Jovičić Katarina, and Janković Saša, and Višnjić-Jeftić Željka, and Skorić Stefan, and Đikanović Vesna, and Lenhardt Mirjana, and Hegediš Aleksandar, and Krpo-Ćetković Jasmina, and Jarić Ivan

The concentrations of As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se and Zn in the muscle, gills, liver and intestine of the wels catfish (Silurus glanis) from the Danube River were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The aim of the study was to determine whether in complex muscle/skin, gill filament/gill arch, proximal/distal liver and proximal/median/distal intestine samples, particular components differ in concentrations of the analyzed elements. R...

Jean-Claude Mbanya, and Sylvestre Dongmo, and Paschal Kum Awah, and Leopold Fezeu, and Eugene Sobngwi, and Andre Pascal Kengne, and The CENHIP Investigators

BACKGROUND: This article describes the setting-up process for nurse-led pilot clinics for the management of four chronic diseases: asthma, type 2 diabetes mellitus, epilepsy and hypertension at the primary health care level in urban and rural Cameroon. METHODS: The Biyem-Assi urban and the Bafut rural health districts in Cameroon served as settings for this study. International and local guidelines were identified and adapted to the country's; circumstances. Training and follow-up tools were dev...

Chopra K, and Tadisina KK, and Matthews JA, and Sabino J, and Singh DP, and Habre W

Karan Chopra,1 Kashyap Komarraju Tadisina,1 Jamil A Matthews,1 Jennifer Sabino,1 Devinder P Singh,1 Wassim Habre2 1University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, 2Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Upland, PA, USA Background: Permanent abdominal wall closure in patients undergoing damage-control laparotomy is achieved using techniques involving separation and advancement of abdominal wall components along with surgical mesh. However, these techniques are costly, morbid, and time-consuming. ...

S. Wooldridge

That corals skeletons are built of aragonite crystals with taxonomy-linked ultrastructure has been well understood since the 19th century. Yet, the way by which corals control this crystallization process remains an unsolved question. Here, I outline a new conceptual model of coral biomineralisation that endeavours to relate known skeletal features with homeostatic functions beyond traditional growth (structural) determinants. In particular, I propose that the dominant physiological driver of sk...

Leonardo Tavares Salgado, and Rodrigo Tomazetto, and Leonardo Paes Cinelli, and Marcos Farina, and Gilberto Menezes Amado Filho

Brown algae phenolic compounds (PC) are secondary metabolites that participate in many biological processes, such as ultraviolet radiation (UV) protection, polyspermy blocking and trace metals bounding. Recently, PC has also been studied due to possible interactions with cell wall polysaccharides. However, there are few evidences of these interactions and their influence in physiological processes. The interactions between PC from the brown alga Padina gymnospora and alginates and the influence ...

J. F. Donges, and R. V. Donner, and K. Rehfeld, and N. Marwan, and M. H. Trauth, and J. Kurths

The analysis of palaeoclimate time series is usually affected by severe methodological problems, resulting primarily from non-equidistant sampling and uncertain age models. As an alternative to existing methods of time series analysis, in this paper we argue that the statistical properties of recurrence networks – a recently developed approach – are promising candidates for characterising the system's nonlinear dynamics and quantifying structural changes in its reconstructed phase space as time ...

Azevedo Débora de A.

The polar fractions extracted from sediments of the Imbé, Urubu, and Ururaí rivers and from Lake de Cima were analyzed using gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. In the samples, cholest-5-en-3beta-ol, 24-methylcholest-5-en-3beta-ol, 24-ethylcholest-5-en-3beta-ol, 24-ethylcholesta-5,22-dien-3beta-ol and their 5alpha-counterparts were dominant among the sterols. Sediments of theses water bodies have the C29 sterols as the most abundant, emphasizing a higher plant input. In ...

Marcelo García-Guerrero, and Rodolfo de los Santos Romero, and Fernando Vega-Villasante, and Edilmar Cortes-Jacinto

Latin America has a high diversity of Macrobrachium prawns, some of them with commercial interest. Among them, the cauque river prawn Macrobrachium americanum is a large prawn of the western coast with commercial value due to its size and taste, but it has been extensively subjected to fishery exploitation, leading to population decline. Cultivation is an option for commercial production and conservation. Some research focused on domestication has been performed. Here, we revise the status of th...

