Abu Hena Hasanoor Reja, and Abhishek De, and Supratik Biswas, and Amitabha Chattopadhyay, and Gobinda Chatterjee, and Basudev Bhattacharya, and Aarti Sarda, and Ishad Aggarwal

Background: The diagnosis of pure neural leprosy (PNL) remained subjective because of over-dependence of clinical expertise and a lack of simple yet reliable diagnostic tool. The criteria for diagnosis, proposed by Jardim et al., are not routinely done by clinicians in developing country as it involves invasive nerve biopsy and sophisticated anti-PGL-1 detection. We conducted a study using fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) coupled with Ziehl Neelsen staining (ZN staining) and Multiplex- Pol...

Priscila F.M. Lopes, and Mariana Clauzet, and Natalia Hanazaki, and Milena Ramires, and Renato A.M. Silvano, and Alpina Begossi

Optimal Foraging Theory (OFT) is here applied to analyse the foraging behaviour of Brazilian artisanal fishers of the Atlantic coast (Itacuruçá and São Paulo Bagre villages) and of the inland Amazonian region (Jarauá and Ebenezer villages). Two OFT predictions are tested. Hypotheis1: A fisher who travels to more distant sites should return with more fish, and Hypothesis 2: The further a fisher goes, the longer s/he should stay fishing in a patch. OFT did not explain fishers′ behaviour (non-signi...

G. Madec, and J.-M. Molines, and A.-M. Treguier, and B. Barnier, and J. Le Sommer, and T. Penduff

The combined use of partial steps and of an energy-enstrophy conserving momentum advection scheme was shown by Barnier et al. (2006) to yield substantial improvements in the surface solution of the DRAKKAR ¼° global sea-ice/ocean model. The present study extends this investigation below the surface with a special focus on the Atlantic and reveals many improvements there as well: e.g. more realistic path, structure and transports of major currents (Gulf Stream, North Atlantic Current, Conflue...

Ann-Kristin Eriksson Wiklund, and Torleif Malm, and Jessica Honkakangas, and Britta Eklund

Spring development in the hydrolittoral zone was investigated at five wave-sheltered and five wave-exposed sites on four occasions from late March to late May (every third week). The number of species was higher at the sheltered locations and increased significantly over time. The difference in community structure was significant: over 95% of the Bray-Curtis dissimilarities were due to the biomass of only eleven taxa, and the total Bray-Curtis dissimilarity between exposed and sheltered sites wa...

Delić Dragan, and Nešić Zorica, and Prostran Milica, and Boričić Ivan, and Svirtlih Neda

Background/Aim. The incidence of acute hepatitis B viral (HBV) infection in adults has increased in recent years in Serbia. Most icteric patients with acute hepatitis B resolve their infection and do not require treatment. Fulminant hepatitis B is a severe form of acute infection complicated by encephalopathy and liver failure. Subgroups of fulminant hepatitis B including hyperacute, acute and subacute are defined by the interval between jaundice and encephalopathy. Fulminant hepatic failure or ...

Erica Antunes Jimenez, and Mutsuo Asano Filho, and Flávia Lucena Frédou

This study aimed to analyse the composition and seasonal variation in the fish bycatch of the Brachyplatystoma vaillantii trawl fishery in the Amazon Estuary in 2009 by monitoring the trips of 48 vessels. The bycatch represented 29% of the catches, totalling 22,228 specimens and 52 taxa, distributed in 22 families (the principal families were Ariidae, Pimelodidae, and Sciaenidae). Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii, Plagioscion squamosissimus, and Sciades herzbergii together contributed 69% of the byc...

Valentin PANĂ

An important problem in the design of flight-control systems for aircraft under pilotedcontrol is the determination of handling qualities and pilot-induced oscillations (PIO) tendencieswhen significant nonlinearities exist in the vehicle description. The paper presents a method to detectpossible pilot-induced oscillations of Category II (with rate and position limiting), a phenomenonusually due to a misadaptation between the pilot and the aircraft response during some tasks in whichtight closed ...

