Water and sediment budgets unveiling contrasting hydro-sedimentary patterns in a mountainous Mediterranean catchment.

Mountain regions have a key role in the generation of runoff, and in the production and transfer of sediments to fluvial networks, especially in Mediterranean catchments where these processes are affected by marked changes in climate and land use (i.e. global change).

The extreme floods in the Ebro River basin since 1600 CE.

Reliable and complete knowledge of the historical floods is necessary for understanding the extreme hydrological dynamics of the rivers, their natural variability and anthropic changes. In this work we reconstruct the most important floods of the Ebro basin during the last 400 years in different areas of the basin. The analysis is based on four different areas: the Ebro River at Zaragoza, the Cinca River at Fraga, the Segre River at Lleida, and the Ebro River near its mouth at Tortosa.

Rainfall, runoff and sediment transport in a Mediterranean mountainous catchment.

The relation between rainfall, runoff, erosion and sediment transport is highly variable in Mediterranean catchments. Their relation can be modified by land use changes and climate oscillations that, ultimately, will control water and sediment yields. This paper analyses rainfall, runoff and sediment transport relations in a meso-scale Mediterranean mountain catchment, the Ribera Salada (NE Iberian Peninsula).

Effects of afforestation on runoff and sediment load in an upland Mediterranean catchment.

This paper assesses annual and seasonal trends in runoff and sediment load resulting from climate variability and afforestation in an upland Mediterranean basin, the Ribera Salada (NE Iberian Peninsula). We implemented a hydrological and sediment transport distributed model (TETIS) with a daily time-step, using continuous discharge and sediment transport data collected at a monitoring station during the period 2009-2013. Once calibrated and validated, the model was used to simulate the hydrosedimentary response of the basin for the period 1971-2014 using historical climate and land use data.

First Report of a Branch Dieback of Olive Trees in Tunisia Caused by a Phoma sp.

From 2007 to 2008, a new dieback of branches of olive trees was observed in several orchards in central and southern Tunisia. The appearance of this new syndrome coincided with warm temperatures and frequent rainfall from February to April 2007. Affected trees were observed in seven commercial orchards; disease incidence ranged from 1 to 9% and affected trees were randomly distributed in each orchard.

Characterization and Pathogenicity of Fusicladium eriobotryae, the Fungal Pathogen Responsible for Loquat Scab.

To characterize the fungal pathogen responsible for loquat scab and establish differences in pathogenicity in loquat, eight strains identified as Fusicladium eriobotryae were isolated from either loquat leaves or fruit showing scab symptoms in Spain. Loquat plants belonging to the cv. Peluche were infected via a newly developed infection system that was based on spraying susceptible loquat plants with fungal spore suspensions, keeping the plants for 1 week in 100% humidity, and then transferring the plants to ambient relative humidity in greenhouses.

Endoscopic pneumatic balloon dilation in primary achalasia: predictive factors, complications, and long-term follow-up.

Pneumatic dilation (PD) has been widely used in the treatment of idiopathic achalasia with a 70-90% response. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of PD and its predictive factors by means of clinical assessment. In addition, we evaluated its safety and the need for subsequent surgical intervention.

First Report of Phellinus ferruginosus Causing Laminar Root Rot on Juniperus communis in Spain.

During 2004, the natural juniper forests of the Mediterranean mountain ranges of Castellón and Valencia provinces (Comunidad Valenciana, eastern Spain) were severely affected by wood decay. A 2-year drought was registered in the area, and analyzed soil samples had high rates of conductivity (as much as 1,400 μS/cm) in the vicinity of diseased stands. Disease patches occurred within a 2-ha area (with a density of 5 to 30 stands per hectare), and tree damage varied in these symptomatic stands ranging from having chlorotic foliage (10 to 20% of the total surface) to complete defoliation and death of entire stands.

First Recognition of Issatchenkia orientalis in Mature Citrus Fruits in Spain.

During the first four months of 2000, mature fruit of clementine cvs. Clemenules and Hernandina, mandarin cvs. Ortanique and Fortune, and orange cv.

First Report of Leaf Blight on Sweet Persimmon Tree by Pestalotiopsis theae in Spain.

During July 1998, a leaf blight caused by Pestalotiopsis theae (Saw.) Stey. was observed at an incidence of 18 to 20% in sweet persimmon (Diospyros kaki L.

[Non-aneurysmatic aortic dysphagia].

Esophageal compression by a vascular structure is a rare cause of dysphagia, the aberrant right subclavian artery being the most common congenital abnormality. Aortica dysphagia is usually observed in the elderly, especially in hypertensive women with cardiopathy and degenerative osteopathy. We report a 73-year-old woman with dysphagia, caused by a non-aneurysmatic aortic elongation, who presented progressive dysphagia, which ended in aphagia associated with heart failure.

[Splenic infarction].

A 53-year-old male suffered splenic infarction etiologically related to atrial fibrillation and non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The main clinical manifestations were a one-month history of epigastric and left upper quadrant pain, with tenderness to palpation in the later zone. Laboratory tests revealed a slight leucocytosis (14.

GLC analysis of thiabendazole residues in citrus fruit.

Analysis of thiabendazole (TBZ) residues in citrus fruit is performed using a bonded phase, SE-54, fused-silica capillary column. The fungicide is extracted with hexane: ethyl acetate (90:10, v/v) at high pH and, after a short cleanup, determined by gas-liquid chromatography with a nitrogen-phosphorus detector (NPD). Recoveries through the method are always higher than 80% and the limit of detection is 0.

Epidermoid carcinoma of the colon. Description of a lesion located in the hepatic flexure.

A case of epidermoid carcinoma of the colon is described--the 25th such case reported in the literature. The pathogenesis, natural history, and treatment of the disease are reviewed.

Gas chromatographic determination of fenpropimorph residues in citrus fruit.

A rapid gas chromatographic method for determining fenpropimorph residues in citrus fruit is reported. The fungicide is extracted with hexane after pH adjustment of the fruit homogenate. A short liquid-liquid partitioning process is performed before gas chromatography on an OV-17 column with nitrogen-phosphorus specific detection.