J. Stroeve, and A. Barrett, and M. Serreze, and A. Schweiger

Arctic sea ice thickness distributions from models participating in the World Climate Research Programme Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) are evaluated against observations from submarines, aircraft and satellites. While it is encouraging that the mean thickness distributions from the models are in general agreement with observations, the spatial patterns of sea ice thickness are poorly represented in most models. The poor spatial representation of thickness patterns is asso...

María Belén Fernández, and Vanesa Eleonora Tossi, and Lorenzo Lamattina, and Raul Oscar Cassia

UV-B is present in sunlight (280- 315 nm) and has diverse effects on living organisms. Low fluence rate of exposure induces a specific photomorphogenic response regulated by the UV-B response locus 8 UVR8 receptor. UVR8 was first described in Arabidopsis thaliana. In the absence of stimuli is located in the cytoplasm as a homodimer, however, upon UV-B irradiation, it switches to a monomer and interacts with the ubiquitin ligase E3 COP1 via the UVR8 β- propeller domain and the VP core. This induc...

M. Lange, and E. van Sebille, and E. van Sebille

As ocean general circulation models (OGCMs) move into the petascale age, where the output of single simulations exceeds petabytes of storage space, tools to analyse the output of these models will need to scale up too. Lagrangian ocean analysis, where virtual particles are tracked through hydrodynamic fields, is an increasingly popular way to analyse OGCM output, by mapping pathways and connectivity of biotic and abiotic particulates. However, the current software stack of Lagrangian ocean...

Kimberly Giraud, and Megan Pontin, and Linda D Sharples, and Paul C Fletcher, and Tim Dalgleish, and Allaina Eden, and David P Jenkins, and Alain Vuylsteke

Introduction: Postoperative delirium remains a significant problem, particularly in the older surgical patient. Previous evidence suggests that the provision of supplementary visual feedback about ones environment via the use of a mirror may positively impact on mental status and attention (core delirium diagnostic domains). We aimed to explore whether use of an evidence-based mirrors intervention could be effective in reducing delirium and improving postoperative outcomes such as factual memory...

N. S. Jones, and A. Ridgwell, and E. J. Hendy

Calcification by coral reef communities is estimated to account for half of all carbonate produced in shallow water environments and more than 25% of the total carbonate buried in marine sediments globally. Production of calcium carbonate by coral reefs is therefore an important component of the global carbon cycle; it is also threatened by future global warming and other global change pressures. Numerical models of reefal carbonate production are needed for understanding how carbonate depositio...

Nelly Morales Pedraza, and Luis Alejandro Diaz Aldana

<p align="left"><em>The objective of this article is present the pilot plant used in the research titled: Production of biodiesel from used edible oils to industrial level for the production of methyl or ethyl esters from vegetable oils used in the food industry that be used as a fuel in diesel engines type, in order to generate alternative use for these oils are reused, and additionally, generate new options in biofuels that can replace methyl ester, since these need of methanol, a product that...

Regina Elizondo-González, and Eduardo Quiroz-Guzmán, and Cristina Escobedo-Fregoso, and Paola Magallón-Servín, and Alberto Peña-Rodríguez

Two experimental feeding trials were conducted during four weeks to evaluate the use of Ulva lactuca in shrimp culture: (1) for wastewater bioremediation, and (2) using different inclusion levels of U. lactuca meal in shrimp feed. In feeding trial 1, shrimp reared under seaweed U. lactuca water exchange in a re-circulation system (SWE) resulted in similar growth and feed utilization as shrimp reared with clean water exchange (CWE). Shrimp under no water exchange (NWE) resulted in significant low...

Peng Xu, and Yadong Zhou, and Chunsheng Wang

A new species of the deep-sea spongicolid genus Spongicoloides Hansen, 1908 is described and illustrated based on material from the northwestern Pacific. Spongicoloides weijiaensis sp. n. was found inside a hexactinellid sponge, Euplectella sp., sampled by the Chinese manned submersible “Jiaolong” at depths of 2279 m near the Weijia Guyot, in the Magellan Seamount Chain. The new species can be distinguished from all congeneric species by several morphological features, involvin...

