Carlos Cesar de Mello Junior, and Gael Yvan Leclercq Delsol, and Emmerik Motte, and Virna Alexia Cedeño Escobar, and Pedro Filipe Rey, and Mauricio Laterça Martins, and Luis Alejandro Vinatea Arana, and Giovanni Lemos de Mello, and Alvaro Pestana de Farias, and Xavier Antonio Serrano Arguello, and John Erick Montaño Maridueña

The objective of this work was to select surviving breeders of Litopenaeus vannamei from white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) outbreak, adapted to local climatic conditions and negatively diagnosed for WSSV and infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHHNV), and to evaluate if this strategy is a viable alternative for production in Santa Catarina, Brazil. A total of 800 males and 800 females were phenotypically selected in a farm pond. Nested-PCR analyses of 487 sexually mature femal...

O. S. Pieri, and J. D. Thomas

Kusumawaty, D., Pancoro, A., Aryantha, I. N. P. and Suhandono, S.

Goran MARKOVIĆ, and Miroslav ĆIRKOVIĆ, and Stevan MALETIN

Fish farming is the only type of aquaculture in Serbia. Fish farming is mostly carried out in cyprinid and salmonid (trout) fishponds (over 95% of the total fish produced), with considerably lower ichthyoproduction being practiced in cages and some bodies of open water such as reservoirs and channels. Serbian aquaculture currently includes 12 fish species, 4 of which are allochthonous (non-native). With the exception of the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and, to a certain extent, grass carp...

María Eugenia Capaccioni, and María Rosa Casales, and María Isabel Yeannes

The aims of this research were to determine the effect of different conditions of the marination stage on the salt and acid uptake, immersion time, and sensorial characteristics during the marinating process of anchovy (Engraulis anchoita). Different solution:fish ratios and the agitation effect during this stage were analyzed. The ratios used were: 0.77:1, 3:1 and 10:1 (with and without agitation). An increase of marinating solution:fish ratio causes a higher speed of acid and salt penetration ...

Aayush Gupta, and Yugal K Sharma, and K Dash, and Sampurna Verma

Background: Acne vulgaris is known to impair many aspects of the quality of life (QoL) of its patients. Aim: To translate the Cardiff Acne Disability Index (CADI) from English into Hindi and to assess its validity and reliability in Hindi speaking patients with acne from India. Methods: Hindi version of CADI, translated and linguistically validated as per published international guidelines, along with a previously translated Hindi version of dermatology life quality index (DLQI) and a demographi...

Shilpa Trivedi, and Jaya Dixit

Introduction: Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease manifested as the destruction of tooth supporting tissues, which may progress to tooth loss. The chemical antimicrobial agents are often applied locally into the periodontal pocket as adjuncts to conventional mechanical periodontal therapy, but these have various adverse effects. Root extract of Saussurea lappa has shown anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties. Hence, the present study was aimed to assess and compare the effec...

Rodrigo César Rosa, and Patrícia Silva, and Antônio Carlos Shimano, and Helton Luiz Aparecido Defino

OBJETIVO: Determinar a influência do modo de preparo do orifício piloto utilizando sonda romba, sonda cortante e broca na resistência ao arrancamento dos implantes. MÉTODO: Foram utilizados parafusos do sistema de fixação vertebral (USS) com 5 mm, 6 mm e 7 mm de diâmetro externo. Os parafusos foram implantados nos corpos de prova de osso bovino após a realização do orifício piloto com três diferentes modos de preparo: sonda romba, sonda cortante e broca. O diâmetro de perfuração do orifício pilo...

Miguel Rubio-Godoy, and Ulises Razo-Mendivil, and Adriana García-Vásquez, and Mark A. Freeman, and Andrew P. Shinn, and Giuseppe Paladini

Abstract Background Goodeid topminnows are live-bearing fishes endemic to the Mexican Highlands (Mesa Central, MC). Unfortunately, in the MC, environmental degradation and introduced species have pushed several goodeid species to the brink of extinction. Invasive fishes can introduce exotic parasites, and the most abundant goodeid, blackfin goodea Goodea atripinnis Jordan, is parasitised by six exotic helminths. Poeciliids are widely dispersed invasive fishes, which exert negative ecological eff...

