David Verdiell Cubedo, and Francisco J. Oliva Paterna, and Andrés Egea Serrano, and Mar Torralva Forero

The present study investigates the seasonal variation in fish abundance, fish biomass, reproductive status and population structure of four dominant benthic fish species, Salaria pavo, Pomatoschistus marmoratus, Gobius cobitis and Gobius niger, in the shallow and littoral areas of the Mar Menor coastal lagoon. In addition, the seasonal habitat associations of each species were studied by assessing environmental variables related to the habitat structure: submerged vegetation cover, submerged veg...

Alba Marina Cobo-Viveros, and Xosé Antonio Padin, and Pablo Otero, and Mercedes de la Paz, and Manuel Ruiz-Villarreal, and Aida F. Ríos, and Fiz F. Pérez

Using data collected during the DYBAGA and ECO cruises, remote sensing chlorophyll-a estimations and the averaged upwelling index of the previous fortnight (Iw’), we studied the variability of the sea surface CO2 fugacity (fCO2) over the Galician continental shelf during three seasonal cycles. Sea surface salinity (SSS) distribution controlled fCO2 mainly in spring, while sea surface temperature (SST) did so during periods of intense cooling in November and warming in June. The uptake of carbon ...

N. Mittelmeier, and T. Blodau, and M. Kühn

Wind farm underperformance can lead to significant losses in revenues. The efficient detection of wind turbines operating below their expected power output and immediate corrections help maximize asset value. The method, presented in this paper, estimates the environmental conditions from turbine states and uses pre-calculated lookup tables from a numeric wake model to predict the expected power output. Deviations between the expected and the measured power output ratio between two turbine...

Sara Fernandez, and Miguel M. Sandin, and Paul G. Beaulieu, and Laura Clusa, and Jose L. Martinez, and Alba Ardura, and Eva García-Vázquez

Background Many fish species have been introduced in wild ecosystems around the world to provide food or leisure, deliberately or from farm escapes. Some of those introductions have had large ecological effects. The north American native rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum, 1792) is one of the most widely farmed fish species in the world. It was first introduced in Spain in the late 19th century for sport fishing (Elvira 1995) and nowadays is used there for both fishing and aquaculture. O...

Jamal Yusuf, and Mayank Goyal, and Saibal Mukhopadhyay, and Vimal Mehta, and Sunil Dhaiya, and Renu Saxena, and Vijay Trehan

Background and aim of study: Systemic thromboembolism is a major complication in patients of mitral stenosis (MS) with atrial fibrillation (AF) due to induction of hypercoagulable state. The aim was to assess the relationship, if any, between control of ventricular rate and systemic coagulation factors. Method: 70 patients of moderate to severe MS in AF were studied. 35 patients with average heart rate >100 beats/min over a 24 hour period assessed by Holter monitoring were considered as having a...

S.M. Kharit, and V.Yu. Rodnikova, and T.A. Druzhinina, and E.Ya. Frolova, and O.K. Mamontova

<em>The results of an observation of 288 children under the age 3–20 months old (46 healthy infants and 142 patients with allergic diseases, residual lesions of CNS, frequently ailing ones and infants with other pathologies), vaccinated and re-vaccinated with Hiberix and Infanrix in one syringe were analyzed. High safety of such method of injection allowed decreasing of injection load during the vaccination against hemophilic infection type b in infants. Common moderate reaction was detected in ...

Paolo Casale, and Antonios D. Mazaris, and Daniela Freggi, and Carola Vallini, and Roberto Argano

Growth rates of the juvenile phase of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) were estimated for the first time in the Mediterranean Sea from capture-mark-recapture records. Thirty-eight turtles were released from Italian coasts and re-encountered after 1.0-10.9 years in the period 1986-2007. Their mean CCL (curved carapace length) ranged from 32.5 to 82.0 cm and they showed variable growth rates, ranging from 0 to 5.97 cm/yr (mean: 2.5). The association between annual growth rate and three covaria...

J. Feldmann, and A. Levermann

The initiation of a marine ice-sheet instability (MISI) is generally discussed from the ocean side of the ice sheet. It has been shown that the reduction in ice-shelf buttressing and softening of the coastal ice can destabilize a marine ice sheet if the bedrock is sloping upward towards the ocean. Using a conceptional flow-line geometry, we investigate the possibility of whether a MISI can be triggered from the direction of the ice divide as opposed to coastal forcing and explore the interaction...

