Agnieszka Pawełczyk, and Magdalena Kotlicka-Antczak, and Tomasz Pawełczyk, and Jolanta Rabe-Jabłońska

Objective: This study was aimed at checking a hypothesis about a possible correlation between medical students’ temperamental traits and specialty preferences. Material and methods: The study was carried out among 202 students of the 6th year at the Medical University of Łódź in academic year 2008/2009. The examined group consisted of 140 women (69%) and 62 men (31%). The average age of the students included into the study was 24.7 years (range: 23-29). The subjects were asked to fill in a qu...

Amel Ben Ali Ismail, and Monia El Bour EL Bour, and Leila Trabelsi Ktari, and Ahmed Mehboob, and Henk Bolhuis, and Abdellatif Chihi Boudabous, and Lucas Stal, and Mariana Silvia Cretoiu

Macroalgae belonging to the genus Padina are known to produce antibacterial compounds that may inhibit growth of human- and animal pathogens. Hitherto, it was unclear whether this antibacterial activity is produced by the macroalga itself or by secondary metabolite producing epiphytic bacteria. Here we report antibacterial activities of epiphytic bacteria isolated from Padina pavonica (Peacocks tail) located on northern coast of Tunisia. Eighteen isolates were obtained in pure culture and tested...

Yasuhide Osaki, and Yutaka Kodama

Particle bombardment is a powerful and relatively easy method for transient expression of genes of interest in plant cells, especially those that are recalcitrant to other transformation methods. This method has facilitated numerous analyses of subcellular localization of fluorescent fusion protein constructs. Particle bombardment delivers genes to the first layer of plant tissue. In leaves of higher plants, epidermal cells are the first cell layer. Many studies have used the epidermal cell laye...

Paulo Vasconcelos, and Alexandre M. Pereira, and Rita Constantino, and Carlos M. Barroso, and Miguel B. Gaspar

The present study reports the growth rate of the purple dye murex, Bolinus brandaris (Gastropoda: Muricidae), estimated from mark-recapture experiments. A total of 1067 specimens (shell length = 43.4±8.1 mm, range = 14.6−78.4 mm) were marked with Dymo® tape tags and released in a semi-intensive fish culture earthen pond. After a period at liberty ranging from almost two months to around two years, 288 individuals were recaptured (shell length = 67.4±6.2 mm, range = 45.3−88.6 mm), which correspon...

Lei Ao, and De-Yu Wang

The present paper studies the ultimate torsional strength of stiffened box girders with large deck opening due to the influence of cracks. Three types of hull girders with different spans are provided for comparison. Potential parameters which may have effects on the torsional strength including the mesh refinement, initial deflection, material strain hardening, geometric properties of crack and stiffener are discussed. Two new concepts that play an significant role in the ultimate strength rese...

Van Thang eDuong, and Skye R Thomas-Hall, and Peer eSchenk

One challenge constraining the use of microalgae in the food and biofuels industry is growth and lipid accumulation. Microalgae with high growth characteristics are more likely to originate from the local environment. However, to be commercially effective, in addition to high growth microalgae must also have high lipid productivities and contain the desired fatty acids for their intended use. We isolated microalgae from intertidal locations in South East Queensland, Australia with adverse or flu...

Ø. Kleiv, and A. Folkestad, and J. Høkedal, and K. Sørensen, and E. Aas

During 4 field days in the years 2009–2011, 22 data sets of measurements were collected in the inner Oslofjord, Norway. The data consist of recordings of spectral nadir radiances in air and water as well as spectral downward irradiance in air. The studied wavelengths are 351, 400, 413, 443, 490, 510, 560, 620, 665, 681, 709 and 754 nm. <br><br> The water-leaving radiance and the reflected radiance at the sea surface have been obtained from the measured nadir radiances in air and water, where th...