Yosief Ali Asadpour

Objective: To determine the fatty acid profile extracted from cuttlefish of Persian Gulf and Oman Sea, including Ancistrocheirus, Enoploteuthidae, Cranchiidae, Ommastrephidae and Loliginidae. Methods: Oil was extracted by the Bligh and Dyer method. The fatty acid profile of the oil was determined by gas chromatography. Results: The results showed that (13±5)% of wet weight of cuttlefish is oil. The results also showed that cuttlefish oil has 29.40% saturated fatty acids and 23.70% single...

P.-C. Chuang, and M. B. Young, and A. W. Dale, and L. G. Miller, and J. A. Herrera-Silveira, and A. Paytan

Porewater profiles in sediment cores from mangrove-dominated coastal lagoons (Celestún and Chelem) on the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, reveal the widespread coexistence of dissolved methane and sulfate. This observation is interesting since dissolved methane in porewaters is typically oxidized anaerobically by sulfate. To explain the observations we used a numerical transport-reaction model that was constrained by the field observations. The model suggests that methane in the upper sediments is pr...

Alaa M. A. Albarakati, and Fazal Ahmad

Water column conditions in a lagoon near Jeddah are investigated on the basisof changes in potential energy. Three major factors including balance ofsurface heat at the air-sea interface, wind and tidal mixing are considered.A negative potential energy change dv/dt will developstratification, whereas positive dv/dt will tend to mix the watercolumn. The tidal effect is greater in summer with wind mixing showing nogreat variations. The buoyancy effect of the heat balance at the surface isnegative ...

Aranha José Marcelo R., and Gomes José Henrique C., and Fogaça Fábio N. O.

The feeding strategy of Characidium lanei and C. pterostictum was studied in the "Cabral" stream, a coastal stream of the Atlantic Forest, in southern Brazil. The samples were taken using electric fishing between March/95 and February/96. We studied about 15 stomach contents for each species in each season of the year. The stomach contents of the studied species were composed of 39 different food items, 28 in C. lanei and 24 in C. pterostictum. Chironomidae larvae and Ephemeroptera nymph were th...

Catarina da Silva Pedrozo, and Odete Rocha

The purpose of the present work was to evaluate the environmental quality of Marcelino, Pinguela, Peixoto, Palmital, Malvas and Do Passo lakes, interconnected by canals and located in the district of Osório, RS. In this context, 29 physical and chemical variables were analyzed with sampling carried out in January, May, July and October 1997 to verify the environmental quality of the system and the existence of a gradient of quality. Canonical Analysis was applied to the data of all environmental...

Catianis Irina, and Ungureanu Constantin, and Magagnini Luca, and Ulazzi Elisa, and Campisi Tiziana, and Stanica Adrian

The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of potential pollution sources, mainly from the upstream anthropogenic sources and port-related activities. The in-vestigated area covered a wide range of anthropogenic im-pacts (e.g., industrial wastes, storm water runoff, acciden-tal oil spills, intentional discharges and shipping activities). The quality of water and Sediments was assessed us-ing Standard methods, as physical-chemical parameters, chemistry and biology (microbiology, ecotoxicolog...

María del Rosario Pérez Centeno

One of the traditional ideas in Spanish historiography is that of considering the Third Century A.D. as a period of crisis, in which cities progressively left their administrative, economical, social and religious functions. But this statement did not offer a detailed study of the whole evidence or the regional and chronological differences. This paper has the object of covering this lack of research for the roman cities of Saitabi, Dianium, Ilici and Lucentum. | Una de las ideas preconcebidas d...

Adom Dickson

The lake Bosomtwe in the Abono Village in the Ashanti Region of Ghana is in a deplorable state, thereby negatively affecting its rich aquatic biodiversity. The condition is blamed on the negative human impacts on the lake. A phenomenological study of the qualitative approach was undertaken to investigate this phenomenon. The findings revealed that the deteriorating condition of the lake is due to the weak implementation of the cultural traditions of the Abono people. The study proposes the stric...

Świąder Andrzej

Digital Terrain Models (DTMs) produced from stereoscopic, submeter-resolution High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) imagery provide a solid basis for all morphometric analyses of the surface of Mars. In view of the fact that a more effective use of DTMs is hindered by complicated and time-consuming manual handling, the automated process provided by specialists of the Ames Intelligent Robotics Group (NASA), Ames Stereo Pipeline, constitutes a good alternative. Four DTMs, covering th...