Edelyn Robert Kernizan, and Eduardo González-Izquierdo, and Luz Margarita Figueredo Carmona

The work was carried out in the southeast coast of Cuba, in the 19º 54' of North latitude and 75º 28' of longitude West, at a distance of 46 Km., to the east of the city of Santiago de Cuba, inside the Baconao Biosphere Reserve, between the Restaurant «La Jaiba Azul» and the entrance to Baconao Lagoon, and in Category 2 according to the UICN System of Category. The objective of the research is: To propose actions for the ecological rehabilitation in the coastal band of Baconao. 13 parcels of 10 ...

A. Barats, and D. Amouroux, and C. Pécheyran, and L. Chauvaud, and J. Thébault, and O. F. X. Donard

Skeletal molybdenum/calcium ([Mo]/[Ca])_shell ratios were examined in shells of the Great Scallop <i>Pecten maximus</i> collected in temperate coastal environments of Western Europe (42 to 49&deg; N). These ratios were determined by quantitative LA-ICP-MS analyses of daily striae taken every third day (i.e. a temporal resolution of 3 days) in 36 flat valves (2-years old; 3 shells/year). Variations of ([Mo]/[Ca])_shell ratios were significant and reproducible for scallops from...

D. Andronico, and P. Del Carlo

We have carried out a preliminary study on the potential risks caused by the sub-10 µm fraction of volcanic ash (particulate matter, PM₁₀) after the basaltic explosive eruptions from Mt. Etna volcano (Italy), which have dramatically increased in frequency over the last 20 years. We present results deriving from the study of the ash concentration in the air following the lava fountain episode from the New Southeast Crater of Etna on 15 November 2011, which caused tephra fallout over th...

Bernardo Patti, and Cástor Guisande, and Angelo Bonanno, and Gualtiero Basilone, and Angela Cuttitta, and Salvatore Mazzola

The northern sector of the Sicilian Channel is an area of favourable upwelling winds, which ought to support primary production. However, the values for primary production are low when compared with other Mediterranean areas and very low compared with the most biologically productive regions of the world’s oceans: California, the Canary Islands, Humboldt and Benguela. The aim of this study was to identify the main factors that limit phytoplankton biomass in the Sicilian Channel and modulate its...

Shiue-Lin eLi, and Kenneth H. Nealson

Sulfide is a common product of marine anaerobic respiration, and a potent reactant biologically and geochemically. Here we demonstrate the impact on microbial communities with the removal of sulfide via electrochemical methods. The use of differential pulse voltammetry revealed that the oxidation of soluble sulfide was seen at + mV (vs. SHE) at all pH ranges tested (from pH = 4 to 8), while non-ionized sulfide, which dominated at pH = 4 was poorly oxidized via this process. Two mixed cultures...

Tanveer Ahmed, and Afifullah Khan, and Pankaj Chandan

<p>An avifaunal survey of Rangdum Valley in Kargil District, Jammu &amp; Kashmir, India was carried out between June and July 2011.  McKinnon’s species richness and total count methods were used.  A total of 69 species were recorded comprising six passage migrants, 25 residents, 36 summer visitors and three vagrants.  The recorded species represents seven orders and 24 families, accounting for 23% of the species known from Ladakh.  A majority of the bird species are insectivores.</p><div> </div>

S. Huizer, and S. Huizer, and M. Radermacher, and S. de Vries, and G. H. P. Oude Essink, and G. H. P. Oude Essink, and M. F. P. Bierkens, and M. F. P. Bierkens

For a large beach nourishment called the Sand Engine – constructed in 2011 at the Dutch coast – we have examined the impact of coastal forcing (i.e. natural processes that drive coastal hydro- and morphodynamics) and groundwater recharge on the growth of a fresh groundwater lens between 2011 and 2016. Measurements of the morphological change and the tidal dynamics at the study site were incorporated in a calibrated three-dimensional and variable-density groundwater model of the study area....