Katanacho Manuel, and De la Cadena Wladimir, and Engel Sebastian

The presented work is an alternative to established measurement systems in surgical navigation. The system is based on camera based tracking of QR code markers. The application uses a single video camera, integrated in a surgical lamp, that captures the QR markers attached to surgical instruments and to the patient.

Mary Rute Gomes Esperandio

<p>In Brazil the relationship between religiosity/spirituality and health has been mainly studied by medicine and nursing. There are few studies on the behavior and beliefs of health professionals and chaplains. This study aims to find out how the dimension of religiosity/spirituality is understood and integrated (or not) by health professionals and chaplains in health care in a hospital in Curitiba-PR. The research method is a quantitative survey, cross-sectional and descriptive. The applied in...

Kirstin Fangel, and Øystein Aas, and Jon Helge Vølstad, and Kim Magnus Bærum, and Signe Christensen-Dalsgaard, and Kjell Nedreaas, and Modulf Overvik, and Line Camilla Wold, and Tycho Anker-Nilssen

With diminishing seabird populations and little knowledge on incidental bycatch in fisheries in the Northeast Atlantic, this study aimed to screen seabird bycatch in Norwegian coastal fisheries in 2009. The purpose was to 1) quantify magnitude of seabird bycatch rates and estimate total bycatch from the entire fleet by different estimators 2) evaluate data from an access point survey against monitoring data from a reference fleet as methods for collecting data on bycatch mortality of seabirds an...

T.H. SOUKISSIAN, and G. CHRONIS

The scope of this work is twofold: i) to discuss and analyze some principles, issues and problems related to the development and advancement of Operational Oceanography in Greece and ii) to present a real-time monitoring and forecasting system for the Aegean Sea, which is currently under implementation. Operational Oceanography in Greece has become a necessity today, since it can provide aid to find solutions on problems related to societal, economic, environmental and scientific issues. Most o...

Paul eKroer, and Kasper Urup Kjeldsen, and Jens Randel Nyengaard, and Andreas eSchramm, and Peter eFunch

Priapulus caudatus (phylum Priapulida) is a benthic marine predatory worm with a cosmopolitan distribution. In its digestive tract we detected symbiotic bacteria that were consistently present in specimens collected over eight years from three sites at the Swedish west coast. Based on their 16S rRNA gene sequence, these symbionts comprise a novel genus of the order Rickettsiales (Alphaproteobacteria). Electron microscopy and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) identified them as extracellu...

V. Brüchert, and V. Brüchert, and L. Bröder, and L. Bröder, and J. E. Sawicka, and J. E. Sawicka, and T. Tesi, and T. Tesi, and T. Tesi, and S. P. Joye, and X. Sun, and X. Sun, and I. P. Semiletov, and I. P. Semiletov, and I. P. Semiletov, and V. A. Samarkin

The Siberian Arctic Sea shelf and slope is a key region for the degradation of terrestrial organic material transported from the organic-carbon-rich permafrost regions of Siberia. We report on sediment carbon mineralization rates based on O₂ microelectrode profiling; intact sediment core incubations; ³⁵S-sulfate tracer experiments; pore-water dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC); <i>δ</i>¹³C_DIC; and iron, manganese, and ammonium concentrations from 2...

R. H. Guthrie, and J. K. Brown

A conceptual model of landslide-induced denudation for coastal mountain watersheds spanning 10,000 years of environmental change is presented. The model uses a constructed paleo-climate based on vegetation records and an established relationship between landslide frequencies and precipitation. Landslide frequencies are determined for the early warm dry Holocene, the warm wet middle Holocene and modern climates. Average landslide rates vary between 0.005 landslides·y^-1·km^-2 ...

I. N. Monioudi, and A. F. Velegrakis, and A. E. Chatzipavlis, and A. Rigos, and T. Karambas, and M. I. Vousdoukas, and T. Hasiotis, and N. Koukourouvli, and P. Peduzzi, and E. Manoutsoglou, and S. E. Poulos, and M. B. Collins

The present contribution constitutes the first comprehensive attempt to (a) record the spatial characteristics of the beaches of the Aegean archipelago (Greece), a critical resource for both the local and national economy, and (b) provide a rapid assessment of the impacts of the long-term and episodic sea level rise (SLR) under different scenarios. Spatial information and other attributes (e.g., presence of coastal protection works and backshore development) of the beaches of the 58 largest isla...