Cruz C., and Barbosa C., and Saraiva A.

Łuczyńska Joanna, and Paszczyk Beata, and Łuczyński Marek J.

The fatty acid compositions were studied in eight commercially important fish from fish markets: salmon, Salmo salar L.; cod, Gadus morhua L.; common sole, Solea solea (L.); European flounder, Platichthys flesus (L.); catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell); rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walb.); Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.); and pangasius, Pangasianodon hypophthalmus (Sauvage). The freshwater fish contained 25.69-42.18% saturated, 34.90-43.79% monounsaturated, 8.46-16.32% n-6 po...

Frédéric eGazeau, and Frédéric eGazeau, and Samir eAlliouane, and Samir eAlliouane, and Christian eBock, and Lorenzo eBramanti, and Lorenzo eBramanti, and Matthias eLópez Correa, and Matthias eLópez Correa, and Miriam eGentile, and Timo eHirse, and Hans O Poertner, and Patrizia eZiveri

In order to assess the effects of ocean acidification and warming on the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis), specimens were reared in aquarium tanks and exposed to elevated conditions of temperature (+3 °C) and acidity (-0.3 pH units) for a period of 10 months. The whole system comprised a factorial experimental design with 4 treatments (3 aquaria per treatment): control, lowered pH, elevated temperature and lowered pH/elevated temperature. Mortality was estimated on a weekly basis...

Q. Shu, and Z. Song, and F. Qiao

The historical simulations of sea ice during 1979 to 2005 by the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) are compared with satellite observations, Global Ice-Ocean Modeling and Assimilation System (GIOMAS) output data and Pan-Arctic Ice Ocean Modeling and Assimilation System (PIOMAS) output data in this study. Forty-nine models, almost all of the CMIP5 climate models and earth system models with historical simulation, are used. For the Antarctic, multi-model ensemble mean (MME) res...

Christopher J Licskai, and Todd W Sands, and Madonna Ferrone

BACKGROUND: Collaborative self-management is a core recommendation of national asthma guidelines; the written action plan is the knowledge tool that supports this objective. Mobile health technologies have the potential to enhance the effectiveness of the action plan as a knowledge translation tool.

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Roberta Roberti, and Hillary Righini, and Carolina Pérez Reyes

The purpose of this research was to study the effects of water extracts of algae belonging to the phylum Rodophyta, Heterokontophya, Chlorophyta and of Cyanobacteria against Podosphaera xanthii on zucchini (Cucurbita pepo) cotyledons. Each extract was sprayed on the upper surface of cotyledons at the concentration of 0.5 %, then cotyledons were inoculated with six 10-µl drops of a spore suspension of the pathogen (1×106 spores/ml), and incubated on water agar in Petri dishes. Depending on the sp...

Pornpimol Kirirat, and Waraporn Promwikorn, and Pinij Thaweethamsewee

Molting is a phenomenon of shedding the old cuticle and re-generating the new one found in crustaceans including shrimps and many other species of invertebrates. The molting cycle is a dynamic process, composed of pre-ecdysis (premolt, D stage), ecdysis (E stage), postecdysis (postmolt, A-B stages), and intermolting (C stage) stages. In healthy shrimp, molting cycles are repeated several times through shrimp life in order to increase body size and mass (growth). In this paper we gather the knowl...

Ady Marinho Bezerra, and José Antônio Aleixo da Silva, and Paulo de Paula Mendes

O objetivo deste trabalho foi selecionar as variáveis de manejo do camarão marinho Litopenaeus vannamei que mais influenciaram nas variáveis-respostas ao cultivo (produção, produtividade, peso final e taxa de sobrevivência), em modelos matemáticos. O banco de dados foi composto por 83 cultivos, realizados no período de 2003 a 2005, obtidos de uma fazenda comercial localizada no litoral sul de Pernambuco. Para estimar os parâmetros dos modelos, utilizou-se a técnica dos mínimos quadrados. A seleç...

