The responses of springbok Antidorcas marsupialis, gemsbok Oryx gazella, blue wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus and red hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus to rainfall along the riverbeds of the southern Kalahari are analysed.Springbok reacted most rapidly to rainfall along the riverbeds and, by browsing in dry times, maintained a fairly stable presenc
Background: Age-old practice "using tobacco" is a well known major global concern as it victimizes all its lovers by a host of chronic noncommunicable diseases including cancer; all develop very slowly and silently, and can cause premature death.Objectives: To assess the pattern of tobacco use among the medical and nonmedical college students.Mater
BackgroundThe success of antiretroviral therapy has led to an increase in life expectancy and an associated rise in the risk of cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs) among people living with HIV.ObjectiveOur aim was to conduct a systematic review to synthesize the existing literature on the patterns of use and effects of mobile health (mHealth) intervent
This work presents an experimental study on the diffuse and localized deformation mechanisms of a high porosity (20%) Vosges sandstone (Eastern France) subjected to different stress paths in the deviatoric plane.The experimental campaign was performed using a high pressure true triaxial apparatus (TTA) in which the three principal stresses are inde