Schielke, Samuli 2020. Migrant Dreams: Egyptian Workers in the Gulf States. Cairo: The American University Cairo Press. 137 p. ISBN: 9789774169564 (paperback)

BACKGROUND The BP oil spill of 2010 resulted in contamination of one of the most productive fisheries in the United States by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). PAHs, which can accumulate in seafood, are known carcinogens and developmental toxicants. In response to the oil spill, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) developed risk criteria and established thresholds for allowable l...

PURPOSE: This technical note summarizes current knowledge regarding the conservation and management of Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus; abbreviated as SNPL; also called Kentish Plover in Europe) along the eastern Gulf of Mexico coast in Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi (Figures 1 and 2). Comprehensive surveys suggest there are ~250 SNPL breeding pairs in this region. This has led to subs...

The article presents an analysis of the energy sector Gulf Cooperation Council (hereinafter referred to as GCC) and examines some aspects its development. paper analyzes role in economic systems Arab countries Persian Gulf, identifies features strategies regional players modern macroeconomic geopolitical conditions. Some factors influencing GCC are considered. Among them, financial dependence o...

petroleum exploration in north sea during the last decade has become of great importance. an attempt is made to discribe the geological characteristics of this region. informations are given about petroleum and gas reserves of this area until mid 1976. finally a comparision is made between these reserves and those situated in other parts of the world such as the united states , soviet :union:, ...

Gulf surges are transient disturbances that propagate along the Gulf of California (GoC) from south to north, transporting cool moist air toward the deserts of northwest Mexico and the southwest United States during the North American monsoon. They have been shown to modulate precipitation and have been linked to severe weather and flooding in northern Mexico and the southwest United States. Th...

Until recently, the few available reports on the prevalence of cancer from the Arabian Gulf Council States (GCC) were suggestive that the incidence of uterine cancer in general was less common compared with those reported from western country. Cancer registries in the GCC States in the last five years indicate that uterine cancer has moved to the third on the list of leading causes of cancer in...

Until recently, Amblyomma maculatum (the Gulf Coast tick) had garnered little attention compared to other species of human-biting ticks in the United States. A. maculatum is now recognized as the principal vector of Rickettsia parkeri, a pathogenic spotted fever group rickettsia (SFGR) that causes an eschar-associated illness in humans that resembles Rocky Mountain spotted fever. A novel SFGR, ...

Energy drinks have become a popular beverage worldwide. This review was carried out to have an overview among adolescents and emerging adults in the Gulf Co-operation Council states about energy drinks consumption rates and other related issues such as starting age and patterns of energy drink consumption. The Medline and Embase databases were searched separately using different terms such as e...