Chao H Huang, and Chao H Huang, and Jo eWick, and Gurusingham (Sitta) eSittampalam, and Victor Sanjit eNirmalanandhan, and Apar eGanti, and Apar eGanti, and Stephen K Williamson, and Prakash C Neupane, and Andrew eGodwin, and Sarah eSchmitt, and Nora J Smart, and Sarah eSpencer, and Peter J Van Veldhuizen, and Peter J Van Veldhuizen

Abstract Background: SCLC, a variant of lung cancer marked by early metastases, accounts for 13% of all lung cancers diagnosed in US. Despite high response rates to treatment, it is an aggressive disease with a median survival of 9-11 months for patients with EX-SCLC. Detection of CTCs is a novel laboratory technique currently in use to determine response to therapy and to predict prognosis in breast, colorectal and prostate cancer. We initiated a study to study the role of CTC as a biomarker ...

Yang Song, and Jian-hua Yang

<p><strong>Purpose</strong>: The exactly and precisely supply of carrying spare parts has a crucial impact on support and could improve the performance of equipment. Spare parts support is the crux work which will be limited by spare parts allocation and support cost input. Reasonable support strategy can help in making good use of available resources and support the equipment in normal operational status. The purpose of this paper is to propose a dynamics model of spare parts support process ba...

K. W. Dawson, and N. Meskhidze, and D. Josset, and S. Gassó

Retrievals of aerosol optical depth (AOD) from the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) satellite sensor require the assumption of the extinction-to-backscatter ratio, also known as the lidar ratio. This paper evaluates a new method to calculate the lidar ratio of marine aerosols using two independent sources: the AOD from the Synergized Optical Depth of Aerosols (SODA) project and the integrated attenuated backscatter from CALIOP. With this method, the particulate lidar rat...

James Anyelo Vanegas-Ríos, and María de las Mercedes Azpelicueta, and Hernán Ortega

Chrysobrycon eliasi is described from several drainages of río Madre de Dios and upper río Manuripe basins, río Madeira basin, Peru. The new species is distinguished from its congeners by the maxillary teeth, which are tricuspidate, bicuspidate and conical, and the terminal lateral-line tube developed between caudal-fin rays 10-11. Other characters that help to recognize C. eliasi are the possession of maxilla with 6-15 (usually 11) teeth occupying more than 70% of the length of the maxilla in a...

Daniel García, and Marcelo Loureiro, and Bettina Tassino

Annual fishes inhabit temporary ponds that dry out seasonally and the adaptations to survive this extreme condition include high metabolic rates and an elaborate courtship behavior which ends in the deposition of drought-resistant eggs, capable of going through diapause stages in the substrate. The pronounced sexual dimorphism that these fishes show suggests that sexual selection could play a key role in the differentiation, speciation and evolution of this diverse group of fishes. However, ther...

Khairun Yahya, and Shuhaida Shuib, and Fatin Izzati Minhat, and Omar Ahmad, and Anita Talib

Objective: To investigate the spatial and temporal distribution of benthic foraminiferal assemblages in relation with environmental parameters in Penang Island (the northern part of Malacca Straits, west coast of Peninsula Malaysia). Methods: Foraminifera samples were obtained from 144 sediment samples collected bimonthly throughout a one year sampling period using Ponar grab. These samples were then fixed with 4% buffered formalin stained with Rose Bengal. Temperature, salinity, dissolved ...

