LANDSLIDE SUSCEPTIBILITY ZONATION MAPPING USING GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES AND MULTI CRITERIA EVALUATION TECHNIQUES IN THE UPPER DIDESSA SUB-BASIN, SOUTHWEST ETHIOPIA

Landslide susceptibility zonation mapping using geospatial technologies and multi criteria evaluation techniques in the upper Didessa sub-basin, Southwest Ethiopia

Landslides have a profound impact on landscape geology, resulting in extensive devastation and loss of human lives.Mapping landslide susceptibility is crucial for effective land use planning in mountainous country like Ethiopia.This study was conducted in the upper Didessa sub-basin, southwestern parts of Ethiopia using Geographic Information Syste

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Mapping of mitral regurgitant defects by cardiovascular magnetic resonance in moderate or severe mitral regurgitation secondary to mitral valve prolapse

Abstract Purpose In mitral valve prolapse, determining whether the valve is suitable for surgical repair depends on the location and mechanism of regurgitation.We assessed whether cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) could accurately identify prolapsing or flail mitral valve leaflets and regurgitant jet direction in patients with known moderate

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Ecological toxicity through the life cycle of building materials

Introduction.At the present stage it is becoming important to take into account the category of environmental toxicity (ecotoxicity) in the life cycle assessment of building materials in accordance with the methodology of international standards ISO 14000 series.Among the methods of ecotoxicity assessment, two groups can be distinguished.The first

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Qualitative evidence of crimes against humanity: the August 2017 attacks on the Rohingya in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar

Abstract Background The Rohingya ethnic minority population in northern Rakhine state, Myanmar, have experienced some of the most protracted situations of persecution.Government-led clearance operations in August 2017 were one of many, but notably one of the most devastating, attacks on the population.The study aimed to conduct a multiphase mixed-m

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A Framework to Overcome Challenges in the Management of Infections in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Madhavi Rao, Jamal Mikdashi Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USACorrespondence: Jamal Mikdashi, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Maryland School Caps of Medicine, 10 South Pine Street, Suite 834, Baltimore, MD, 21201, US

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