objectives: the present study was carried out to investigate the relationship between different lunar phases and the occurrence of overdose attempted suicide. method: the study was carried out for a period of three lunar years (shaban 1416 to shaban 1419) with patients admitted to the intoxication emergency clinic at imam reza hospital in mashad. in this research, 13422 cases of suicide attempt...

In this note we mainly explore the possibility of measuring the action of the intrinsic gravitomagnetic field of the rotating Earth on the orbital motion of the Moon with the Lunar Laser Ranging (LLR) technique. Expected improvements in it should push the precision in measuring the Earth-Moon range to the mm level; the present-day RootMean-Square (RMS) accuracy in reconstructing the radial comp...

The Sooner Lunar Schooner (SLS) mission is a robotic mission to perform material science experiments on the lunar remnants of the Apollo 17 and Lunakhod 2 spacecraft. We have been using the SLS mission scenario as a framework for a number of classes in several departments including the aerospace and mechanical engineering departments. In this paper we will discuss, within the framework of the S...

A recent article by Chaput and colleagues (1) provides evidence that if a relationship exists between lunar cycle and sleep duration and physical activity in children, its association is rather weak and less-than-meaningful. Using an international sample of 9-to 11-year olds (n = 5812), monitored by accelerometers, Chaput and his team found no relationship between lunar cycle and physical activ...

Objectives: Popular opinion holds that the phase of the moon influences human behavior, and several reports substantiate this claim; however, reports of correlation between the lunar cycle and cardiac events remain controversial. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether a relationship exists between lunar cycle and the occurrence of acute cardiac events. Methods: A retrospectiv...