentieth century 5. Initiatives to mitigate the adverse consequences of the development style 6. Grassroots and other initiatives towards another development style 7. Perspectives Acknowledgement Glossary Bibliography Biographi...

The present retrospective chart review documents the treatment practice of in-patients suffering from acute manic or hypomanic episodes, at the Department of General Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna between 1997 and 2001. The aim of the study was to compare the efficacy of typical neuroleptics and atypical antipsychotics as add-on therapy to mood stabilizers. A total of 119 episodes of ...

INTRODUCTION Subclinical hyperthyroidism (SH, grade 1, thyrotropin (TSH) ≥0.1 mU/L and grade 2, TSH <0.1 mU/L) is a common disorder with increased prevalence in older subjects. There is evidence for increased morbidities in SH, such as atrial fibrillation and osteoporosis. We aim to study the natural history and comorbidities of SH from patients referred to a tertiary endocrine clinic in Singap...

This article discusses some issues of social partnership in the field environmental protection, particular, implementation regulation as activity specially authorized state bodies for development, approval standards and ensuring their compliance by all subjects management. Also, current legal further improvement partnership, including sphere regulation, ways to solve them are analyzed. The fore...