Andrea Fernandez-Araujo, and M. Mercedes Rodríguez Vieytes, and Ana María Botana

Abstract: Yessotoxin (YTX) group are phycotoxins produced by different species of dinoflagellates. YTX activates the Phosphodiesterases (PDEs). This group of toxins can be consumed by humans, however no intoxication events are reported. Controversial results by measuring cell viability with MTT (3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazoliumbromide) assay had been described. In this paper mitochondrial activity and cell death are studied through different viability tests, flow cytometry, w...

Kaushik Deb Das, and Shubhamoy Ghosh, and Asim Kumar Das, and Aloke Ghosh, and Ramkumar Mondal, and Tanapa Banerjee, and Seikh Sajid Ali, and Seikh Swaif Ali, and Munmun Koley, and Subhranil Saha

Aim: Controversies and disagreement exist on conventional treatment strategies of haemorrhoids due to relapse, inefficacy, and complications. We intend to evaluate role of individualized homoeopathic treatment in haemorrhoids. Methods: In this prospective, open, observational trial, haemorrhoids patients were treated using 5 standardized scales measuring complaints severity and anoscopic score. It was conducted at two homoeopathic hospitals in India during mid-July 2014 to mid-July 2015. Patient...

Cherng-Yuan eLin

Biodiesel is a renewable, clean, alternative energy source with advantages such as excellent lubricity, superior biodegradability and high combustion efficiency. Biodiesel is considered for mixing with fishing boat fuels to adjust their fuel characteristics so that toxic pollutants and greenhouse-effect gas emissions from such shipping might be reduced. The effects of blending fishing boat fuels A and B with various weight proportions of biodiesel are experimentally investigated in this study. T...

Manuel Meidinger, and Markantonatou Vasiliki, and Marcello Sano, and Marco Palma, and Massimo Ponti

Geographical information systems (GIS) and diagnostic cartography have traditionally been shown to be useful tools for the application of ecosystem-based management (EBM). To date, bionomic and diagnostic cartographic approaches have been commonly used to support decision-making in the selection, zoning and management of marine protected areas (MPAs), with a range of practical tools developed for this purpose. In addition to these, new and emerging technologies have the potential for generating ...

Sonya eDyhrman, and Sheean eHaley

The toxic arsenate ion can behave as a phosphate analog, and this can result in arsenate toxicity especially in areas with elevated arsenate to phosphate ratios like the surface waters of the ocean gyres. In these systems, cellular arsenate resistance strategies would allow phytoplankton to ameliorate the effects of arsenate transport into the cell. Despite the potential coupling between arsenate and phosphate cycling in oligotrophic marine waters, relatively little is known about arsenate res...

José Colaço Dias Neto

Ponta Grossa dos Fidalgos is a small fishing village located on the north shore of Lagoa Feia, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. This article aims to present how the people from this village organize their daily activities from crossing three calendars fishing. A careful reflection shows conflicts about the seasonal regulations of fishing activities and how fishermen and public officials are positioned on them.

G. G. Laruelle, and P. Landschützer, and N. Gruber, and J.-L. Tison, and B. Delille, and P. Regnier

In spite of the recent strong increase in the number of measurements of the partial pressure of CO₂ in the surface ocean (<i>p</i>CO₂), the air–sea CO₂ balance of the continental shelf seas remains poorly quantified. This is a consequence of these regions remaining strongly under-sampled in both time and space and of surface <i>p</i>CO₂ exhibiting much higher temporal and spatial variability in these regions compared to the open ocean. Here, we u...

Wąs-Barcz Anna, and Bernaś Rafał, and Wenne Roman

Many countries in the Baltic Sea basin have initiated enhancement programs for Baltic migratory sea trout, Salmo trutta L., to compensate for losses stemming from anthropogenic pressure that has resulted in the declining population abundance of this species. Regular stock enhancement has been conducted in Poland since the 1960s. Currently, over one million sea trout smolts are released into Polish rivers annually. In most Baltic countries, including Poland, stock enhancement depends on hatcherie...

Twarowska Natalia, and Niemierzycka Agnieszka

Introduction: Calcaneal spur is a pathology of the fibrocartilage enthesis of the Achilles tendon and plantar fascia or a pathology of the mixed enthesis of the flexor digitorum brevis muscle. Ultrasound therapy is commonly applied in the conservative treatment of a calcaneal spur. Foot muscle strengthening exercises, stretching exercises and soft tissue therapy are indicated as effective methods of conservative treatment. The aim of the study was to compare and assess the effects of ultrasound ...

