Life has evolved on Earth for about 4 billion years in the presence of the natural background of ionizing radiation.It is extremely likely that it contributed, and still contributes, to shaping present form of life.Today the natural background radiation is extremely small (few mSv/y), however it may be significant enough for living organisms to res

Background: From qualitative studies with survivors of sexual violence, it is known that two important risk factors for sexual Ornament violence are unequal power relations and strong hierarchies; the concept of an empowering climate works against these risk factors and might thus serve as a factor in preventing experiences of sexual violence among

Automatic defense responses promote survival and appropriate action under threat.They have also been associated with the development of threat-related psychiatric syndromes.Targeting such automatic responses during threat may be useful in populations with frequent threat exposure.Here, two experiments explored whether mental imagery as a pre-trauma

Introduction Transparent and accurate reporting is essential for readers to adequately interpret the results of a study.Journals can play a vital role in improving the reporting of published randomised controlled trials (RCTs).We describe an RCT to HTR Circuit Board evaluate our hypothesis that asking peer reviewers to check whether the most import

Artemia franciscana is a native species to the New World, and became an exotic species to most parts of the world.The Egyptian hypersaline, continental Qaroun Lake (Fayoum Governorate, Middle of Egypt) is subjected to a gradually increasing salinity rates that approximate or exceed these of seawater.Artemia populations there are known to be parthen