Cristina Aparecida Gomes Nassar, and Yocie Yoneshigue-Valentin

The present study estimated the iron-ore concentration found on four species of seaweed. The species tested grow on a site heavily contaminated by this ore, in the city of Vitória, state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Under natural conditions, the iron ore reached a temperature 5.0ºC higher than the sand on a sunny day. All the species had iron ore adhered to their fronds. Udotea cyathiformis was the species with the highest iron-ore concentration varing from 0.07 to 0.90 g wet weight, followed by L...

Han C, and Bae H, and Won SD, and Lim J, and Kim DJ

Changwoo Han,1 Hwallip Bae,2 Sung-Doo Won,3 Jaeyoung Lim,3 Dai-Jin Kim41Department of Psychiatry, Ansan Hospital, College of Medicine, Korea University, Ansan, 2Department of Psychiatry, Myongji Hospital, College of Medicine, Seonam University, Goyang, 3Department of Clinical Psychology, Keyo Hospital, Keyo Medical Foundation, Uiwang, 4Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of KoreaAbstract: Alcohol dependence is a disorder ascribable to ...

Magaly M. Sales, and Edmundo J. de Lucca, and Seizo Yamashita, and Luis Henrique Cury Saad

Human peripheral blood lymphocytes from 10 patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) showed a significantly higher incidence of chromatid breaks when compared to cells from 10 normal individuals, after exposure to bleomycin (BLM) during the G2 phase. However, no significant increase in bleomycin sensitivity was observed in lymphocytes from 10 patients with sporadic adenomatous polyps (AP) vs. 10 normal individuals (P = 0.67). Individuals that exhibited an average number of chromatid bre...

M. Seidler, and A. Gregorczyk

In this paper, an attempt is made to apply the Verhulst-Pearl and the Robertson logistic curves to the description of maize plant growth. The changes with time of the total leaf area were taken as the parameter expressing the growth kinetics. The constant coefficients in the Verhulst-Pearl and Robertson equations were calculated with the help of a logarithmic transformation and the least square method. On this basis, the growth kinetics of the studied maize lines and hybrid were compared. The ap...

C. Ferrarin, and M. Ghezzo, and G. Umgiesser, and D. Tagliapietra, and E. Camatti, and L. Zaggia, and A. Sarretta

The hydrological consequences of historical, contemporary and future human activities on a coastal system were investigated by means of numerical models. The changes in the morphology of the Lagoon of Venice during the last century result from the sedimentological response to the combined effects of human interventions on the environment and global changes. This study focuses on changes from 1927 to 2012 and includes the changes planned for the protection of the city of Venice from storm surges ...

Traversetti L., and Dörr A.J.M., and Scalici M.

We evaluated the importance of the freshwater grass shrimp Palaemonetes antennarius as trophic source for the lacustrine fish of the Lake Bracciano (Central Italy) analyzing 6120 stomach contents of 10 species. Shrimp was recorded for all size classes of the investigated species with a variation in frequency and abundance depending on seasons. P. antennarius was occasionally preyed by cyprinids, and systematically by small individuals of carniv...

Sueli P. de Fabio

Rhipidocotyle angusticolle Chandler, 1941 é referida pela primeira vez no Brasil em seu novo hospedador, Scomber colias Gm., proveniente do litoral de Cabo Frio, Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Opecoeloides pedicathedrae Travassos, Freitas & Bührnheim, 1966 é reencontrada também em novo hospedador, Menticirrhus americanus (L.), proveniente da Praia de Mauá, Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Foram feitas as redescrições morfológicas dessas espécies, mostrando as variações encontradas, acompanhadas de figuras o...

José Vitor Botter Fasoli, and Thaisa Sala Michelan, and Sidinei Magela Thomaz

Aim: To test the invasibility of aquatic ecosystems by an exotic species, we used the invasive macrophyte Urochloa arrecta, which has invaded many Neotropical waterbodies and has reduced biodiversity in these habitats. The extensive growth of this macrophyte can be related to its affinity for mud-rich sediments, which occur primarily in secondary river channels and lentic habitats.MethodsTo test this hypothesis, we cultivated U. arrecta in trays with different percentages of mud and we measured ...

