Torsten Linders, and Eduardo Infantes, and Alyssa Joyce, and Therese Karlsson, and Helle Ploug, and Martin Hassellöv, and Mattias Sköld, and Eva-Maria Zetsche

Particles of all origins (biogenic, lithogenic, as well as anthropogenic) are fundamental components of the coastal ocean and are re-distributed by a wide variety of transport processes at both horizontal and vertical scales. Suspended particles can act as vehicles, as well as carbon and nutrient sources, for microorganisms and zooplankton before eventually settling onto the seafloor where they also provide food to benthic organisms. Different particle aggregation processes, driven by turbulence...

Ferdous Ahamed, and Bernerd Fulanda, and Muhammad Abu Bakar Siddik, and Md. Yeamin Hossain, and Md. Mostafizur Rahman Mondol, and Zoarder Faruque Ahmed, and Jun Ohtomi

The freshwater prawn fishery plays an important role in the economy of Bangladesh. The fishery is mainly based on the culture of Macrobrachium rosenbergii. The culture fishery has been growing rapidly, thus, masking the dwindling capture fishery which is faced with serious environmental issues augmented by deleterious fishing methods. Despite the high prospects of the freshwater prawn aquaculture in Bangladesh, a lot of research is needed to ensure the sustainable development of the capture...

Sinisalo T., and Valtonen E.T

Cystacanth stages of three Corynosoma (Acanthocephala) species, C. strumosum and C. semerme, and a new species in the Bothnian Bay, C. magdaleni, were studied in the fourhorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus quadricornis) in 1996-1997. The length of the trunk and proboscis differentiated the three species in the fish. The stability of the Corynosoma infection was studied by comparing the present results with those collected from the same areas (central and coastal) in 1977-1982 (Valtonen, 1983a). As C. m...

Friederike Prowe, and Mathias Kirf, and Gerd-Peter Zauke

Trace metals (Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn) were analysed in different well-defined mixed copepod and euphausiid samples as well as in individually analysed decapods collected during a cruise on board “RV Walther Herwig III” to the Iberian Deep Sea Plain in March and April, 2002. We found a substantial interspecific heterogeneity with partially high mean Cd levels in the decapods: 1.9 mg kg-1 dry weight in samples of the genus Sergia; 6.1 mg kg-1 in Acanthephyra pelagica (Risso, 1816) and Acanthephyra acan...

Faris Alshubiri

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine green logistic activities by three axes (financial economic, social and environment activities) and how these activities affect on sustainable monetary expansion indicators as an evidence of Sultanate of Oman. Design/methodology/approach: This study began by definition elements of logistic green and how evolution of this concept in recent years. This concept analyzed after survey of previous studies on green logistic. The independent variables of...

Hanna eChristiansen, and Jana eAnding, and Bastian eSchrott, and Bernd eRöhrle

The transgenerational transmission of mental disorders is one of the most prominent risk factors for the development of psychological disorders. To date there are only a few evidence based intervention programs for this group overall and hardly any in Germany. We translated the evidence based Family Talk Intervention by Beardslee (2009) and adapted it for groups. In a quasi-experimental design three groups are compared: an intervention group (Family Talk Intervention group: n = 28), a Wait Contr...

Vanessa Fimreite, and Kevin T. Willeford, and Kenneth J. Ciuffreda

Purpose: Spectral filters have been used clinically in patients with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). However, they have not been formally assessed using objective techniques in this population. Thus, the aim of the present pilot study was to determine the effect of spectral filters on reading performance and visuo-cortical responsivity in adults with mTBI. Methods: 12 adults with mTBI/concussion were tested. All reported photosensitivity and reading problems. They were compared to 12 visuall...

