The histological effect of oral administration of sildenafil citrate (Viagra), commonly used as an aphrodisiac and for the treatment of erectile dysfunction on one of the visual relay centres namely the superior colliculus (SC) of adult Wistar rat was carefully studied. The rats of both sexes (n=24), average weight of 202g were randomly assigned into three treatment (n=18) and control (n=6) gro...

The effects of chronic administration of efavirenz commonly used as part of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) for the treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) type-1 therapy on the DNA of the intracranial visual relay centre namely the superior colliculus and lateral geniculate body of adult Wistar rats were carefully studied. The rats of both sexes (n=20), with an average wei...

The purpose of this study is to obtain demographic data regarding the medieval population buried at the Yuigahama-minami site in Kamakura, Japan, and to detect a secular trend in the life expectancy of Japanese population over the last several thousand years. The Yuigahama-minami skeletal sample consists of 260 individuals, including 98 subadults (under 20 years old) and 162 adults. A Yuigahama...

Abstract. Building on almost 10 years of expertise and operational application the Combined Drought Indicator (CDI), which is implemented within European Commission's Observatory (EDO) for purposes early warning monitoring agricultural droughts in Europe, this paper proposes a revised version index. The CDI conceptualizes drought as cascade process, where precipitation shortage (WATCH stage) de...

Fue en septiembre de 1993, con motivo la celebración Melilla del V Seminario Nacional Arquitectura y Ciudad, cuando tuve conocimiento real­ización una ƒ sobre D. José Joaquín González Edo Universidad Málaga. Dos meses antes, su homónima granadina, defendía mi investigación acerca laborar –acompañado, entre otros, por el citado arquitecto– técnico cata­lán Enrique Nieto evolución constructiva ci...