Floods in the middle reaches of Yangtze River threaten thousands million people, causing casualties and economic loss. Yet, prediction floods this region is still challenging. To better understand region, we investigate interdecadal-interannual rainfall variation flood season (April–September) Hunan province. The relationship between Pacific decadal oscillation (PDO), Atlantic Multidecadal Osci...

[1] A study of the influences of interdecadal and interannual oceanic-atmospheric influences on April 1 Snow-Water Equivalent (SWE) in the western U.S. is presented. SWE data was identified at 323 Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) SNOTEL (SNOwpack TELemetrysites) stations for the period of 1961 to 2004 and for 121 SNOTEL stations for the period 1941 to 2004. The phases (cold/negativ...

Abstract This study quantifies the contributions of tropical sea surface temperature (SST) variations during boreal warm season to interannual-to-decadal variability in cyclone genesis frequency (TCGF) over Northern Hemisphere ocean basins. The first seven leading modes SST are found affect basinwide TCGF one or more basins, and related canonical El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), global warm...

Nasal endoscopy is a minimally invasive, routine outpatient diagnostic procedure. With 0 degree scope being used as the first and often only endoscope in nasal endoscopy, this study will explicate use of angled scopes to identify anatomical variants common disease pointers. A Cross-sectional descriptive involving 756 subjects, between age group 12-80 years with chronic complaints. All subjects ...

Beginning about 1950, a number of compounds have been describedd which have the property of reducing growth in higher plants. The most widely known and studied of these dwarfing agents or growth retardants are 2-isopropyl-4-(dimet'hylamino-5-methylphenyl-1 -p~iperidlinecarboxylate methyl chloride or AMO-1618, (2-chloroethyl) trimethylamnionium chloride or CCC (Cycocel), tribultyl-2,4-dichloroob...

PURPOSE To present the findings of an outbreak of toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS). SETTING Six states, 7 ophthalmology surgical centers, United States. METHODS Cases were identified through electronic communication networks and via reports to a national TASS referral center. Information on the procedure, details of instrument reprocessing, and products used during cataract surgery we...

2-Isopropyl-4-dimethylamino-5-methylphenyl-1-piperidine carboxylate methyl chloride (AMO-1618) inhibits the activity of a cholinesterase isolated from mung bean (Phaseolus aureus) roots at concentrations comparable to those which retard growth and inhibit development of secondary roots of bean seedlings. Fifty per cent inhibition of the cholinesterase activity occurred at 0.21 mm. Inhibition of...

Alveolar hypoxia produces a rapid and widespread systemic inflammation in rats. The inflammation is initiated by the release into the circulation of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) from alveolar macrophages (AMO) activated by the low alveolar Po(2). Circulating MCP-1 induces mast cell (MC) degranulation with renin release and activation of the local renin-angiotensin system, leading ...