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Seismotectonics of the Canary Islands

Tectonophysics, 1992
Abstract A revision of the seismicity, both historical and instrumental for the Canary Islands is presented. The occurrence on May 9, 1989 of an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 between the islands Gran Canaria and Tenerife, followed by a large number of aftershocks have been interpreted on seismotectonic grounds. The main conclusion is that a horizontal
J. Mezcua, Elisa Buforn, J. Rueda, Agustín Udías   +3 more
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The environment for telemedicine in the Canary Islands

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 1998
We studied the environment for telemedicine in the Canary Islands. The population's attitude to telemedicine was surveyed in 503 questionnaire interviews with doctors, nurses, paramedical staff and patients on the seven islands. Almost half the respondents 46-50 across groups had a positive opinion of telemedicine.
Olga Ferrer-Roca, M. Estevez, E. Gomez
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The Canary Islands

Nature, 1887
Now that the Canary Islands are rapidly becoming better known as one of the most advantageous health-resorts within easy reach of England, it may be of some interest to mention a few facts concerning diseases in the Archipelago.
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A souvenir from the Canary Islands

The Lancet, 2006
In April, 2004, a previously fi t 67-year-old retired surgeon was referred to our clinic with fever and malaise. Between January and March, 2004, he had holidayed in the Canary Islands. His diet had included cheese, fresh vegetables, salads, fi sh, and wine.
Thomas Schneider, Rajan Somasundaram, Christoph Loddenkemper, Martin Zeitz   +3 more
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The Geology of the Canary Islands [PDF]

, 1976
The Canary Islands, built on the continental rise and slope (Figs. 1,2), are one of the major volcanic island chains in the oceans. There is hardly another group of volcanic islands in the world, neither the Azores nor the Hawaiian islands, with such long histories of eruptions (Fig. 3) — spanning 20 or more Ma2 on some individual islands — and such an
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Pseudotuberculosis in Dromedary Camels in the Canary Islands [PDF]

Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2004
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José Luis Ortega Martín, Carlos Gutierrez, U. Shulz, M.T. Tejedor, Juan Alberto Corbera   +4 more
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Astronomy in the Canary Islands

Vistas in Astronomy, 1985
Abstract Astronomy in the Canary Islands has grown from its historical beginnings at the site-testing expedition of C Piazzi Smyth in 1856. Simony, Edgecomb, and Mascart followed in his footsteps. The Observatorio Astronomico del Teide was provisionally founded in 1959 to study the astronomical qualities of the Canary Islands' sky.
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Gloria Anzaldúa in the Canary Islands

Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 2011
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Experience with cyclosporine in the canary islands

Transplantation Proceedings, 2004
Cyclosporine (CsA) is currently the basis of most immunosuppressive protocols after solid organ transplantation. The introduction of Neoral, a new microemulsion formulation of CsA, and more recently a range of adjunctive immunosuppressants have further enhanced short-term efficacy and tolerability of CsA-based immunosuppression.
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Checklists of Crustacea Decapoda from the Canary and Cape Verde Islands, with an assessment of Macaronesian and Cape Verde biogeographic marine ecoregions.

Zootaxa, 2018
The complete list of Canarian marine decapods (last update by González Quiles 2003, popular book) currently comprises 374 species/subspecies, grouped in 198 genera and 82 families; whereas the Cape Verdean marine decapods (now fully listed for the first ...
José A. González
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