Subaryono Subaryono

Brown seaweed producing alginate frequently obtained in Indonesian waters , especially fromgenus of Sargassum and Turbinaria. These seaweeds are wide distributed from Aceh to Papuawaters. There are 15 species of Sargassum and some species of Turbinaria in Indonesia. Thisseaweed were very potential used as a row material of alginate industry, with main market Chinaand Malaysia. Quality requirement for seaweed as row material for alginate industry in China werealginate content not less than 17%, v...

Duraiarasan Surendhiran, and Mani Vijay, and Abdul Razack Sirajunnisa, and Thiruvengadam Subramaniyan, and Ammavasai Shanthalin Shellomith, and Kuppusamy Tamilselvam

Objective: To determine the antibacterial and anti-candidal activities of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) extracted from marine microalga Nannochloropsis oculata and evaluate the inhibition activity of DNA isolated from test pathogenic microorganism. Methods: FAME was synthesized by transesterification of oil using immobilized lipase and characterized using gas chromatography-mass spectrometer. The FAME profile was determined using gas chromatography. The antimicrobial effect was teste...

Maria Elina Bichuette, and Eleonora Trajano

The troglobitic electric fish Eigenmannia vicentespelaea, endemic to a single cave-system and included in the Brazilian Red List of Threatened Fauna, was studied in relation to population densities and habitat. For comparison, we used the epigean species, E. trilineata. We verify if the population densities recorded for E. vicentespelaea follow the pattern observed for other subterranean fishes; if there are seasonal fluctuations in these densities and which environmental variables explain the d...

L. E. R. Tavares, and J. L. Luque

Between March 2000 and April 2001, 63 specimens of N. barba from Angra dos Reis, coastal zone of the State of Rio de Janeiro (23°0'S, 44°19'W), Brazil, were necropsied to study their infracommunities of metazoan parasites. Fifteen species of metazoan parasites were collected: 2 digeneans, 1 monogenean, 2 cestodes, 1 acantocephalan, 2 nematodes, 6 copepods, and 1 hirudinean. Ninety-six percent of the catfishes were parasitized by at least one metazoan parasite species. A total of 646 individual p...

M. V. Botnaryuk

The issues of marine transport hub competitive growth in the context of new economic conditions are considered in the paper. Analyzing the present tools of the transport hub competitive growth, the author emphasizes their production-logistics orientation. However, when rendering services to cargo and ship owners, members of the MTH establish official (contractual) and informal relationship and exchange information on a permanent basis. The research into the nature of such a relationship brought ...

NL. Cunha, and AC. Catella, and MA. Kinas

Growth parameters were estimated for Moenkhausia dichroura (Kner, 1858) (Characiformes, Characidae), a small-sized and very abundant fish of the Pantanal lentic habitats commonly known as "pequira ". A method based on the length frequencies distribution and the ELEFAN I routine from the FISAT program were used. The fish were collected in the Baia da Onça, an oxbowlake of the sub-region Pantanal of Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, from June to December 1988. The standard length of the capt...

A.M. Gorodnitskiy, and Yu.V. Brusilovskiy, and A.N. Ivanenko, and A.M. Filin, and N.A. Shishkina

New methods are presented for processing and interpretation of shallow marine differential magnetic data, including constructing maps of offshore total magnetic anomalies with an extremely high resolution of up to 1–2 nT, mapping weak anomalies of 5–10 nT caused by mineralization effects at the contacts of hydrocarbons with host rocks, estimating depths to upper and lower boundaries of anomalous magnetic sources, and estimating thickness of magnetic layers and boundaries of tectonic blocks. Hori...

Elizabeth Lage Borges, and Dirce Ribeiro de Oliveira, and Lucíola da Silva Barcelos, and Jorge Luiz Pesquero

OBJECTIVE: Studies have shown that shrimps reduced the tensile strength of scars in rat skin. The aim of the present study was to assess the cytokine profile of rats fed shrimp. METHODS: Group 1 (control) received a regular diet and Group 2 (experimental) received a diet containing 33% shrimp for nine days. The two diets contained the same amounts of proteins, fats and carbohydrates. Serum cytokine levels were determined by ELISA and a segment of the jejunum was taken to investigate its histolog...

