This work analyzes the processes undergone by new generations of Argentines Jews Syrian origin in Buenos Aires, from 60s until today. Particularly, trajectories those who are distanced orthodox beliefs and predominant practices central community entities. We describe a broad spectrum life stories collected through ninety interviews, that contradict rooted presumptions supposed homogeneity origi...

Abstract We applied discrete choice contingent valuation to the amenities consumed by non-industrial private forest owners in Andalusia (Spain) a survey of 765 landowners. The landowners’ median willingness accept compensation from an alternative investment for giving up land amenity consumption is EUR 387.8 per hectare yearly. preferred model shows diminishing marginal values with property siz...

This paper is based on my 2017 Research Laureate Presentation at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior in Tucson, Arizona. It provides a brief overview of the history of the smoking epidemic, and describes my work in global tobacco control, focusing on my experiences over the last 15 years as a co-founder and intervention director of the Syrian Center for Toba...

The vegetation composition of a post-fke succession in Aleppo pine forests of Anica, Greece, was studied by a synchronic method. The sites form a post-fire chronosequence and have typical Mediterranean climate. Data on the flora of the burned sites, growth and life forms of the various plant taxa, as weU as on vegetation smcture are provided. The burned ecosystems recovered quite rapidly. Durin...

The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) uses standardized symptom-based questionnaires to describe the prevalence of symptoms of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema in children worldwide. Three governorates in the Syrian Arab Republic (Aleppo, Lattakia and Tartous) participated in ISAAC phase 3 in 2001-03. Adolescents in the 13-14 year age group and parents of th...

Remote sensing is increasingly used in forest inventories. However, its application to assess genetic variation trees still rare, particularly conifers. Here we evaluate the potential of LiDAR and RGB imagery obtained through unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as high-throughput phenotyping tools for characterization tree growth crown structure two representative Mediterranean pine species. To thi...

ABSTRACT: There are reported associations between a polymorphism of the angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AGTR.1/A1166C) gene and hypertension in some populations. To determine if the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) A1166C in AGTR.1 is associated with hypertension in Aleppo, we recruited twenty-eight patients with hypertension and thirty-five healthy subjects as the control group. The AGTR.1...