Alcides Goularti Filho

O objetivo deste artigo é discutir a história econômica recente da indústria da construção naval brasileira no período de 1990 a 2010, destacando a atuação do Estado, por meio de políticas públicas voltadas para a indústria nacional e do crédito vinculado ao Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES). Nesse período de 20 anos, o setor naval brasileiro passou por dois momentos bem distintos: desmonte parcial e retomada das atividades. Além da introdução e das considerações finai...

P. L. Woodworth, and L. J. Rickards, and B. Pérez

This paper summaries findings from a survey of European sea level infrastructure (tide gauges, telemetry methods, ancillary information) conducted at the end of 2008 on behalf of the Tsunami Risk ANd Strategies For the European Region (TRANSFER), Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Connected Seas (NEAMTWS), European Sea Level Service (ESEAS) and Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS) projects and programmes. Approximately 478 strate...

MANOLO PENITENTE, and TATIANA A. VOLTOLIN, and JOSE A. SENHORINI, and JEHUD BORTOLOZZI, and FAUSTO FORESTI, and FABIO PORTO-FORESTI

Cytogenetic studies were developed in Prochilodus lineatus (Valenciennes 1836), describing an interesting system of small supernumerary chromosomes. The purpose of this work is to study the frequency and morphology of B chromosomes in individuals from the parental line and the inheritance patterns of these elements in individuals obtained from controlled crosses in the species P. lineatus. The transmission rate of B chromosomes revealed a kB=0.388 for the acrocentric type, a kB=0.507 for the met...

J. Wolf

The physical causes of coastal flooding due to marine storms are discussed. We examine the costs and impacts of storm surges and waves with reference to the UK. The mechanisms of interaction between waves and the mean circulation due to tides and wind are reviewed. A case study to illustrate the magnitude of surges, waves and their interactions is presented for Liverpool Bay in the eastern Irish Sea. Applications of surge and wave models to the Mediterranean, especially the Adriatic Sea, are con...

Denis M.S. Abessa, and Eduinety C.P.M. Sousa, and Bauer R.F. Rachid, and Ricardo R. Mastroti

The acute toxicity of sediment samples from Santos Estuary was evaluated by using sediment toxicity tests with the burrowing amphipod Tiburonella viscana. Survival of amphipods acclimated for 2 and 15 days was also analyzed. The sensitivity of this species was evaluated by 48h-exposure tests using potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7) as a reference substance. The sediment samples from Gonzaga Beach, Prainha and Paranapuã Beach were not toxic to T. viscana, whereas the samples collected at Santos Chann...

Herpandi1), and Made Astawan2), and Tutik Wresdiyati2), and Nurheni Sri Palupi2)

Community’s consumption pattern with high fat-low fiber has caused the prevalence of degenerative disease, i.e.cardivascular disease. Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is the first cause of death in Indonesia. Seaweed is a fiber rich food and has a hypocholesterolemic effect. Objectives of the research were to investigate the changes of lipid profiles, digesta cholesterol and propionic acid of rats fed with seaweed powder-based diet. Five groups of six male Sprague Dawley hypercolesterolemia rats wer...

Eloy Yordad Companioni Damas, and Miriam Odette Cora Medina, and Ana Catalina Núñez Clemente, and Miguel Ángel Díaz Díaz, and Luis González Bravo, and Rolando Marbot Ramada, and Rodny Montes de Oca Porto

This work describes a validation of an analytical procedure for the analysis of petroleum hydrocarbons in marine sediment samples. The proposed protocol is able to measure n-alkanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in samples at concentrations as low as 30 ng/g, with a precision better than 15% for most of analytes. The extraction efficiency of fortified sediments varied from 65.1 to 105.6% and 59.7 to 97.8%, for n-alkanes and PAH in the ranges: C16 - C32 and fluoranthene - benzo(a)pyr...

D. M. Summers

An impulse-based model is developed to represent a coupling between turbulent flow in the atmosphere and turbulent flow in the ocean. In particular, it is argued that the atmosphere flowing horizontally over the ocean surface generates a velocity fluctuation field in the latter's near-surface flow. The mechanism for this can be understood kinematically in terms of an exchange of tangentially-oriented fluid impulse at the air-sea interface. We represent this exchange numerically through th...