Jingjing Wang, and Wei Zhao, and Yajie Liang, and Yifan Han, and Xingbiao Wang, and Xiaoxia Zhang, and Xiaomei Ma, and Demin Zhang, and Zhiyong Huang

Abstract Many reports have shown that the composition of the bacterioplankton community can serve as a biological indicator to evaluate the occurrence of shrimp diseases. However, the distribution, diversity, and function of planktonic actinobacteria in shrimp ponds are still poorly understood. In this study, a prototype of a 16S rRNA gene-based taxonomic microarray was developed and evaluated for monitoring of planktonic actinobacteria in shrimp ponds. The prototype microarray is composed of 30...

Soodabeh Kazemi, and Behrooz Heidari, and Mehdi Rassa

Abstract In this study, the antibacterial and hemolytic effects of the gonadal tissue, test, spines and Aristotle’s lantern of the sea urchin (Echinometra mathaei) were investigated. The aerobic Gram-positive pathogenic bacteria Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus were selected because of their importance in oral diseases. The samples of sea urchin were collected from an intertidal zone in the Persian Gulf and then dissected. Finally, the crude extracts of the gonadal tissue, test, s...

A. Letterly, and J. Key, and Y. Liu

<p>Recent declines in Arctic sea ice and snow extent have led to an increase in the absorption of solar energy at the surface, resulting in additional surface heating and a further decline in snow and ice. Using 34 years of satellite data, 1982–2015, we found that the positive trend in solar absorption over the Arctic Ocean is more than double that over Arctic land, and the magnitude of the ice–albedo feedback is four times that of the snow–albedo feedback in summer. The timing of the high...

Adrian H Taylor, and Tom P Thompson, and Colin J Greaves, and Rod S Taylor, and Colin Green, and Fiona C Warren, and Rebecca Kandiyali, and Paul Aveyard, and Richard Ayres, and Richard Byng, and John L Campbell, and Michael H Ussher, and Susan Michie, and Robert West

Stepuk Anna

Trends of FDI in offshore tax havens were compared to efforts and efficiency of regulatory authorities to prevent money laundering. Based on available data it was stated that current position in offshore FDI stays alive and officially dead at the same time, keeping the balance of interests for the main stakeholders: corporations, authorities and financial institutes support further offshore investments. Analysis based on volumes of trade and financial transactions between offshore centers, devel...

Bilge Karahan

Eliza Akane Murakami, and Liliana Rodrigues

O estudo visou avaliar, em um experimento de mesocosmos, a influência da temperatura e de concentrações de nutrientes na abundância das algas perifíticas (exceto Bacillariophyceae) na planície de inundação do alto rio Paraná. O delineamento experimental constituiu-se de cinco tratamentos: controle (C) e adição de nutrientes (P+, N+ e NP+) a 25ºC, e frio (F) com diminuição da temperatura a 15ºC e sem adiçãode nutrientes. Lâminas de vidro foram utilizadas para colonização das algas perifíticas, e ...

Danilo Cortozi Berton, and Álvaro Huber dos Santos, and Ivo Bohn Jr., and Rodrigo Quevedo de Lima, and Vanderléia Breda, and Paulo José Zimermann Teixeira

Abstract Objective: To compare a once-daily long-acting β2 agonist (indacaterol 150 µg) with a once-daily long-acting anticholinergic (tiotropium 5 µg) in terms of their effects on exercise endurance (limit of tolerance, Tlim) in patients with moderate COPD. Secondary endpoints were their effects on lung hyperinflation, exercise-related dyspnea, and daily-life dyspnea. Methods: This was a randomized, single-blind, crossover pilot study involving 20 patients (mean age, 60.9 ± 10.0 years; mean F...

