Fatih Perçin, and Kürşat Fırat, and Şahin Saka

Cylene Zambrozi Garcia, and Claudia B. R. Martinez

Microcystins are secondary metabolites produced by different species of cyanobacteria, such as Microcystis aeruginosa (MA). In this study, the biochemical and genetic effects of lyophilized MA were evaluated in the neotropical fish Prochilodus lineatus exposed to 1 or 2 mg L-1 lyophilized MA (treated group) or only water (control group) in static toxicity tests for 24 and 96 h. The gills and liver were used in the analysis of biotransformation enzymes and antioxidant defenses, blood and gill cel...

Kerem Yüksel, and Zeliha Demirel, and Ali Koçyiğit, and Atakan Sukatar

Henry Louis Spach, and Cesar Santos, and Rodrigo Santiago Godefroid

<abstract language="eng">The ichthyofauna of a tidal creek in Rasa da Cotinga Island, Paranaguá Bay, Paraná was studied through monthly collections in the quadrature high and low tides, with seine net of 30 m x 1.5 m and 10 mm mesh and "fyke" net of 30 m x 1.5 m with 10 mm mesh in the wings and 8 mm mesh in the bag. Together with the nekton sampling, temperature, salinity and water transparency values were also obtained as well as current speed. A total of 9068 fish belonging to 54 species and 2...

Paolo Debernardi, and Elena Patriarca

A. Juillet-Leclerc, and J. Gaillardet, and P. Louvat, and G. Cabioch, and M. Paterne, and E. Douville, and L. Ayliffe

The "δ¹¹B-pH" technique was applied to modern and ancient corals <i>Porites</i> from the sub-equatorial Pacific areas (Tahiti and Marquesas) spanning a time interval from 0 to 20.720 calendar years to determine the amplitude of pH changes between the Last Glacial Period and the Holocene. Boron isotopes were measured by Multi-Collector – Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (MC-ICPMS) with an external reproducibility of 0.25&permil;, allowing a precision of about &plusmn;0.03 p...

Pedro Freitas de Carvalho, and Sérgio Luiz Costa Bonecker

This study aimed to identify and assess the seasonal and spatial variations of the appendicularians in the Caravelas River estuary and the adjacent coastal area. Samples were taken during 12 campaigns over five years (2001 and 2003-2006). Ten species were identified; the most abundant were Oikopleura dioica, Oikopleura rufescens, and Oikopleura longicauda. These species represented more than 95% of the total numbers of appendicularians. The remaining species were less frequent and occurred in lo...

P. C. Chu, and L. M. Ivanov, and L. M. Ivanov

Probabilistic aspects of regional ocean model predictability is analyzed using the probability density function (PDF) of the irreversible predictability time (IPT) (called &tau;-PDF) computed from an unconstrained ensemble of stochastic perturbations in initial conditions, winds, and open boundary conditions. Two-attractors (a chaotic attractor and a small-amplitude stable limit cycle) are found in the wind-driven circulation. Relationship between attractor's residence time and IPT determines th...

Zilda Margarete S. de Lucena, and Cecile de S. Gama

Phenacogaster apletostigma sp. nov. distingue-se por apresentar uma grande mancha umeral verticalmente alongada que se estende desde a linha lateral até quase o dorso do corpo e apresenta um prolongamento na porção ântero-dorsal. Tanto a forma quanto o tamanho da mancha não são encontrados em nenhuma outra espécie do gênero e é aqui considerada uma autapomorfia da espécie. Habita o sistema do rio Araguari, no Estado do Amapá, Brasil.<br>Phenacogaster apletostigma sp. nov. is distinguished from a...

Wu R, and Zhu D, and Xia Y, and Wang H, and Tao W, and Xue W, and Xia B, and Ren L, and Zhou X, and Li GC, and Chen G

Ruyan Wu,1,* Dandan Zhu,1,* Youchun Xia,2,* Haosen Wang,2 Weiwei Tao,1 Wenda Xue,1 Baomei Xia,1 Li Ren,1 Xin Zhou,1 Guochun Li,3 Gang Chen1 1Center for Translational Systems Biology and Neuroscience, Key Laboratory of Integrative Biomedicine of Brain Diseases, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, People&rsquo;s Republic of China; 2The Fourth People&rsquo;s Hospital of Taizhou, Taizhou, People&rsquo;s Republic of China; 3School of Basic Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese...