Kotigadde Subbannayya, and Ballal Mamatha, and Jyothirlatha, and Kumar Anoopa, and N Srinivasa Rao, and G Shivananda

Fungi were isolated from 67 cases out of the 295 cases of corneal ulcers investigated. Aspergillus species and species of Candida were the major fungal members isolated. Allescheria boydii was isolated from 3 cases, having no previous history of injury to the eye or infection with bacterial or viral agents. A boydii corneal infection is a rare occurrence. Higher incidence of mystic keratitis was seen among females than males. No relationship to seasonal changes could be established. Bacterial in...

Valčev Vladimir V., and Stojeva Danijela I.

An overall study of the species composition and abundance of macrophytes in all open water bodies of a large protected territory was made for the first time in Bulgaria. Four high-mountain eutrophic lakes and the upper stretches of three rivers within the boundaries of Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park were investigated. Thirty-nine macrophyte species (higher plants and mosses) were identified scattered around, or forming more or less distinct vegetation groups. Three of the lakes are new for ...

R. Feistel, and D. G. Wright, and H.-J. Kretzschmar, and E. Hagen, and S. Herrmann, and R. Span

Very accurate thermodynamic potential functions are available for fluid water, ice, seawater and humid air covering wide ranges of temperature and pressure conditions. They permit the consistent computation of all equilibrium properties as, for example, required for coupled atmosphere-ocean models or the analysis of observational or experimental data. With the exception of humid air, these potential functions are already formulated as international standards released by the International Associa...

Robson Seriani, and Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa, and Camilo D. S. Pereira, and Aline A. Kirschbaum, and Andrea Assunção, and Maria José T. Ranzani-Paiva

This study investigated the hematological parameters of the tropical estuarine fish Centropomus parallelus and their use as a non-destructive biomarker for aquatic pollution. Individuals were collected, in summer and winter, at two estuaries, Cananéia (CAN) and São Vicente (SVE), and blood was extracted by caudal puncture. The evaluated parameters were hematocrit (Ht), red blood cells (RBC), Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV), and the leukocyte (WBC) and thrombocyte counts. Fishes from CAN showed hig...

Carlos Azevedo, and Graça Casal, and Ivete Mendonça, and Edilson Matos

A fish-infecting myxosporean, Henneguya hemiodopsis sp. n., found infecting the gills of Hemiodopsis microlepis and collected from the Poty River near the city of Teresina, Brazil, was described based on ultrastructural studies. The parasite occurred within large whitish polysporic plasmodia (up to 200 μm in diameter) containing asynchronous developmental sporogonic stages, mainly mature spores. The spores measured 19.7 ± 0.9 μm in total length (n = 30) and the ellipsoidal spore body w...

Diogo Bessa Neves Spanghero, and Ugo Lima Silva, and Fabiana Penalva de Melo, and Roberta Borda Soares, and Eudes de Souza Correia

Investigou-se o efeito da adição do melaço nas relações carbono:nitrogênio (C:N) sobre o desempenho zootécnico do camarão <em>Litopenaeus vannamei</em>, na fase berçário, quando cultivado sem renovação de água. As relações do C:N foram avaliadas nas proporções de 25:1 (25M), 15:1 (15M) e o controle (0M), sem aplicação de carbono, em delineamento experimental inteiramente casualizado, com quatro repetições. Pós-larvas (PL) com peso inicial de 2,5 ± 0,5 mg, foram estocadas em 12 tanques (800 L vol...

Blevins Dean, and Sullivan Greer, and Kauth Michael R, and Cully Jeffrey A, and Landes Reid D, and Said Qayyim, and Teasdale Thomas A

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although for more than a decade healthcare systems have attempted to provide evidence-based mental health treatments, the availability and use of psychotherapies remains low. A significant need exists to identify simple but effective implementation strategies to adopt complex practices within complex systems of care. Emerging evidence suggests that facilitation may be an effective integrative implementation strategy for adoption of complex practices. The curr...

Brott Marcia J, and Oetting William S, and He Hua, and Basu Saonli

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is a growing awareness that interaction between multiple genes play an important role in the risk of common, complex multi-factorial diseases. Many common diseases are affected by certain genotype combinations (associated with some genes and their interactions). The identification and characterization of these susceptibility genes and gene-gene interaction have been limited by small sample size and large number of potential interactions between genes. S...

Raffaelli Dave, and Solan Martin, and Bulling Mark T, and Hicks Natalie, and White Piran CL, and Paterson David M

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Understanding the effects of anthropogenically-driven changes in global temperature, atmospheric carbon dioxide and biodiversity on the functionality of marine ecosystems is crucial for predicting and managing the associated impacts. Coastal ecosystems are important sources of carbon (primary production) to shelf waters and play a vital role in global nutrient cycling. These systems are especially vulnerable to the effects of human activities and will be the ...