J. She, and I. Allen, and E. Buch, and A. Crise, and J. A. Johannessen, and P.-Y. Le Traon, and U. Lips, and G. Nolan, and N. Pinardi, and J. H. Reißmann, and J. Siddorn, and E. Stanev, and H. Wehde

Operational approaches have been more and more widely developed and used for providing marine data and information services for different socio-economic sectors of the Blue Growth and to advance knowledge about the marine environment. The objective of operational oceanographic research is to develop and improve the efficiency, timeliness, robustness and product quality of this approach. This white paper aims to address key scientific challenges and research priorities for the development of oper...

RS. Cardoso, and CHS. Caetano, and TMB. Cabrini

Wirachin Hoonpongsimanont, and Miriam Kulkarni, and Pedro Tomas-Domingo, and Craig Anderson, and Denise McCormack, and Khoa Tu, and Bharath Chakravarthy, and Shahram Lotfipour

We evaluated the effectiveness of text messaging versus email, as a delivery method to enhance knowledge retention of emergency medicine (EM) content in EM residents. We performed a multi-centered, prospective, randomized study consisting of postgraduate year (PGY) 1 to PGY 3 & 4 residents in three United States EM residency programs in 2014. Fifty eight residents were randomized into one delivery group: text message or email. Participants completed a 40 question pre- and post-intervention exam....

Wenjie eYan, and Cornelius eWeber, and Stefan eWermter

As a fundamental research topic, autonomous indoor robot navigation continues to be a challenge in unconstrained real-world indoor environments. Although many models for map-building and planning exist, it is difficult to integrate them due to the high amount of noise, dynamics and complexity. Addressing this challenge, this paper describes a neural model for environment mapping and robot navigation based on learning spatial knowledge. Considering that a person typically moves within a room with...

Kishor Sapkota, and Raul Martin, and Sandra Franco, and Madalena Lira

Aim: To determine the common symptoms in current soft contact lens (CL) wearers and their association with other factors among Nepalese population. Methods: All the current CL wearers who started to wear soft CL in Nepal Eye Hospital between July 2007 and June 2012 were invited for the participation. Frequency of the ten most common symptoms, divided into never, occasionally, frequently and consistent were recorded. Association between degree of symptoms with other factors, e.g. age, gender, pro...

Steven H. Ferguson, and Brent G. Young, and David J. Yurkowski, and Randi Anderson, and Cornelia Willing, and Ole Nielsen

To assess whether demographic declines of Arctic species at the southern limit of their range will be gradual or punctuated, we compared large-scale environmental patterns including sea ice dynamics to ringed seal (Pusa hispida) reproduction, body condition, recruitment, and stress in Hudson Bay from 2003 to 2013. Aerial surveys suggested a gradual decline in seal density from 1995 to 2013, with the lowest density occurring in 2013. Body condition decreased and stress (cortisol) increased over t...

A. N. ECONOMOU, and S. ZOGARIS, and L. VARDAKAS, and N. KOUTSIKOS, and Y. CHATZINIKOLAOU, and D. KOMMATAS, and Y. KAPAKOS, and S. GIAKOUMI, and E. OIKONOMOU, and V. TACHOS

A wide-ranging river fish survey was executed in the summer of 2009 as part of the preparatory actions for the establishment of a monitoring programme for the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD). This was the first extensive electrofishing campaign for WFD standardized bioassessment in Greece and the experience and insights gained are used here to provide a review of fish-based assessment conditions and requirements in this country. The survey sampled 85 sites on 25 rivers throughout mainland Gr...

Thitirut Jaichalad, and Saranya Phunpruch, and Suree Nanasombat

The number of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) was analyzed from 52 samples of raw seafoods (shrimp and mussel), andThai fermented seafood products including fermented shrimp (kung-jom), mussel (hoi-dong), and fish (pla-jom). The viableLAB were 3.0103 to 3.4108 CFU/g. LAB were isolated and screened for their inhibitory activities against eight indicatorbacteria by agar spot test. Among all selected LAB isolates, 52 isolates showed strong inhibitory activity. They were furthercharacterized for their ...

