In East Antarctica, the largest thinning rates are observed at Totten Glacier in recent years.Hydrologic activity of the three active Eczema subglacial lakes (Totten1, Totten2, and Wilkes1) located on Totten Glacier may affect the ice sheet mass balance in the region on time scales of decades.In this article, we utilized laser altimetry data (ICESa
A Peculiar Distribution of the Emerging Nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis in the Canary Islands (Spain): Recent Introduction or Isolation Effect?
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is an emerging zoonotic nematode recognized as the leading cause of eosinophilic meningitis in the word.After its discovery in China, it was recorded in 30 countries worldwide.Recently, it has expanded to new areas such as South America and it has been recently found in the Atlantic island of Tenerife (Canary S.H. Monste
The association between systemic inflammation markers and the prevalence of hypertension
Abstract Background We conducted a large-scale epidemiological analysis to investigate the associations between systemic inflammation markers and hypertension prevalence.Our aim is to identify potential biomarkers for early detection of hypertension.Methods A cross-sectional study with 119664 individuals from the National Health and Nutrition Exami
ASPIRE-to-Excellence Academy
The ASPIRE-to-Excellence Academy was recently founded at the 2015 Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) conference in Glasgow.The academy is new pillar of the ASPIRE-to-Excellence initiative by AMEE, which aims at promoting and encouraging medical schools in achieving excellence in the categories of assessment, Plant Seeds student enga