Andreska J., and Hanel L.

Data on the occurrence, biology, and historical background of the Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., (Pisces, Salmoniformes) in the Elbe river basin (Europe, North Sea drainage area) with a focus on Bohemian territory (Central Europe) from the fourteenth to twentieth centuries are summarized in this paper. Historical methods of salmon fishing in Central Europe and historical legal protection of salmon in Bohemia are presented. The salmon is a model example of species which was extirpated as a resu...

Dadura Emilia, and Stępień Piotr, and Iwańska Dagmara, and Wójcik Agnieszka

Introduction: The problem of constipation in Poland concerns 13.4% of the healthy population. In the case of patients treated with opioids, this number increases to 70-90%, which constitutes a serious problem that lowers the patients’ quality of life. The aim of the study was to assess the effects of abdominal massage, which successfully reduces constipation in various diseases, on palliative care patients. Material and methods: The research included 18 patients of a palliative care facility (me...

C. Jacobi, and C. Geißler, and F. Lilienthal, and A. Krug, and A. Krug

<p>Solar tides such as the diurnal and semidiurnal tide, are forced in the lower and middle atmosphere through the diurnal cycle of solar radiation absorption. This is also the case with higher harmonics like the quarterdiurnal tide (QDT), but for these also non-linear interaction of tides such as the self-interaction of the semidiurnal tide, or the interaction of terdiurnal and diurnal tides, are discussed as possible forcing mechanism. To shed more light on the sources of the QDT, 12 yea...

S. S. Shepeliev

The article assesses the current state and trends of fish exports in Ukraine. Existing tools for analyzing and synthesizing processes of strengthening export opportunities in the context of raising the level of competitiveness of the fisheries sector have been supplemented. The conclusions were substantiated and proposals were elaborated on the development of a program for the imports of fish products, the directions of creation of retail trade associations were determined. Keywords: competitiv...

H A Hajar Albinali

Fredy A Ortiz-Ramírez, and Magui Aparecida-Vallim, and Diana Negrão-Cavalcanti, and Valéria Laneuville-Teixeira

Marine organisms are rich sources of natural products that, among other activities, help to maintain the species equilibrium. Samples of the marine brown alga Canistrocarpus cervicornis (Kützing) De Paula & De Clerck were collected in Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2006. The extract was obtained in CH2Cl2 and subjected to fractionation by chromatographic methods in order to isolate and purify the compound (4R, 7R, 14S)-4α, 7α-diacethoxy-14-hydroxydolastane-1(15), 8-dien. Then, the effec...

P. E. Saide, and S. N. Spak, and G. R. Carmichael, and M. A. Mena-Carrasco, and Q. Yang, and S. Howell, and D. C. Leon, and J. R. Snider, and A. R. Bandy, and J. L. Collett, and K. B. Benedict, and S. P. de Szoeke, and L. N. Hawkins, and G. Allen, and I. Crawford, and J. Crosier, and S. R. Springston

We evaluate a regional-scale simulation with the WRF-Chem model for the VAMOS (Variability of the American Monsoon Systems) Ocean-Cloud-Atmosphere-Land Study Regional Experiment (VOCALS-REx), which sampled the Southeast Pacific's persistent stratocumulus deck. Evaluation of VOCALS-REx ship-based and three aircraft observations focuses on analyzing how aerosol loading affects marine boundary layer (MBL) dynamics and cloud microphysics. We compare local time series and campaign-averaged longi...

Paula M. de Moraes, and Vanessa R. Loureiro, and Pedro M. Padilha, and Renato de Cássio F. Neves, and Mayra A. D. Saleh, and Felipe A. dos Santos, and Fábio A. Silva

<abstract language="eng">The aim of the present work was to develop and optimize a method for determination of bioavailable phosphorus in samples of feces and fish feed using ultrasound extraction and subsequent quantification by visible spectrophotometry. Using as extractor solution HNO3 0.50 mol L-1, the great conditions of extraction established were: sample mass - 100 mg, samples granulometry - < 60 µm, sonification time - five cycles of 40 s and ultrasound potency - 136 W. The proposed meth...

