OPPOSITE ECO-HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES IN FLOOD AND DROUGHT YEARS CAUSED COMPARABLE ANOMALY IN DRY-SEASON CANOPY GROWTH OVER SOUTHERN AMAZON

Opposite eco-hydrological processes in flood and drought years caused comparable anomaly in dry-season canopy growth over southern Amazon

While the influences of droughts on Amazon rainforest have been extensively examined, little attention was paid to the extremely wet years characterized by low radiation which may limit the rainforest growth.Here, based on a series of satellite-observed vegetation and hydro-meteorological products, we found a two-stage canopy growth anomaly in the

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Venous intestinal ischemia of fungal origin as a cause of intestinal obstruction in immunocompromised patients: case report and literature review

Abstract Background Mucormycosis is a highly lethal opportunistic fungal disease caused by ubiquitous molds of the order Mucorales, with Rhizopus, Lichtheimia and Mucor being the most common genera.This rare disease primarily affects immunocompromised patients, with presentations ranging from rhino-orbito-cerebral infections to disseminated mucormy

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Faculty Involvement in Student Affairs

Higher education is experiencing tremendous pressure from constituents to wooden stirrups justify activities and the quality of its product (student outcomes).This increased level of accountability makes it a necessity that collaborative relationships exist between academic and student affairs to improve the quality of undergraduate education.One w

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