Hélio Martins Fontes Júnior, and Theodore Castro-Santos, and Sergio Makrakis, and Luiz Carlos Gomes, and João Dirço Latini

The majority of the fish passages built in the Neotropical region are characterised by low efficiency and high selectivity; in many cases, the benefits to fish populations are uncertain. Studies conducted in the Canal da Piracema at Itaipu dam on the Parana River indicate that the system component designated as the Discharge channel in the Bela Vista River (herein named Canal de deságue no rio Bela Vista or CABV), a 200 m long technical section, was the main barrier to the upstream migration. Th...

Rahmat Hidayat, and T. Toharmat, and A. Boediono, and I.G. Permana

Contribution of Garut breed sheep as protein resources is not optimal yet. Acceleration of population growth such as increasing of female offspring is neccesary. This study was carried out to obtain information regarding the effect of dietary cation-anion difference (PKAR: meq [(Na + K) – (Cl+S)/100 g of dry matter]) and fish oil supplementation on acidity of blood and semen, blood gas and plasma and semen mineral. The dietary treatmens were as follows: RN0= basal ration (PKAR +14) without f...

Miguel Angel Peralta-Meixueiro, and María Eugenia Vega-Cendejas

The spatial and temporal fish species assemblages were analyzed throughout two annual cycles (2004-2005 and 2007-2008) in the Ría Lagartos Lagoon system, Mexico, via non-parametric multivariate analyses. We compared density and biomass of fish species among five habitat types defined by combinations of structure and environmental characteristics (hyperhaline, rocky, seagrass, channel, and marine), and three climatic seasons (dry, rainy, and northerlies). A total of 11,187 individuals distributed...

MS Islam

The study was carried out in IAPP commanding areas from July to September 2015. A total of 8 hatchery and 240 farmers were selected for this study from Rangpur and Barisal region. About 153% Tilapia production increased which was from 34 to 86 lakh, which was 148% in Rangpur district. Thai koi production was increased about 320% in Rangpur and it was 152% in Barisal. It was observed that, per hatchery Tilapia profit was Tk. 17.35 lakh and Tk. 17.18 lakh in Rangpur and Barisal, respectively. Whil...

Tomasz Tymiński, and Justyna Mumot, and Radosław Strojny, and Dorota Karpowicz

Measures aimed at preserving “ecological corridors” in rivers are a difficult and complex issue that requires specialized knowledge from many science disciplines. Fishways are one of the most important solutions that ensure the ecological continuity of rivers for fish, particularly due to their near-natural design. A characteristic feature of their construction is the use of natural building materials (stones, tree stumps, gravel, and vegetation) in such a way that their appearance resembles asm...

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Eyo Victor Oscar, and Edet Theresa Arit, and Ekanem Albert Philip

Objective: To determine the prevalence, mean intensity, and abundance of monogenean parasites in Clarias gariepinus (C. gariepinus) from two selected fish farms in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. Methods: Eighty specimens of C. gariepinus from the two farms (40 each) were necropsied for parasitological analysis. Skin, gill and fin biopsies were prepared from each specimen following standard methods for microscopic analysis. Parasitological indices including dominance (D), prevalence, ...

Dvornik Joško, and Tireli Enco, and Dvornik Srđan

The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the successful application of system dynamics simulation modelling at investigating performance dynamics of the ship steam boiler. Ship steam boiler is a complex non-linear system which needs to be systematically investigated as a unit consisting of a number of subsystems and elements, which are linked by cause-effect feedback loops, both within the system and with the relevant surrounding. In this paper the authors will present the efficient application o...

NF. Negreiros, and NE. Rojas, and O. Rocha, and MJ. Santos Wisniewski

The present study aimed at evaluating the composition, diversity and short-term temporal fluctuations of zooplankton communities in fish ponds. The study was carried out in two fish ponds, with 180 m² of water surface (6 × 30 m) each, located in the Aquiculture Centre of the Pindamonhangaba Fisheries Institute - São Paulo. The study was developed over eight weeks, from February 16 to April 6, 1998. The physical and chemical conditions of the water in the fish ponds were adequate for zooplankton ...