Fadda, C. , and Del Caro, A. , and Sanguinetti, A. M., and Piga, A.

The results on the evolution of the texture and antioxidant activity during the processing of naturally fermented green olives are reported in the present study. The olives were brined with two different NaCl concentrations, 4 and 7%. A puncture test and a texture profile analysis (TPA) test were carried out to evaluate texture, while the antioxidant activity was assessed in consideration of the loss of absorbance of a stable radical upon reaction with a polyphenolic olive extract. The puncture ...

Carlos Naranjo, and Senén Muñoz Riviaux, and Felipe F.F Moreira, and Ramón Correa Court

Heteroptera is a worldwide distributed group of insects inhabiting both terrestrial and aquatic habitats and has an important ecological role. A survey of aquatic and semiaquatic Heteroptera from Cuba is provided based on literature reports and field collections. General data on species geographical distribution are given, along with altitude and collection season. Representatives of 86 species and morphospecies of the infraorders Dipsocoromorpha, Leptopodomorpha, Gerromorpha and Nepomorpha are ...

N. Keul, and G. Langer, and L. J. de Nooijer, and J. Bijma

About 30% of the anthropogenically released CO₂ is taken up by the oceans; such uptake causes surface ocean pH to decrease and is commonly referred to as ocean acidification (OA). Foraminifera are one of the most abundant groups of marine calcifiers, estimated to precipitate ca. 50 % of biogenic calcium carbonate in the open oceans. We have compiled the state of the art literature on OA effects on foraminifera, because the majority of OA research on this group was published within the...

Ingvild E. Graff, and Maria W. Markhus, and Kjell M. Stormark, and Hanne C. Braarud, and Camilla F. Seldal, and Lisbeth Dahl, and Siv Skotheim, and Marian K. Malde

Background: Seafood (fish and shellfish) is an excellent source of several essential nutrients for pregnant and lactating women. A short food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) that can be used to quantitatively estimate seafood consumption would be a valuable tool to assess seafood consumption in this group. Currently there is no such validated FFQ in Norway. Objective: The objective of this study was to establish and validate a seafood index from a seafood FFQ against blood biomarkers (the omega-3 ...

Janaína de Araújo Bumbeer, and Rosana Moreira da Rocha

Invasion by marine species, often considered a grave threat to marine ecosystems, occurs throughout the world as a consequence of many anthropogenic activities. In coastal Paraná, many factors including shipping, aquaculture and the use of artificial substrates provide suitable environments for the establishment and rapid spread of introduced marine species. To better understand this process, the encrusting community was studied on polyethylene plates (n = 120, 10 x 10 cm) that were placed seaso...

Andrea Berger, and Jutta Croll

With the progress of Digital Inclusion, it becomes important to address marginalised groups that face specific barriers in being part of the information society. From 2009 to 2011 within the framework of the nation-wide Initiative Internet erfahren, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics, Stiftung Digitale Chancen has accompanied three pilot projects and researched the hindrances and motivations of specific target groups including young migrants from Russia, women in the low-wage sec...

Christopher Dewees

California is one of the world's most productive and intensely harvested marine fisheries areas. Increased fishing, habitat degradation, expanding human population and decreases in water quality and quantity have put great stress on the state's coastal marine resources. Research and extension activities funded by California Sea Grant, DANR and the California Resources Agency focus on improving the methods and policies needed to manage fisheries. Signi...

M. C. Politi, and N. George, and T. Li, and K. M. Korenblat, and K. J. Fowler, and C. Ho, and A. Liapakis, and D. Roth, and J. Yee

Abstract Background Recent advances in treatment have given patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) access to safer and more effective medications to treat comorbid hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Given the variety and complexity of treatment options that depend on patients’ clinical characteristics and personal preferences, education and decision support are needed to prepare patients better to discuss treatment options with their clinicians. Methods Drawing on International Patient Decis...

