CHARACTERIZING THE SURGE BEHAVIOUR AND ASSOCIATED ICE-DAMMED LAKE EVOLUTION OF THE KYAGAR GLACIER IN THE KARAKORAM

Characterizing the surge behaviour and associated ice-dammed lake evolution of the Kyagar Glacier in the Karakoram

Glacier surges are prevalent in the Karakoram and occasionally threaten local residents by inundating land and initiating mass movement events.The Kyagar Glacier is well known for its surge history, and in particular its frequent blocking of the downstream valley, leading to a series of high-magnitude glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs).Although t

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International criminal justice and the erosion of sovereignty

The author states that any form of international justice always represents a means of limiting national sovereignty.In the case of International Criminal Law, this limiting is even more evident by compromising elements essential to the classical paradigm of International Law, as for example the punishing monopoly of States or the concept of a quasi

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Adipose Tissue and Metabolic Health

In this review, we provide a brief synopsis of the connections between adipose tissue and metabolic health and highlight some recent developments in understanding and exploiting adipocyte biology.Adipose tissue plays critical roles in the regulation of systemic glucose and lipid metabolism and secretes bioactive molecules possessing endocrine, para

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