Łodziński Sławomir, and Rudnicki Sergiusz

The article tries to analyze the participation and political representation of the Polish minority in Ukraine and the Ukrainian minority in Poland in the period 1990-2015. Its meaning stems from at least several reasons. Firstly, because the both states officially accepted national minorities after 1990, they have introduced institutional arrangements of protection of their rights and have signed the major international documents in this area. Secondly, because the process of adaptation of Europ...

MSA Chowdhury, and MN Islam, and MA Alim

Fish ball was formulated with fish mince powder supplemented with potato flour along with other ingredients. Higher percentage of fish mince powder contained higher amount of protein, fat and ash but lower amount of total carbohydrate and moisture compared to that containing lower percentage of fish mince powder. The water absorption and frying time increased with the increasing percentage of fish mince powder. Fish balls prepared from the ingredients having 35% fish mince powder had the highest...

Paavo Kuisma

The effect of foliar application of commercial seaweed extract on potato growth was studied in long-day conditions (60° 10' N 25°00' E) characterized by a cool and short growing season. The results showed that neither the doses, 0, 5, 10, 20 l/ha nor the spraying 24, 45, 58 days after the emergence had any remarkable influence on potato growth and yield if the other preconditions of production are in order. Only small, although insignificant benefit could be obtained with application done three ...

H.R. Veena, and S. Mahantesha, and Preethi A. Joseph, and Sudhir R. Patil, and Suvarna H. Patil

Summary: Context: Routine dental procedures produce aerosol and splatter, which pose a potential risk to the clinician and dental personnel, as well as the immunocompromised patient. Reports indicate that the ultrasonic scaler is the greatest producer of aerosol and splatter. Aims: The study aimed to evaluate the contamination distance, contamination amount and contamination duration of aerosol produced during ultrasonic scaling. Methods and materials: The study was performed on a mannequin fit...

Jannie P. van der Linden, and Frances Siebert, and Stefan J. Siebert, and Daan P. Ferreira, and George J. Bredekamp

A classification of the woody component of the riparian vegetation of Zululand coastal thornveld is analysed using the height classes of different woody species as an indication of age. A total of 43 randomly stratified plots was selected using aerial photographs to include all the different plant communities in this rare and endemic vegetation type. A floristic survey of the woody component was conducted within each sample plot. Species data recorded included tree cover and tree richness. Envir...

C. Vizza, and W. E. West, and S. E. Jones, and J. A. Hart, and G. A. Lamberti

Wetlands are the largest natural source of methane (CH₄) emissions to the atmosphere, which vary along salinity and productivity gradients. Global change has the potential to reshape these gradients and therefore alter future contributions of wetlands to the global CH₄ budget. Our study examined CH₄ production along a natural salinity gradient in fully inundated coastal Alaska wetlands. In the laboratory, we incubated natural sediments to compare CH₄ p...

M. Ghantous, and A. V. Babanin

Mixing of the upper ocean affects the sea surface temperature by bringing deeper, colder water to the surface. Because even small changes in the surface temperature can have a large impact on weather and climate, accurately determining the rate of mixing is of central importance for forecasting. Although there are several mixing mechanisms, one that has until recently been overlooked is the effect of turbulence generated by non-breaking, wind-generated surface waves. <br><br> Lately there has be...

Jasmin Pascale Heiden, and Jasmin Pascale Heiden, and Kai Bischof, and Scarlett Trimborn, and Scarlett Trimborn

It is largely unknown how rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations and changes in the upper mixed layer depth, with its subsequent effects on light availability will affect phytoplankton physiology in the Southern Ocean. Linking seasonal variations in the availability of CO2 and light to abundances and physiological traits of key phytoplankton species could aid to understand their abilities to acclimate to predicted future climatic conditions. To investigate the combined effects of CO2 and light on...

Silvio Jablonski

Most of the oil and natural gas produced in Brazil derive from offshore fields, virtually concentrated in the Campos Basin off the coast of Rio de Janeiro State. The area is also of intense fisheries interest, involving participation of hand-liners artisanal boats and tuna boats due to the fish aggregating effect of the oil rigs. In order to avoid accidents with the platform "Stena Tay", in operation at Santos and Campos Basins, in 2001 e 2002, an awareness project was developed aiming at avoidi...