J. Jelsma, and N. Brauer, and C. Hahn, and A. Snoek, and I. Sykes

Objective: The study was a pilot study aimed at investigating the use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) checklist developed by the World Health Organisation in determining the function of individuals living with HIV in a township near Cape Town. Methods: Twelve participants attending the HIV clinic were examined using the ICF checklist. Findings: Areas of the ICF in which problems were noted included emotional functioning and energy and drive. Four...

E. KALOGIANNI, and S. GIAKOUMI, and A. ANDRIOPOULOU, and Y. CHATZINIKOLAOU

Non native freshwater fish species have been long implicated in the decline of native Mediterranean ichthyofauna, through hybridization, disease transmission, competition for food and habitat, predation and/or ecosystem alteration; our knowledge, however, on the underlying mechanisms of these ecological impacts remains very limited. To explore the potential for trophic competition between the widespread Eastern mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki and its co-occurring native toothcarp Valencia letour...

Sultan S. Al-Lihaibi, and Abdulmohsin Al-Sofyani, and G. R. Niaz, and Viqar Uddin Ahmad, and Mushtaq Noorwala, and Faryal Vali Mohammad

The characterization of the non-protein constituents of two species of fire corals Millepora dichotoma and Millepora platyphylla, exhibits very interesting results. The compounds were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GCMS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The solvent extracts of the two species revealed four wax esters. The compounds were identified as C30H60O2, C32H64O2, C34H68O2 and C36H72O2 respectively. The presence of these compounds has been reported pr...

Frauke Görges, and Caroline Oehler, and Eckart von Hirschhausen, and Ulrich Hegerl, and Christine Rummel-Kluge

Introduction: A growing number of internet interventions have been shown to help in alleviating symptoms of depression. So far, only little research has focused on other methods than CBT. The present study aimed to investigate the level of satisfaction with a positive psychology online training among patients with mild and moderate depression or dysthymia. Secondary outcome measures included changes in symptom severity, health related quality of life, and negative effects. Methods: A total of 81...

E. Gonçalves-de-Freitas, and T. C. Mariguela

We tested the effect of social isolation on the aggressiveness of an Amazonian fish: Astronotus ocellatus. Ten juvenile fishes were transferred from a group aquarium (60 x 60 x 40 cm) containing 15 individuals (without distinguishing sex) to an isolation aquarium (50 x 40 x 40 cm). Aggressiveness was tested by means of attacks on and displays toward the mirror image. The behavior was video-recorded for 10 min at a time on 4 occasions: at 30 min, 1 day, 5 days and 15 days after isolation. The agg...

Angela M. Zanata, and Priscila Camelier

Two new species of Characidium , onefrom the rio Pardo basin, and anotherfrom the rio Paraguaçu basin, Bahia, Brazil, are described. The first new speciesis distinguished from its congeners by having conspicuous black vertical traces on body, formed by the concentration of melanophores along posterior margin of scales. The species further differs from most congeners by the presence of a conspicuous 3-shaped black blotch on the caudal fin and isthmus not covered by scales. The other new species i...

Rameshkumar S, and Ramakritinan CM

Objective: To conduct ethno medicinal survey in coastal plant species in Pudhukkottai district and collect information on medicinal plants used for the treatment of various diseases such as pneumonia, asthma, rheumatism, piles, diarrhea, skin diseases, spleen diseases and several other ailments. Methods: The study was conducted during November 2012 to April 2013 by visiting regularly fishery communities and local peoples with the help of interviews. Traditional herbal medicine inform...

C. Erkin Koyuncu

R. B. Williams

This is the third of a series of papers examining the taxonomic relevance of some statistical treatments of measurements of cnidae from sea anemones (Actiniaria). Some cnida lengths from fresh tissue samples (column ectoderm, tentacles or acontia) from Nematostella vectensis, Haliplanella lineata, Sagartia elegans, Metridium senile, Cereus pedunculatus, Sagartia troglodytes, Anthopleura thallia, Urticina eques and Sagartiogeton lacerates were measured. Five measures of statistical dispersion (sa...