ENRIQUE DUPRÉ, and LUIS FLORES, and SERGIO PALMA

The first description of the larval stages of a representative of the family Rhynchocinetidae from the southeastern Pacific coast of South América is presented. Larvae of the rock shrimp Rhynchocinetes typus, from rocky subtidal environment of the Chile-Pera coast were reared in the laboratory at 22 °C, salinity 32 and feeding with Anemia franciscana. Seven zoeal stages, which occur through 10 successive moults, are described and illustrated in detail. Morphological comparison made between R. ty...

T. Russon, and A. W. Tudhope, and G. C. Hegerl, and M. Collins, and J. Tindall

Water isotope-enabled coupled atmosphere–ocean climate models allow for exploration of the relative contributions to coral stable oxygen isotope (δ¹⁸O_coral) variability arising from sea surface temperature (SST) and the isotopic composition of seawater (δ¹⁸O_sw). The unforced behaviour of the isotope-enabled HadCM3 coupled general circulation model suggests that the extent to which inter-annual δ¹⁸O_sw variability contributes to tha...

Andrzej KRÓLIKOWSKI, and Tadeusz STUPAK, and Ryszard WAWRUCH

The marine safety systems, using European Safe Sea Net, help safe datasending. They make planning and guarding marine transport possible. Two systems work in Poland according to this system. They are the Maritime Safety Information Exchange System (SWIBŻ) and the Harbour and Cargo Information System (PHICS).

M. Vichi, and S. Masina

Global Ocean Biogeochemistry General Circulation Models are useful tools to study biogeochemical processes at global and large scales under current climate and future scenario conditions. The credibility of future estimates is however dependent on the model skill in capturing the observed multi-annual variability of firstly the mean bulk biogeochemical properties, and secondly the rates at which organic matter is processed within the food web. For this double purpose, the results of a multi-annu...

Raju Biju, and Raju NSD, and Raju Anju

<b>Aims: </b> To evaluate the safety and efficacy of transconjunctival 25 gauge vitrectomy under topical anesthesia.<b> Settings and Design: </b> A pilot study of consecutive cases which underwent 25 gauge vitrectomy under topical anesthesia.<b> Materials and Methods: </b> Seven eyes of 7 patients underwent 25 gauge vitrectomy under topical anesthesia with a pledget soaked in anesthetic, for vitreous hemorrhage (2 eyes), retained cortex (1 eye) and postoperative endophthalmitis (4 eyes). Subje...

M&#225;rquez-Ruiz, G., and Dobarganes, M. C., and Velasco, J.

The objective of this work was to evaluate oxidation of dried microencapsulated fish oils (DMFO) during storage at ambient temperature, and to examine the influence of oils distribution (free vs. encapsulated oil) in these complex lipidic systems. DMF0 were prepared by freeze-drying emulsions containing sodium caseinate, lactose and fish oil, with and without adding the antioxidant mixture ALT (ascorbic acid, lecithin and tocopherol). Samples were stored at 25 or 30&#194;&#186;C either in the da...

Yopi Ilhamsyah

Kondisi cuaca dan iklim mengalami perubahan dengan pasti. Selain sebagai peringatan dini tentang bahaya atmosfer, informasi mengenai status terkini dan mendatang mengenai kondisi atmosfer adalah penting guna mendukung aktifitas masyarakat. Tujuan dari makalah ini adalah untuk menyajikan informasi pelayanan cuaca dan iklim secara gratis dan online yang dapat dengan mudah diakses oleh masyarakat. Makalah ini menggunakan produk cuaca dan iklim dari Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi dan Geofisika Indon...

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

To evaluate the effects of macrophytes presence in the structure of littoral fish assemblages in the littoral zone, monthly samples were collected from September, 2006 to August, 2007 in an impounded tributary of the Itá Reservoir, the Fragosos River, located in the Upper Uruguay River Basin. Fish were collected using a beach seine and sampling was conducted in the littoral zone inside a macrophyte stand and in an area with no macrophytes. A total of 5,191 fish were captured during the study per...

