OCEAN OBSERVATIONS REQUIRED TO MINIMIZE UNCERTAINTY IN GLOBAL TSUNAMI FORECASTS, WARNINGS, AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Ocean Observations Required to Minimize Uncertainty in Global Tsunami Forecasts, Warnings, and Emergency Response

It is possible that no catastrophe has mobilized the global ocean science and coastal emergency management communities more than the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.Though the Pacific tsunami threat was recognized, and a warning system had been in place since 1965, there was no warning system in the Indian Ocean, and almost 230,000 people perished.More b

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Randomized Controlled Trial of Durotomy as an Adjunct to Routine Decompressive Surgery for Dogs With Severe Acute Spinal Cord Injury

Although many interventions for acute spinal cord injury (SCI) appear promising in experimental models, translation directly from experimental animals to human patients is a large step that can be problematic.Acute SCI cinderella curtsy occurs frequently in companion dogs and may provide a model to ease translation.Recently, incision of the dura ha

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