Khan Asad-ur-Rehman

Reinforced concretes structures located at or near the coast line needs to be repaired more frequently when compared to structures located elsewhere. This study is continuation of previous studies carried out at the Department of Civil Engineering, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan to study the performance of concrete made up of cements blended by pozzolonic materials. Different pozzolanic materials (blast furnace slag, fly ash and silica fume) were used in the stud...

Lellouche F, and Bouchard PA, and Roberge M, and Simard S, and L’Her E, and Maltais F, and Lacasse Y

François Lellouche,1 Pierre-Alexandre Bouchard,1 Maude Roberge,1 Serge Simard,1,2 Erwan L’Her,1,3 François Maltais,1 Yves Lacasse1 1Research Centre, 2Biostatistics Department, Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, 3Emergency Medicine, Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada Introduction: We developed a device (FreeO2) that automatically adjusts the oxygen flow rates based on patients’ needs, in order to limit hyperoxia ...

L. H. Sipaúba-Tavares, and P. A. Durigan, and F. A. Berchielli-Morais, and R. N. Millan

Abstract The effects of treated and untreated water inlets with macrophytes on the improvement of water quality and zooplankton community were evaluated in a fish pond with continuous water flow. Water and zooplankton samples were retrieved at four sites during nine months. There were differences (p<0.01) between inlet water from fish pond and inlet water from canal with macrophytes, featuring higher concentrations of nutrient load, mainly TAN and TP in the former. The inlet water from fish pond...

Christian Wild, and Carin Jantzen, and Stephan Georg Kremb

Many coral reefs in the Caribbean experienced substantial changes in their benthic community composition during the last decades. This often resulted in phase shifts from scleractinian coral dominance to that by other benthic invertebrate or algae. However, knowledge about how the related role of coral-algae contacts may negatively affect corals is scarce. Therefore, benthic community composition, abundance of algae grazers, and the abundance and character of coral-algae contacts were assessed i...

Pedro Cardoso, and Rita P Vasconcelos

The present study aimed to understand how assembly mechanisms drive the global and regional patterns of fish assemblage composition in estuaries. The approach used applied a bootstrapped hierarchical cluster analysis based on pairwise beta-dissimilarities (Beta sim) of fish assemblages between 393 estuaries to define biogeographical units. A set of large and small-scale filters were then used to test their influence on beta-dissimilarity patterns, through distance-based linear models (DISTLM). T...

Claudemir Martins Soares, and Carmino Hayashi, and Anna Christina Esper Faria-Soares, and Eliana Maria Galdioli, and Telma Soares

This study analyzed the diet during early developmental stages of Astyanax lacustris (AA), Piaractus mesopotamicus (PM), Megaleporinus obtusidens (MO) and Prochilodus lineatus (PL), under experimental conditions. Fish larvae, 350 of each species, were stocked separately in 16 fiber-cement tanks (500 L), from which, three larvae of each species were collected every three days, for 36 days. Tanks were fertilized (1.5 g NPK-7: 14: 8) and had 50% of the surface with macrophytes. Larvae were grouped ...

Frid Agustinus, and . Widanarni, and Julie Ekasari

<p>ABSTRACT<br /><br />The objective of this experiment was to study microbial abundance and diversity in the water, and immune parameters of red tilapia Oreochromis sp. cultured in bioflok system with different fish stocking densities. The experiment comprised of two different factors, carbon source addition (bioflocs and control), and fish stocking density (25 fish/m3, 50 fish/m3, dan 100 fish/m3), with an experimental period of 99 days. Microbial load in water was determined biweekly, whereas...

Reino R. Linko

The prolonging of refrigeration shelf life (at 0° C) of pike and saithe was studied by radiation pasteurizing the fish with cobalt-60 gamma rays. The fish were packed whole in polyethylene bags. The radiation doses varied for pike between 150—1200 krad and for saithe between 150—250 krad. Organoleptic evaluations showed burnt off-flavour and off-odour in irradiated pike, which in fish that had been subject to small doses of 150 and 250 krad disappeared only after about one week of storing under ...