Eric Leroux, and Stéphanie Leroux, and Frédéric Maton, and Xavier Ravalec, and Olivier Sorel

OBJECTIVES: The present study aimed to assess the influence of dental occlusion on body posture and the competitive performance of young elite rowers. METHOD: Dental occlusion disturbance devices were used to simulate dental malocclusions. We assessed the influence of malocclusion on the body balance, paravertebral muscle contraction symmetry, and muscular power of young elite rowers. A nonparametric permutation test for repeated measures ANOVA, a Cochran’s Q test for paired data and a paired S...

Alinca Peres da Fonseca, and Matheus Vieira Volcan, and Luís Alberto Romano, and Ricardo Berteaux Robaldo

ABSTRACT Laboratory breeding of annual fish is often impaired when fish fail to inflate the swim bladder after hatching. These fish, which are known as belly-sliders, cannot swim in the water column, moving mainly on the bottom of water. Therefore, we wanted to understand the factors underlying failed inflation of swim bladder in the annual fish Austrolebias nigrofasciatus and determine the implications of this condition on the growth of juveniles. To identify how the initial filling of the gase...

Andréa T. Thomaz, and L. Lacey Knowles

ABSTRACT The eastern coastal basins of Brazil are a series of small and isolated rivers that drain directly into the Atlantic Ocean. During the Pleistocene, sea-level retreat caused by glaciations exposed the continental shelf, resulting in enlarged paleodrainages that connected rivers that are isolated today. Using Geographic Information System (GIS), we infer the distribution of these paleodrainages, and their properties for the east Brazilian coast. Specifically, using elevation/bathymetric d...

Marcelo Loureiro, and Rafael de Sá, and Sebastián W. Serra, and Felipe Alonso, and Luis Esteban Krause Lanés, and Matheus Vieira Volcan, and Pablo Calviño, and Dalton Nielsen, and Alejandro Duarte, and Graciela Garcia

ABSTRACT The family Rivulidae is the fourth most diverse clade of Neotropical fishes. Together with some genera of the related African family Nothobranchiidae, many rivulids exhibit a characteristic annual life cycle, with diapausing eggs and delayed embryonic development, which allows them to survive in the challenging seasonal ponds that they inhabit. Rivulidae also includes two species known as the only the self-fertilizing vertebrates and some species with internal fertilization. The first g...

Malavenda S. S.

The long-term dynamics of biomass and population density of Fucus distichus and F. vesiculosus in the southern and middle knees of the Kola Bay have been analyzed. The feedbacks between these parameters and their changes over several years have been revealed for the first time. Changing the prevalence of biomass and population density can be considered as an adaptation at the population level to maintain the stability of algae communities in chronic pollution

Rodrigo Assis Carvalho, and Francisco Leonardo Tejerina-Garro

We investigated functional patterns of fish assemblages of two adjacent basins (Araguaia and Tocantins) to test whether their headwater stream fish assemblages are more functionally (dis)similar than expected by chance and whether these (dis)similarities are related to differences of environmental conditions between basins. We used an analysis of similarities (ANOSIM) on a functional dissimilarity matrix to test for (dis)similarities between fish assemblages of both basins. We performed RLQ and ...

G. Vázquez-Prada

Catch per unit effort has been used in many fisheries researches worldwide like an abundance or density index. Parallel to this issue, partial ratio correlation function is a technique used to identify the density dependent structure underlying ecological time series. Although partial ratio correlation function is widely used in ecological fields, it has not been much used in fisheries and aquatic sciences. In this synthesis, a new combination of statistical techniques is proposed to diagno...

Shweta Singla, and Sandeep Kaushal, and Shalini Arora, and Gagandeep Singh

Background: Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) adversely affect bone health and there are reports describing association of alternations of bone and mineral metabolism in epileptic patients. Objectives: This study was undertaken to evaluate the bone profile (bone mineral parameters and bone mineral density [BMD]) of patients with epilepsy and compare them to their age-, gender-, and socioeconomic status-matched healthy controls in a community. Materials and Methods: This was a nested case–control study ...

