Tropical cyclones over the Arabian Sea in the pre-monsoon season (May–June) have intensified since 1997 (ref. 1, Fig. 1a) owing to significant reductions in storm-ambient vertical wind shear (VWS) in the troposphere; these reductions have decreased on average by about 3m s from the pre-1997 epoch (1979–1997) to the recent epoch (1998–2010). The authors attribute the reduction of premonsoon VWS ...

receptors in an endogenous sleep pathway. Nat Neurosci 2002; 5:979–84 44. Nelson LE, Lu J, Guo T, Saper CB, Franks NP, Maze M: The 2-adrenoceptor agonist dexmedetomidine converges on an endogenous sleep-promoting pathway to exert its sedative effects. ANESTHESIOLOGY 2003; 98:428 –36 45. Tanifuji Y, Zhang Y, Liao M, Eger EI 2nd, Laster MJ, Sonner JM: Do dopamine receptors mediate part of MAC? An...

Coastal versus open-ocean denitrification in the Arabian Sea S. W. A. Naqvi, H. Naik, A. Pratihary, W. D’ Souza ∗ , P. V. Narvekar, D. A. Jayakumar ∗∗ , A. H. Devol, T. Yoshinari, and T. Saino National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa 403 004, India School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, PO Box 50...

Rift Valley fever phlebovirus (RVFV) infects humans and a wide range of ungulates historically has caused devastating epidemics in Africa the Arabian Peninsula. Lesions naturally infected cases (RVF) have only been described detail sheep with few reports concerning cattle humans. The most frequently observed lesion both ruminants is randomly distributed necrosis, particularly liver. supportive ...

The Arabian Horse is one of the most valued breeds in an international and historical context and has been involved in the formation of many other horse breeds. Since 2005, the Spanish Arabian Horse Breeder Association (AECCA) has developed a breeding program aimed at improving both conformation traits and endurance performance. While this selection depends on individual breeders, a population ...

Throughout the Paleogene, most terrestrial carnivore niches in Afro-Arabia were occupied by Hyaenodonta, an extinct lineage of placental mammals. By the end of the Miocene, terrestrial carnivore niches had shifted to members of Carnivora, a clade with Eurasian origins. The transition from a hyaenodont-carnivore fauna to a carnivoran-carnivore fauna coincides with other ecological changes in Afr...

BACKGROUND The role of vitamin D in breast cancer prevention is equivocal. Saudi Arabian women may be at greater risk of vitamin D deficiency because of a darker skin type and a greater likelihood of reduced ultraviolet B radiation exposure. Data regarding the vitamin D status of Saudi Arabian women and its relation to breast cancer risk are lacking. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this research was...

INTRODUCTION Understanding facial harmony and proportions is essential for facial reconstructive procedures and orthognathic surgery planning. In the literature, the neoclassical facial canons have been revisited in populations including North American whites and African Americans. The purpose of this study was to establish a baseline for selected facial anthropometric measurements and test the...

REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY Exertional rhabdomyolysis (ER) is a reported syndrome in competing endurance horses; however, the prevalence and cause of ER in this population have not been defined. OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of ER in a sample of endurance racing horses and investigate factors, including relevant genetic defects, contributing to the occurrence of rhabdomyolysis in th...