climate change has various effects on the quantity of rainfall and warming also is lead to increases in frequency and intensity of droughts by accelerating earth drying up and consequently. it is effective on the curves of severity- duration- frequency of drought (sdf). the purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of climate change on sdf curves in the future in qareh su basin located i...

WITH the passage of the welfare reform law of 1996, 60 years of federal welfare policy was abruptly reversed. The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program (TANF) ended the legal entitlement to benefits, mandated that a large percentage of recipients work, and imposed a five-year time limit on the receipt of federally funded benefits. Since then, welfare caseloads have fallen sharply, and...

Article history: Received 12 September 2014 Accepted 20 January 2015 Available online 24 January 2015 We investigate the daily short-selling by foreign investors and their impact on stock price, liquidity, and volatility in the Korean stock market. From January 1, 2006, to May 31, 2010, we find that the majority of short-selling is performed by foreign, rather than by domestic, investors and th...

drought is a complex natural phenomenon that can occur in any climate. hydrologic drought in the river flow of arid and semi-arid areas causes serious shortages, threatens the quality of life, and impacts on the economy. understanding this feature is then essential for the management of water resources. hydrologic drought in the sense of deficient river flow is defined as the periods that river...

b a c k g r o u n d  & aim: this study aimed  to estimate  and project  the current  and future disability burden of typhoid fever in iran associated with climate and population to provide best policies for climate change adaptation. methods & materials: years lost due to disabilities (ylds) were measured as burden estimation in this study. the temperature was selected as climate variable. futu...

Abstract Background Different hypotheses have been proposed about the future development of morbidity associated with temporal improvement in life expectancy. However, many studies focused on general while testing these hypotheses. In type 2 diabetes (T2D), one most prevalent chronic diseases, research points towards an increasing prevalence over time a simultaneous increase expectancy among th...

Professional Institutional Original Effective Date: September 25, 2007 Original Effective Date: October 23, 2008 Revision Date(s): September 23, 2008 May 18, 2010; March 8, 2013; January 1, 2015; August 5, 2015; October 12, 2016 Revision Date(s): December 15, 2009; May 18, 2010; March 8, 2013; January 1, 2015; August 5, 2015; October 12, 2016 Current Effective Date: October 12, 2016 Current Eff...