During natural and other types of disasters, our society has an acute need of reliable information which will reveal the essence of the threat in a timely manner, relieve panic tensions and mobilise society for survival in diffi cult conditions.In such conditions the mass media are called upon to play an informative role - their main goal is to red
Weather and climate extremes in light of the IPCC SREX (2011) and beyond.The recent IPCC Special Report (IPCC SREX, 2011) provides a comprehensive overview of meteorological (i.e.weather and climate) extremes and their various aspects.The present paper reflects the core concepts of the Report, Gadget clarifying the relations of the natural and anth
Scrap processed in the electric arc Flat TV Screen Cleaner furnace (EAF) process in the form of car bodies or housings of household appliances generates dust containing a large amount of zinc.Coke or anthracite is currently used as a reducer in pyrometallurgical technologies used for the processing of waste zinc-bearing materials.The article presen
The most common abnormality of the lacrimal drainage Cordless system is congenital or acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction.The causes of acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction may be primary or secondary.The secondary acquired obstructions may result from infection, inflammation, neoplasm, trauma or mechanical causes.The maxillary sinus cysts usu
In the space of the entire universe, the only conclusive evidence of life, is found on Earth.Although the ultimate source of all life is unknown, many investigators believe Earth, Mars, and Venus may have been seeded with life when these planets, and the sun, were forming in a galactic cluster of thousands of stars and protoplanets.Yet others hypot