Madeleine J.H. van Oppen, and Vimoksalehi Lukoschek, and Ray Berkelmans, and Lesa M. Peplow, and Alison M. Jones

Coral reefs surrounding the islands lying close to the coast are unique to the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) in that they are frequently exposed to disturbance events including floods caused by cyclonic rainfall, strong winds and occasional periods of prolonged above-average temperatures during summer. In one such group of islands in the southern GBR, the Keppel Island archipelago, climate-driven disturbances frequently result in major coral mortality. Whilst these island reefs have clearly survived ...

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

ABSTRACT This publication is part of a series that will constitute an Atlas of Teleostei Otoliths of the Southeastern-Southern Brazilian region. In this article, we present the results of sagittae's morphologic and morphometric analyses from fishes remaining to the orders: Albuliformes (one species), Anguiliformes (four), Osmeriformes (one), Stomiiformes (one), Aulopiformes (five), Myctophiformes (nine), Ophidiiformes (three), Polimixiiformes (one), Batrachoidiformes (one) and Lophiformes (three...

M. Spinu, and A.E. Gurzau, and G.F. Brudasca, and C.D. Sandru, and M. Niculae, and E. Pall

Osman Özden, and Yusuf Güner, and Volkan Kızak

Regina Célia da CRUZ, and Marcos Cláudio SIGNORELLI, and Luiz Fernando LAUTERT

A fisioterapia no campo da Saúde Coletiva revela crescentes possibilidades de atuação profissional. A população do Litoral do Paraná que vive em pequenas comunidades isoladas encontra-se à margem das políticas públicas de atenção à saúde. O objetivo deste trabalho é relatar a experiência da aproximação de uma realidade pouco conhecida, permeando uma abordagem inovadora da fisioterapia na Saúde Coletiva em uma comunidade, denominada “Tromomô”, do município de Guaraqueçaba, litoral paranaense. ...

ANTÔNIA S. DE OLIVEIRA, and CLÁUDIA F. LÓSSIO, and ANNE J. RANGEL, and MARIA G.Q. MARTINS, and FERNANDO E.P. DO NASCIMENTO, and MARIA L.L. DE ANDRADE, and BENILDO S. CAVADA, and SÍRLEIS R. LACERDA, and KYRIA S. DO NASCIMENTO

ABSTRACT Freshwater algae are rich sources of structurally biologically active metabolites, such as fatty acids, steroids, carotenoids and polysaccharides. Among these metabolites, lectins stand out. Lectins are proteins or glycoproteins of non-immune origin which bind to carbohydrates or glycoconjugates, without changing ligand structure. Many studies have reported on the use of Spirogyra spp. as effective bioindicators of heavy metals; however, reports on Spirogyra molecular bioprospecting are...

Timoshevskiy Mikhail V., and Zapryagaev Ivan I., and Pervunin Konstantin S., and Markovich Dmitriy M.

We studied cavitating flow over the suction side of a symmetric 2D foil – a scaled-down model of high-pressure hydroturbine guide vanes (GV) – in different cavitation regimes at the attack angle of 3°. High-speed imaging was used to analyze spatial patterns and time dynamics of the gas-vapour cavities. A hydroacoustic pressure transducer was employed to register time-spectra of pressure fluctuations nearby the hydrofoil. A PIV technique was applied to measure the velocity fields and its fluctuat...

Cristina Sazima, and Alice Grossman

Following behaviour among reef fishes involves mostly a digging nuclear species while foraging, which attracts opportunistic followers preying on the exposed organisms. The flying gurnard Dactylopterus volitans preys on benthic animals, mostly crustaceans and small fishes, scratching and probing the bottom with the inner rays of its pectoral fins. We recorded the flying gurnard being followed by two opportunistic predators, the yellow jack Caranx bartholomaei and the coney Cephalopholis fulva at...