Aurélio Ferreira Borges, and Anderson Alves Santos, and José Luiz Pereira de Rezende, and Maria dos Anjos Cunha Silva Borges, and Abílio da Paixão Ciríaco, and Thaís Muniz Ottoni Santiago

The objective of this study was to analyze the environmental performance of aquaculture in the city of Colorado do Oeste, Rondônia State, Brazil. Fifteen fish farmers were interviewed. For data collection, structured interviews were carried out, using a questionnaire based on information supplied by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The questionnaire considered 12 items, organized into three main topics: a) social and legal standards b) environmental standards c) standa...

Jandhyala Sridhar, and Rajeev Deo

Occupational and recreational aquatic activity predisposes our population to a wide variety of dermatoses. Sunburn, urticaria, jellyfish stings, and contact dermatitis to rubber equipment are common allergies that are encountered in the aquatic environment. Among the infections, tinea versicolor, intertrigo, and verruca vulgaris are widespread. Swimmer's itch may occur due to skin penetration by schistosome cercariae, while free-floating nematocysts of marine coelenterates may precipitate seabat...

Grazyna Anna Hoser, and Tomasz Skirecki, and Małgorzata Złotorowicz, and Urszula Zielińska-Borkowska, and Jerzy Kawiak

The leading pathophysiological changes during sepsis include systemic abnormalities in the immune<br />response. Due to the general character of these disturbances, sepsis is usually studied as a homogenous clinical<br />condition. We aimed to compare the immune response in intraabdominal sepsis (IAS) and pneumonia-derived<br />sepsis (PDS). The following cell populations were examined: white blood cell count (WBC), monocytes, lymphocytes:<br />CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, B cells, and NK cells....

G. I. Shapiro, and D. L. Aleynik, and L. D. Mee

There is growing understanding that recent deterioration of the Black Sea ecosystem was partly due to changes in the marine physical environment. This study uses high resolution 0.25&amp;deg; climatology to analyze sea surface temperature variability over the 20th century in two contrasting regions of the sea. Results show that the deep Black Sea was cooling during the first three quarters of the century and was warming in the last 15–20 years; on aggregate there was a statistically significant ...

ZHU Jun, and XIA Qiqiang, and WANG Zhiyu, and ZHU Tao, and HUANG Kunlun, and GE Yijun

<b>[Objectives]</b> The strip method is widely used in the sea-keeping design of ships, but the hydrodynamics are only evaluated for the mean-hull position,so heaving,pitching and rolling motions are not essentially coupled. <b>[Methods]</b> For the effective coupling of hull heaving,pitching and rolling motions,based on the extensive pitch angle and increased draught,and the analytical expression of the instantaneous wave surface equation under the hull coordinate system,the calculation formula...

WANG Xiaoqiang, and HU Yaoyu, and YAN Renjun

<b>[Objectives]</b> As ship structure members are mainly joined together by brackets, the mechanical properties of bracket joint have a great influence on the ultimate strength of the whole ship. <b>[Methods]</b> Ultimate strength experiments under bending loads are carried out to have better understanding of the mechanical properties and ultimate loads of different brackets,thereby obtaining the load-displacement curves, stress distribution and damage phenomena of specimens with different brack...

Tiejun Tao, and Shuai Huang, and Liansheng Liu

Wind power towers located in the intertidal zone are not only influenced by wind load but also affected by the rising and falling of the tides. Little research examining the dynamic characteristics of wind power towers under multi-factor coupling loads has been conducted. Based on the finite element method and field testing, dynamic characteristics of the wind towers under complex loads were studied. Change laws of natural frequencies of wind power towers under different water levels were analyz...

Shuzhen Guo, and Xiangming Zheng, and Haisong Ang

The purpose of this research is to prove the eventuality of using a novel adaptive surrogate model for optimization problems. The adaptive surrogate model is based on iteration sampling and extended radial basis function (ERBF). This method improves the precision by a means that new sample points is placed in the blank area and all the sample points is uniformly distributed in the design region. The precision of the surrogate model is checked using standard error measure to determine whether upd...

Anne Morgenstern, and Anders Ekholm, and Petra Scheewe, and Kimmo Rumpunen

Content of total phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity (FRAP) were investigated in the leaves of three sea buckthorn (Hippophaë rhamnoides L.) cultivars: ‘Otradnaja’, ‘Gibrid Pertjika’ and ‘Ljubitelskaja’, at different dates. In addition, major phenolic compounds (catechin, kaempferol, quercetin, epigallocatechin, kaempferol-3-O-glucoside, quercetin-3-O-galactoside, isorhamnetin-3-O-glucoside, rutin, gallic acid, procyanidin monomer glycoside, procyanidin dimer aglycone and hydrolyzable t...