A. S. Mahajan, and M. Sorribas, and J. C. Gómez Martín, and S. M. MacDonald, and M. Gil, and J. M. C. Plane, and A. Saiz-Lopez

Simultaneous measurements of atomic iodine (I), molecular iodine (I₂) and ultrafine particles were made at O Grove, Galicia (42.50° N, 8.87° W), on the northwest coast of Spain. The observations show a strong tidal signature, and indicate that the most probable sources of reactive iodine species are the exposed macroalgae during low tide. For the first time, I₂ and I were concurrently measured revealing a high average I₂/I ratio of ~32, which is higher than previ...

G. M. Ganssen, and F. J. C. Peeters, and B. Metcalfe, and P. Anand, and S. J. A. Jung, and D. Kroon, and G.-J. A. Brummer

The oxygen isotopic composition of planktonic foraminifera tests is one of the widest used geochemical tools to reconstruct past changes of physical parameters of the upper ocean. It is common practice to analyze multiple individuals from a mono-specific population and assume that the outcome reflects a mean value of the environmental conditions during calcification of the analyzed individuals. Here we present the oxygen isotope composition of individual specimens of the surface-dwelling species...

Larissa G Paiva, and Luana Prestrelo, and Kiani M Sant' Anna, and Marcelo Vianna

This paper aims to study the ontogenetic sexual dimorphism of Genidens genidens in Guanabara Bay, southeastern coast of Brazil. Altogether 378 specimens were anayzed (233 females and 145 males) with total length ranging from 13.3 to 43.5 cm. Specimens were measured for 12 body measurements, sex was identified and maturity stages were recorded and classified. Pearson's linear correlation reveled a significant positive correlation between total length and all other body measures, except for base a...

Angélica Cristiane Ovando, and Heloisa Meinke Eickhoff, and Jonathan Ache Dias, and Eliane Roseli Winkelmann

O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar o efeito da temperatura da água nas respostas cardiovasculares: frequência cardíaca (FC), pressão arterial sistólica (PAS) e pressão arterial diastólica (PAD), durante a caminhada aquática em três temperaturas (29°C, 33°C e 37°C). Participaram do estudo 10 homens, com média de idade de 23,2 ± 2,25 anos, massa corporal de 78,4 ± 4,01kg e estatura de 1,774 ± 0,017m. Os participantes realizaram caminhadas aquáticas durante 30 min, a uma cadência controlada de 5...

E. D. Lazarus

Despite improved scientific insight into physical and social dynamics related to natural disasters, the financial cost of extreme events continues to rise. This paradox is particularly evident along developed coastlines, where future hazards are projected to intensify with consequences of climate change, and where the presence of valuable infrastructure exacerbates risk. By design, coastal hazard mitigation buffers human activities against the variability of natural phenomena such as storms. But...

B. Ausín, and I. Hernández-Almeida, and J.-A. Flores, and F.-J. Sierro, and M. Grosjean, and G. Francés, and B. Alonso

A new data set of 88 marine surface sediment samples and related oceanic environmental variables (temperature, salinity, chlorophyll <i>a</i>, oxygen, etc.) was studied to quantify the relationship between assemblages of coccolithophore species and modern environmental conditions in the western Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, west of the Strait of Gibraltar. Multivariate statistical analyses revealed that coccolithophore species were primarily related to sea surface salinity (SSS), exp...

J. Park, and W. Sweet

The Florida Current is the headwater of the Gulf Stream and is a component of the North Atlantic western boundary current from which a geostrophic balance between sea surface height and mass transport directly influence coastal sea levels along the Florida Straits. A linear regression of daily Florida Current transport estimates does not find a significant change in transport over the last decade; however, a nonlinear trend extracted from empirical mode decomposition (EMD) suggests a ...

Irma Suriyani, and Ince Ayu Khairana Kadriah, and ilmiah Kuruseng

<p class="BasicParagraph" align="center"><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p><p class="BasicParagraph"> </p><p class="BasicParagraph">This study was aimed to analyze the sensitivity and ability of primer hemolysin in detecting pathogenetic <em>Vibrio</em> on tiger shrimp post-larvae (PL) exposed under different exposure times in media inoculated with <em>Vibrio harveyi</em>. The PL of tiger shrimp were infected with 10⁶ cfu/mL of <em>V. harveyi</em> by immersion method for three, six, 12, 24...