Theodolinda Mestriner Stocche, and Carolina Araújo Rodrigues Funayama

The aim of this study was to verify developmental aspects of fetal movements through 2D ultrasonic recordings of normal fetuses, product of low risk pregnancies. A qualitative analysis of the several types of movements was performed in a sample of six fetuses, each four weeks, from 12th to 40th gestational week. In the close period to 20th gestational week it was registered the largest prevalence of movements. It was observed that certain movements disappear, and others stay or appear through pe...

Mihaylova Dimitriya, and Valkova-Jarvis Zlatka, and Iliev Georgi

One of the problems phasing the physical layer security of a wireless system is its vulnerability to pilot contamination attacks and hence schemes for its detection need to be applied. A method proposed in the literature consists of training with two N-PSK pilots. Although the method is effective in most of the cases, it is not able to discover an attack initiated during the transmission of the second pilot from the pair if both the legitimate and non-legitimate pilots coincide. In this current ...

Rollason JCB, and Outtrim JG, and Mathur RS

Jennie CB Rollason,1 Joanne G Outtrim,2 Raj S Mathur1 1Cambridge IVF, Addenbrooke's NHS Trust, 2University Division of Anaesthesia, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of ovulation detection by the DuoFertility® monitor compared with transvaginal ultrasound in infertile women with regular menstrual cycles. Methods: Eight infertile patients, aged 27–40 years, with a body mass index of 1...

Karin Lindroos

Industrial companies are to an increasing extent faced with requirements for better sustainability performance. Green market expands and green purchasing is regarded as a contribution to sustainable development. This paper examines impacts of implementing environmental management systems on enterprises’ competitiveness in international supply chains at the example of Estonian shipbuilding enterprises. The theoretical concept of supplier selection process is used. The alignment problems of green...

D Vasudevan, and Manoj M Naik, and Qayum I Mukaddam

Background and Objective: To assess whether methylcobalamin and alpha lipoic acid (ALA) added to pregabalin provide additional benefit compared to pregabalin alone in type 2 diabetes mellitus associated peripheral neuropathy. Setting and Design: An open label, randomized, controlled parallel-group pilot study. Materials and Methods: Thirty adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with symptoms of peripheral neuropathy for ≥6 months were randomized to receive pregabalin 75 mg, methylcobalamin...

B G Sumathi, and S R Kumarswamy, and Usha Amritam, and Ravi Arjunan

Tewari Hem, and Prakash Gaurav, and Azad Raj, and Talwar Dinesh, and Kai Sanjay

<b>Aim: </b> The aim of the study was to compare the visual outcomes of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with verteporfin and transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT) for classic subfoveal choroidal neovascularization (CNVM) secondary to age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). <b> Settings and Design:</b> Patients with subfoveal classic CNVM caused by ARMD attending vitreo-retinal services at a tertiary care setup were included in this nonrandomized, open label, prospective, clinical, comparative pilot tr...

G. Pérez-Landa, and P. Ciais, and M. J. Sanz, and B. Gioli, and F. Miglietta, and J. L. Palau, and G. Gangoiti, and M. M. Millán

We collected ground-based and aircraft vertical profile measurements of meteorological parameters during a 2-week intensive campaign over the Valencia basin, in order to understand how mesoscale circulations develop over complex terrain and affect the atmospheric transport of tracers. A high-resolution version of the RAMS model was run to simulate the campaign and characterize the diurnal patterns of the flow regime: night-time katabatic drainage, morning sea-breeze development and its subsequen...

Krystyna Wojewódzka-Król, and Ryszard Rolbiecki

Implementation of the objectives defined in the White Paper should prompt us to consider the available opportunities for unlocking the lower Vistula’s potential for transportation, as the river could play an essential role in the context of the burgeoning Gdańsk and Gdynia seaports. In addition, on the basis of European experience, it could help reduce communication problems in the region and serve as an important tourist attraction. This article is an attempt at estimation of the demand for sh...

