Over the past decade, scientists have scoured through shale energy basins across the United States to analyze and better understand the environmental implications of unconventional…
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Several studies have found that both hydrological extremes (floods and droughts) are occurring more often and are becoming more intense in some regions of the…
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The number of solar spots and eruptive phenomena connected to them show cyclical variations with a mean period of 11 years. The strength of these…
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A natural river often forms as a meandering channel to maintain a balance between bed erosion and sediment deposition. On both sides of a river,…
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According to the WHO, diabetes is among the 10 leading causes of death in adults. In the treatment of this disease, a regular glucose monitoring…
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Viruses can cause life-threatening infections in humans and spread rapidly over large areas or even globally. Against most viruses no specific treatment or vaccine exists….
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Rainfall is the main driver of the hydrological cycle. Its estimation is fundamental in many applications like climate monitoring, extreme weather prediction, and weather forecasting….
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Contrasting the common belief, flash floods in arid climates occur quite often when the convective storms typical of these areas hit the fast-responding dry soils….
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Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) are at substantial risk of cognitive impairment. SCD is characterized by two main pathophysiological processes: chronic hemolytic anemia and…
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The fundamental idea of the quantum computing and communications has been introduced by Stephan Wiesner when she introduced the principles of numerous developments in quantum…
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Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), which remains a major public health concern. Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), typically consisting…
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