M. Horsfall Jnr, and B.S. Kinigoma, and A.I. Spiff

The levels of total volatile bases (TVB) and trimethylamine (TMA) formed in three species of saline water fish stored at – 4^°C were investigated as indices of spoilage. The data showed that the concentration of TVB (mg/100g sample) in <i>Tilapia spp</i>. ranged from 19.40 – 61.00; <i>Mugil cephalus</i> 10.30 – 41.10 and <i>Carassius auratus</i> 12.50 – 66.7 during the maximum storage period of 20 days, while TMA levels (mg/100g sample) over the same storage period and conditions range...

H. L. Spach, and C. Santos, and R. S. Godefroid, and M. Nardi, and F. Cunha

The fish assemblage in a mangrove tidal creek was studied in monthly collections between August 1998 and July 1999 in the quadrature low tide and high tide, using a fyke net of 30 m x 1.5 m and meshes of 8 and 10 mm. Simultaneously with the biological collections, temperature, salinity, pH, water transparency, and current speed data were obtained. The collections resulted in the capture of 36,873 fish representing 22 families and 52 species. Immature individuals abounded (63.8%), and among the a...

Kanokwan Thongruck, and Sutanate Saelao, and Punnanee Sumpavapol, and Soottawat Benjakul, and Suppasil Maneerat

The lactic acid bacteria (LAB) ecology of Kung-Som, a traditional Thai fermented shrimp, was investigated using culture-dependent and culture-independent methods. Kung-Som was fermented at room temperature under anaerobic condition for 7 days using autochthonous fermentation. The viable counts revealed a dominance of LAB, from the 16S rRNA gene V6-V8 sequence analysis of the isolates, Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus sanguinicola, Weissella cibaria, Weissella confusa, Enterococcus sp., Le...

Tansakul, P., and Dumrattana, P.

The hydrocarbon-rich alga, Botryococcus braunii was cultivated in Modified Chu13 medium at pH 6.7. Growth of B. braunii was studied by using batch culture in 2L conical flasks with an initial algal density of 0.75 g dry weight/l under air-lift condition (air-1% CO2, rate of 7 l/min). The alga was incubated at the temperature of 25ºC, with light intensity of 120 μE/m2/s and diurnal illumination cycles under 12 hours of light / 12 hours of dark; 16 hours of light / 8 hour of dark and continuous il...

Erick Baqueiro Cárdenas, and Dalila Aldana Aranda

The queen conch, Strombus gigas, is a gastropod of commercial importance in the Caribbean. Population studies are based on size frequency analysis, using either length or weight parameters for the whole live organism. This contribution used mark-recapture data to estimate the von Bertalanffy equation parameters and population number variation within a non harvest population from a protected area, to clarify the biometric parameters that better suit for the whole population, or for the juvenile a...

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M.P Hardin, and R.S LeGore

In recent years the collection of tropical marine organisms for the aquarium trade has become perceived as an activity with an unsustainable history as well as obvious potential for rehabilitation through resource-based fisheries management and consumer-oriented product certification.In the case of Puerto Rico, collection of ornamentals has existed for decades,though unregulated due to a weak fisheries law dating from the 1930 ’s.The new Fisheries Law 278 of 1998 enabled new regulatory approache...

Allan A Yousten, and Ernest F Benfield, and Fred J Genthner

The fate of Bacillus sphaericus spores in the aquatic environment was investigated by suspending spores in dialysis bags in fresh and seawater. Spore viability was lost more rapidly in seawater. Neither B. sphaericus nor B. thuringiensis israelensis (B.t.i.) spores mixed with pond sediment appeared to attach to the sediment. However, rapid decrease in B.t.i. toxicity suggested attachment of parasporal bodies to sediment. B. sphaericus toxin settled more slowly and less completely. B. sphaericus ...

