ABSTRACT Soil erosion is currently one of the main concerns in agriculture, water resources, soil management and natural hazards studies, mainly due to its economic, environmental and human impacts.This concern is accentuated in developing countries where the hydrological monitoring and proper soil surveys are scarce.Therefore, the use of indirect

Abstract There is little understanding of the effect that reactive oxygen metabolites have on cellular behavior during the processes of invasion and metastasis.These oxygen metabolites could interact with a number of targets modulating their function such as enzymes involved in basement membrane dissolution, adhesion molecules involved in motility

An airborne LiDAR survey of the Nan Madol World Heritage Site and adjacent Temwen Island revealed a complex, irrigated cultivation system, the first found in the Central and Eastern Caroline Islands.This informs the goals of the sustainable conservation project, funded by the U.S.Department of State Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation, that

Abstract Background Providing basic surgical and emergency care in rural settings is essential, particularly in Tanzania, where the mortality burden addressable by emergency and surgical interventions has been estimated at 40%.However, the shortages of teaching faculty and insufficient learning resources have hampered the traditionally intensive su