Amani Abuzahra, and Alfred Garcia Sobreira-Majer

ENGLISH: Interfaith encounters between students of the University College of Teacher Education of Christian Churches (KPH Wien/Krems) and Muslim Teachers Training College (IRPA/MTTC) have proved to be fruitful opportunities for interfaith learning in the course of the academic education of teachers of religion. An evaluation project in cooperation between KPH Wien/Krems and IRPA (MTTC) on the basis of qualitative und quantitative methods has researched on the acquisition of interreligious com...

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J. Sievers, and L. L. Sørensen, and T. Papakyriakou, and B. Else, and M. K. Sejr, and D. Haubjerg Søgaard, and D. Barber, and S. Rysgaard

Eddy covariance observations of CO₂ fluxes were conducted during March–April 2012 in a temporally sequential order for 8, 4 and 30 days, respectively, at three locations on fast sea ice and on newly formed polynya ice in a coastal fjord environment in northeast Greenland. CO₂ fluxes at the sites characterized by fast sea ice (ICEI and DNB) were found to increasingly reflect periods of strong outgassing in accordance with the progression of springtime warming and the occurre...

Su Young Yu, and Han Suk Choi, and Seung Keon Lee, and Kyu-Sik Park, and Do Kyun Kim

In this paper, the effects of nonlinear soft clay on dynamic embedment of offshore pipeline were investigated. Seabed embedment by pipe-soil interactions has impacts on the structural boundary conditions for various subsea structures such as pipeline, riser, pile, and many other systems. A number of studies have been performed to estimate real soil behavior, but their estimation of seabed embedment has not been fully identified and there are still many uncertainties. In this regards, comparison ...

Samara de Paiva Barros-Alves, and Douglas Fernandes Rodrigues Alves, and Eduardo Antônio Bolla Jr, and Nicolas Rabet, and Gustavo Luis Hirose

Abstract Information concerning the morphology of Dendrocephalus brasiliensis Pesta, 1921 is currently fragmented. This study reviewed the morphological structures described previously and new features (e.g., antenna-like structures and gonopod). We review the distribution of this species and also expand the geographic distribution of D. brasiliensis in the state of Alagoas. The specimens were obtained from fish-breeding tanks in Porto Real do Colégio, Alagoas, Brazil, in November 2012. Several ...

Aynur Lök, and Aysun Köse

Ali Kara, and Uğur Özekinci

Ismar Lima de Farias, and Edson Patto Pacheco, and Pedro Roberto Almeida Viégas

This work had as its objective to study the optimum water range (OWR) of a Yellow Argisol of the coastal plains, planted with sugarcane, when subjected to different levels of compaction. For the laboratory tests soil samples with a non-preserved structure were used, removed from depths of from 0.20 m to 0.40 m and 0.40 m to 0.60 m, representing the AB and Bt horizons respectively. The treatments consisted of different soil densities represented by specimens contained in volumetric rings. The cri...

Cantor J, and Ma S, and Turino G

Jerome Cantor,1 Shuren Ma,2 Gerard Turino2 1Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St John&rsquo;s University, 2Department of Medicine, St Luke&rsquo;s Mount&nbsp;Sinai Hospital Center, New&nbsp;York, NY, USA Abstract: A novel therapy for COPD involving the use of aerosolized hyaluronan (HA) was tested on a small cohort of COPD patients to determine both its safety and efficacy in reducing levels of desmosine and isodesmosine (DID), biomarkers for elastin degradation. In a 2-week, randomized, ...