Marta Jussara Cremer, and André Silva Barreto, and Fernando Augusto Sliva Hardt, and Antonio José Tonello Júnior, and Roberta Mounayer

Information about cetaceans in offshore Brazilian waters is scarce, and oil-rigs could provide an important opportunity to obtain new data. The present work was conducted on the P-XIV oil-rig (Petrobrás) (26o46’02.2”S; 46o47’02.15”W), located on the border of the continental slope, in an area of 200m depth. In the period between July 2000 and August 2002, 75 sightings of cetaceans were recorded during 38 days of effort. Among the species identified, Tursiops truncatus was the most common, corres...

RENATO P. LOPES, and SERGIO R. DILLENBURG, and CESAR L. SCHULTZ, and JORGE FERIGOLO, and ANA MARIA RIBEIRO, and JAMIL C. PEREIRA, and ELIZETE C. HOLANDA, and VANESSA G. PITANA, and LEONARDO KERBER

The coastal plain of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil, includes four barrier-lagoon depositional systems formed by successive Quaternary sea-level highstands that were correlated to marine isotope stages (MIS) 11, 9, 5 and 1, despite the scarcity of absolute ages. This study describes a sea-level highstand older than MIS 5, based on the stratigraphy, ages and fossils of the shallow marine facies found in coastal barrier (Barrier II). This facies outcrops along the banks of Chuí...

Edson Fontes de Oliveira, and Luciani Breda, and Erivelto Goulart

A ecomorfologia é o estudo da relação entre a forma dos organismos e os fatores ambientais. Nesse contexto, estudos de morfologia funcional relacionados à locomoção fornecem explicações de causa e de efeito na relação fenótipo-ambiente. O objetivo deste trabalho foi revisar relações de forma e de função das estruturas da morfologia externa relacionadas à locomoção em peixes. As estruturas responsáveis pela propulsão podem ser divididas em tronco e nadadeiras. De forma geral o corpo pode ser fusi...

Pierre E Galand, and Sabrina Lucas, and Sonja K Fagervold, and Erwan Peru, and Audrey M Pruski, and Gilles Vétion, and Christine Dupuy, and Katell Guizien

Disturbance strongly impacts patterns of community diversity, yet the shape of the diversity-disturbance relationship remains a matter of debate. The topic has been of interest in theoretical ecology for decades as it has practical implications for the understanding of ecosystem services in nature. One of these processes is the remineralization of organic matter by microorganisms in coastal marine sediments, which are periodically impacted by disturbances across the sediment-water interface. Her...

Christian eKatlein, and Donald K Perovich, and Marcel eNicolaus

Light measurements in the ocean provide crucial information about the energy fluxes in the climate and ecosystem. Currently radiative transfer problems are usually considered in horizontally homogeneous layers although it is known to be a crude assumption in many cases. In this paper, we examine the effects of a horizontally inhomogeneous sea ice layer on the light field in the water underneath. We implemented a three dimensional model, capable to simulate the light field underneath arbitrary su...

Leila Hassaninezhad, and AliReza Safahieh, and Negin Salamat, and Ahmad Savari, and Naeem Erfani Majd

Gill histomorphological alterations were used to assess the effects of chronic exposure to HgCl2 on the yellowfin seabream, Acanthopagrus latus. In this regard, 90 A. latus were exposed to sublethal concentrations of HgCl2 (10, 20, 35 and 50 μg/L) for 3 weeks. Treated fish were erratic and showed respiratory distress. The most common morphological abnormalities included: filaments disorganization, increase of mucus secretion, debris and blood plaques on the filaments, losing or shortening of som...

E. TASKIN

The myrionematoid brown alga Ulonema rhizophorum Foslie (Phaeophyceae, Chordariaceae) is reported for the first time from the Mediterranean Sea. This species was collected growing as an epiphyte on Ulva sp. from the Dardanelles (Sea of Marmara, Turkey) in the midlittoral zone. Ulonema rhizophorum is characterized by downwardly produced rhizoids from the basal system. A key to the Mediterranean related genera of Ulonema is provided.

Gholamhossein Mohebbi, and Ramin Seyedian, and Iraj Nabipour

Background: Sea snakes belong to Hydrophiidae family mainly are found in tropical and subtropical waters of the world including the Persian Gulf. Their highly lethal venoms are more potent than snakes with terrestrial origin and contain complex mixtures of organic and inorganic bioactive substances, such as enzyme, and non-enzymatic proteins. There were limited studies on the venoms and toxins of sea snake; hence, the aim of this systematic review was to investigate the toxinological dimensions ...