Pérez-Ruvalcaba I, and Sánchez-Hernández V, and Mercado-Sesma AR

Irma P&eacute;rez-Ruvalcaba,1 Viridiana S&aacute;nchez-Hern&aacute;ndez,1 Arieh R Mercado-Sesma2,3 1Burn Unit, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro M&eacute;dico Nacional de Occidente, Mexican Institute of Social Security, 2Health Sciences Department, Centro Universitario de Tonal&aacute;, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico; 3Diabetes sin Complicaciones, Zapopan, Mexico Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the effect of continuous and intermittent electrical transcutaneous nerve s...

Rodrigo das Neves dos Santos Amorim, and José Ariévilo Gurgel Rodrigues, and Márjory Lima Holanda, and Ana Luíza Gomes Quinderé, and Regina Célia Monteiro de Paula, and Vânia Maria Maciel Melo, and Norma Maria Barros Benevides

The aim of this study was to determine the yield, chemical composition, specific rotation (SR), infrared (IR) spectroscopy and the effect on bacterial growth of a crude sulfated polysaccharide (SP) from the red marine alga G. ornata (Go). Go-1 (25°C), Go-2 (80°C), and Go-3 (80°C) were sequentially extracted and yielded 9.2%. The contents of sulfate (5.88-10.3%) and proteins (0.1-3.7%) were small. The values of SR were [µ]D20°f -19.0, -51.0, and -56.5, respectively. IR spectrums showed the presen...

M. LaVigne, and T. M. Hill, and E. Sanford, and B. Gaylord, and A. D. Russell, and E. A. Lenz, and J. D. Hosfelt, and M. K. Young

Ocean acidification will likely have negative impacts on invertebrates producing skeletons composed of calcium carbonate. Skeletal solubility is partly controlled by the incorporation of "foreign" ions (e.g. magnesium) into the crystal lattice of these skeletal structures, a process that is sensitive to a variety of biological and environmental factors. Here we explore effects of life stage, oceanographic region of origin, and changes in the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in seawater (<i>p</...

Talih F, and Ajaltouni J, and Kobeissy F

Farid Talih,1 Jean Ajaltouni,1 Firas Kobeissy2 1Department of Psychiatry, 2Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon Objectives: To characterize and describe the prevalence of restless leg syndrome (RLS) in hospitalized psychiatric patients and to investigate the correlations between patient profile and RLS.Methods: Demographic information, psychiatric diagnoses, psychotropic medication use, and history of substance u...

Harshad Malve

Disease ailments are changing the patterns, and the new diseases are emerging due to changing environments. The enormous growth of world population has overburdened the existing resources for the drugs. And hence, the drug manufacturers are always on the lookout for new resources to develop effective and safe drugs for the increasing demands of the world population. Seventy-five percentage of earth's surface is covered by water but research into the pharmacology of marine organisms is limited, a...

Edélti Faria Albertoni, and Cleber Palma-Silva, and Francisco de Assis Esteves

Three species of shrimp, Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis (Latreille, 1817), F. paulensis (Pérez-Farfante, 1967) (Penaeidae) and Macrobrachium acanthurus (Wiegmann, 1836) (Palaemonidae) were sampled at the Imboassica lagoon (Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil), in order to estimate the overlap of dietary niches and electivity of their prey, through the analysis of the fauna associated with the macroalgae Chara and of the benthic fauna on the sediment. The overlap of dietary niches was estimated using five...

Elizete Teresinha Santos Cavalcanti, and Ricardo Massato Takemoto, and Leucio Câmara Alves, and Sathyabama Chellappa, and Gilberto Cezar Pavanelli

White mullet is a commercial fish species abundant in the coastal waters of Brazil. This study investigated the occurrence of crustacean ectoparasites on white mullet, Mugil curema captured from the littoral waters of Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil. From 2006 to 2007, 31 individuals of M. curema were captured and encountered ectoparasites were observed, identified and counted. M. curema was parasitized by ectoparasitic crustaceans, caligid copepods, Caligus bonito and Caligus sp.; ergasilid c...

Rosy Naoroibam, and Kashinath G Metri, and Hemant Bhargav, and R Nagaratna, and H R Nagendra

Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected individuals frequently suffer from anxiety and depression. Depression has been associated with rapid decline in CD4 counts and worsened treatment outcomes in HIV-infected patients. Yoga has been used to reduce psychopathology and improve immunity. Aim: To study the effect of 1-month integrated yoga (IY) intervention on anxiety, depression, and CD4 counts in patients suffering from HIV-1 infection. Methods: Forty four HIV-1 infected individu...