Staffan C Andersson, and Anders Ekholm, and Eva Johansson, and Marie E Olsson, and Ingegerd Sjöholm, and Lena Nyberg, and Annika Nilsson, and Kimmo Rumpunen

Rose hips and sea buckthorn berries contain high amounts of beneficial bioactive compounds. In this study the content and stability of natural vitamins and antioxidants were investigated in two fruit beverages made from rose hip powder, sea buckthorn berry purée and white grape juice concentrate, and wheat germ oil in one of the beverages. Beverages were formulated, pasteurised and filled aseptically in Tetra Brik packages and stored up to 35 days at 4 °C or 22 °C. Samples were analysed for the...

Volodymyr Kharchenko, and Maryna Mukhina

The peculiarities of correlation-extreme visual navigation are considered. Descriptors with 64 elements of feature points of surface images are selected on the basis of the speed-up robust feature method. An analysis of possible criteria correlation functions is carried out to find the best match between the template descriptors and current images. The use of normalized correlation function is proposed based on the matrix multiplication properties of descriptors. It allows minimizing the number...

D. Venkata Ratnam

Several countries are involved in developing satellite-based augmentation systems (SBAS) for improving the positional accuracy of GPS. India is also developing one such system, popularly known as GPS-aided geo-augmented navigation (GAGAN), to cater to civil aviation applications. The ionospheric effect is the major source of error in GAGAN. An appropriate efficient and accurate ionospheric time model for GAGAN is necessary. To develop such a model, data from 17 GPS stations of the GAGAN network...

Donglin Zou, and Jianbo Zhang, and Na Ta, and Zhushi Rao

The calculation of natural frequencies is very significant at the design phase of marine propulsion shafts. And added mass of propellers has high effect on natural frequencies. At present, the effect of wake shedding from the propeller’s trailing edge on added mass is unclear. Then their influence on propulsion shafts natural frequencies is also vague. So in this study, the influence of wake shedding on propellers added mass and propulsion shafts natural frequencies is evaluated. Our results sho...

Francisco Pires Avelelas, and Luís F.V. Pinto, and Cátia Velez

The four plants pathogens, <i>Botrytis cinerea, Phytophthora cinnamomi, Cryphonectria parasitica</i> and <i>Heterobasidion annosum</i> are responsible for several diseases affecting different plant species in Portugal, such as pines (<i>H. annosum</i>), chestnuts (<i>P. cinnamomi and C. parasitica</i>) and eucalyptus (<i>B. cinerea</i>). These pathogens incurs in large economic losses, and ultimately causes the death of these plants. The use of biopolymers as antimicrobial agents, such as chito...

Tsukasa Gotow, and Takako NISHI

Simple photoreceptors, namely intrinsically light-sensitive neurons without microvilli and/or cilia, have long been known to exist in the central ganglia of crayfish, Aplysia, Onchidium, and Helix. These simple photoreceptors are not only first-order photosensory cells, but also second-order neurons (interneurons), relaying several kinds of sensory synaptic inputs. Another important issue is that the photoresponses of these simple photoreceptors show very slow kinetics and little adaptation. The...

R. A. Watlington, and E. Lewis, and D. Drost

As far back as history has been written in the islands today known as the US Virgin Islands (USVI), residents have had to endure and survive costly and deadly onslaughts from tropical storms such as the 1867 San Narciso Hurricane, Hurricane Hugo and Hurricane Marilyn. Keenly alerted by recent tragic events in the Indian Ocean in 2004, in Haiti in 2010 and in Japan in 2011, the USVI was reminded that it had suffered its greatest tsunami impact in a well-documented event that had followed the 1867...

Dafni Anastasiadi, and Noelia Díaz, and Francesc Piferrer

Abstract In natural fish populations, temperature increases can result in shifts in important phenotypic traits. DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism mediating phenotypic changes. However, whether temperature increases of the magnitude predicted by the latest global warming models can affect DNA methylation is unknown. Here, we exposed European sea bass to moderate temperature increases in different periods within the first two months of age. We show that increases of even 2 °C in larvae s...

Kritika Saxena, and Bharat M Mody, and Akshay Rathore

Aim: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT)-based radiologic stent in guidance for preimplant placement procedures. Setting and Design: This study was a pilot study conducted among 5 patients who presented for dental implants and attending the department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, ITS Dental College, Muradnagar for CBCT volumetric scans. Materials and Methods: The dimensions of bone available for implants were measured from the scan...

EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP)

The principal physiological role of vitamin D in all vertebrates is in calcium and phosphorus homeostasis. The classic clinical deficiency syndrome is rickets. The FEEDAP Panel notes that for turkeys for fattening, equines, bovines, ovines and pigs the maximum content for vitamin D3 in feed does not provide any margin of safety, and that, except for pigs, the maximum content is above the upper safe level, according to National Research Council data when animals were fed a supplemented diet for m...

Xuan Chen, and Chongde Lai, and Yulan Wang, and Lili Wei, and Qiwang Zhong

The swamp eel (Monopterus albus) is an important commercial farmed fish species in China. However, it is susceptible to Aeromonas hydrophila infections, resulting in high mortality and considerable economic loss. Povidone-iodine (PVP-I) is a widely used chemical disinfectant in aquaculture, which can decrease the occurrence of diseases and improve the survival. However, environmental organic matter could affect the bactericidal effectiveness of PVP-I, and the efficacy of PVP-I in aquaculture wat...

Dongjin WANG, and Xiusheng LI, and Haiying ZHANG, and Zhen WANG

A BP neural network model for estimating the drilling and completion investment is built based on the BP neural network method with 86 representative offshore oilfields in West Africa and Asia-Pacific as samples. The model uses five factors, including oil price, water depth, well number, well depth and geologic condition, as the input parameters, and outputs the drilling and completion investment parameters. Comparison of the model with a regression analysis model shows that the established mode...

Liu Yang, and Shao Yun, and Yu Wuyi, and Qi Xiaoping, and Tian Wei, and Wang Shi'ang, and Yuan Junna

To timely acquire the distribution information of hydrocarbon oil slick on the sea surface and track the generation and evolution of oil slick, the satellite simultaneous SAR observation experiment has been conducted in South China Sea. The oil slick was generated at regular intervals. The Cosmo X-SAR with high resolution was used to study the features of spatial-time evolution of oil slick spread on the sea surface. Through twice satellite imaging (half an hour interval) on hydrocarbon slick on...

M. Müller-Stoffels, and R. Wackerbauer

The Arctic's sea ice cover has been receding rapidly in recent years, and global climate models typically predict a further decline over the next century. It is an open question whether a possible loss of Arctic sea ice is reversible. We study the stability of Arctic model sea ice in a conceptual, two-dimensional energy-based regular network model of the ice-ocean layer that considers ARM's longwave radiative budget data and SHEBA albedo measurements. Seasonal ice cover, perennial ice and perenn...

Divac Nevena, and Veljković Slavomir, and Nešić Zorica, and Stojanović Radan, and Bajčetić Milica, and Vasiljević Zorana, and Prostran Milica, and Samardžić Ranka

Background/Aim. The analysis of drug prescribing in general practice in Serbia showed that the use of benzodiazepines is most frequently associated with hypertension. The aim of this study was to establish the correlation of the characteristics of patients with hypertension to antihypertensive drug therapy, and the intake of benzodiazepines. Methods. A special questionnaire was used for interviewing the patients (n = 171) chronically treated for hypertenson. Statistical tests used were χ2-test a...

Ming-Xia Chen, and He-Yang Li, and Gang Li, and Tian-Ling Zheng

We investigated the distribution of vibrios in Shenzhen coastal waters in order to obtain valuable information for the aquaculture industry and a health warning system. Quantities of vibrios from surface waters ranged from 0 to 4.40×10(4) CFUs mL-1 in April (spring), while from 0 to 2.57×10³ CFUs mL-1 in September (autumn); the abundance of V. alginolyticus-like species from surface water ranged from 0 to 6.72×10³ CFUs mL-1 in April (spring) and from 0 to 1.28×10³ CFUs mL-1 in September (autumn)...

BAGLINIÈRE J. L., and NICIEZA A. G., and BRAÑA-VIGIL F., and PRÉVOST E.

Les critères utilisés pour déterminer la position des hivers marins sur les écailles de Saumon atlantique (Salmo salar) sont réexaminés pour les stocks français et espagnols : 658 écailles de saumon pris sur 2 4 rivières françaises (saison de pêche 1988) et six rivières espagnoles (saisons de pêche 1984 à 1989) ont été analysées. La première bande hivernale se situe bien à une longueur rétromesurée par régression linéaire simple entre 40 et 60 cm puisque seulement 2,3 % des poissons ava...