Tam Siow Foon, and Lian Ai Ai, and Palaniselvam Kuppusamy, and Mashitah M.Yusoff, and Natanamurugaraj Govindan

Objective: To determine the antioxidant activity of two edible marine seaweeds Eucheuma cottonii and Padina sp.. Methods: The two extraction methods such as conventional and soxhlet extraction were used to isolate the secondary metabolites using methanol as a solvent medium. Total phenolic content of crude seaweeds extract were analysed by standard FC method. The different antioxidant assays DPPH, ferric reducing antioxidant power and β-carotene bleaching assays confirmed the antioxi...

Fedorov Gennady , and Korneevets Valentin

The relevance of this study stems from the importance of Russia’s coastal regions for the development of the national economy and foreign economic ties. There are significant differences between coastal regions, which should be taken into account when devising a regional development policy. The article aims to identify specific features of Russia’s coastal regions, compare them with other national regions, provide a typology of them, and identify possibilities and areas of their socioeconomic de...

Fernanda O. Martins, and Francisco Langeani

ABSTRACT Our analyses showed that the type series of Hisonotus notatus , type species of the genus, is mixed, composed by two different species. Based on that, we redescribe H. notatus with the designation of a lectotype, restricting the species to rio São João drainage and other small coastal drainages running to the Baía de Guanabara and to the Baía de Sepetiba in Rio de Janeiro State. We also describe a new species of Hisonotus from drainages of the rio Paraíba do Sul, Lagoa Feia, rio Macaé, ...

Sokolov A.A. , and Solov'yov A.A.

The classification of problems of interaction between water (marine) and railway transport on the example of the Murmansk Transport Hub has been presented; some prospects for the development of technology for interaction with the logistics of transportation of general cargo in the Murmansk Commercial Seaport, Murmansk Marine Fishing Port, and oil terminals of the Kola Bay have been shown

Quan SF, and Ziporyn PS

College students have a high prevalence of poor sleep quality and sleep deficiency which negatively impacts their academic, mental and physical performance. A prematriculation course focused on improving sleep knowledge and behaviors may reduce sleep problems. “Sleep 101” is an online prematriculation course developed to educate incoming college freshmen about the importance of sleep in their lives and to recommend behaviors that will improve their sleep health. In a pilot program, “Sleep 101” w...

Javier Marco, and Raquel Barba, and Juan E Losa, and Carlos Martínez de la Serna, and María Sainz, and Isabel Fernández Lantigua, and Jose Luis de la Serna

BACKGROUND: Advice from a medical expert on concerns and queries expressed anonymously through the Internet by patients and later posted on the Web, offers a new type of patient-doctor relationship. The aim of the current study was to perform a descriptive analysis of questions about AIDS and hepatitis made to an infectious disease expert and sent through the Internet to a consumer-oriented Web site in the Spanish language. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Questions were e-mailed and the questions and answ...

Niti Mittal, and Nusrat Shafiq, and Sreenivas Reddy, and Samir Malhotra, and Savita Kumari, and Subhash Varma

Background: There is a lack of evidence-based therapies for the treatment of heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Beta blockers may provide some benefit in HFpEF due to their proven role in HF with reduced ejection fraction. Aim: The main objective of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of controlled-release metoprolol (metoprolol succinate) in HFpEF. Materials and Methods: This was an investigator-initiated, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 14-wee...

Ramanathan Swaminathan

Mumbai is a collection of seven islands strung together by a historically layered process of reclamation, migration and resettlement. The built landscape reflects the unique geographical characteristics of Mumbai’s archipelagic nature. This paper first explores the material, non-material and epistemological contours of space in Mumbai. It establishes that the physical contouring of space through institutional, administrative and non-institutional mechanisms are architected by complex notions of ...

Pietrzkowski Z, and Argumedo R, and Shu C, and Nemzer B, and Wybraniec S, and Reyes-Izquierdo T

Zbigniew Pietrzkowski,1 Ruby Argumedo,1 Cynthia Shu,1 Boris Nemzer,2 Slawomir Wybraniec,3 Tania Reyes-Izquierdo1 1Applied BioClinical Inc., Irvine, CA, USA; 2FutureCeuticals Inc., Momence, IL, USA; 3Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute C-1, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, Cracow, Poland Aim: We aimed to evaluate the effect of a betalain-rich red beet concentrate (BRC) on joint discomfort and joint function. Methods: Individuals with sel...