Victoria J. Isaac, and Maurício Camargo-Zorro

Este estudo descreve o tamanho relativo e a estrutura etária dos peixes cienídeos <em>Macrodon ancylodon, Stellifer rastrifer</em> e <em>Stellifer naso</em>, o ariídeo <em>Cathorops spixii</em> e o aspredinídeo <em>Aspredo aspredo</em> para o estuário do rio Caeté. Quatro amostragens bimensais foram feitas com malhadeira e rede de arrasto de fundo, durante os meses de agosto, outubro e dezembro de 1996, e fevereiro de 1997, em três áreas diferentes: (A) canal principal do rio, (B) baía, e (C) ár...

Sirlene Aparecida Felisberto, and Josimeire Aparecida Leandrini, and Jusara Maria Cetto, and Liliana Rodrigues

Este trabalho analisa a comunidade de algas perifíticas em diferentes estações do ano (verão e inverno) no reservatório de Irai, considerado eutrofizado. As coletas foram realizadas em julho e novembro de 2001. A composição e abundância das algas perifíticas esteve relacionada principalmente à temperatura, transparência da coluna de água e à disponibilidade de nutrientes. As condições eutróficas do ambiente provavelmente beneficiaram a abundância de espécies de diatomáceas. Entretanto, a melhori...

D. Gilbert, and N. N. Rabalais, and R. J. Díaz, and J. Zhang

In the global ocean, the number of reported hypoxic sites (oxygen &amp;lt;30% saturation) is on the rise both near the coast and in the open ocean. But unfortunately, most of the papers on hypoxia only present oxygen data from one or two years, so that we often lack a long-term perspective on whether oxygen levels at these locations are decreasing, steady or increasing. Consequently, we cannot rule out the possibility that many of the newly reported hypoxic areas were hypoxic in the past, and th...

M. Steinacher, and F. Joos, and T. L. Frölicher, and L. Bopp, and P. Cadule, and V. Cocco, and S. C. Doney, and M. Gehlen, and K. Lindsay, and J. K. Moore, and B. Schneider, and J. Segschneider

Changes in marine net primary productivity (PP) and export of particulate organic carbon (EP) are projected over the 21st century with four global coupled carbon cycle-climate models. These include representations of marine ecosystems and the carbon cycle of different structure and complexity. All four models show a decrease in global mean PP and EP between 2 and 20% by 2100 relative to preindustrial conditions, for the SRES A2 emission scenario. Two different regimes for productivity changes ar...

Thararat Chitov

This study investigated the occurrence (by means of the presence-absence test) and level (by means of a plate count technique) of selected potentially pathogenic Vibrio species in processed and ready-to-eat seafood, and some raw seafood normally used as raw materials or ingredients in these products, that were commercially available in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The level of Vibrio in raw seafood was found to range from 50 to 104 cfu/g. V. alginolyticus was the most frequently found species, followed...

Priyadarshini Brinda, and Srinivasan Muthiah, and Padmavathi Alagarsamy, and Selvam Sethuraman, and Saradha Ramasubbu, and Nirmalan Praveen

<b>Purpose:</b> To determine "awareness of eye donation" and corneal transplantation in an adult population of southern India. <b> Methods:</b> 507 participants chosen by systematic random sampling were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Participants were selected among patients attending two community outreach programmes at different sites, and from patients presenting directly to the hospital. <b> Results: </b> 257 participants (50.69&#x0025;) were aware of eye donations. The majo...

Ilena Zanella, and Andrés López-Garro, and Geiner Golfín-Duarte, and Joel C. Saenz

Doce especies de tiburones habitan las aguas del Parque Nacional Isla del Coco (PNIC) y uno de los más abundantes es el tiburón punta blanca de arrecife, Triaenodon obesus. El presente estudio determinó la abundancia, tallas y estructura de la población de esta especie en la zona de Bahía Chatham, PNIC. Se utilizó el método de marcaje y recaptura y se realizaron conteos subacuáticos visuales, con el fin de determinar su abundancia relativa y contabilizar recapturas visuales. Los tiburones punta ...

