Our long-term goal is to determine if submarine groundwater discharge (SGWD) is an important mechanism for delivering contaminants (i.e. heavy metals, organics) to harbors. We plan to accomplish this goal using a suite of naturally-occurring radium isotopes as tracers of SGWD and the dispersion of contaminants from the embayment (Buesseler/WHOI). In addition, we plan to develop a comprehensive ...

This study provides a comprehensive scientific analysis of contemporary problems resulted from the forced migration of the Ukrainian population and its impact on the sustainable development of 47 host communities of Poltava region. By means of cluster analysis 4 clusters of 26 rural territories were identified. They differ in the size of local budgets and the involvement level of forcedly displ...

Regional myocardial conduction velocity (CV) dispersion has not been studied in post-infarct patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT). We sought to compare 1) the association of regional CV versus repolarization VT circuit sites; 2) lipomatous metaplasia (LM) scar as anatomic substrate for dispersion. Thirty-three Ischemic Cardiomyopathy (ICM) and documented were consecutively identified from...

The second season of the archaeological survey of Qeshm Island was conducted during the winter of 2012, during which the team identified a total of 138 sites. The preliminary analysis of the ceramic assemblage from these sites suggests that 5 sites date to the 3rd millennium B.C.(Bronze Age) and represent the earliest in the directory. The remainder includes 3 Iron Age, 4 Achaemenid, 23 Parthia...

epitheloid hemangioendothelioma (ehe) is an uncommon angiocentric neoplasm of intermediate malignant potential. this tumor is frequently seen in the lungs and liver, but its presentation in the oral cavity is rare. in the oral cavity, gingival region is the common sites of occurrence. we report a rare case of epitheloid hemangioendothelioma in a 48-year-old male, presenting as a growth in the u...

background : biting midges of the genus culicoides act as vectors for important diseases affecting humans and both wild and domestic animals. collection of adult culicoides specimens in the near vicinity of vertebrate hosts is the major part of any bluetongue surveillance plan. there are old records of culicoides species dated from 1963, 1968 and 1975. therefore, it was decided to collect diffe...

Multi-environment trials (METs) of crop genotypes are costly and require efficient test sites for cost effectiveness. This study aimed to identify efficient test sites for METs of sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) genotypes in Thailand, utilizing data from 10 sugarcane genotypes conducted at nine locations covering different sugarcane growing regions of the country for two crop-classes. Cluster an...