introduction: playa is one of the most important landscapes in arid regions which covers about 1% of the world's total land area. study of playas is important from different points of view especially pedology, sedimentology, mineralogy, environmental geology, groundwater and surface water chemistry. more than 60 playas have been identified in iran. considering the fact that playas and surroundi...

Instructional consultants can playa crucial role in curricular reform. They gather evaluation and assessment data about the current curriculum sothatfaculty decisions about improvements are based on empirical evidence. They organizeandfacilitate meetings and retreats at whichfaculty make curricular decisions, and they provide pedagogical expertise and resources to help with course design andenh...

Catch rates from 1991 to 2004 for white marlin (Tetrapturus albidus) and blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) from the small scale fishery off La Guaira, Venezuela (a billfish hot-spot) were standardized by Generalized Liner Model techniques. The index of weight of fish per number of sets was estimated from dressed weight of marlins caught and reported by port sampling in the fishing community of Pl...

The origin and morpho-stratigraphic evolution of the largest playa-lake system (La Playa-El Pueyo) in the Bujaraloz-Sástago endorheic area, located in the semiarid central sector of the Ebro Depression, are analysed. The enclosed depressions are developed on gypsiferous Tertiary bedrock and show a prevalent WNW-ESE orientation parallel to the direction of the prevalent strong local wind (Cierzo...

La Playa de los Cristales, situada en el municipio Laxe, se ha convertido años recientes uno productos turísticos más importantes dentro la oferta turística Costa da Morte y provincia A Coruña. Su atractivo radica una característica que hace única: alta presencia cristales redondeados pequeño tamaño esparcidos sobre su arena. No obstante, dicho único también principal amenaza, a medida turistas...

Breeding-bird communities inhabiting northern prairie wetlands have been shown to have higher densities and diversities in wetlands with a well-interspersed 50:50 vegetative cover:water ratio than in those wetlands with a higher or lower proportion of cover. Potential reasons for such a response include increased food or visual isolation and spacing of breeding birds. We manipulated cover:water...

from ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitor plus emtricitabine/tenofovir DF maintains HIV suppression and improves fasting triglycerides at week 48 Douglas Cunningham, DO; David Shamblaw, MD; Christine Zurawski, MD; William Robbins, MD; Anthony Scarsella, MD; Thai Nguyen, MD; Jason Hindman, PharmD; Ramin Ebrahimi, MS; David Piontkowsky, MD; Pueblo Family Physicians, Phoenix, AZ; La Playa Medical ...

☆ This paper has been recommended for acceptance by ⁎ Corresponding author at: University of Southern C Technologies 12015 Waterfront Dr. 90094, Playa Vista, CA E-mail addresses: [email protected] (S. Scherer), Str [email protected] (G. Lucas), [email protected] (M. M (J. Boberg), [email protected] (J. Gratch), [email protected] [email protected] (L.-P. Morency). 1 This work is an extension ...