Qualitative spatial reasoning is important for many spatial in formation systems including GISs It is based on the manipulation of qual itative spatial relationships and is used to infer spatial relationships which are not stored explicitly in the Geographic DataBase GDB to answer spa tial queries given partial spatial knowledge and to maintain the consistency of the GDB This paper compares the...

The Albanian Forum of Public Health (AFPH), an umbrella organization including different public health associations operating in Albania, was established in March 2004 with the support of the European Public Health Association (EUPHA) and the Open Society Institute (OSI). Ever since its establishment the AFPH has been an open arena wherein opinions and options for rational health policies compr...

It is shown that a diamagnetic structure (DS) of the slow solar wind (SW), source which on Sun was chain streamers, arrived at Earth’s orbit December 22, 2015. interacted with magnetosphere under conditions when northward Bz component interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) remained for long time in preceding undisturbed SW. The interaction and sharp change direction to south generated an isolated ...

Results from observations of two nearby, low X-ray luminosity Seyfert-type galaxies, namely, NGC 1365, and NGC 4051, using the ROSAT High Resolution Imager (HRI) are presented. The observations carried out with the aim of detecting and resolving the extra-nuclear (beyond the central 5–10) X-ray emission show evidence for an extended component of ≃2 kpc size in NGC 1365 and NGC 4051. The extende...

Geomorphic mapping of Egypt’s Western Desert from LANDSAT-MSS images reveals oriented aeolian landforms that record, in part, Holocene winds. Wind directions reconstructed from these landforms indicate the dominance of N–S airflow from 30jN to 20jN, turning clockwise southward to NE–SW, conformable with modern circulation. A second direction appears over western Egypt, W between 30jN and 26jN, ...

The origin and radiation of nacellid limpets (genera, Cellana and Nacella) are not well-resolved, but fossil records provide evidence of a historical range spanning throughout the PaciWc, including North America (Lindberg and Hickman, 1986) north and south Australia, New Zealand, Java, Chile, and east and west Antarctica (Powell, 1973). The modern biogeographic range of Cellana is mostly tropic...

BACKGROUND Diabetes is disproportionately high among British South Asians compared to the general UK population. Whilst the migrant British South Asians group has received most attention on research related to diabetes management, little consideration has been given to impact of travel back to the East. This study aimed to explore the role of social networks and beliefs about diabetes in Britis...

This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes on livestock farms in Korea and determine their serotypes and genetic correlations. Twenty-five livestock farms in Korea (central: 15, south west: 7, south east: 3) were visited 2-3 times, and 2,018 samples (feces: 677, soil: 680, silage: 647, sludge: 14) were collected. Samples were enriched in LEB (Listeria enrichment broth...

Recently we investigated the heavy metal hazards of Nigerian smokeless tobacco products 'STP'. Since 'STPs' are advocated as safer alternatives to cigarets, the public health implication should be ascertained. This is a risk assessment of poly aromatic hydrocarbons 'PAHs' in 'STPs' used in Nigeria. Thirty 'STPs' from different parts (South East, South West, Niger Delta and North Central) of Nig...