INTRODUCTION of multistate and international standard#' This is the basis on which Louisiana might participate in a compact with other Gulf Coast This paper is intended to bean introductory explanation and limited states for prevention of and/or response to oil spills beyond the appraisal of Act 7 of the First Extraordinary Session of the 1991 jurisdiction of the Act Such a compact presently ex...

OBJECTIVES To examine the prevalence of risk factors for diabetes and its complications in the Co-operation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) region. DESIGN Systematic review. SETTING Co-operation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) states (United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait). PARTICIPANTS Residents of the GCC states participating in studi...

The Middle East has witnessed major geopolitical shifts since 2011 that range from the growing influence of Gulf states, pivot to Africa many region’s countries and new dynami...

Since the Persian Gulf War ended in 1991, many veterans have sought medical evaluation in the Department of Veterans Affairs Persian Gulf Veterans' Health Registry (VA registry) or the Department of Defense's Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program (DoD registry). Using combined data collected from 1993 to 1997 from the VA and DoD registries, the authors compared the characteristics of regist...

1. introduction seas and oceans comprise over 70 percent of the planet earth always taken into attention in the history. however, the most important official and legal actions to regularize a number of claims made by coastal countries regarding the demand of the territorial and marine control and exclusive ownership date the 20th century. the first conference on marine international law was hel...

Any realistic assessment of the impacts of future climatic changes on the Gulf coast region must take into consideration the effects of global warming on hurricane activity. It has been hypothesized that the hazard of wildfire increases significantly after an intense hurricane strike. However, the lack of longterm records on intense hurricane landfalls and major wildfires has prevented a vigoro...

BACKGROUND The 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster led to the largest ever marine oil spill. Individuals who worked on the spill were exposed to toxicants and stressors that could lead to adverse effects. OBJECTIVES The GuLF STUDY was designed to investigate relationships between oil spill exposures and multiple potential physical and mental health effects. METHODS Participants were recruited b...