Renato C. Leitão, and Regina R. R. Cavalcante, and Esaú M. Ribeiro, and Rayanne L. Claudino, and Naylson M. Maciel, and Morsyleide de F. Rosa

A carcinicultura causa impactos ambientais significativos devidos, sobremaneira, à elevada demanda de água e ao descarte de efluentes, agravando o problema de assoreamento e poluição dos mananciais. Este trabalho teve como objetivo buscar uma alternativa para o reaproveitamento do efluente da carcinicultura na própria atividade e assim mitigar os impactos causados. Os experimentos foram realizados em três etapas, a primeira relacionada à toxicidade, para as pós-larvas das águas de despesca, a se...

Paulo dos S. Pompeu, and Fábio Vieira, and Carlos B. Martinez

Durante a operação do elevador para peixes da Usina Hidrelétrica Santa Clara, de novembro de 2003 a março de 2004, todos os crustáceos palaemonídeos adultos que utilizaram o mecanismo foram contados e o número de jovens estimado. Duas espécies foram registradas: Macrobrachium carcinus (Linnaeus, 1758) e Macrobrachium acanthurus (Wiegmann, 1836). A utilização do mecanismo por adultos foi bastante restrita, com apenas 185 exemplares registrados. Porém, o número de jovens de M. carcinus utilizando ...

S. Bouillon, and S. Bouillon, and H. T. S. Boschker, and H. T. S. Boschker

Coastal ecosystems are typically highly productive, and the sediments in these systems receive organic matter from a variety of local and imported sources. To assess if general patterns are present in the origin of carbon sources for sedimentary bacteria and their relation to the origin of the sediment organic carbon pool, we compiled both literature and new data on &delta;¹³C of bacterial biomarkers (the phospholipid derived fatty acids i+a15:0), along with &delta;¹³C data...

Samuel Generoso Dias, and Lúcia Helena Sipaúba-Tavares

AIM: The water quality of a pond covered by macrophytes and used as a water supply for aquaculture was evaluated during the dry and rainy seasons; METHODS: Six points were established for water sampling, at water inflow and outflow. Samplings were carried out monthly between June 2008 and May 2009; RESULTS: Inflow points P1, P2 and P3 in the pond had higher nutrient concentrations and high trophic rates. Moreover, capybaras in the area caused sediment suspension and an increase in fecal coliform...

José Luis Luque, and Dimitri Ramos Alves, and Aline Rodrigues Paraguassú

Foram examinados 90 espécimes de <em>Pagrus pagrus</em> (Linnaeus, 1758) (Osteichthyes, Sparidae), provenientes do litoral do estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil (21-23^º S, 41-45^ºW), no período de outubro de 1998 a março de 2000, sendo necropsiados para estudo da comunidade de metazoários parasitos. Todos os peixes examinados estavam parasitados. Vinte e duas espécies de parasitos foram coletadas. Os nematóides corresponderam a 59% do total de espécimes de parasitos coletados....

Carlos A. Rangel, and Laís C. T. Chaves, and Cassiano Monteiro-Neto

The extensive Brazilian coast comprises diverse reef fish communities. Here, we report a pioneer study on the reef fish community composition of the Cagarras Archipelago. This rocky reef system consists of a small group of coastal islands 5 km south off Ipanema Beach, Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil. A relatively diverse and disturbed fish community (99 species from 39 families) was found in this archipelago. Two different visual census techniques were utilized and a large difference was observed in...

Bernardo Baldisserotto

Antonio Cobelo-Garcia

Around 99.7% of the upper continental crust is composed by a relatively small number of elements (Si, Ti, Al, Fe, Mn, Mg, Ca, Na, K, P) as their oxide forms, mainly SiO2 (66.6%), Al2O3 (15.4%), and FexOy (5.0%), whereas the vast majority of the naturally-occurring chemical elements – the so-called ‘minor’ or ‘trace’ elements –account only for the remaining 0.3% [Rudnick and Gao 2003]. Despite their low concentrations, the discovery and use of several trace elements by humans can be traced back ...