V. Wepener, and J.H.J. van Vuren, and H.H. du Preez

Large sets of water quality data can leave water quality managers and decision-makers totally overwhelmed. In order to convey the interpretation of the data in a simplified and understandable manner, the water quality results from bi-monthly surveys undertaken at seven different sampling sites in the Letaba, Olifants, and Selati rivers over a two year period (February 1990 to April 1992) were reduced to index values, using a water quality index. The water quality index (Aquatic Toxicity Index or...

Juan Carlos Quintero Gómez, and Carolina Sierra Garavito, and Luis Eduardo Pavi Jiménez

Este trabajo presenta la propuesta de un modelo de gestión para el proceso de mantenimiento aeronáutico en la Aviación Naval con base en la norma técnica NTCGP1000:2004 Identifica los subprocesos que forman parte del mantenimiento aeronáutico en la aviacion naval y establece sus interacciones. Ademàs, describe cómo se efectua el proceso de mantenimiento aeronáutico desarrollado en esa Institución para, posteriormente, proponer un modelo que permita llevar a cabo dicho proceso con base en los re...

Matthew A. Rittenhouse, and Crawford W. Revie, and Amy Hurford

Sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) are a significant source of monetary losses on salmon farms. Sea lice exhibit temperature-dependent development rates and salinity-dependent mortality, but to date no deterministic models have incorporated these seasonally varying factors. To understand how environmental variation and life history characteristics affect sea lice abundance, we derive a delay differential equation model and parameterize the model with environmental data from British Columbia and ...

K. Gnanapandithan, and R. Agarwal, and A.N. Aggarwal, and D. Gupta

Background and aim: Studies on weaning strategies have yielded conflicting results regarding the superiority of different methods. The aim of this RCT was to compare the efficacy of gradual pressure support (PS) reduction without an initial spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) with PS-supported SBT. Methods: Patients mechanically ventilated for >24 h were randomized to weaning by gradual reduction of PS without an initial SBT versus once daily SBT (PS 7 cm H2O). The primary outcomes were the rate...

Rucha Shah, and Raison Thomas, and Shilpy Bhandari, and Dhoom Singh Mehta

Background: Patient compliance is an important predictor of periodontal prognosis, therapy, and maintenance. Limited studies concentrate up on the factors which affect patient compliance. Thus, the aim of the study is to determine the relationship between sociodemographic data, patient's oral health awareness (OHA) and treatment satisfaction (TS) to patient compliance. Materials and Methods: A total of 150 patients were subjected to a prevalidated questionnaire comprising of thirty questions. Q...

Sudhakar Kaipa, and Kalyan Kumar Paul, and Anurag Satpathy, and Venkatarao Epari

Introduction: The role of dental professionals in the society is vital. This profession allows the flexibility to balance a professional and personal life. Practice of dentistry at times is quite stressful, and stress impedes happiness and subjective well-being. Several studies have reported about stress among dental professionals and their various effects; however, studies evaluating the level of happiness (happiness index) among dentists are few and lack in this geographic region. Objectives: ...

C. Máguas, and K. G. Rascher, and A. Martins-Loução, and P. Carvalho, and P. Pinho, and M. Ramos, and O. Correia, and C. Werner

In spite of the relative importance of groundwater in costal dune systems, studies concerning the responses of vegetation to ground water (GW) availability variations, particularly in Mediterranean regions, are scarce. Thus, the main purpose of this study is to compare the responses of co-occurring species possessing different functional traits, to changes in GW levels (i.e. the lowering of GW levels) in a sand dune ecosystem. For that, five sites were established within a 1 km² area ...

Wendy Nelson

A commonly found red alga of the upper intertidal zone of New Zealand rocky coasts is described for the first time as Pyropia plicata sp. nov. This species has been incorrectly known as Porphyra columbina Mont. (now Pyropia columbina (Mont.) W.A.Nelson) for many years. Pyropia plicata is widespread and common, and it is readily distinguished from other species of bladed Bangiales in New Zealand by its distinctive morphology, with pleated blades attached by a central rhizoidal holdfast.