LM. Gomiero, and AG. Manzatto, and FMS. Braga

The purpose of this study was to characterize the diet of the fish Brycon opalinus (Characidae) seasonally and locally, allowing for the determination of its food items and trophic relations with the aquatic and terrestrial environments. The study area encompasses three rivers (Paraibuna, Ipiranga and Grande) in the basin of the Paraibuna, southeast Brazil. Twelve monthly collections were made from January to December 2004. The degree of stomachic repletion and of accumulated visceral fat was an...

M. M. Coggon, and A. Sorooshian, and Z. Wang, and A. R. Metcalf, and A. A. Frossard, and J. J. Lin, and J. S. Craven, and A. Nenes, and H. H. Jonsson, and L. M. Russell, and R. C. Flagan, and J. H. Seinfeld

We report properties of marine aerosol and clouds measured in the shipping lanes between Monterey Bay and San Francisco off the coast of Central California. Using a suite of aerosol instrumentation onboard the CIRPAS Twin Otter aircraft, these measurements represent a unique set of data contrasting the properties of clean and ship-impacted marine air masses in dry aerosol and cloud droplet residuals. Below-cloud aerosol exhibited average mass and number concentrations of 2 &amp;mu;g m<sup...

Zenonas Turskis, and Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas

The main approaches which are applied to select the logistic center are the methods of gravity center, analytic hierarchy process, similarity to ideal solution, fuzzy ranking, assessment, etc. Multiple Criteria Decision‐Making (MCDM) combines analytical and inductive knowledge, describing a domain problem, which can be fuzzy and/or incomplete. The fuzzy MCDM (FMCDM) approach can explain the problem more appropriately. The purpose of the paper is to select the most suitable site for logistic cen...

Ersan Basar

The Turkish Straits comprising the Strait of Canakkale, the Strait of Istanbul and the Sea of Marmara are unique in many respects. All dangers and obstacles characteristic of narrow waterways are present and acute in this critical sea lane. This research reveals the simulation of Canakkale (Dardanelle) Strait under different traffic conditions and identifies risky areas. The results of this simulation show that an increase of 25% in the existing traffic grows 43 times in the number of waiting s...

Ahn H, and Suchting R, and Woods AJ, and Miao H, and Green C, and Cho RY, and Choi E, and Fillingim RB

Hyochol Ahn,1 Robert Suchting,2 Adam J Woods,3 Hongyu Miao,4 Charles Green,5 Raymond Y Cho,6 Eunyoung Choi,7 Roger B Fillingim8 1Department of Nursing Research, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Cizik School of Nursing, Houston, TX, USA; 2Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX; USA; 3Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory, McKnight Br...

Monica V. Biondo

This study examines Switzerland's role in both the European and global marine aquarium trade providing basic information on trade data and offers tangible ideas on how to adapt the European Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) to adequately collect species data. The trade in marine ornamental fishes comprises an increasingly important industry that handles millions of specimens annually. Although the potential for overexploitation of some marine ornamental fishes is great, only few mechanism...

M. Honkanen, and J.-P. Tuovinen, and T. Laurila, and T. Mäkelä, and J. Hatakka, and S. Kielosto, and S. Kielosto, and L. Laakso, and L. Laakso

<p>In this study, we introduce new observations of sea–air fluxes of carbon dioxide using the eddy covariance method. The measurements took place at the Utö Atmospheric and Marine Research Station on the island of Utö in the Baltic Sea in July–October 2017. The flux measurement system is based on a closed-path infrared gas analyzer (LI-7000, LI-COR) requiring only occasional maintenance, making the station capable of continuous monitoring. However, such infrared gas analyzers are prone to ...

Selvakumar Dharmaraj, and Dhevendaran Kandasamy

Objective: To focus on the isolation and preliminary characterization of marine sponges associated Actinobacteria particularly Streptomyces species and also their antagonistic activities against bacterial and fungal pathogens. Methods: The sponges were collected from Kovalam and Vizhinjam port of south-west coast of Kerala, India. Isolation of strains was carried out from sponge extracts using international Streptomyces project media. For preliminary identification of the strains, morpholog...