Abstract Background Assessing right-ventricular (RV) function is paramount for risk stratification but remains challenging in patients with TR. RV-pulmonary artery (PA) coupling seems more feasible the assessment of RV function. Methods We assessed RV-PA by ratio TAPSE and PASP at baseline, which was measured both echocardiography (ePASP) invasively using a right-heart catheter (iPASP). also fr...

Inland flooding can occur frequently due to localized torrential rainfall magnified by climate change. However, quantitative monitoring measurement has not yet been well-established for evaluating the damage and drainage management of inland flooding. There is also no existing threshold evacuation, on basis such complicated qualitative information. In this study, purpose understanding risk dist...

Traditionally torrential rains are considered as the main factor of flood emergence. With the examples of two disastrous floods in 2015 in absolutely different parts of the world, the authors roughly estimate the water balance and suggest an alternative hypothesis. The simplest model, taking into account precipitation, evaporation and soil permeability, clearly points out the significant discre...

The records of VLF atmospherics over Calcutta and then over Kalyani (West Bengal) during the torrential rainfall, caused by violent monsoon and post-monsoon depressions, exhibit distinct long-period fadings both at day and night. Interesting results obtained from an analysis of round-the-clock atmospherics data and associated meteorological parameters are reported in this paper. A possible corr...

Oesophageal varices usually develop in the setting of portal hypertension secondary to chronic liver disease. However, superior vena cava (SVC) obstruction can result in 'downhill' varices forming in the upper oesophagus. A case of torrential upper gastrointestinal bleeding from SVC obstruction due to chronic central venous access for home total parenteral nutrition is described. It is suggeste...

Mobilization of pesticides into surface waters of flooded agricultural landscapes following extreme precipitation events has not been previously investigated. After receiving 96 mm of rain in the previous 45 d, the Vanguard area of southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada, was subjected to a torrential storm on July 3, 2000, that produced as much as 375 mm of rain in 8 h. The majority of herbicides, b...

A current focus of ecology is the investigation of spatial effects on population and community dynamics; however, spatiotemporal theory remains largely untested by empirical observations or experimental studies. For example, the segregation hypothesis predicts that intraspecific aggregation should increase the importance of intraspecific competition relative to interspecific competition, thereb...

During the last 20 years, Romanian territory witnessed a recurrence of high-risk hydrologic phenomena. From this point of view, the floods and droughts are particularly noteworthy. Most of the rivers registered historic record levels, while droughts appear even in the mountainous hydrographic networks. Despite the fact that the frequency of rainfall increased during the same time-span, droughts...

the territory of serbia is vulnerable to various types of natural hazards and the risk is not equal across the entire territory; it varies depending on the type of hazard and the expected potential for damage. the first aim of this research was to determine the geographical distributions of the major types of natural hazards. seismic hazards, landslides, rock falls, floods, torrential floods...