Begoña Pérez-Fernández

The most widely used species for marine pollution studies is mussel, <i>Mytilus</i> spp., as it is a filter feeder, sessile, easy to get and present in most worldwide coasts. However, sometimes it is necessary to have an alternative for areas where mussels are scarce or even absent. <i>Patella</i> spp. could be a useful substitute to <i>Mytilus</i> as these organisms have already been used in some pollution studies (Bartolomé, 2011) and both groups have similar characteristics except for the fee...

D. Docquier, and F. Massonnet, and F. Massonnet, and A. Barthélemy, and N. F. Tandon, and O. Lecomte, and T. Fichefet

Sea ice cover and thickness have substantially decreased in the Arctic Ocean since the beginning of the satellite era. As a result, sea ice strength has been reduced, allowing more deformation and fracturing and leading to increased sea ice drift speed. We use the version 3.6 of the global ocean–sea ice NEMO-LIM model (Nucleus for European Modelling of the Ocean coupled to the Louvain-la-Neuve sea Ice Model), satellite, buoy and submarine observations, as well as reanalysis data over the p...

Sarah J. Metcalf, and Elizabeth I. van Putten, and Stewart Frusher, and Nadine A. Marshall, and Malcolm Tull, and Nick Caputi, and Marcus Haward, and Alistair J. Hobday, and Neil J. Holbrook, and Sarah M. Jennings, and Gretta T. Pecl, and Jenny Shaw

Reducing the vulnerability of coastal communities to marine climate change requires that communities have some intrinsic capacity to adapt. To assist adaptation planning and the implementation of adaptation strategies, identifying barriers and enablers to adaptation is important. Adaptive capacity, resource dependence, local climate change exposure and biological sensitivity were used to assess socioeconomic vulnerability to climate change in three Australian coastal communities: St Helens, Tasm...

Giuseppe De Rosa, and Rosa Boccia, and Carmine Santamaria, and Lorenzo Fabbozzi, and Luigi De Rosa, and Michele Lanza

Purpose: To evaluate preliminarily the safety and efficacy of customized photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) to correct ametropia and irregular astigmatism after penetrating keratoplasty (PK). Methods: This pilot study included five eyes of five patients with a mean spherical equivalent of −5.1 ± 1.46 D (range from −2.75 to −6.50 D). In all cases, ametropia and irregular astigmatism was corrected with topography-guided customized PRK. Ocular examinations with topographic analysis were performed pr...

Juan Carlos Azofeifa-Solano, and Marcelo Elizondo-Coto, and Ingo Wehrtmann

Caridean shrimps are a highly diverse group and many species form symbiotic relationships with different marine invertebrates. Periclimenes rathbunae is a brightly colored shrimp that lives predominantly in association with sea anemones. Information about the reproductive ecology of the species is scarce. Therefore, we collected 70 ovigerous females inhabiting the sun sea anemone Stichodactyla helianthus in coral reefs from the southern Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. Females produced on average ...

Ekaterina S. Bocharova, and Alexey A. Sergeev, and Aleksandr A. Volkov

From the DNA libraries enriched by the repeat motifs (AAAC)6, (AATC)6, (ACAG)6, (ACCT)6, (ACTC)6, ACTG)6, (AAAT)8, (AACT)8, (AAGT)8, (AGAT)8, for two viviparous sea anemones Aulactinia stella and Cribrinopsis albopunctata, 41 primer pairs were developed. These primer pairs resulted in the identification of 41 candidate microsatellite loci in either A. stella or C. albopunctata. Polymorphic loci were identified in both sea anemone species for 13 of the primer pairs and can be applicable for popul...