Gabriel-Ortega Julio

Sr. Editor. Me dirijo a su distinguida persona en su calidad de Editor de la Revista Journal of the Selva Andina Research Society órgano oficial de la Sociedad Científica “Selva Andina Research Society” cuya misión es promover, difundir, incentivar y reconocer trabajos de investigación en las diversas áreas del conocimiento, en beneficio del desarrollo de la sociedad actual , con el propósito de hacerle conocer mis criterios de lo que significa una investigación científica, la misma que lo c...

Kato NP, and Kinugawa K, and Sano M, and Kogure A, and Sakuragi F, and Kobukata K, and Ohtsu H, and Wakita S, and Jaarsma T, and Kazuma K

Naoko P Kato,1&ndash;3 Koichiro Kinugawa,1 Miho Sano,4 Asuka Kogure,4 Fumika Sakuragi,5 Kihoko Kobukata,4 Hiroshi Ohtsu,6 Sanae Wakita,4 Tiny Jaarsma,2 Keiko Kazuma7 1Department of Therapeutic Strategy for Heart Failure, The&nbsp;University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; 2Department of Social and Welfare Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Link&ouml;ping University, Link&ouml;ping, Sweden; 3JSPS&nbsp;Postdoctoral Fellow for Research Abroad, Tokyo, 4Department of Nursing, 5D...

Omeragić Elma E., and Marjanović Aleksandra A., and Đeđibegović Jasmina J., and Dobrača Amila A., and Šober Miroslav M.

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are chemicals of global concern due to their potential for long-range transport, persistence in environment, ability to biomagnify and bioaccumulate in ecosystems, as well as their significant negative effects on human health and the environment. In this study, seven targeted polychlorinated byphenils (PCBs, IUPAC Nos. 28, 52, 101, 118, 138, 153, and 180) and the organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) aldrin, dieldrin, endrin, cis-chlordane, trans-chlordane and oxy...

Cesar Santificetur, and Marcella Bockis Giaretta, and Valéria Regina Martins Conversani, and Marina Rito Brenha-Nunes, and Carolina Correia Siliprandi, and Carmen Lucia Del Bianco Rossi-Wongtschowski

Abstract To complement the series of manuscripts published as "Atlas of Teleostei Otoliths of the Southeastern-Southern Brazil", in this volume we present results for species of Siluriformes (two species) and Pleuronectiformes (thirteen species) orders. Considering that the sagittae of Siluriformes are very small we analyzed the left lapillus. Due to the asymmetry of the Pleuronectiformes otoliths, were analysed both left and right structures, being the circumsulcal depression the most important...

Oscar B. Vitorino Júnior, and Carlos S. Agostinho, and Fernando M. Pelicice

ABSTRACT Mylesinus paucisquamatus is a threatened fish endemic to the rio Tocantins basin, with little information about its natural history. Using monitoring data obtained between 1998 and 2009, we investigated the spatial distribution, feeding and reproduction of this species in a long stretch of the middle-upper rio Tocantins. Eighty-one individuals were captured over a decade of intensive sampling. In addition, we recorded the species in only 13 out of 35 sites, particularly in the Tocantins...

Botermann L, and Krueger K, and Eickhoff C, and Kloft C, and Schulz M

Lea Botermann,1,2 Katrin Krueger,1 Christiane Eickhoff,1 Charlotte Kloft,2 Martin Schulz1&ndash;31Department of Medicine, ABDA&nbsp;&ndash; Federal Union of German Associations of Pharmacists, Berlin, 2Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Berlin, 3Department of Pharmacology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, GermanyPurpose: The Action Plan for Medication Safety by the German Federal Ministry of Health introduced a stand...

Myung-Il Roh

With increases in international oil prices, the proportion of fuel cost to the operational costs of a ship is currently increasing. To reduce fuel cost, a method for determining an economical route for a ship based on the acquisition of the sea state and the estimation of fuel consumption is proposed. The proposed method consists of three items. The first item is to acquire the sea state information in real time. The second item is to estimate the fuel consumption of a ship according to the sea ...

