Observed Changes in Daily Precipitation Extremes at Annual Timescale Over the Eastern Mediterranean During 1961–2012
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DOI: 10.1007/s00024-017-1695-7
Abstract: The Eastern Mediterranean is one of the most prominent hot spots of climate change in the world and extreme climatic phenomena in this region such as drought or extreme rainfall events are expected to become… read more here.
Keywords: changes daily; precipitation extremes; eastern mediterranean; precipitation ... See more keywords
Maternal mortality and morbidity burden in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-017-1004-3
Abstract: ObjectivesAssessing the burden of maternal mortality is important for tracking progress and identifying public health gaps. This paper provides an overview of the burden of maternal mortality in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) by underlying… read more here.
Keywords: maternal mortality; eastern mediterranean; mediterranean region; mortality ... See more keywords
Intentional injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-017-1005-2
Abstract: ObjectivesWe used GBD 2015 findings to measure the burden of intentional injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) between 1990 and 2015.MethodsThe Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study defines intentional injuries as a combination of… read more here.
Keywords: violence; eastern mediterranean; region; intentional injuries ... See more keywords
Moving to action in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-017-1013-2
Abstract: This series of papers comes at a time when there are major challenges facing health development in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Without understanding the challenges facing populations in this region, one cannot identify the way… read more here.
Keywords: moving action; eastern mediterranean; mediterranean region; health ... See more keywords
Eastern Mediterranean summer temperatures since 730 CE from Mt. Smolikas tree-ring densities
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DOI: 10.1007/s00382-019-05063-x
Abstract: The Mediterranean has been identified as particularly vulnerable to climate change, yet a high-resolution temperature reconstruction extending back into the Medieval Warm Period is still lacking. Here we present such a record from a high-elevation… read more here.
Keywords: temperature; eastern mediterranean; summer temperatures; period ... See more keywords
Light microscopic study of four plagiorchiid trematodes infecting marine fish in the south-eastern Mediterranean Sea, Alexandria City, with descriptions of two new species
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DOI: 10.1007/s00436-018-5811-0
Abstract: During the present investigation, a total of 220 fish specimens belonging to three different species, namely, little tunny Euthynnus alletteratus, African snook Lates niloticus, and striped red mullet Mullus surmuletus, were collected from January–November 2016… read more here.
Keywords: eastern mediterranean; two new; mediterranean sea; alexandria city ... See more keywords
Disentangling relationships among eastern Mediterranean Cymbalaria including description of a novel species from the southern Peloponnese (Greece)
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DOI: 10.1007/s00606-020-01730-3
Abstract: The eastern Mediterranean basin hosts a remarkably high plant diversity. Historical connections between currently isolated areas across the Aegean region and long-distance dispersal events have been invoked to explain current distribution patterns of species. According… read more here.
Keywords: microcalyx; disentangling relationships; systematics; mediterranean cymbalaria ... See more keywords
Towards instability index development for heavy rainfall events over Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean
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DOI: 10.1007/s00703-019-00686-5
Abstract: The main objective of this study is to develop two indices capable to identify areas where rain showers are possible over Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EEMR). This is done by adding a coefficient… read more here.
Keywords: index; eastern mediterranean; rain showers; egypt eastern ... See more keywords
Iodine deficiency status in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: a systematic review
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DOI: 10.1007/s10653-017-9911-z
Abstract: Iodine deficiency is a global public health issue because iodine plays a major role in the thyroid hormone synthesis and is essential for normal neurological development. This review summarizes the publications on iodine status in… read more here.
Keywords: eastern mediterranean; status eastern; iodine deficiency; deficiency ... See more keywords
Tobacco Research in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Scoping Review of Published Studies from Seven Countries
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DOI: 10.1007/s10900-020-00850-8
Abstract: While surveillance on a global scale has been showing a decline in tobacco smoking in the past decade, rates in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) remained stable with some countries showing rising trends. This study… read more here.
Keywords: tobacco; research; tobacco research; eastern mediterranean ... See more keywords
Sedimentary geochemical evidence of historical tsunamis in the Eastern Mediterranean from Ölüdeniz Lagoon, SW Turkey
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DOI: 10.1007/s10933-018-00065-x
Abstract: In the Eastern Mediterranean and southern Aegean seas, historical records indicate there were 17 tsunamis in the last 2500 years with intensities > 6 on a 12-point tsunami intensity scale. Regional geologic records of past tsunamis, however, are… read more here.
Keywords: geochemical evidence; lagoon; eastern mediterranean; tsunamis eastern ... See more keywords