Kevin Walsh, and J. Matthew Haggerty, and Michael P. Doane, and John J. Hansen, and Megan M. Morris, and Ana Paula B. Moreira, and Louisi de Oliveira, and Luciana Leomil, and Gizele D. Garcia, and Fabiano Thompson, and Elizabeth A. Dinsdale

As coral reef habitats decline worldwide, some reefs are transitioning from coral- to algal-dominated benthos with the exact cause for this shift remaining elusive. Increases in the abundance of microbes in the water column has been correlated with an increase in coral disease and reduction in coral cover. Here we investigated how multiple reef organisms influence microbial communities in the surrounding water column. Our study consisted of a field assessment of microbial communities above repli...

Raúl Alelú-Paz, and Raúl Alelú-Paz, and Raúl Alelú-Paz, and Francisco Carmona, and Jose Vicente Sanchez-Mut, and Ariel Cariaga-Martínez, and Ana González-Corpas, and Nadia Ashour, and María Jesús Orea, and Ana Escanilla, and Alfonso Monje, and Carmen Guerrero-Márquez, and Jerónimo Saiz-Ruíz, and Manel Esteller, and Manel Esteller, and Manel Esteller, and Santiago Ropero

Attempts to discover genes that are involved in the pathogenesis of major psychiatric disorders have been frustrating and often fruitless. Concern is building about the need to understand the complex ways in which nature and nurture interact to produce mental illness. We analyze the epigenome in several brain regions from schizophrenic patients with severe cognitive impairment using high-resolution (450k) DNA methylation array. We identified 159 differentially methylated CpG sites included in kn...

J. Soares, and I. Wainer, and N. C. Wells

A baroclinic shallow-water model is developed to investigate the effect of the orientation of the eastern ocean boundary on the behavior of equatorial Kelvin waves. The model is formulated in a spherical polar coordinate system and includes dissipation and non-linear terms, effects which have not been previously included in analytical approaches to the problem. Both equatorial and middle latitude response are considered given the large latitudinal extent used in the model. Baroclinic equat...

Claire K. Inman, and Abdullah Aljunaibi, and Hyunwook Koh, and Abdishakur Abdulle, and Raghib Ali, and Abdullah Alnaeemi, and Eiman Al Zaabi, and Naima Oumeziane, and Marina Al Bastaki, and Mohammed Al-Houqani, and Fatma Al-Maskari, and Ayesha Al Dhaheri, and Syed M. Shah, and Laila Abdel Wareth, and Wael Al Mahmeed, and Habiba Alsafar, and Fatme Al Anouti, and Ayesha Al Hosani, and Muna Haji, and Divya Galani, and Matthew J. O'Connor, and Jiyoung Ahn, and Tomas Kirchhoff, and Scott Sherman, and Richard B. Hayes, and Huilin Li, and Ravichandran Ramasamy, and Ann Marie Schmidt

Aims: The transformation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from a semi-nomadic to a high income society has been accompanied by increasing rates of obesity and Type 2 diabetes mellitus. We examined if the AGE-RAGE (receptor for advanced glycation endproducts) axis is associated with obesity and diabetes mellitus in the pilot phase of the UAE Healthy Futures Study (UAEHFS). Methods: 517 Emirati subjects were enrolled and plasma/serum levels of AGE, carboxy methyl lysine (CML)-AGE, soluble (s)RAGE...

Keila eMartin-Betancor, and Ismael eRodea-Palomares, and Angeles eMuñoz Martin, and Francisco eLeganes, and Francisca eFERNÁNDEZ-PIÑAS

A self-luminescent bioreporter strain of the unicellular cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7942 was constructed by fusing the promoter region of the smt locus (encoding the transcriptional repressor SmtB and the metallothionein SmtA) to luxCDABE from Photorhabdus luminescens; the sensor smtB gene controlling the expression of smtA was cloned in the same vector. The bioreporter performance was tested with a range of heavy metals and was shown to respond linearly to divalent Zn, Cd, Cu, Co, Hg ...

