The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Earh Sciences
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the No. 1 cause of death in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and is approximately 3 to 5 times that of non-uremic control subjects. Moreover, higher rates of CVD are seen in patients with... more
Ethical and legal considerations in pain management typically relate to 2 issues. The first refers to pain management as a human right. The second involves the nature of the patient-physician relationship as it relates to pain management.... more
Microarray technology has become highly valuable for identifying complex global changes in gene expression patterns. The assignment of functional information to these complex patterns remains a challenging task in effectively interpreting... more
... of health care delivery, and in the structure of the NHS itself have impacted upon the development of the health professions (cf, for example, Leathard, 1994 pp7-23; Mackay, Soothill & Webb, 1995 pp5-10; Hugman,... more
Abstract Since its advent the Digital Terrain Model (DTM) has been employed widely in the sciences for the solution of problems requiring a digital model of landforms. In this paper we describe a new use of the DTM in the calculation of... more
Since 2003, four cruises on the icebreaker USCG HEALY have collected high-resolution multibeam sonar mapping data in the Amerasia Basin in support of a potential submission by the U.S. for an extended continental shelf as defined under... more
Quaternary reef development and demise have been shown to correspond to worldwide sea-level fluctuations and related environmental changes, yet the mechanisms and rates affecting this relationship are not well resolved. A set of... more
Two systems of counterclockwise-converging and northeastward-curving left-lateral shears, which belong to a global pattern of spiraling geosutures, have played a major role in shaping the Eastern Mediterranean. The first one, the Pelusium... more
... A sixth trip occurred primarily to test the EM ice thickness gear. In ... tasks. It appears more efficient than any other platform for ice-thickness measurements and oceanographic work, ie, ice melting/freezing processes in general. ...
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