M. Nabil El-Hadidi (1934-2003)

Thomas M. Rivers, 1934

New erythroxane-type diterpenoids from Fagonia boveana (Hadidi) Hadidi & Graf.

The aerial parts of Fagonia boveana afforded two new erythroxane-type diterpenes, 3beta,15,16-trihydroxy-erythrox-4(18)-ene (2) and 15,16-dihydroxy-cis-ent-erythrox-3-ene (fagonene) (3) together with two known ones; 16-O-acetylfagonone (1) and 7beta-hydroxy fagonene (8). Also a new guaiane sesquiterpene alcohol, 6,10-epoxy-4alpha-hydroxy guaiane type sesquiterpene (4) has been isolated. In addi...

El Niño and Its Predictability: 1856-2003

Recent studies suggest that the predictability of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is limited by the effects of atmospheric “noise” such as the westerly wind bursts in the western equatorial Pacific. Here retrospective forecasts of the interannual climate fluctuations in the tropical Pacific for the period from 1856 to 2003 were carried out using an improved ocean-atmosphere coupled mode...

Letters 1934..1934

Sir, With interest we read the editorial by Wolf on obesity as a renal risk factor [1]. We fully support the author’s view that overweight and insulin resistance, as mediators of renal risk, deserve attention not only in morbidly obese patients with overt insulin resistance, but also in renal patients with less severe obesity. Recent data from our group suggest that the impact of overweight and...

Howard M. Temin (10 December 1934-9 February 1994).