T. A. Jones, and S. A. Christopher

Using daily Goddard Chemistry Aerosol Radiation and Transport (GOCART) model simulations and columnar retrievals of 0.55 μm aerosol optical thickness (AOT) and fine mode fraction (FMF) from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), we estimate the satellite-derived aerosol properties over the global oceans between June 2006 and May 2007 due to black carbon (BC), organic carbon (OC), dust (DU), sea-salt (SS), and sulfate (SU) components. Using Aqua-MODIS aerosol properties embedd...

van der Schaar Mike, and Lahmann Robert, and Graf Kay, and Houégnigan Ludwig, and Solsona Alba, and De Vreese Steffen, and Sánchez Antonio M., and André Michel

This paper presents some of the bioacoustics related analysis that was performed on the ANTARES data, focussing on the year 2014. The data was processed for sperm whale, dolphin and shipping presence and grouped by hour of the day. It seemed that dolphins were more socially active during the day and foraging during the night. Sperm whales were mostly foraging during the day, but they may have been moving to other areas during the night. The most intense shipping noise came from a ferry that pass...

Catarina Francisca Morais Silva, and Myrella Lima Pinto , and Hellen Christina de Almeida Kato , and Caroline Roberta Freitas Pires

The aim of this report is to describe a nutritional education activity planned to encourage the fish consumption in a primary school in Palmas, State of Tocantins, Brazil, within the scope of the project "Transfer of Technology for the insertion of family farmed fish in school meal" conducted by the Nutrition Faculty of the Federal University of Tocantins and the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, which aims to establish strategies for insertion of fish in school meals, offering ...

Monica Dorigo Correia, and Catarina Alves Coelho, and Hilda Helena Sovierzoski

ABSTRACT Brazilian marine molluscs, especially Gastropoda and Bivalvia, are relatively well studied. However, information on the class Polyplacophora is more scarce, particularly on reef-dwelling forms. This study aimed to qualitatively and quantitatively analyze aspects of polyplacophorans from reef ecosystems and their associations with macroalgae on the coast of Maceió (state of Alagoas, Brazilian Northeast). The study area included five coral reefs at Ipioca, Ponta do Prego, Ponta do Meirim,...

D. Yu. Efimov

The paper present the results of study of the floristic composition and importance of species of aquatic ecosystems on different types of technogenic surfaces of the Borodino coal mine and assessment of the impact of local factors on the structure and the dynamics of vegetation. The list of plant taxa containing 91 species of higher plants and 3 cha-rophytes. The largest amount of macrophytes species are Elodea canadensis Michx., Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult., Hydrocharis morsus-rana...

Alison Laurie Neilson, and Rita São Marcos

This paper discusses civic participation with reference to fishing communities in the Azores archipelago, Portugal. We explore how concepts and political processes actively exclude people, and how researchers could dig deeper to find opportunities to build from diverse cultural practices of participation. Specifically, we describe examples of efforts towards participatory sustainable development as well as introduce a centuries-old highly participatory practice of sharing food. The rituals of th...

Takahashi PY, and Haas LR, and Quigg SM, and Croghan IT, and Naessens JM, and Shah ND, and Hanson GJ

Paul Y Takahashi,1 Lindsey R Haas,2 Stephanie M Quigg,1 Ivana T Croghan,1 James M Naessens,2 Nilay D Shah,2 Gregory J Hanson11Division of Primary Care Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, 2Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USAPurpose: Patients leaving the hospital are at increased risk of functional decline and hospital readmission. The Employee and Community Health service at Mayo Clinic in Rochester developed a care transition program (CTP) to provide ho...

Giulio Nati , and Francesca Maria Pagano, and Francesca Pirelli, and Simona Pece, and Loris Pagano

In his daily activities a general practitioner wonders about a patient’s probability to see his state of health altered due to external factors that could influence it. Surely some risk factors , both modifiable and not modifiable , can interact with external factors to increase the incidence of diseases or ailments that compels one person to go under medical care, to the emergency room or in serious cases to hospitalization and / or exitus . The summer period , and in particular the risk of h...