L.H.S. Rotta, and N.N. Imai, and L.F.A. Batista, and L.S. Boschi, and M.L.B.T. Galo, and E.D Velini

Macrófitas são importantes produtoras primárias do ecossistema aquático, e o desequilíbrio do ambiente pode ocasionar seu crescimento acelerado. Portanto, levantamentos de dados relacionados a macrófitas submersas são importantes para contribuir na gestão de corpos de água. Contudo, a amostragem dessa vegetação requer um enorme esforço físico. Nesse sentido, a técnica hidroacústica é apropriada para o estudo de macrófitas submersas. Assim, os objetivos deste trabalho foram avaliar os tipos de da...

E.D. Velini, and M.R. Corrêa, and E. Negrisoli, and L.F.N Bravin, and A.L. Cavenaghi, and C.V.S. Rossi, and J.R.M. Silva

Um estudo foi realizado com a finalidade de avaliar a decomposição da biomassa de plantas aquáticas, incorporadas ou não ao solo, provenientes do controle mecânico, no reservatório da UHE Americana. O ensaio foi realizado em casa de vegetação, localizada no Núcleo de Pesquisas Avançadas em Matologia (NUPAM) da FCA/Unesp-Botucatu. A avaliação foi conduzida em vasos contendo 14 kg de solo, simulando descartes de 50, 100, 150 e 200 t MF de plantas ha-1 e avaliando o processo de decomposição através...

Ammini Parvathi, and Kiran Krishna, and Jiya Jose, and Neetha Joseph, and Santha Nair

Bacillus species constitute a diverse group of bacteria widely distributed in soil and the aquatic environment. In this study, Bacillus strains isolated from the coastal environment of Cochin, India were identified by detailed conventional biochemical methods, fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) analysis and partial 16S rDNA sequencing. Analysis of the data revealed that Bacillus pumilus was the most predominant species in the region under study followed by B. cereus and B. sphaericus. The B. pumilus...

Vasja Mikuž

The article deals with the largest corona of a fossil sea urchin in Slovenia. The corona was found in Badenianbeds in surroundings of the Levstik mill near Podsreda. It belongs to the form Clypeaster campanulatus formapyramidalis Michelin, 1861. Similar large and similary shaped coronas were found in beds of the same age at Podsusedon southwestern slopes of Mt. Medvednica, Croatia.

Dalu T., and Nhiwatiwa T., and Clegg B., and Barson M.

An assessment was carried out on the impact of Lernaea cyprinacea on fish populations ten years after its first outbreak in the Malilangwe reservoir, and Lernaea cyprinacea is currently showing no sign of declining in the reservoir. Eight fish species were examined for ectoparasite prevalence and intensity. The possible relationship between L. cyprinacea infestation and environmental factors were investigated. Two parasite species, L. cy...

R. Fernández-Camacho, and S. Rodríguez, and J. de la Rosa, and A. M. Sánchez de la Campa, and M. Viana, and A. Alastuey, and X. Querol

Studies on ultrafine particles (diameter < 100nm) and air quality have mostly focused on vehicle exhaust emissions and on new particle formation in "clean" ambient air. Here we present a study focused on the processes contributing to ultrafine particle concentrations in a city (Huelva, SW Spain) placed close to a coastal area where significant anthropogenic emissions of aerosol precursors occur. The overall data analysis shows that two processes predominantly contribute to the number of particle...

Jagatsinh Yogendrasinh

<b>Background:</b> Spasticity is a major problem related to spinal cord injuries. Use of intrathecal baclofen with an implanted pump seems a very useful mode of therapy in patients in whom oral antispasmodic agents are either not effective or produce intolerable side-effects. <b> Materials and Methods:</b> Twenty-four patients with mean age 50 years (range 32-72 years) had intrathecal baclofen pump implanted for the severe spasticity of spinal origin. One patient died following implantation o...

Grokhovsky V. A., and Molchanovsky I. A., and Bondarenko A. G.

Some aspects of consumer demand on mayonnaise production have been found due to marketing researches. The technology of mayonnaise sauce using such valuable ingredients as sea urchin caviar, laminaria and nettle has been scientifically proved and produced. The formula of the new product composition has been developed; the specimens of such mayonnaise sauce have been made; they have been explored during their storage