Bogdan Wo¼niak, and Jerzy Dera

This volume contains a set of eight papers presenting the results of the latest research into the interaction of light with marine phytoplankton by teams from the Marine Physics Department at the IO PAS in Sopot, and the Department of Environmental Physics at the Pedagogical University of Slupsk. These results were presented at the 'Second Workshop on Luminescence and Photosynthesis of Marine Phytoplankton' (Sopot-Paraszyno, 11-15 October 1999) sponsored by the Polish State Committee for S...

Luís Eugénio Castanheira da Conceição, and Cláudia Aragão, and Nadège Richard, and Sofia Engrola, and Paulo Gavaia, and Sara Mira, and Jorge Dias

Os requisitos nutricionais de larvas de peixes são ainda mal compreendidos, o que leva a altas mortalidades e problemas de qualidade no seu cultivo. Este trabalho pretende fazer uma revisão de novas metodologias de investigação, tais como estudos com marcadores, genómica populacional, programação nutricional, génomica e proteómica funcionais, e fornecer ainda alguns exemplos das utilizações presentes e perspectivas futuras em estudos de nutrição de larvas de peixes.<br>Major gaps in knowledge on...

Ülo Suursaar

Wave parameters were studied in four differently exposed fetch-limited Estonian coastal sea locations: the Harilaid Peninsula facing W–NW, Letipea N–NE, Matsi SW and Kõiguste SE. Based on high-quality measurements of waves with the bottom-mounted Recording Doppler Current Profiler in 2006–2011, a model for significant wave height was calibrated separately for those locations. Using wind forcing data from Estonian coastal meteorological stations, a set of hindcasts was obtained over the period of...

R. J. Rolph, and A. R. Mahoney, and J. Walsh, and P. A. Loring

Using thresholds of physical climate variables developed from community observations, together with two large-scale datasets, we have produced local indices directly relevant to the impacts of a reduced sea ice cover on Alaska coastal communities. The indices include the number of false freeze-ups defined by transient exceedances of ice concentration prior to a corresponding exceedance that persists, <q>false break-ups</q>, timing of freeze-up and break-up, length of the open water duratio...

José María Luzón Nogué, and Luis Miguel Coín Cuenca

This paper deals with the use of birds (ravens and doves) as attendants of the sailors to search the coast from the sea. This use is documented since the III millennium B. C. in the Aegean Sea. The possibilities and limitations of this art of sailing are very important to the cultural interrelationship in the Mediterranean. An experience performed in 1986 has allowed us to verify the efficiency of the birds to guide sailors in high sea. The astronomical orientation assumes the possibility of big...

B. Veuger, and A. Pitcher, and S. Schouten, and J. S. Sinninghe Damsté, and J. J. Middelburg

Nitrification and the associated growth of autotrophic nitrifiers, as well as the contributions of bacteria and Thaumarchaeota to total autotrophic C-fixation by nitrifiers were investigated in the Dutch coastal North Sea from October 2007 to March 2008. Rates of nitrification were determined by incubation of water samples with ¹⁵N-ammonium and growth of autotrophic nitrifiers was measured by incubation with ¹³C-DIC (dissolved inorganic carbon) in the presence and absence o...

G. Zibordi, and F. Mélin, and J.-F. Berthon, and E. Canuti

The accuracy of marine data products from the Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) operated on board the Envisat platform is investigated with the aid of in situ geographically distributed measurements from different European seas. The assessment focuses on standard products from the 2012 data update commonly identified as 3rd Reprocessing. Results indicate atmospherically corrected data affected by a negative bias of several tens percent at the 413 nm center wavelength, significantly ...

Angelo G. Solimini, and Alice Mannocci, and Domitilla Di Thiene

<p><strong>Background</strong>: The increasing popularity of tri-dimensional (3D) movies has raised public concern and media interest about the safety of projected images for spectators. No specific instrument exists to assess the occurrence of visually induced motion sickness (VIMS) symptoms in 3D movie spectators in movie theaters.</p><p><strong>Methods</strong>: We developed a questionnaire containing 20 items divided into socio demographics, individual characteristics, movie vision character...

Mauro Delogu, and Maria A. De Marco, and Claudia Cotti, and Livia Di Trani, and Elisabetta Raffini, and Simona Puzelli, and Robert G. Webster, and Antonio Cassone, and Isabella Donatelli

<p><strong>Background</strong>: infectious low pathogenic avian influenza viruses (LPaIVs) have been recently detected on feathers of wild ducks. Laboratory trial results suggested that the preen oil gland secretion, covering waterbirds’ feathers, may attract and concentrate virus particles from aIV-contaminated waters to birds’ bodies. We evaluated whether ducks can become infected by the ingestion of preen oil-associated viral particles, experimentally smeared on their plumage. In addition, we...