Cabezón D., and Migoya E., and Crespo A.

Wake effect represents one of the main sources of energy loss and uncertainty when designing offshore wind farms. Traditionally analytical models have been used to optimize and estimate power deficits. However these models have shown to underestimate wake effect and consequently overestimate output power [1, 2]. This means that analytical models can be very helpful at optimizing preliminary layouts but not as accurate as needed for an ultimate fine design. Different techniques can be found in t...

Maushmi Shailesh Kumar, and Sukanya Gopalkrishnan

Objective: To test three marine sponges Halichondria glabrata Keller, 1891; Spirastrella pachyspira (S. pachyspira) Levi, 1958 and Cliona lobata Hancock, 1849 for the presence of the acetylcholinesterase (AChE) in both young and developed samples from western coastal area of India. S. pachyspira methanolic extract was selected for anti/pro angiogenic activity. Methods: They were evaluated for AChE activity using Ellman’s assay based on production of yellow colored 5-thio-2-nitrobenzoate...

C. B. R. Martinez, and M. Y. Nagae, and C. T. B. V. Zaia, and D. A. M. Zaia

The present study investigated lead effects on gill morphology, hematocrit, blood sodium, glucose, lipids, protein, and cholesterol of Prochilodus lineatus exposed to two sublethal lead concentrations for 96 h. Preliminary series of short-term static toxicity tests were run to determine LC50 (96 h) of lead in P. lineatus, which was 95 mg Pb.L-1. Therefore, lead concentrations tested in the sublethal experiments were 24 and 71 mg Pb.L-1, which correspond to 25% and 75% of the LC50 (96 h), respect...

P Muniz, and N. Venturini, and M. Gómez-Erache

Twenty-four sediment samples were collected seasonally during one year from the partially closed Montevideo Bay and the adjacent coastal zone, in Uruguay, in order to determine the impact of chromium and lead in the sediments. Analysis of related environmental variables included bottom water temperature, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, and several sedimentological variables such as redox potential and total organic matter. Concentrations and range of variation of these two metals were similar to...

Noor Erma NS, and Tri Sundari, and Arie Ika Susanty, and Dwi Riani Octavia Palupi, and Isnaeni Isnaeni, and Sukardiman Sukardiman

Shiitake mushroom (Lentinus edodes) is one of the wood mushroom types that can be consumed as a food as well as for a medicalpurpose. Lentinan, a polysaccharide contained in shiitake, is well known for its use on cancer medication. Mycelium of Shiitake mushroomcontains lentinan the same as other part of the mushroom like fruity body. Toxicity of the lentinan in mycelium compare to the fruitybody has been first conducted by using Brine Shrimp Lethality Test (BST). Using Potato Dextrose Broth medi...

Subramanian Kumaran, and Balaraman Deivasigamani, and Uttara Vairagkar, and Sadaiappan Balamurugan, and Manikkam Sakthivel

Objective: At present scenario need the potential medical application enzymes and control the major clinical bacterial pathogens produce infections in humans. In this mind isolate and characterization of chitinase and antibacterial compounds from streptomyces. Methods: The actinobacterial strains isolated from crab and shrimp shells disposable area (Parangipettai) were screened for chitinolytic activity on colloidal chitin-agar plates. After incubation the clear zone producing strain were s...

Carlo eSorensen, and Carlo eSorensen, and Niels Henrik Broge, and Mads Robenhagen Molgaard, and Charlotte Sinkbaek Schow, and Peter eThomsen, and Karsten eVognsen, and Per eKnudsen

From a transdisciplinary approach in the town of Thyboron, Denmark, we investigate couplings between sea state (i.e. mean and extreme) and flooding hazards today and ahead. This includes analyses of change and variability in the groundwater table, precipitation, land motion, geotechnical ground properties, sewerage systems and other infrastructure to outline a more complete platform for the integration of knowledge into climate adaptation schemes at this highly vulnerable coastal location. It in...

