More than half (52%) of the spatial and temporal variance in multidecadal drought frequency over the conterminous United States is attributable to the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) and the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO). An additional 22% of the variance in drought frequency is related to a complex spatial pattern of positive and negative trends in drought occurrence possibly relat...

the inventory of tabanids of ivory coast includes both a review of historical datasets as well as the results of recent targeted field investigations in the north of ivory coast from 2000 to 2002 and banco forest in 2012. the family tabanidae  known as horse flies has been estimated to consist of 4,500 existing species throughout the world. four genera are known to be of medico-veterinary impor...

This paper examines the impact of foreign aid on public sector fiscal behaviour in Côte d’Ivoire. A special interest is the relationship between aid, debt servicing and debt, given that Côte d’Ivoire is a highly indebted country. The theoretical model employed differs from those of previous studies by highlighting the interaction between debt servicing and the other fiscal variables. This model...

One of the five thinai lands mentioned by Tholkappiyar is Neithal Thinai. The customs Thinai, area where early man originated and lived, are dependent on sea different from those people living in other Thinai lands. In this way, novel 'Maanatthukku Anji' written Kurumpanai C Berlin records Catholic Christian fishermen village Kanyakumari districts, such as brushing their teeth with tender shoot...

The main objective of the present investigation is to evaluate the phytochemical constituents, cytotoxic and antiproliferative effect of Karumsurathi Thailam prescribed by the Traditional Siddha Practitioner of Kanyakumari District, India. The external form of Breast Cancer medicine prescribed above 18 years was prepared with 18 different plant ingredients. Phytochemical analysis of the Thailam...

Four embryonic bigeye thresher sharks Alopias superciliosus (126–158 cm total length) were collected from two females caught by bottom set gillnet and hook and line (operating in 120–800 m depth) caught from off Kanyakumari area and landed in Cochin Fisheries Harbour on 11-06-2012 . Detailed morphometric measurements are provided. The ratio of size at birth (Lb) and maximum observed length (L m...