Anshu Chaudhary, and Chandni Verma, and Shobhna, and Manu Varma, and Hridaya Shanker Singh

The monogeneans parasitizing skin, fins, gills of fishes and are pathogenic to cultivated fish and a few have caused epizootic events. This paper presents a catalogue of known species of the class monogenea from the freshwater fishes of five major river systems of India. Data is gathered from all the published records of monogenean species from India and also from NCBI database for molecular studies, including the fish data gathered from Fishbase. Approximately 50 families of freshwater fis...

C. Cherubini, and N. Pastore

Over the last years the sustainable management of coastal water resources has become strategic, especially in southern Salento Peninsula (Apulia), where mal-performing management strategies adopted, together with the vulnerability of the hydrogeological system, have given rise to the deterioration of groundwater quality due to saltwater intrusion. <br><br> In the study area there is the presence of multilevel shallow aquifer and a deep aquifer that interact by means of faults. The geological sys...

K.A. Bervitsky, and I.A. Shevtchuk, and A.N. Onishchenko

The results of study of body functional status of members of Navy ship crews during sea campaigns and in the process of military professional adaptation have been analyzed. Psycho-physiological specificity of professional activity and regularity in changes of psycho-physiological parameters of military seamen have been estimated. Organization-staff and assessment-corrective measures of effectiveness improvement of psycho-physiological support of Navy ship crews&#039; professional activity have b...

Adriana Jorein

Tatiana L. de Melo, and Francisco L. Tejerina-Garro, and Cesar E. de Melo

O rio das Mortes é um dos principais cursos d’água do estado de Mato Grosso e o maior afluente, da margem esquerda, do rio Araguaia, sendo que a seção baixa do mesmo está inserida na planície do Bananal. Este estudo objetiva caracterizar ecologicamente a comunidade de peixes considerando um período sazonal: cheia e seca. A comunidade de peixes em estudo apresenta altos valores de diversidade (4,783 bits/indivíduos do Índice de Shannon-Wiener), riqueza de espécies (66 espécies amostradas) e abund...

Tiago Maricoto, and Sofia Madanelo, and Luís Rodrigues, and Gilberto Teixeira, and Carla Valente, and Lília Andrade, and Alcina Saraiva

ABSTRACT To assess the impact that educational interventions to improve inhaler techniques have on the clinical and functional control of asthma and COPD, we evaluated 44 participants before and after such an intervention. There was a significant decrease in the number of errors, and 20 patients (46%) significantly improved their technique regarding prior exhalation and breath hold. In the asthma group, there were significant improvements in the mean FEV1, FVC, and PEF (of 6.4%, 8.6%, and 8.3% r...

E. Yeşim Köksal, and Ahmet Kocataş, and Baha Büyükışık

Cíntia Veloso Gandini, and Francisco Alexandre Costa Sampaio, and Paulo Santos Pompeu

The impact of hydropeaking by dams is still poorly understood. Studying the diet of fish subjected to that variation allows us to test the following hypotheses: 1) seasonal and daily changes in river flow, causes changes in the use of the feeding resources; 2) species presenting larger differences in diet between seasons will be those with larger diet changes due to hydropeaking; 3) hydropeaking effects will be more evident in species feeding on items that can be more affected by variable flows....

. Schork, and Hermes-Silva. G., and . S, and E. Zaniboni-Filho

This study characterized fishing activity in the reservoir of the Hydroelectric Power Plant of Itá in Brazil. The reservoir is located in the Upper Uruguay River, which forms the border between the states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. To analyze fishing activity and the composition of ichthyofauna in the reservoir after damming, questionnaires were administered to fishermen in the region between 2004 and 2009. The results showed that fishing in the Itá reservoir can be classified as a...

Chao Zhao, and Wenting Dai, and Lihua Qiu

Abstract P53 And DNA Damage-Regulated Gene 1 (PDRG1) is a novel gene which plays an important role in chaperone-mediated protein folding. In the present study, the full-length complementary DNA (cDNA) sequence of the PDRG1 gene from Penaeus monodon (PmPDRG1) was cloned by the rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) method. The cDNA of PmPDRG1 spans 1,613 bp, interrupted by only one short intron, and encodes a protein of 136 amino acids with calculated molecular weight of 15.49 kDa. The temporal ...