K. Khvorostovsky, and P. Rampal

Sea ice freeboard derived from satellite altimetry is the basis for the estimation of sea ice thickness using the assumption of hydrostatic equilibrium. High accuracy of altimeter measurements and freeboard retrieval procedure are, therefore, required. As of today, two approaches for estimating the freeboard using laser altimeter measurements from Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat), referred to as tie points (TP) and lowest-level elevation (LLE) methods, have been developed ...

Mattika Sodamuk, and Kansri Boonpragob, and Pachara Mongkolsuk, and Anders Tehler, and Steven D. Leavitt, and H. Thorsten Lumbsch

A new species and genus, Kalbionora palaeotropica, is described for a crustose lichen occurring in coastal forests in Thailand, Vietnam, and northeastern Australia. It is morphologically similar to Malmidea and Eugeniella, but differing in morphological and chemical characters. The single known species in the new genus contains atranorin, zeorin, the stictic acid chemosyndrome and chlorinated xanthones. Morphologically it is characterized by having asci of the Catillaria-type, ...

R. J. Stening

It seems that the wind shear theory is accepted for the explanation of sporadic E at mid and low latitudes. Some examples from Arecibo are displayed to show this. The effect of lunar tides should then modify the wind-shear theory in a manner that yields the observed features of the lunar tide in the critical frequency <i>f</i>oEs and the height h'Es of the sporadic E. This is shown to imply that the phase of the lunar tide in h'Es should be the same as the phase of the lunar tide in the ea...

J. J. de LOPE ARIAS, and G. MATEU-VICENS, and M. DEUDERO COMPANY

Stable isotopes (δ15N) are used to determine trophic level in marine food webs. We assessed if Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) affect trophic level of fishes based on stable isotopes on the Western Mediterranean. A total of 22 studies including 600 observations were found and the final dataset consisted of 11 fish species and 146 observations comparing trophic level inside and outside MPAs. The database was analysed by meta-analysis and the covariate selected was the level of protection (inside vs...

Andrew H. Baird, and Mia O. Hoogenboom, and Danwei Huang

A new zooxanthellate reef-dwelling scleractinian coral species, Cyphastrea salae sp. n. (Scleractinia, Merulinidae), is described from Lord Howe Island Australia. The new species can be distinguished morphologically from the only other congeneric species on Lord Howe Island, C. microphthalma, by the number of primary septa (12 vs. 10) and the much taller corallites (mean ± SE: 1.0 ± 0.07 mm v 0.4 ± 0.04 mm). The relationship of C. salae to four of the other eleven currently acc...

Fuad A. Al-Horani

Single polyps of Galaxea fascicularis were fixed to glass vials with underwater epoxy resin. After regeneration into microcolonies they were used for microsensor measurements of photosynthesis and calcification under different incubating temperatures. Gross photosynthesis was found highest at temperatures of 23 and 26°C (ca. 0.022 mole O2 m-3 s–1), close to the ambient temperature (i.e. 26°C). At 35°C, gross photosynthesis was irreversibly inhibited as the microcolonies bleached. The net photosy...

P. McLennan, and G.E. Peoples, and M.J. Macartney, and S.K. Venoe

Hans-Peter eGrossart, and Hans-Peter eGrossart, and Lasse eRiemann, and Kam W. Tang

K. Hocke, and K. Hocke, and K. Igarashi

The climatology of mean wind, diurnal and semidiurnal tide during the first year (1996-1997) of simultaneous wind observations at Wakkanai (45.4°N, 141.7°E) and Yamagawa (31.2°N, 130.6°E) is presented. The locations of the radars allow us to describe the latitudinal dependence of the tides. Tidal amplitude and phase profiles are compared with those of the global scale wave model (GSWM). While the observed amplitude profiles of the diurnal tide agree well with the GSWM values, the observed ...