A. Steffen, and J. Bottenheim, and A. Cole, and T. A. Douglas, and R. Ebinghaus, and U. Friess, and S. Netcheva, and S. Nghiem, and H. Sihler, and R. Staebler

Measurements of gaseous elemental mercury (GEM), reactive gaseous mercury (RGM) and particulate mercury (PHg) were collected on the Beaufort Sea ice near Barrow, Alaska, in March 2009 as part of the Ocean-Atmosphere-Sea Ice-Snowpack (OASIS) and OASIS-Canada International Polar Year programmes. These results represent the first atmospheric mercury speciation measurements collected on the sea ice. Concentrations of PHg averaged 393.5 pg m⁻³ (range 47.1–900.1 pg m⁻³) and RGM c...

P. R. Oke, and D. A. Griffin, and A. Schiller, and R. J. Matear, and R. Fiedler, and J. Mansbridge, and A. Lenton, and M. Cahill, and M. A. Chamberlain, and K. Ridgway

Analysis of the variability of the last 18 yr (1993–2012) of a 32 yr run of a new near-global, eddy-resolving ocean general circulation model coupled with biogeochemistry is presented. Comparisons between modelled and observed mean sea level (MSL), mixed layer depth (MLD), sea level anomaly (SLA), sea surface temperature (SST), and {chla} indicate that the model variability is realistic. We find some systematic errors in the modelled MLD, with the model generally deeper than observations, which ...

R. Salazar-Lugo, and A. Vargas, and L. Rojas, and M. Lemus

We evaluated the effect of cadmium (Cd) on the structure and function of the head kidney in the freshwater fish Colossoma macropomum (C. macropomum). Juveniles were exposed to 0.1 mg/L CdCl2 for 31 days. Blood samples were examined using hematological tests and head kidney histology was determined by light microscopy. The concentration of Cd in the head and trunk kidneys was measured using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Cd produced histopathological changes in the head kidney, the most ...

Mutahir Ali Tunio, and Mushabbab Al Asiri, and Yasser Bayoumi, and Laura G Stanciu, and Naji Al Johani, and Eyad Fawzi Al Saeed

Background: Aim was to evaluate the dose distribution within the thyroid gland its association with hypothyroidism in breast cancer (BC) patients receiving supraclavicular (SC) radiation therapy (RT). Materials and Methods: Consecutive 40 BC patients with baseline normal thyroid function tests (TFTs), were randomized into two groups: (a) Adjuvant chest wall/breast with SC-RT (20 patients) and (b) control group (adjuvant chest wall/breast RT only); 20 patients. The thyroid gland was contoured fo...

TUDOR Iuliana-Mihaela, and TEODOROF Liliana , and BURADA Adrian , and TUDOR Marian , and IBRAM Orhan , and DESPINA Cristina

This study aims to make an overview of the last fifteen years of contamination freshwater, in the Danube river, branches and delta lakes. The water quality of the river and Delta lakes was described by analysing the data for nutrients and some heavy metals. The concentrations elements (n, Cd, Cu, Pb) in the water are compared with heavy metals in fish, captured in natural delta lakes. Bioconcentration factor (BCF) is described in some commercial fish species.

Lucas R.P. Paschoal, and Fernanda J. Guimarães, and Erminda C.G. Couto

ABSTRACT Population biology, growth and reproductive aspects of the amphidromous shrimp Palaemon pandaliformis (Stimpson, 1871) were investigated in a Neotropical river of northeastern Brazil. The specimens were collected every month from September 2009 to August 2010. Total and monthly sex ratios deviated in favour of males. Von Bertalanffy growth parameters indicated that the females grew more rapidly, reached larger sizes, and had a longer life span than males. We also observed continuous rep...

Mohsen SEDIGHI, and Mohammad MORADZADEH, and Osman KUKRER, and Murat FAHRIOGLU

Abstract Offshore wind farm (OWF) is the largest renewable energy resource. The electrical interconnection cost of OWFs is a considerable fraction of the overall design cost of the farm. In order to minimize the investment and operational costs, this paper proposes an optimization formulation to find the optimal electrical interconnection configuration of wind turbines (WTs), and the optimal cable sizing simultaneously. This simultaneous minimization of total trenching length and cable dimension...

C. Singaraja, and S. Chidambaram, and Noble Jacob

Abstract Tidal variation and water level in aquifer is an important function in the coastal environment, this study attempts to find the relationship between water table fluctuation and tides in the shallow coastal aquifers. The study was conducted by selecting three coastal sites and by monitoring the water level for every 2-h interval in 24 h of observation. The study was done during two periods of full moon and new moon along the Cuddalore coastal region of southern part of Tamil Nadu, India....

