Olive trees (<i>Olea europaea</i> L.) are commonly grown in the Mediterranean basin where prolonged droughts may occur during the vegetative period.This species has developed a series of physiological mechanisms, that can be observed in several plants of the Mediterranean macchia, to tolerate drought stress and grow under adverse climat
In this case study we investigate the source region of whistler-mode chorus located close to the geomagnetic equator at a radial distance of 4.4 Earth radii.We use measurements from the four Cluster spacecraft at separations of less than a few hundreds of km, recorded during the geomagnetic storm of 18 April 2002.The waveforms of the electric field
Background The obese (body mass index, BMI > 30) have been identified as a subgroup of patients in regards to traumatic injuries.A recent study found that high-grade hepatic injuries were more common in obese than non-obese pediatric patients.This study seeks to evaluate whether similar differences exist in the adult population and examine diffe