Suppasil Maneerat1, and Paweena Dikit

Emulsification activity of bioemulsifier derived from Myroides sp. SM1, a marine bacterium, isolated from oil-spilled seawater in Songkhla Lake, Thailand, was investigated. Cell suspension and culture supernatantwere able to emulsify weathered crude oil effectively, especially with increasing incubation time as evidenced by the smaller droplet size of weathered crude oil. Weathered crude oil in marine broth inoculatedwith Myroides sp. SM1 was completely emulsified within 6 h with the coincidenta...

Ortiz, J., and Larraín, M. A., and Pacheco, N., and Vivanco, J. P., and Aubourg, S. P.

A commercial diet enriched with synthetic antioxidants (butylated-hydroxytoluene and ethoxyquin (diet I) was fed to coho salmon (<i>Oncorhynchus kisutch</i>) and its effects were compared to two diets enriched with natural antioxidants, tocopherol-rich mixture (diet II), tocopherol-rosemary extract mixture (diet III). Once sacrificed, individual fishes were kept frozen at –18 °C for up to 18 months and then analyses were carried out on the frozen salmon muscle. The feeding of diet II led to froz...

Milit&amp;atilde;o AG, and Karnikowski MGO, and Silva FR, and Milit&amp;atilde;o ESG, and Pereira RMS, and Campbell CSG

Angeliete Garcez Milit&atilde;o,1,2 Marg&ocirc; Gomes de Oliveira Karnikowski,3 Fernanda Rodrigues da Silva,4 Elba Sancho Garcez Milit&atilde;o,3 Raiane Maiara dos Santos Pereira,5 Carmen Silvia Grubert Campbell,2,5 1Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Rondonia, Brazil; 2Post-Graduate Program in Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasilia, Brazil; 3University of Brasilia, Brazil; 4Laboratory of Physical Evaluation and Training, 5Laboratory of Physical Education and He...

Diego Vandeval Maranhão de Melo, and Brivaldo Gomes de Almeida, and Edivan Rodrigues de Souza, and Laércio Santos Silva, and Paulo Klinger Tito Jacomine

Water-soluble polymers are characterized as effective flocculating agents due to their molecular features. Their application to soils with horizons with structural problems, e.g, a cohesive character, contributes to improvements in the physical quality and thus to the agricultural suitability of such soils. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the structural quality of soils with cohesive horizons of coastal tablelands in the State of Pernambuco treated with polyacrylamide (PAM) as chemical...

Parangimalai Diwakar Madan Kumar, and Anusa Arunachalam Mohandoss, and Theodore Walls, and Thavarajah Rooban, and Lance T Vernon

Background: Attempts to refine toothbrushing (TB) technique, an ingrained habit in adults, can meet with some challenges. Recently, the role of proactive interference as a barrier to improving the learning of proper brushing has been proposed. This pilot feasibility study was designed to investigate TB behavior and to see how it changes after training. Smartphone video “selfies” (SPVSs) are increasingly being used in the medical field to assess, monitor, and determine the progression of diseases...

José Luis Rocha

Soham Gupta, and Vishnu Prasad Shenoy, and Indira Bairy, and Sethumadhavan Muralidharan

OBJETIVO: Em países em desenvolvimento, a baciloscopia é a principal ferramenta para a identificação de casos de tuberculose pulmonar. O objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar a eficácia diagnóstica do método de coloração de Gabbett (MCG) e de um método modificado de coloração a frio (MMC), ambos em duas etapas, em comparação com a do método de coloração fluorescente (MCF), em três etapas, para a detecção de BAAR em esfregaços de escarro. MÉTODOS: Nossa amostra consistiu de 260 amostras de esca...

J. Williams, and T. Tyrrell, and C. Hauton

We report an investigation of the effects of increases in <i>p</i>CO₂ on the survival, growth and molecular physiology of the neritic amphipod <i>Gammarus locusta</i> which has a cosmopolitan distribution in estuaries. Amphipods were reared from juvenile to mature adult in laboratory microcosms at three different levels of pH in nominal range 8.1–7.6. Growth rate was estimated from weekly measures of body length. At sexual maturity the amphipods were sacrificed and assayed for changes...