R. Prakash, and K. Srinivasamoorthy, and S. Gopinath, and K. Saravanan

Abstract Submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) is described as submarine inflow of fresh and brackish groundwater from land into the sea. The release of sewages from point and non-point source pollutants from industries, agricultural and domestic activities gets discharged through groundwater to ocean creating natural disparity like decreasing flora fauna and phytoplankton blooms. Hence, to quantify fluxes of SGD in coastal regions is important. Quantification of SGD was attempted in Coleroon es...

Rui Santos, and Natalia Duque-Núñez, and Carmen B. de los Santos, and Márcio Martins, and A. Rita Carrasco, and Cristina Veiga-Pires

Abstract Coastal vegetated ecosystems are major organic carbon (OC) and total nitrogen (TN) sinks, but the mechanisms that regulate their spatial variability need to be better understood. Here we assessed how superficial sedimentary OC and TN within intertidal vegetated assemblages (saltmarsh and seagrass) vary along a flow gradient, which is a major driver of sediment grain size, and thus of organic matter (OM) content. A significant relationship between flow current velocity and OC and TN stoc...

David E. Kramar, and Bill Carstensen, and Steve Prisley, and Jim Campbell

Abstract Background Mercury (Hg) and methylmercury are widely considered significant issues for wildlife, and in particular, piscivorous birds due to their widespread availability and neurotoxic properties. Whereas a substantial number of studies of Hg contamination of Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) have been conducted throughout the east coast of the United States, little has been done that directly addresses Hg contamination in Bald Eagles in Virginia, particularly the inland populatio...

Jana Asselman, and Emmanuel Van Acker, and Maarten De Rijcke, and Laurentijn Tilleman, and Filip Van Nieuwerburgh, and Jan Mees, and Karel A. C. De Schamphelaere, and Colin R. Janssen

Abstract Sea spray aerosols (SSAs) have profound effects on our climate and ecosystems. They also contain microbiota and biogenic molecules which could affect human health. Yet the exposure and effects of SSAs on human health remain poorly studied. Here, we exposed human lung cancer cells to extracts of a natural sea spray aerosol collected at the seashore in Belgium, a laboratory-generated SSA, the marine algal toxin homoyessotoxin and a chemical inhibitor of the mammalian target of rapamycin (...

Tao Wang, and Nianguo Dong, and Huimin Yan, and Sze Yue Wong, and Wen Zhao, and Kang Xu, and Dong Wang, and Song Li, and Xuefeng Qiu

Abstract Background Vascular grafts are widely used as a treatment in coronary artery bypass surgery, hemodialysis, peripheral arterial bypass and congenital heart disease. Various types of synthetic and natural materials were experimented to produce tissue engineering vascular grafts. In this study, we investigated in vivo tissue engineering technology in miniature pigs to prepare decellularized autologous extracellular matrix-based grafts that could be used as vascular grafts for small-diamete...

Jay Rovisham Singh Doorga, and Doujhata Chinta, and Oomarsing Gooroochurn, and Arshad Rawat, and Vimal Ramchandur, and Beenesh Anand Motah, and Shane Sunassee, and Chettanand Samyan

Abstract Waves are the dominant influence on coastal morphology and ecosystem structure of tropical islands. The geographical positioning of Mauritius near to the Tropic of Capricorn ensures that the eastern regions benefit from the persistent southeast trade winds which influence the incoming surface waves. In this study, we present the high dependence of the wave regimes of windward offshore site on the trade winds. The higher occurrence of incoming waves in the winter season directed in the s...

Seik-Soon Khor, and Ryoko Morino, and Kazuyuki Nakazono, and Shigeo Kamitsuji, and Masanori Akita, and Maiko Kawajiri, and Tatsuya Yamasaki, and Azusa Kami, and Yuria Hoshi, and Asami Tada, and Kenichi Ishikawa, and Maaya Hine, and Miki Kobayashi, and Nami Kurume, and Naoyuki Kamatani, and Katsushi Tokunaga, and Todd A. Johnson

Abstract Food allergy is an increasingly important health problem in the world. Several genome-wide association studies (GWAS) focused on European ancestry samples have identified food allergy-specific loci in the HLA class II region. We conducted GWAS of self-reported reactivity with common foods using the data from 11011 Japanese women and identified shrimp and peach allergy-specific loci in the HLA-DR/DQ gene region tagged by rs74995702 (P = 6.30 × 10−17, OR = 1.91) and rs28359884 (P = 2.3 × ...