Nisha Malik, and Alka Kriplani, and Nutan Agarwal, and Neerja Bhatla, and Garima Kachhawa, and Raj Kumar Yadav

BACKGROUND: Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) supplementation is a relatively recent development that augments ovarian responsiveness in patients with poor ovarian reserve and premature ovarian aging (POA). AIMS: To evaluate the efficacy of DHEA supplementation prior to gonadotropins for ovulation induction in women with POA. DESIGN: Prospective randomized controlled study. METHODS: Fifty infertile women with POA were randomized into two groups of 25 each. Group 1 received tablet DHEA 25 mg while gr...

SM. Thomaz, and P. Carvalho, and AA. Padial, and JT. Kobayashi

Although the importance of long-term data has been emphasized by ecologists in recent years, little is known about how communities may change over time. In this study, we describe the general patterns of aquatic macrophyte diversity in the Paraná River floodplain observed during six years of study. Temporal changes in community composition were also evaluated. Data on the presence or absence of aquatic macrophytes were collected between March 2002 and March 2008, in six lakes associated with thr...

Vuokko Anttonen, and Tarja Tanner, and Antti Kämppi, and Jari Päkkilä, and Leo Tjäderhane, and Pertti Patinen

Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the indications for an epidemiological survey on the oral health of young males, and the possibility of conducting it during their military service. Settings and Design: Despite the excellent oral health of young Finnish people in the past, there is concern about its degradation today. About 80% of young Finnish males enter the mandatory military service annually. The draftees have obligatory health inspection, with oral health screening, in the firs...

Cheng SL, and Wang HC, and Kuo SH

Shih-Lung Cheng,1&ndash;3 Hao-Chien Wang,3 Sow-Hsong Kuo11Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, 2Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan-Ze University, 3Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei, TaiwanBackground: Uncontrolled asthma is characterized by considerable variability. Well controlled asthma is associated with less unplanned use of health care resources and fewer acute exacer...

Daniel TURA, and Camelia IONESCU, and Claudia PAVELESCU

The present paper represents a quantitative study concerning benthic communities from the Some

Morozinska-Gogol J.

Yan Youxi, and Zhang Zhongqiu, and Wang Chunling, and Zhang Leilei, and Huang Yingna, and Zhang Jihong

Intense marine reclamation activities bring obvious benefits, meanwhile, these activities also influence the coastal natural formation, hydrodynamic processes and water environment etc. In order to investigate the exact influence in the Qinzhou Bay brought by marine reclamation behaviors in recent years, based on the remote sensing image data in the Qinzhou Bay in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2014, with the help of GIS and RS software, the thesis interprets Qinzhou Bay coastline and artificial rec...

Houeix Benoit, and Davoren Pamela, and Forde Patrick F, and White Samantha L, and LeProvost Olivier, and O'Keeffe Allan M, and Hubert Sophie, and Flynn Denis, and Guiry Aoife, and Smith Terry J, and Cotter Deirdre, and Wilkins Noel P, and Cairns Michael T

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The male Atlantic salmon generally matures in fresh water upon returning after one or several years at sea. Some fast-growing male parr develop an alternative life strategy where they sexually mature before migrating to the oceans. These so called 'precocious' parr or 'sneakers' can successfully fertilise adult female eggs and so perpetuate their line. We have used a custom-built cDNA microarray to investigate gene expression changes occurring in the salmon g...

Katz Jeffrey N, and Fitzmaurice Garrett M, and Rainville James, and Suri Pradeep, and Jamison Robert N, and Martha Julia, and Hartigan Carol, and Limke Janet, and Jouve Cristin, and Hunter David J

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pain variability in acute LBP has received limited study. The objectives of this pilot study were to characterize fluctuations in pain during acute LBP, to determine whether self-reported 'flares' of pain represent discrete periods of increased pain intensity, and to examine whether the frequency of flares was associated with back-related disability outcomes.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We conducted a cohort study of acute LBP patients utilizing frequent serial ass...

