Since ancient times, human has been fascinated by the changing lunar phases – a monthly cycle that takes 29.53 days to complete (Figure 1). Many cultures in the world hold the beliefs that the changing lunar phases affect human behaviour; in particular, full moon has been associated with madness. The word “lunatic” (previously used to mean mentally ill) came from Latin lunaticus which in turn w...

Background. Several factors are implicated in renal stone formation and peak incidence of renal colic admissions to emergency departments (ED). Little is known about the influence of potential environmental triggers such as lunar gravitational forces. We conducted a retrospective study to test the hypothesis that the incidence of symptomatic renal colics increases at the time of the full and ne...

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...

A meteor radar has been used to measure the horizontal winds in the equatorial mesosphere and lower thermosphere over Ascension Island (8.0 • S, 14.4 • W). A 5-year data set covering the interval 2001–2005 over the height range 78–100 km is considered. The lunar M 2 tide is clearly evident in the data and reaches amplitudes as large as 11 ms −1 in the meridional component and 6 ms −1 in the zon...

Introduction: The New Views of the Moon initiative has integrated remotely sensed and sample data in its approach to synthesizing lunar research over the last 30+ years. This integration has clearly demonstrated what we know and, maybe more importantly, what we don t know about the Moon. Most significantly, it has helped to formulate fundamental scientific questions about the Moon that still ne...

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...

While photosynthetic microalgae, such as Chlorella, serve as feedstocks for nutritional oils and biofuels, heterotrophic cultivation can augment growth rates, support high cell densities, and increase triacylglycerol (TAG) lipid content. However, these species differ significantly in their photoautotrophic and heterotrophic characteristics. In this study, the phylogeny of thirty Chlorella strai...

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...

China first lunar probe satellite “Chang’E-1(CE-1)” was successfully launched on Oct.24th, 2007 and reached the lunar polar working orbit with 200km altitude from lunar surface on Nov.7th . CE-1 satellite had been working normally during more than one year life time and has collected huge scientific data and images. Chang’E-1 microwave sounder (CELMS) is a four-frequency microwave radiometer. T...