S.M. Ibrahim, and A.A. Elgnainy, and N. Imam, and A.H. Fadel, and A.S. Abouzied

The effect of Gamma rays on the nutritive value, Vibrio alginolyticus infection and some radioactivity elements of Logocephalus sceleratus fillets were investigated. Puffer fish samples were obtained from El-Anfousy, Alexandria, Egypt, during February and March, 2017. Fish fillets were exposed to 4 and 7 kGy using 60Co, then the nutritive value, histamine content, and Vibrio alginolyticus were determined. The results showed that raw fillets contained 76.69% water content, 17.68% protein, 0.41% l...

Seung-Hong Lee

Abstract Recent in vitro studies have demonstrated that extract of soft coral Dendronephthya gigantea (SCDE) had strong anti-inflammatory activities. However, the direct effects of SCDE on anti-inflammatory activities in vivo model remained to be determined. Therefore, the present study was designed to assess in vivo anti-inflammatory effect of SCDE using lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated zebrafish model. We also investigated whether SCDE has toxic effects in zebrafish model. The survival, hea...

Lorenzo Zanella

The ground beetle Scarites laevigatus Fabricius, 1792 is a specialized predator occurring in the Mediterranean sandy shores, currently threatened with disappearance due to the widespread modification of beach ecosystems. The present study purposes a morphological analysis of the northern Adriatic form, described by Puel in 1938 as a subspecies with the name venetianus, in comparison with the typical form of this taxon and S. terricola. The examination of pronotum, elytra, body shape, male genit...

Samardžić Gligor M.

The paper presents data on agricultural areas and the specific plant breeding in the south province of Dalmatia in the ancient times. Written authentic sources and archeological findings from this area point out to the tradition of planting and breeding from the Roman period till today. It is presumed that agriculture even during the Roman rule was the main activity of local people in the area, which is true even today. Besides agriculture, animal husbandry was highly significant activity as wel...

Bianca B. Mattos, and Maria Teresa V. Romanos, and Lauro M. de Souza, and Guilherme Sassaki, and Eliana Barreto-Bergter

Brown, red and green algae from the Southeastern coast of Brazil were successively extracted with chloroform/methanol 2:1 and 1:2 (v/v). The crude lipid extract was partitioned according to Folch and the lower phase enriched in glycolipids was fractionated on a silica gel column chromatography eluted with chloroform, acetone and methanol. Three major orcinol-reactive bands present in the acetone and methanol fractions were detected by thin-layer chromatography with chromatographic mobilities cor...

Gitumoni Konwar, and Lalengzami Fanai, and Vanrammawia K

Background: Cancer, the second most common cause of death, has become a major health problem. Depression is the most common psychological problem encountered in patients with cancer. The coping skills adopted may affect the mental health of patients. Therefore, this research is undertaken to assess the level of depression and coping strategy adopted by the patients diagnosed with cancer. Materials and methods: A descriptive study to assess the level of depression and coping strategy adopted by ...

Valéria Garrido, and Gerlinde A. P. B. Teixeira, and Valéria L. Teixeira, and Patrícia Ocampo, and Wilton J. Ferreira, and Diana N. Cavalcanti, and Sylvia M. N. Campos, and Monique de M. B. Pedruzzi, and Patricia Olaya, and Claudio C. C.dos Santos, and Viveca Giongo, and Izabel C. P. Paixão

Dolabelladienotriol is a product extracted from the brown marine alga Dictyota pfaffii from Brazil that has been shown to have antiviral activity and low cytotoxicity. Our studies have evaluated the acute toxicity of dolabelladienotriol in BALB/c mice for ten days after administration of a single dose. Among the parameters considered were behavior, weight, biochemical and histological analyses of blood samples taken at three different times (Bs.0, Bs.1 and Bs.2) and optical microscopic examinati...

Ingrid B. Silva, and Mutue T. Fujii, and Eliane Marinho-Soriano

The worldwide increase in recreational activities and marine tourism is reason for concern due to its impact on reef environments. In order to assess the effect of tourism on the reef area in Maracajaú (Northeast Brazil), a study was conducted based on the presence of different seaweed species. A region of intense tourist activity was chosen, and another where tourism is prohibited. Result comparison used richness (S), biomass, diversity (H), and dominance (D), as well as an analysis of similari...

