The combination of radar and radiometer for the retrieval of cloud liquid water profiles is investigated. As the basis for the retrievals we use a profile algorithm similar to the one proposed by Peter and Kämpfer [1], but modified on a few points. The radar is used to provide the algorithm with cloud heights and the shape of liquid water profile. Radiosondes are used to provide the water vapou...

OBJECTIVE To study the pattern and changes of lumbar intervertebral foraminal heights in an asymptomatic Jordanian sample relative to age, sex, level, and correlate values with midpoint vertebral and disc heights. METHODS One hundred and fifty-three patients (87 male and 66 female) were selected during the study period. The study was carried out at the Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jorda...

Introduction Hsp90 (heat-shock protein 90) is an abundant molecular chaperone, but its function seems to be restricted to the folding of proteins involved in cell signalling, such as transcription factors and protein kinases. This restricted set of ‘clients’ (see Fig. 1) makes Hsp90 an attractive target for cancer therapeutics. As an anti-Hsp90 drug is now in clinical trials, the meeting was re...

The tsunami of 26th December 2004 severely affected Yemen’s Socotra Island with a death at a distance of 4,600 km from the epicenter of the Magnitude 9.0 earthquake. Yemen allowed a detailed assessment of the far-field impact of a tsunami in the main propagation direction. The UNESCO mission surveyed 12 impacted towns on the north and south shores covering from the east to the west tip of Socot...