S. Xu, and B. Wang, and J. Liu

In this article we propose two grid generation methods for global ocean general circulation models. Contrary to conventional dipolar or tripolar grids, the proposed methods are based on Schwarz–Christoffel conformal mappings that map areas with user-prescribed, irregular boundaries to those with regular boundaries (i.e., disks, slits, etc.). The first method aims at improving existing dipolar grids. Compared with existing grids, the sample grid achieves a better trade-off between the enlargement...

Joe eMorrissey, and Chris eBowler

Iron is essential for aerobic organisms. Additionally, photosynthetic organisms must maintain the iron-rich photosynthetic electron transport chain, which likely evolved in the iron-replete Proterozoic ocean. The subsequent rise in oxygen since those times has drastically decreased the levels of bioavailable iron, indicating that adaptations have been made to maintain sufficient cellular iron levels in the midst of scarcity. In combination with physiological studies, the recent sequencing of m...

R. B. Williams

Lengths of cnidae, sampled from fresh tissue (tentacles, acontia or column) from the sea anemones Metridium senile (Linnaeus), Cereus pedunculatus (Pennant), Sagartia elegans (Dalyell), Sagartia troglodytes (Price), Anthopleura thallia (Gosse) and Urticina eques (Gosse), were measured. The mean, mode, median, standard deviation, variance, coefficient of variation, minimum, maximum and range of each sample were calculated. Lengths of nematocysts (basitrichs and microbasic p-mastigophores) and spi...

F. N. Mendes, and R. M. Valente, and M. M. C. Rêgo, and M. C. Esposito

Abstract The buriti, Mauritia flexuosa, is the most common palm in Brazil, where it has considerable ecological and economic importance. However, few data are available on the phenology of the species, mainly in coastal restinga ecosystems. The present study monitored the reproductive phenology of M. flexuosa in the restinga of Barreirinhas, in the Brazilian Northeast, and investigated the relationship between phenophases and climatic variables. The presence/absence of flowers and fruits was rec...

Veysel Aysel, and Ayhan Şenkardeşler, and Fulya Aysel

J. Duplissy, and M. B. Enghoff, and K. L. Aplin, and F. Arnold, and H. Aufmhoff, and M. Avngaard, and U. Baltensperger, and T. Bondo, and R. Bingham, and K. Carslaw, and J. Curtius, and A. David, and B. Fastrup, and S. Gagné, and F. Hahn, and R. G. Harrison, and B. Kellett, and J. Kirkby, and M. Kulmala, and L. Laakso, and A. Laaksonen, and E. Lillestol, and M. Lockwood, and J. Mäkelä, and V. Makhmutov, and N. D. Marsh, and T. Nieminen, and A. Onnela, and E. Pedersen, and J. O. P. Pedersen, and J. Polny, and U. Reichl, and J. H. Seinfeld, and M. Sipilä, and Y. Stozhkov, and F. Stratmann, and H. Svensmark, and J. Svensmark, and R. Veenhof, and B. Verheggen, and Y. Viisanen, and P. E. Wagner, and G. Wehrle, and E. Weingartner, and H. Wex, and M. Wilhelmsson, and P. M. Winkler

During a 4-week run in October–November 2006, a pilot experiment was performed at the CERN Proton Synchrotron in preparation for the Cosmics Leaving OUtdoor Droplets (CLOUD) experiment, whose aim is to study the possible influence of cosmic rays on clouds. The purpose of the pilot experiment was firstly to carry out exploratory measurements of the effect of ionising particle radiation on aerosol formation from trace H₂SO₄ vapour and secondly to provide technical input for t...

Adam Babś, and Krzysztof Madajewski, and Tomasz Ogryczak, and Sławomir Noske, and Grzegorz Widelski

The article presents the current progress and activities planned in the near future in the implementation of The Smart Peninsula, ENERGA-OPERATOR SA ‘s pilot Smart Grid deployment project. In the three stages of the preparatory work and analysis so far completed a detailed inventory has bee n made of the MV and LV grids covered by the project, a project implementation concept has been developed, as well algorithms of the Smart Grid control, and the algorithms’ simulation model tests have been co...