Gaszynska E, and Kopacz K, and Fronczek-Wojciechowska M, and Padula G, and Szatko F

Ewelina Gaszynska,1 Karolina Kopacz,2 Magdalena Fronczek-Wojciechowska,2 Gianluca Padula,2 Franciszek Szatko1 1Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion, 2Academic Laboratory of Movement and Human Physical Performance &ldquo;DynamoLab&rdquo;, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, PolandObjectives: To evaluate the effect of age and chosen factors related to aging such as dentition, muscle strength, and nutrition on masticatory muscles electromyographic activity during chewing in healthy elderly wome...

Silva, M. O., and Fakir, Y., and Carreira, P., and Mendon&#231;a, J., and Bahir, M., and Galego Fernandes, P.

Considering the effects of climatic conditions on groundwater resources salinization and quality, a comparative study was conducted on the coastal aquifers of Sines (Portugal) and Essaouira (Morocco). Under the climatic and environmental conditions these two basins present different vulnerabilities to anthropogenic activities. Both aquifers correspond to sedimentary basins with similar structures and lithologies.<br /> From the available physical, chemical and piezometric data, two series of res...

Jorge Erick Garcia Parra, and Deodoro Atlante Brandão, and Paulo Sérgio Ceccarelli

O trabalho foi realizado no Laboratório de Ictiopatologia do Departamento de Zootecnia da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria e no CEPTA, Município de Pirassununga, SP. Foram necropsiados 90 pacus que estavam em viveiros de criação da Estação de Piscicultura do CEPTA, com a finalidade de identificar os nematódeos presentes no tubo intestinal e observar a prevalência destes nos peixes. Foram coletados em três épocas do ano: verão, outono e primavera. Os nematódeos foram identificados como sendo t...

Dagoberto Martins, and Edivaldo D. Velini, and Anderson L. Cavenaghi, and Cristina G. de Mendonça, and Cristiane G. de Mendonça

Durante o ano de 1998 foram conduzidos quatro experimentos em Botucatu, Estado de São Paulo, Brasil, em condições de caixas d'água, com o objetivo de estudar o efeito de alguns herbicidas sobre Eicchornia crassipes, Pistia stratiotes, Thypha subulata e Salvinia molesta. Os herbicidas e doses utilizadas foram: imazapyr a 125, 250, 500, 1.000, 1.500 e 2.000 g e.a./ha; 2,4 D a 1.200 g e.a./ha; glyphosate a 3.360 g e.a./ha. Houve, ainda, uma testemunha sem aplicação de herbicidas. Os experimentos fo...

A. J. Wade, and A. J. Wade, and P. G. Whitehead, and P. G. Whitehead, and L. C. M. O’Shea, and L. C. M. O’Shea

Excess nitrogen in soils, fresh water, estuarine and marine systems contributes to nutrient enrichment in key ecosystems throughout Europe, often leading to detrimental environmental impacts, such as soil acidification or the eutrophication of water bodies. The Integrated Nitrogenmodel for European Catchments (INCA) project aims to develop a generic version of the Integrated Nitrogen in Catchments (INCA) model to simulate the retention and transport of nitrogen within river systems, thereby prov...

Anita Lewandowska, and Lucyna Falkowska

Concentrations of sulphate ions and particle size distributions were measured in the marine boundary layer using a ten-cascade Berner impactor at Hel between December 1997 and March 1998, and with a filter pack in Gdynia from February to May 2001. In the marine boundary layer over the Hel Peninsula the presence of natural sea-salt and non-sea-salt sulphate ions (nssSO₄^2-) was confirmed in the aerosols. The nssSO₄ were present in all size ranges only in December 1...

Mark P Skinner, and Tom D Brewer, and Ron Johnstone, and Lora E Fleming, and Richard J Lewis

BACKGROUND: Ciguatera is a type of fish poisoning that occurs throughout the tropics, particularly in vulnerable island communities such as the developing Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs). After consuming ciguatoxin-contaminated fish, people report a range of acute neurologic, gastrointestinal, and cardiac symptoms, with some experiencing chronic neurologic symptoms lasting weeks to months. Unfortunately, the true extent of illness and its impact on human communities and ecosyste...

