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CY-IN-NCcoreandBM-EN-HC-TL-UTfringeinminimalspanningtreesofDowJonesUSeconomicsectorindices.►Volatilityshockspropagatefromfringetocoreofminimalspanningtrees.►Star-likeminimalspanningtreesduringeconomicgrowthandchain-likeminimalspanningtreesduringeconomiccrisis.►Emergenceofstar-likeminimalspanningtreeindicatorforUSeconomicrecovery.17ThesuitabilityofamonetaryunioninEastAsia:Whatdoesthecointegrationapproachtell?OriginalResearchArticleMathematicsandComputersinSimulation,Volume79,Issue9,May2009,Pages2927-2937KiyotakaSato,ZhaoyongZhang,DavidAllenClosepreview|Relatedarticles|RelatedreferenceworkarticlesLOADING....Purchase$31.5018ConcentratingsolarpowerforseawaterdesalinationintheMiddleEastandNorthAfricaOriginalResearchArticleDesalination,Volume220,Issues1-3,1March2008,Pages165-183FranzTrieb,HansMüller-SteinhagenClosepreview|Relatedarticles|RelatedreferenceworkarticlesAbstract|ReferencesAbstractThepaperpresentsalong-termscenarioforthedemandoffreshwaterintheMiddleEastandNorthAfrica(MENA)andshowshowitmaybecoveredbyabetteruseoftheexistingrenewablewatersourcesandbyseawaterdesalinationpoweredwithsolarenergy.Growthofpopulationandeconomy,increasingurbanizationandindustrialization,andtheratherlimitednaturalresourcesofpotablewaterinMENAareleadingtoseriousdeficitsoffreshwaterinmanypartsofMENA.Moderninfrastructureforwaterdistribution,enhancedefficiencyofuseandbetterwatermanagementaretobeestablishedassoonaspossible.However,eventhechangetobestpracticewouldleaveconsiderabledeficits,whicharepoorlycoveredbyover-exploitinggroundwaterresources.IncreaseduseofdesaltedseawateristhereforeunavoidableinordertomaintainaPurchase$37.95reasonablelevelofwatersupply.Thedesalinationofseawaterbasedonfossilfuelsisneithersustainablenoreconomicallyfeasibleinalong-termperspective,asfuelsareincreasinglybecomingexpensiveandscarce.Concentratingsolarpower(CSP)offersasustainablealternativetofossilfuelsforlargescaleseawaterdesalination.CSPcanhelptosolvetheproblem,butmarketintroductionmuststartimmediatelyinordertoachievethenecessaryfreshwaterproductionratesintime.19China'soiluse,1990–2008OriginalResearchArticleEnergyPolicy,Volume38,Issue2,February2010,Pages932-944GuyC.K.LeungClosepreview|Relatedarticles|RelatedreferenceworkarticlesAbstract|Figures/Tables|ReferencesAbstractOverthepasttwodecades,China'soildemandhasrisensteeply.In1990,itwasonlyabout25%higherthanthatof1978,theyeareconomicreformwasintroduced.By2008,ithadreached396.0milliontons,roughlyfourtimesthe1978level,makingChinathesecondlargestoiluserworldwide.Thecountrybecameanetoilimporterin1993,andbetween1993and2008,itsnetimportdependency—ayardstickforenergysecurity—soaredfrom7.5%to50.0%.China'sincreaseddemandforoilhasmadethecountryaglobalenergyplayerofcriticalimportance.AlthoughtheliteratureontheglobalimplicationsofChina'soilusehasproliferated,relativelyfewstudieshaveattemptedtoexamine“howChinausesoil.”Hence,thisstudycoverseveryoil-consumingfacilityandsectorinChina,exploringthepatternsof,andfactorsinvolvedin,oildemandbypowerplants,oilrefineries,heatplantsand,gas-works,andindustrial,transport,agricultural,householdandcommercialsectors.ItconcludesthatinvirtuallyallsectorsinChina,oildemandwillgrow,withtransportandindustryleadingtheway.Purchase$19.95ArticleOutline1.Introduction2.China'soileconomy3.Transformationconsumptionofoil3.1.Refineryoiluse3.2.Powergenerationoiluse3.3.Heatsupplyandgas-worksoiluse4.End-useconsumptionofoil4.1.Industrialoiluse4.2.Transportoiluse4.3.Agriculturaloiluse4.4.Householdandcommercialoiluse5.ConcludingremarksReferences20TheepidemiologyofstrokeintheMiddleEastandNorthAfricaOriginalResearchArticleJournaloftheNeurologicalSciences,Volume295,Issues1-2,15August2010,Pages38-40JackieTran,MasoudMirzaei,LaurieAnderson,StephenR.LeederClosepreview|Relatedarticles|RelatedreferenceworkarticlesAbstract|Figures/Tables|ReferencesAbstractStrokeisthesecondleadingcauseofdeathintheworld.IntheMiddleEastandNorthAfricastrokeisincreasinglybecomingamajorhealthproblem,withprojectionsthatdeathsfromitwillnearlydoubleby2030.Thissystematicreviewaimstobringtogetherage-adjustedepidemiologicaldataofstrokeinthisregion.Aliteraturereviewoffivedatabaseswasconducted.Twenty-threepapersmetthecriteria.Theincidenceofstrokevariedextensivelyamongstudies.StudiesPurchase$31.50reportedratesfrom29.8per100000peopleinSaudiArabiato57per100000peopleinBahrain.Furthermore,the28-daycasemortalityratealsodifferedamongstudies,rangingfrom10%inKuwaitto31.5%inIran.TheratesarecomparablewiththoseintheWesternworld;however,thepopulationoftheregionisyounger.TheMiddleEastandNorthAfricaarelackingindataontheepidemiologyofstroke.ThereisanurgentneedtodevelopstrategiestopreventandbettercareforstrokepatientsintheMiddleEastandNorthAfrica.ArticleOutline1.Introduction2.Methods3.Results3.1.Incidence3.2.Theyoung3.3.Sex3.4.Age-standardisedincidencerates4.Discussion5.ConclusionReferences21TracefossilsanddepositionalenvironmentsintheHawazFormation,MiddleOrdovician,westernLibyaOriginalResearchArticleJournalofAfricanEarthSciences,Volume60,Issues1-2,April2011,Pages2