T. Wahl, and J. Jensen, and T. Frank

In this paper, a methodology to analyse observed sea level rise (SLR) in the German Bight, the shallow south-eastern part of the North Sea, is presented. The paper focuses on the description of the methods used to generate and analyse mean sea level (MSL) time series. Parametric fitting approaches as well as non-parametric data adaptive filters, such as Singular System Analysis (SSA) are applied. For padding non-stationary sea level time series, an advanced approach named Monte-Carlo autoregress...

Fundamento: Ensayos clínicos previos han demostrado la eficacia, seguridad, efectividad y eficiencia de la intervención neurorreflejoterápica (NRT) para el tratamiento de las enfermedades mecánicas del raquis subagudas y crónicas. El objetivo de este estudio es describir la sistemática con la que se implantó su uso sistemático en el Sistema Nacional de Salud, evaluar la operatividad del protocolo de derivación establecido y recabar datos necesarios para planificar la extensión del uso de esta te...

Hatim Albasri, and Brian W. Szuster

Economic development on Indonesia’s numerous small islands faces a number of challenges stemming from the islands’ isolation and resource limitations. Mariculture has been promoted as a viable development strategy in these areas, and this research assesses a marine spatial planning approach to support net-cage grouper mariculture development in waters surrounding Kaledupa Island located southeast of Sulawesi. Data collection focused on 15 biophysical capability parameters, plus an additional 7 s...

Emmanuel C. Capinpin, Jr.

The study described the abalone f ishery in Carot, Anda, Pangasinan to develop mariculture and to reseed a part of the harvest as a resource conservation strategy. The abalone fishery of Anda is artisanal or smallscale, typif ied by f ishers gleaning or free-diving on shallow rocky areas which are the typical habitat of abalone. Low densities of 1.67 to 8 individuals per 250 m2 were observed. Local f ishers have knowledge of productive f ishing areas. Hence, cage culture of abalone in these area...

Riski A. Lestariadi, and Sutonya Thongrak, and Ratya Anindita

This study carried out to determine the efficiency of recourses used in white shrimp (Pe-naeus Vannamei) production in Lamongan Regency, East Java Province, Indonesia. The simple random sampling technique used to select 125 small-scale white shrimp farmers from six-study areas in Lamongan Regency. The white shrimp production function was es-timated using Ordinary Least Square (OLS) technique. The results indicated that Double Log production function had the best fit in explaining the relationshi...

D. Albarello, and M. Palo, and G. Martinelli

A new approach for estimating methane emission at mud volcanoes is here proposed based on measurements of the seismic tremor on their surface. Data obtained at the Dashgil mud volcano in Azerbaijan reveal the presence of energy bursts characterized by well-determined features (i.e. waveforms, spectra and polarization properties) that can be associated with bubbling at depth. Counting such events provides a possible tool for monitoring gas production in the reservoir, thus minimizing logistic tro...

L.U. Gonçalves, and E.M.M. Viegas

Elaboraram-se e caracterizaram-se nutricionalmente dois tipos de silagens fermentadas de resíduos de camarão-sete-barbas (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri), alterando-se as fontes de carboidratos. As silagens foram formuladas com resíduo de camarão, 15% de carboidrato -melaço de cana-de-açúcar (SM) ou varredura da farinha láctea (SF)-, 10% de iogurte, 0,25% de ácido sórbico e 1% de ácido fórmico. Cada silagem foi caracterizada durante a estocagem, por 120 dias, quanto à composição centesimal, nitrogênio não...

Yuanzhi Cheng, and Rixin Wang, and Yuena Sun, and Tianjun Xu

To understand the phylogenetic position of Larimichthys polyactis within the family Sciaenidae and the phylogeny of this family, the organization of the mitochondrial genome of small yellow croaker was determined herein. The complete, 16,470 bp long, mitochondrial genome contains 37 mitochondrial genes (13 protein-coding, 2 ribosomal RNA and 22 transfer RNA genes), as well as a control region (CR), as in other bony fishes. Comparative analysis of initiation/termination codon usage in mitochondri...