s | 31 non-pharmacologic treatments have been shown to result in rapid symptom resolution (defined as a sizeable and statistically significant treatment effect versus placebo that is apparent as early as 24 to 72 hours post-initiation of therapy), despite the tremendous need for rapid antidepressant therapies that would allow for meaningful clinical improvements within the context of very short...

OF the various gastric fistulae described in the literature those communicating with the bronchi appear to be among the rarest. Aird (1957) devotes only four lines to the subject while Milne and Thompson (1970) state that a careful search of medical literature failed to reveal any reference to the condition. This is somewhat misleading as the literature since 1960 contains seven case reports an...

Babylon, a city of shifting identities, was constant point reference for the Mediterranean world. This article explores portrayal Babylonian queen Semiramis in Greek and Roman sources, demonstrating how ancient Near Eastern identities were constructed from external perspective cultures. Herodotus first mentioned fifth century bce, associating her with Babylon’s architectural wonders. Ctesias de...

Abstract Environmental changes derived from global warming and human activities increase the intensity frequency of stressful conditions for plants. Multiple abiotic factors acting simultaneously enhance stress pressure drastically reduce plant growth, yield, survival. Stress combination causes a specific situation that induces particular response different to sum responses individual stresses....

Aeroponics is a modern and soilless technology that used for the efficient production of pre-basic seed potatoes, namely minitubers. This study aimed to evaluate effects cultivar type planting material on minitubers in aeroponic facility Guča, Serbia, at short, 7-day harvest intervals. Although cultivation prolonged vegetative cycle all five investigated cultivars, dynamics minituber formation ...

From its Gate of the Sun to its Gate of the Moon, temples and palaces lined its spacious streets. Marbled columns and glittering statues dazzled visitors. Alexandria witnessed not only the romance of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra but also the genius of the greatest mathematicians and boasted the world‟s first and greatest public library, a library whose aim was to contain a copy of every book eve...