Gabriele Andressa Zatelli, and Ana Cláudia Philippus, and Miriam Falkenberg

ABSTRACT Since the middle of the twentieth century the marine algae have attracted attention as a source of new drugs. Dictyopteris is an important group of marine seaweeds and is widely distributed in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions. This genus is known by its characteristic “ocean smell”. Some species show a distinct phytochemistry, with specific secondary metabolites, including C11-hydrocarbons, sulfur compounds and quinone derivatives, not usually found in marine seaweeds and des...

Peter Ivan

The article is focused on the process of evaluation of the quality of aquatic habitats. The habitat quality is characterized by bioindication, which is represented by ichtyo-fauna in habitat suitability curves. During the periods of minimum flows the ichtyofauna prefers covers with deeper habitats. This has been showed by the correlation of suitability curve characteristics for water depth. The curves are based on the frequency sorting of the fish in microhabitat, which were deter...

Jansen Zuanon, and Flávio A. Bockmann, and Ivan Sazima

We studied a specialised assemblage of sand-dwelling fish species from a streamlet in central Amazonia. The five sanddwelling species comprised 15.2 % of the total number in the streamlet (33 species). Two of the sand-dwellers are daytime foragers, Characidium cf. pteroides (Crenuchidae) and Stauroglanis gouldingi (Trichomycteridae), whereas three ones are night-time foragers, Gymnorhamphichthys rondoni (Rhamphichthyidae), "Imparfinis" pristos and Mastiglanis asopos (Heptapteridae). With the exc...

Edwin A. Hernández-Delgado, and Alfredo Montañez-Acuña, and Abimarie Otaño-Cruz, and Samuel E. Suleimán-Ramos

Ecological impacts of military bombing activities in Puerto Rico have often been described as minimal, with recurrent allegations of confounding effects by hurricanes, coral diseases and local anthropogenic stressors. Reef craters, though isolated, are associated with major colony fragmentation and framework pulverization, with a net permanent loss of reef bio-construction. In contrast, adjacent non-bombarded reef sections have significantly higher benthic spatial relief and biodiversity. We com...

Rodrigo S. Godefroid, and Henry L. Spach, and Cesar Santos, and Guilherme MacLaren, and Roberto Schwarz Jr.

<abstract language="eng">Abundance and diversity of the fish fauna in the shallow infralittoral region of Atami Beach, Paraná, Brazil, were studied through monthly collections between July 1998 and June 1999. A total of 7553 fishes from 70 species and 26 families, mainly juvenile forms, was captured in the area. The mean captures in number of species, number of fish and biomass were larger from the end of spring to the middle of autumn; seasonal tendency in richness, diversity (number) and equit...

Meng Liu, and Ke Wang

Persistence and extinction of a randomized non-autonomous logistic equation is studied. Sufficient conditions for extinction, non-persistence in the mean, weak persistence and stochastic permanence are established. The critical number between weak persistence and extinction is obtained.

Juliana Imenis Barradas, and Fernanda Duarte Amaral, and Malva Isabel Medina Hernández, and Manuel Jesus Flores-Montes, and Andrea Quirino Steiner

Despite their ecological and social-economic importance, coral reefs are under constant threat and thus require proper management practices. Data on the spatial structure of these ecosystems are essential for good quality conservation projects in such areas. This study aimed to quantitatively analyze the spatial distribution of benthic macroorganisms from the reef environment of Porto de Galinhas Beach, with special focus on its corals and calcified hydroids. Reef flats of the area were surveyed...

Ana Carolina de Campos, and Maria Cristina Coelho, and Nelci Adriana Cicuto Ferreira Rocha

O estudo visou avaliar o desempenho motor e sensorial de lactentes com e sem síndrome de Down (SD) aos seis meses de vida. Foram avaliados oito lactentes, sendo quatro com SD e quatro típicos, com 24 semanas de vida. Para verificar o desempenho motor foi utilizada a escala motora infantil de Alberta (AIMS), nas posturas supina, prona, sentada e em pé. O desempenho sensorial foi avaliado por meio de entrevista com o cuidador da criança utilizando o perfil sensorial infantil ITSP (infant/toddler s...