Magdalena STANEK, and Wojciech ANDRZEJEWSKI, and Bogdan JANICKI

The aim of the work was to determine the total cholesterol content in the meat of perch (Perca fluviatilis L.), Prussian carp (Carassius auratus gibelio), ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernua L.) and sander (Sander lucioperca L.) collected from Lake Gopło, Lake Góreckie and to compare the cholesterol content between females and males of ruffe caught in different seasons from Lake Gopło. The study involved 84 samples of fish meat. The cholesterol content was determined with the modified Liebermann-Burchar...

Nuno Oliveira, and Ana Henriques, and Joana Miodonski, and Joana Pereira, and Débora Marujo, and Ana Almeida, and Nuno Barros, and Joana Andrade, and Ana Marçalo, and Jorge Santos, and Isabel Benta Oliveira, and Marisa Ferreira, and Helder Araújo, and Sílvia Monteiro, and José Vingada, and Ivan Ramírez

Competition with fisheries and incidental capture in fishing gear are the major current threats for seabirds at sea. Fishing is a traditional activity in Portugal and is mainly composed of a great number of small vessels. Given the lack of knowledge on effects of the Portuguese fishing fleet on seabird populations, bycatch was assessed in mainland coastal waters for 2010–2012. Interviews and on-board data were divided into 5 strata, according to fishing gear: Bottom trawling, Bottom longline, Pu...

V. M. Kochet

Complete fish list of Samara Dniprovska River is presented in the paper. The List is formed on the base of 25 years of the ichthyofauna study and taking into account the fish communities state in all types of biotopes. Reasons influnced on the dynamics of fish species composition since the first study are put forward.

Ivana eGazova, and Ivana eGazova, and Kamil eVlcek, and Kamil eVlcek, and Jan eLaczo, and Jan eLaczo, and Zuzana eNedelska, and Zuzana eNedelska, and Eva eHyncicova, and Ivana eMokrisova, and Katerina eSheardova, and Jakub eHort, and Jakub eHort

Spatial navigation is a skill of determining and maintaining a trajectory from one place to another. Mild progressive decline of spatial navigation develops gradually during the course of physiological ageing. Nevertheless, severe spatial navigation deficit can be the first sign of incipient Alzheimer’s disease (AD), occurring in the stage of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), preceding the development of a full blown dementia. Patients with amnestic MCI, especially those with the hippocampal type...

Xuewen Wang, and Shawn D. Youngstedt

Background: Poor sleep quality is associated with adverse effects on health outcomes. It is not clear whether exercise can improve sleep quality and whether intensity of exercise affects any of the effects. Methods: Fifteen healthy, non-obese (body mass index = 24.4 ± 2.1 kg/m2, mean ± SD), sedentary (<20 min of exercise on no more than 3 times/week) older women (66.1 ± 3.9 years) volunteered for the study. Peak oxygen consumption (VO2peak) was evaluated using a graded exercise test on a treadmi...

A.K. Nair

This paper records observation on the status and distribution of Gangetic Dolphin, Gharial, Mugger and other aquatic animals, and birds in the National Chambal Gharial Sanctuary in Rajasthan during the Chambal river expedition conducted with the Indian Army in May 1998. A total of five Gangetic Dolphins, nine Gharials, 14 Indian Mugger crocodiles and 118 species of birds were sighted during the survey of 350km-long stretch of the river Chambal from Keshoraipatan-Bundi to Dhaulpur. The current ...

Hannah L. Buckley, and Arash Rafat, and Johnathon D. Ridden, and Robert H. Cruickshank, and Hayley J. Ridgway, and Adrian M. Paterson

The role of species’ interactions in structuring biological communities remains unclear. Mutualistic symbioses, involving close positive interactions between two distinct organismal lineages, provide an excellent means to explore the roles of both evolutionary and ecological processes in determining how positive interactions affect community structure. In this study, we investigate patterns of co-diversification between fungi and algae for a range of New Zealand lichens at the community, genus, ...