Sandipan Gupta, and Samir Banerjee

Eutropiichthys vacha (Batchwa vacha) is a freshwater catfish species having high economic value. It is a very popular table fish among the consumers due to high nutritional value and taste. Just recently small specimens of this species have also made their entry in ornamental fish markets. Recently due to number of reasons, populations of this fish species are facing the threat of extinction. It has already been documented as Endangered in India and Critically Endangered in Bangladesh. The prese...

Aneta Koszowska , and Marcin Ebisz, and Teresa Krzyśko-Łupicka

Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products PPCPs are different chemical substances biologically active. They are part of drugs, supplements and cosmetics. An increasing interest in the field of PPCPs is observed recently. High sensitivity analysis methods allowed to detect PPCPs in natural environment in the world . Because of their complex chemical structure these compounds are not completely removed and discharged into the sewage for treatment and as such unchanged or intermediate meta...

Deja Kajetan, and Węsławski Jan Marcin, and Borszcz Tomasz, and Włodarska-Kowalczuk Maria, and Kukliński Piotr, and Bałazy Piotr, and Kwiatkowska Patrycja

Thirty-two species of echinoderms from epibenthic sledges, dredges, scuba diving, and other samples (in total: 467 samples and c. 20 000 specimens) from fjords and coastal waters off Spitsbergen were analysed between 1996 and 2014. The most numerous group of echinoderms in the coastal waters off Spitsbergen is brittle stars (78% of the total individuals). The echinoderms do not form any clear assemblages according to depth or distance from glacial sedimentation and substrate. Some species prefer...

Patrick B. Dennis, and Kristi M. Singh, and Milana C. Vasudev, and Rajesh R. Naik, and Wendy J. Crookes-Goodson

Reflectins are a family of proteins found in the light manipulating cells of cephalopods. These proteins are made up of a series of conserved repeats that contain highly represented amino acids thought to be important for function. Previous studies demonstrated that recombinant reflectins cast into thin films produced structural colors that could be dynamically modulated via changing environmental conditions. In this study, we demonstrate light s...

Abdon Pena-Francesch, and Natalia E. Domeradzka, and Huihun Jung, and Benjamin Barbu, and Mert Vural, and Yusuke Kikuchi, and Benjamin D. Allen, and Melik C. Demirel

Cephalopods have evolved many interesting features that can serve as inspiration. Repetitive squid ring teeth (SRT) proteins from cephalopods exhibit properties such as strength, self-healing, and biocompatibility. These proteins have been engineered to design novel adhesives, self-healing textiles, and the assembly of 2d-layered materials. Compared to conventional polymers, repetitive proteins are easy to modify and can assemble in various morphologies and molecular architectures. This research...

Rajni Kant, and S. Haq, and H.C. Srivastava, and V.P. Sharma

Mosquito control with the use of insecticides is faced with the challenges of insecticide resistance in disease vectors, community refusal, their high cost, operational difficulties, and environmental concern. In view of this, integrated vector control strategies with the use of larvivorous fishes such as Guppy (<i>Poecilia reticulata</i>) and <i>Gambusia</i> (<i>G. affinis</i>) as biological control agents were used in controlling mosquito breeding in different types of breeding places such as...

Z. Żółkiewicz, and M. Żółkiewicz

The paper discusses the process of thermal evaporation of a foundry pattern. At several research-development centres, studies have beencarried out to examine the physico-chemical phenomena that take place in foundry mould filled with polystyrene pattern when it is pouredwith molten metal. In the technique of evaporative patterns, the process of mould filling with molten metal (the said mould holding inside a polystyrene pattern) is interrelated with the process of thermal decomposition of this p...

Asztemborska Monika, and Jakubiak Małgorzata, and Książyk Małgorzata, and Stęborowski Romuald, and Polkowska-Motrenko Halina, and Bystrzejewska-Piotrowska Grażyna

Water environments are noted as being some of the most exposed to the influence of toxic nanoparticles (NPs). Therefore, there is a growing need for the investigation of the accumulation and toxicity of NPs to aquatic organisms. In our studies neutron activation followed by gamma spectrometry and liquid scintillation counting were used for studying the accumulation of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) by freshwater larvae of Chironomus and fish Danio rerio. The influence of exposition time, concentra...