Description: Donor lymphocyte infusions for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia relapse following peripheral blood or bone marrow stem cell transplantation Bone Marrow Transplantation 48, 837 (June 2013). doi:10.1038/bmt.2012.234 Authors: G W Basak, L C de Wreede, A van Biezen, W Wiktor-Jedrzejczak, K Halaburda, C Schmid, N Schaap, F Dazzi, P A von dem Borne, E Petersen, D Beelen, A Abayomi, L Volin, A Buzyn, G Gurman, D Bunjes, C Guglielmi, E Olavarria & T de Witte

Description: A field study was carried out across two cropping seasons (2010 and 2011) to explore the effects of curing periods of cow dung and poultry droppings used in soil amendment on the performance of two okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) varieties: NHAe 47-3 and LD 88-1. The effects of cow dung and poultry droppings cured for 3, 6, and 9 weeks were compared to that of NPK fertilizer (100 kg N ha−1 and 60 kg ha−1 each of P2O5 and K2O) and a control (no amendment). The application of organic amendment cured for 3 to 6 weeks enhanced the growth and yield of okra when compared with inorganic fertilizer or the unamended soil across the two cropping seasons. Based on this outcome, the use of adequate quantity of livestock droppings cured for 3–6 weeks, in case of poultry dropping, and for 6 weeks, in case of cow dung, is recommended as an alternative to inorganic fertilizer. The variety NHAe 47-4 was also demonstrated to give better yield (1.73 and 2.18 t ha−1) than LD 88-1 (1.63 and 1.80 t ha−1) in the years 2010 and 2011, respectively.

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Description: ABSTRACT This study analyses spatial and temporal trends in extreme temperature indices over Nigeria. The percentile indices were calculated from newly homogenized daily minimum and maximum temperature data for the period 1971–2012 for 21 stations in Nigeria. Indices describing the characteristics of hot extremes and cold extremes are calculated with the RClimDex software. The annual and seasonal trends in these indices are obtained using the ordinary least square fit and the statistical significance tested using the R-based modified Mann–Kendall test. We examine characteristics of these indices for the entire country and separately for the three geographical zones in Nigeria: Guinea, Savanna, and Sahel. The spatial and temporal patterns of trends in the indices indicate that Nigeria has experienced statistically significant increase in the frequency of hot extreme and decrease in cold extreme events. Although majority of the stations have significant trends in warm days and warm nights, the annual trend is greatest in warm nights. In addition, the rate of warming in minimum temperature (‘warm nights’) is stronger in June, July, August (JJA) and September, October, November (SON) compare with December, January, February (DJF) and March, April, May (MAM). As for the trends in cold days and cold nights, the trends in cold nights are larger than for cold days at both the annual and seasonal scales. The regional analysis indicates that trends in warm nights and cold nights are most pronounced in Guinea and Sahel regions.

Description: ABSTRACT The present study examines trends in extreme temperature absolute indices [warmest day (TXx), coldest day (TXn), warmest night (TNx) and coldest night (TNn)] using the newly homogenized daily minimum and maximum temperature series from 21 stations in Nigeria for the period 1971–2012. The indices provide an understanding of the characteristics of changing temperature, in light of the present anthropogenic global warming. Trends in the indices and the statistical significance are obtained using the modified Mann–Kendall test in the R-package. The results show that many of the stations have significant increasing trends in the absolute indices, with the warming most pronounced in Southern Nigeria. Averaged over the country, the TXx, TXn, TNx and TNn have absolute warming trends of 0.59, 0.17, 0.67and 0.97 °C, respectively, for the 42 years since 1971. The warming rate is highest during the winter (DJF) season for TNn. The present study also examines the possible influence of large-scale teleconnection patterns on extreme temperature variations by determining the correlation between the absolute indices and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) index on monthly, seasonal and annual timescales. Our results show that warming over Nigeria during the dry season months from November to February is significantly correlated with NAO. The NAO has significant correlation with TXx and TXn in the north, and with TNx and TNn in the south. The analysis is repeated with ERA-20C-gridded data set, and similar correlations are found. The warming nights, in particular, in Nigeria can lead to sleeplessness and widespread mosquito-related diseases as the mosquito population and its parasites thrive in warmer conditions. The results of the analyses are relevant for decision-making process, especially for the development of early warning systems for extreme heat events. This study examines trends in extreme temperature absolute in Nigeria for the period 1971–2012 using the modified Mann–Kendall test. The results show that many of the stations have significant increasing trends in the absolute indices, with the warming most pronounced in Southern Nigeria. The study also examines the influence of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) index on extreme temperature variations by determining the correlation between the absolute indices and the NAO index. It is shown that warming over Nigeria during the dry season months is significantly correlated with NAO.