E. Durá, and G. Mendiguren, and M.P. Martín, and M.J. Acevedo-Dudley, and M. Bosch-Bolmar, and V.L. Fuentes, and C. Bordehore

<p>The sea surface temperature (SST) estimated from MODIS Aqua products (daytime and nighttime 11 μm and night 4 μm) has been correlated with field data taken at three depths (15, 50, 100 cm) in a Western Mediterranean coastal area. The comparison has allowed us to analyze the uncertainty in the estimation of this parameter in coastal waters using low spatial resolution satellite images. The results show that the daytime SST_11 μm product obtains fittest statistical values: RMSE (root mean squar...

Alvaro Morales-Ramírez, and Eduardo Suarez-Morales, and Marco Corrales-Ugalde, and Octavio Esquivel Garrote

The studies on marine copepods of Costa Rica started in the 1990’s and focused on the largest coastal-estuarine systems in the country, particularly along the Pacific coast. Diversity is widely variable among these systems: 40 species have been recorded in the Culebra Bay influenced by upwelling, northern Pacific coast, only 12 in the Gulf of Nicoya estuarine system, and 38 in Golfo Dulce, an anoxic basin in the southern Pacific coast of the country. Freshwater environments of Costa Rica are kno...

Tore Schweder

Frequentist concepts of confidence distribution, reduced likelihood and likelihood synthesis are presented as tools for integrative statistical analysis, leading to distributional inference. Bias correction, often achieved by simulations, is emphasised. The methods are illustrated on data concerning bowhead whales off Alaska, and they are briefly compared with Bayesian methods.

Miquéias Ferrão, and Rafael de Fraga, and Jiří Moravec, and Igor L. Kaefer, and Albertina P. Lima

The genus Scinax is one of the most specious genera of treefrogs of the family Hylidae. Despite the high number of potential new species of Scinax revealed in recent studies, the rate of species descriptions for Amazonia has been low in the last decade. A potential cause of this low rate may be the existence of morphologically cryptic species. Describing new species may not only impact the taxonomy and systematics of a group of organisms but also benefit other fields of biology. Ecological studi...

Nobuo eUeda, and Nobuo eUeda, and Sandie M Degnan

Nitric oxide (NO) is a second messenger molecule synthesized by the enzyme nitric oxide synthase (NOS) that requires the molecular chaperone heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) for normal enzymatic activity. Past studies have revealed that both NO and HSP90 act as negative regulators (repressors) of metamorphosis in a diverse range of marine invertebrates, including several molluscan species. Here, we test the role of NO in the metamorphic induction of a vetigastropod mollusc, the tropical abalone Hal...

Frédéric Bertucci, and Eric Parmentier, and Cécile Berthe, and Marc Besson, and Anthony D. Hawkins, and Thierry Aubin, and David Lecchini

Acoustic recording has been recognized as a valuable tool for non-intrusive monitoring of the marine environment, complementing traditional visual surveys. Acoustic surveys conducted on coral ecosystems have so far been restricted to barrier reefs and to shallow depths (10–30 m). Since they may provide refuge for coral reef organisms, the monitoring of outer reef slopes and describing of the soundscapes of deeper environment could provide insights into the characteristics of different biotopes o...

Jose Luis Izquierdo, and Francisco Pando

In this paper we collect the 103 algae names published by the Spanish phycologist Pedro González Guerrero during his life-long study of algae at the Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid. Names are presented with specific information to facilitate the typification of these names in the future, since P. González only used small illustrations as type elements when describing new infrageneric taxa. We also review here the status of this collection, which has been restored and databased in the process. The...

Yingmou Yao

To investigate the effects of temperature sum on vitamin C concentration (Vc), yield and maturity of sea buckthorn fruit (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) and to predict the optimal harvest time, berries were collected from eight genotypes at an interval of about one week from August 16 to December 2. Maturity was visually observed, berry weight measured and Vc determined. Berries matured at 1165-1316 degree-days (d.d.). Vc reached maximum at about 1229 d.d., while fruit size and yield reached maximum a...

Amin A. Aqel, and Panagiota Giakkoupi, and Hamed Alzoubi, and Ibrahim Masalha, and Matthew J. Ellington, and Alkiviadis Vatopoulos

Summary: Little is known of carbapenemase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (CPK) in Jordan. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of CPK in a major hospital in Amman, Jordan in 2012–2013 and to characterize the isolates and detect the types of carbapenemase(s) they produced.For the 296 isolates investigated, species identification and antimicrobial susceptibilities were determined (Vitek II, bioMérieux). Isolates with decreased ertapenem susceptibility were tested for carbapenemase product...