Mariusz Tadych, and Janusz Błaszkowski

In a pot experiment conducted in a greenhouse, the response of 6 plant species dominating in the succession of vegetation of a deflation hollow of the Łeba Bar to inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) was investigated. The inoculum was a mixture of soil, roots and spores of 5 species of AMF with the dominant species Glomus aggregatum. Except for Corynephorus canescens and Festuca rubra subsp. arenaria, both the growth and the dry matter of above-ground parts of plants of Agrostis s...

María Delia Viñas, and Fernando C. Ramírez, and Hermes W. Mianzan

The opossum shrimp Neomysis americana Smith, 1873 (Crustacea: Mysidacea) is abundant in coastal and estuarine sectors of the southwest Atlantic ((30°S-40°S) where it plays a key role as food for fish. In the present work the population dynamics of the species in Samborombón Bay (Río de la Plata estuary, Argentina) during an annual cycle is analyzed. Samples were obtained from March 1987 through to March 1988 with a small Bongo net (20 cm diameter, 200 µm mesh size). N. americana occurred all yea...

Augusto Cesar dos Santos Queiroz, and Rui Pereira, and Andreia Ferreira Domingues

<p align="justify"p>Seaweeds have important nutraceutical properties, including antioxidant and biological response-modifying qualities. Their dietary supplementation may increase the immune and antioxidant capacity of fish necessary to cope to stressful conditions and minimizing disease outbreaks. There are essentially four major groups of seaweed that can be classified by color, namely green (Chlorophyta), brown/yellow (Phaeophyta), red (Rhodophyta), and blue-green (Cyanophyta). Some green se...

M. CORSINI-FOKA, and P. MARGIES, and G. KONDILATOS, and P.S. ECONOMIDIS

The presence of the pufferfish Torquigener flavimaculosus was recorded during the winter 2006-2007 off Rhodes Island (SE Aegean Sea). The species, known from the western Indian Ocean, has established populations from the Levantine basin to Fethiye, Turkey. This finding expands the known range of the species in the Mediterranean to the south-eastern Aegean Sea.

M. D. Fielding, and J. C. Chiu, and R. J. Hogan, and G. Feingold, and E. Eloranta, and E. J. O'Connor, and M. P. Cadeddu

Active remote sensing of marine boundary-layer clouds is challenging as drizzle drops often dominate the observed radar reflectivity. We present a new method to simultaneously retrieve cloud and drizzle vertical profiles in drizzling boundary-layer clouds using surface-based observations of radar reflectivity, lidar attenuated backscatter, and zenith radiances under conditions when precipitation does not reach the surface. Specifically, the vertical structure of droplet size and water content of...

Khouloud Mohamed Barakat, and Ehab Aly Beltagy

Marine Streptomyces ruber EKH2 isolated from sediments of Bardawil Lake, Egypt, was found as a promising strain for producing bioactive metabolite(s) working against some virulent fish pathogens. Some biochemical and morphological characterizations of marine S. ruber EKH2 were carried out. Cell free culture showed activities against the tested pathogens ranging from 15 to 30 mm. Optimized conditions for maximum activities were observed at neutrality and temperature 28 °C against the tested strai...

L. Marelle, and L. Marelle, and J. L. Thomas, and J.-C. Raut, and K. S. Law, and J.-P. Jalkanen, and L. Johansson, and A. Roiger, and H. Schlager, and J. Kim, and A. Reiter, and B. Weinzierl, and B. Weinzierl

In this study, we quantify the impacts of shipping pollution on air quality and shortwave radiative effect in northern Norway, using WRF-Chem (Weather Research and Forecasting with chemistry) simulations combined with high-resolution, real-time STEAM2 (Ship Traffic Emissions Assessment Model version 2) shipping emissions. STEAM2 emissions are evaluated using airborne measurements from the ACCESS (Arctic Climate Change, Economy and Society) aircraft campaign, which was conducted in the summe...