News tagged with seasonal variations


Height of large waves changes according to month

Technology / Engineering

created May 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A team of researchers from the University of Cantabria, Spain, has developed a statistical model that makes it possible to study the variability of extreme waves throughout the year, according to the journal Coastal Engineering. The st ...





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Models simulate nitrate dynamics in Garonne, Southwest France

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The over-enrichment of fresh, transitional, and marine waters with nitrogen (N) can lead to problems associated with eutrophication, such as a change in species composition of aquatic plants and nuisance algal blooms. In ...


Fall driving more hazardous than summer or winter

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- While many believe summer is the most dangerous season on U.S. roads because motorists tend to drive faster, drink more alcohol and drive more often for leisure, a new report by the University of Michigan ...


Health experts: Kids should get seasonal flu shot

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Dutch scientists made a controversial suggestion Friday that children might be better off skipping the seasonal flu vaccine this year - a proposal flatly rejected by other health experts.


FDA backs drug that treats diabetes via the brain

Medicine & Health / Medications

created May 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- People with Type 2 diabetes may soon get a very different treatment approach: A drug that helps control blood sugar via the brain - an idea sparked, surprisingly, by the metabolism of migrating birds.


Asthma a significant risk factor for complications in children with H1N1

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study on pediatric H1N1 influenza admissions has found that asthma is a significant risk factor for severe disease in children with pandemic H1N1 compared with the seasonal flu. The study, led by researchers from The ...


PET scans help identify mechanism underlying seasonal mood changes

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 02, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Brain scans taken at different times of year suggest that the actions of the serotonin transporter—involved in regulating the mood-altering neurotransmitter serotonin—vary by season, according to a report in the September ...


H1N1 more risky than seasonal flu in children with sickle cell disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created 23 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Infection with the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, causes more life-threatening complications than seasonal flu in children with sickle cell disease, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center. The findings, to ...


Australia's climate: Drought and flooding in annual rings of tropical trees

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 11, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Annual rings are acclaimed in representing natural climate archives. For the temperate latitudes it is known that the growth of these annual rings depend mainly on temperature and precipitation. In the tropics, however, ...


Fluctuations in serotonin transport may explain winter blues

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 08, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Why do many Canadians get the winter blues? In the first study of its kind in the living human brain, Dr. Jeffrey Meyer and colleagues at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have discovered greater levels of ...


Making Climate Forecasts More Useful to Farmers

Making Climate Forecasts More Useful to Farmers

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Climate forecasts are becoming more useful to farmers and ranchers, thanks to research by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their cooperators.



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