A. S. Cordeiro, and J. L. Luque

Eighty-nine specimens of Selene setapinnis (Mitchill, 1815) collected from the coastal zone of the State of Rio de Janeiro (21-23ºS, 41-45ºW and 23º05'S, 44º30'W), Brazil, from August 2001 to May 2002, were necropsied to study their metazoan parasites. Eighty-one (91%) specimens of S. setapinnis were parasitized by one or more metazoan species. Twenty-one species of parasites were collected: 8 digeneans, 3 monogeneans, 2 cestodes, 5 nematodes, and 3 copepods. The endoparasites (digeneans, cestod...

Kwok YH, and Swift JE, and Gazerani P, and Rolan P

Yuen H Kwok,1 James E Swift,1 Parisa Gazerani,2 Paul Rolan1 1Discipline of Pharmacology, University of Adelaide, Level 5 Medical School North, South Australia, Australia; 2Department of Health Science &amp; Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark Background: Chronic migraine (CM) is problematic, and there are few effective treatments. Recently, it has been hypothesized that glial activation may be a contributor to migraine; therefore, this study investigated whether the potential glial...

H. Thomas, and L.-S. Schiettecatte, and K. Suykens, and Y. J. M. Koné, and E. H. Shadwick, and A. E. F. Prowe, and Y. Bozec, and H. J. W. de Baar, and A. V. Borges

The coastal ocean is a crucial link between land, the open ocean and the atmosphere. The shallowness of the water column permits close interactions between the sedimentary, aquatic and atmospheric compartments, which otherwise are decoupled at long time scales (&amp;cong; 1000 yr) in the open oceans. Despite the prominent role of the coastal oceans in absorbing atmospheric CO₂ and transferring it into the deep oceans via the continental shelf pump, the underlying mechanisms remain onl...

C. Delmondes Freitas Dantas, and D. Maeda Reino, and J. Pires de Carvalho, and A.B. Novaes Jr., and M. Taba Jr., and D. Bazan Palioto, and A. Cândido dos Reis, and S.L. Scombatti de Souza

Aim This study evaluated a new porcine bone model to test the primary stability of different implants, analyzing Micro-CT, insertion torque, and pull-out strength. Materials and methods Bone cylinders were prepared from porcine bone and separated into 2 groups: 10 high density bone cylinders (HDB), and 10 low density bone cylinders (LDB). Then, 3D pre-implant analyses were performed, evaluating tridimensional bone density (ratio of trabecular bone volume and total tomographic volume, BV/TV), tr...

S. E. Stammerjohn, and T. Maksym, and R. A. Massom, and K. E. Lowry, and K. R. Arrigo, and X. Yuan, and M. Raphael, and E. Randall-Goodwin, and R. M. Sherrell, and P. L. Yager

Abstract Recent attention has focused on accelerated glacial losses along the Amundsen Sea coast that result from changes in atmosphere and ocean circulation, with sea ice playing a mediating but not well-understood role. Here, we investigated how sea ice has changed in the Amundsen Sea over the period of 1979 to 2014, focusing on spatio-temporal changes in ice edge advance/retreat and percent sea ice cover in relation to changes in winds. In contrast to the widespread sea ice decreases to the e...

Heather Erwin, and Alicia Fedewa, and Soyeon Ahn

A Physical activity is beneficial to children’s health, yet academic pressures limit opportunities for students throughout the school day. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a classroom PA intervention on student academic performance outcomes. Intervention participants (n=15) received daily PA breaks. Reading and mathematics fluency, PA, grades, and standardized test scores were collected. Effects of the intervention were examined using mixed-design ANOVAs. Intervention stu...

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Fernando R. Carvalho, and Francisco Langeani

Hyphessobrycon uaiso is described from the upper rio Paraná basin, rio Grande drainage, Minas Gerais State. The new species differs from its congeners by the short anal fin with 12-17 branched rays, and dorsal fin with ii,7-8 rays. Besides, it can be distinguished by the presence of i,5-6 pelvic fin rays, and by the coloration of the eyes (in life), slightly blue on the lower half and blackish on the upper half. New records of Hyphessobryconare recognized for the upper rio Paraná basin: H. eilyo...