Characterization of African dust over southern Italy

Dust Storms and their ecological impacts on Chlorophyll distributions over the Persian Gulf (1997-2007)

The Persian Gulf due to its position in subtropical belt is influenced by many intense dust storms during the year. The periodic dust events are expected to affect significantly the ecological condition of the Persian Gulf. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the impact of mineral dust on the primary production in phytoplankton communities of Persian Gulf. Satellite data from Se...

Discernible rhythm in the spatio/temporal distributions of transatlantic dust

The differences in North African dust emission regions and transport routes, between the boreal winter and summer, are thoroughly documented. Here we re-examine the spatial and temporal characteristics of dust transport over the tropical and subtropical North Atlantic Ocean, using 10 yr of satellite data, in order to better characterize the different dust transport periods. We see a robust annu...

Electrochemotherapy palliation of an oral squamous cell carcinoma in an African hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris)

A five-year-old female African hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) was referred for a one month growing oral mass. The hedgehog was quiet, alert and responsive, with a 1.00 × 1.50 cm ulcerated lesion on the mandible. The patient was staged with total body radiographs, hematological and biochemical analyses and the mass was biopsied under anesthesia. The excised tissue was reported to be a ...

Saharan mineral dust transport into the Caribbean: Observed atmospheric controls and trends

[1] Each summer large amounts of mineral dust from the Sahara are transported across the Atlantic and arrive at the Caribbean with far-reaching implications for climate in this region. In this paper we analyze summer season interannual variability of North African mineral dust over the Caribbean using the Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS)/Nimbus 7 (1979–1992) and TOMS/Earth Probe (1998–20...

Preparation and characterization of a soluble precipitating antigen from African horsesickness virus propagated in cell cultures