EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Carolyn R. Bertozzi University of California, Berkeley Brian T. Chait Rockefeller University Tim Clackson ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Jon C. Clardy Harvard Medical School Benjamin F. Cravatt The Scripps Research Institute Peter B. Dervan California Institute of Technology Rebecca W. Heald University of California, Berkeley Linda C. Hsieh-Wilson California Institute of T...

Initiated by J.H. Schultz in Europe, autogenic training is a form of meditation which induces a slightly modified state of consciousness by passive concentration on selected proprioceptive sensations. Schultz attributed the therapeutic action of autogenic training to an increase on the self-regulatory capacities of the organism, operating through functional modifications in the central nervous ...

in order to avoid drought effects, it is essential to detect and monitor the spatial andtemporal changes of the phenomenon. in general, drought indices are made use of toachieve the goals. the main aim followed in this paper is to introduce and assess a newdrought index termed mrdi. mrdi (modified reconnaissance drought index) is thencompared with modified standardized precipitation index (mspi...