Pedersen Christian, and Christiansen Thorbjorn, and Paulsen Sarah J, and Segovia-Silvestre Toni, and Madsen Suzi H, and Sondergaard Bodil-Cecilie, and Bay-Jensen Anne-Christine, and Karsdal Morten A

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Calcitonin has been demonstrated to have chondroprotective effects under pre-clinical settings. It is debated whether this effect is mediated through subchondral-bone, directly on cartilage or both in combination. We investigated possible direct effects of salmon calcitonin on proteoglycans and collagen-type-II synthesis in osteoarthritic (OA) cartilage.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Human OA cartilage explants were cultured with salmon calcitonin [100 pM-100 nM]. Di...

Mann Karlheinz, and Poustka Albert J, and Mann Matthias

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The organic matrix of biominerals plays an important role in biomineral formation and in determining biomineral properties. However, most components of biomineral matrices remain unknown at present. In sea urchin, which is an important model organism for developmental biology and biomineralization, only few matrix components have been identified and characterized at the protein level. The recent publication of the <it>Strongylocentrotus purpuratus </it>genome...

Rodríguez-Valera Francisco, and Alba-Casado Jose, and D'Auria Giuseppe, and Pushker Ravindra

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The cataloging of marine prokaryotic DNA sequences is a fundamental aspect for bioprospecting and also for the development of evolutionary and speciation models. However, large amount of DNA sequences used to quantify prokaryotic biodiversity requires proper tools for storing, managing and analyzing these data for research purposes.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>The Micro-Mar database has been created to collect DNA diversity information from marine prokaryotes f...

Little Amanda, and Forman-Hoffman Valerie, and Wahls Terry

<p/> <p>Background</p> <p>Obesity is an increasing epidemic in both the US and veteran populations, yet it remains largely understudied in the Veteran's Health Administration (VHA) setting. The purpose of our study was to identify barriers to the effective management of obesity in VHA primary care settings.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Three focus groups of clinicians from a Veteran's Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) and an affiliated Community Based Outpatient Center (CBOC) were conducted to identify pot...

Mjaaland Siri, and Poulsen Lene C, and Bækkevold Espen S, and Schiøtz Berit L, and Gjøen Tor

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Infectious salmon anemia virus (ISAV) is an aquatic orthomyxovirus and the causative agent of infectious salmon anemia (ISA), a disease of great importance in the Atlantic salmon farming industry. <it>In vitro</it>, ISAV infection causes cytophatic effect (CPE) in cell lines from Atlantic salmon, leading to rounding and finally detachment of the cells from the substratum. In this study, we investigated the mode of cell death during <it>in vitro </it>ISAV infe...

PATRICIA M. HALPIN, and P. TED STRUB, and WILLIAM T. PETERSON, and TIM R. BAUMGARTNER

Physical processes, biotic processes and human activities all act to shape marine ecosystems. Future management of these valuable ecosystems requires an integrative approach that takes into account complicated organismal interactions, oceanographic processes that span large scales of time and space, and how anthropogenic effects interact with the natural environment. The temperate west coasts of North and South America represent a unique opportunity for comparison, as many of the same oceanograp...

B. Beškovnik, and E. Twrdy

The article describes a proposed planning organization and productivity simulation tool, with a special emphasis on orientations to the optimization of operations in a maritime container terminal. With the application of an adequate model frame for traffic and technical-technologic forecasting, infrastructure and manpower planning and productivity simulation are possible to measure and increase the productivity in the whole subsystem of the maritime container terminal. The emphasis is mainly put...

Andrew E. Fidler, and Aurelie Bacq-Labreuil, and Elad Rachmilovitz, and Baruch Rinkevich

Over the past three decades the colonial ascidian Didemnum vexillum has been expanding its global range, significantly impacting marine habitats and aquaculture facilities. What biological features make D. vexillum so highly invasive? Here, we show that juxtaposed allogeneic D. vexillum colony fragments (‘ramets’) may, initially, form chimeric entities. Subsequently, zooids of the differing genotypes within such chimeras coordinately retreat away from fusion zones. A few days following such post...