Zhongxing Zhang, and Maja Schneider, and Ursula Fritschi, and Isabella Lehner, and Ramin Khatami

In obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) the periodic reduction or cessation of breathing due to narrowing or occlusion of the upper airway during sleep leads to an impaired cerebral vascular autoregulation that is associated with an increased cardiovascular risk, including stroke. Continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP) therapy at night is the most effective treatment for OSA and has been shown to reduce the cardiovascular risk in OSA patients. However, there is no suitable bedside monitor...

Mônica Toledo Piza-Ragazzo, and Mário de Pinna

Cevdet GÜMÜŞ

The sea daffodil (Pancratium maritimum L.) growing naturally in the dune areas in coasts of Mediterranean countries including Turkey is one of the members of Amaryllidaceae family. This species with decorative and fragrant flowers, which is frequently found in the beaches of Turkey, has been one of the endangered species due to increasing urbanization and tourism activities. It has a potential to be used in warm climates in the organization of coastal dunes and can be used as an ornamental plant...

Niemandt, Nelus

In this research, the 2013 mission affirmation of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Together towards life Mission and evangelism in changing landscapes (TTL), is evaluated through a rather unique hermeneutical lens by interpreting and assessing the ecumenical discourse in the light of the book by Kester Brewin, Mutiny, Why we love pirates and how they can save us (2012), and by integrating these insights. The research acknowledges the emphasis on life-affirming mission in TTL, and the appr...

Juliana D. Simonato, and Marisa N. Fernandes, and Cláudia B. R. Martinez

The purpose of this work was to evaluate the effects of the water-soluble fraction of gasoline (WSFG) on the Neotropical freshwater fish Prochilodus lineatus. The WSFG was prepared by mixing gasoline in water (1:4) and animals were exposed for 6, 24 and 96h to 5% diluted WSFG or only to water. After exposure, blood was collected from the caudal vein and the gills were removed. The following parameters were analyzed: hematological (hemoglobin, hematocrit, number of red blood cells), osmo-ionic (p...

Tatyana V. Martynovich, and Natalya S. Akimova, and Edward A. Fedotov, and Yuri G. Schwartz

There was studied the relationship between polymorphic variants of APOC3 (rs2854117), PON1 (rs854560, rs662), AGT (rs4762, rs699) and AGTR1 (rs5186) genes with the results of cognitive tests in patients with chronic heart failure (СHF) of ischemic genesis and healthy persons. The general group included 50 patients with CHF of II-IV functional classes, the control group - 50 healthy volunteers. Cognitive functions were estimated by 5th and 7th subtests of Wexler and Burdon's test. There was revea...

Sandra Sergipensel, and Erica Pellegrini Caramaschi, and Ivan Sazima

Foram estudados as hábitos alimentares dos peixes engraulídeos Anchoa januaria e Cetengraulis edentulus na Baía de Sepetiba, Rio de Janeiro, de julho de 1983 a julho de 1985. Os itens alimentares e as estruturas morfológicas relacionadas à alimentação indicaram que a área superficial dos rastros branquiais de A. januaria e C. edentulus é mais eficiente para a filtração dos alimentos, do que as distâncias entre os mesmos. Estas estruturas morfológicas possibilitam uma seletividade no tamanho dos ...

Purgato Marianna, and Adams Clive, and Barbui Corrado

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objective</p> <p>To quantify schizophrenia trialling activity in African countries and to describe the main features of these trials.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We searched the Cochrane Schizophrenia Group Register, which contains 16,000 citations to 13,000 studies relating only to people with schizophrenia or schizophrenia-like illness, to identify schizophrenia trials conducted in Africa without time limitation.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>A total of 38 trials met the inclusion criteri...

Kalman Douglas S, and Feldman Samantha, and Scheinberg Andrew R, and Krieger Diane R, and Bloomer Richard J

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) has been reported to provide anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects in both animal and man. Strenuous resistance exercise has the potential to induce both inflammation and oxidative stress. Using a pilot (proof of concept) study design, we determined the influence of MSM on markers of exercise recovery and performance in healthy men.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Eight, healthy men (27.1 ± 6.9 yrs old) who were considered to be moderate...

Andrews Brian, and Butler Jenny, and Schuster Corina, and Kischka Udo, and Ettlin Thierry

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Two different approaches have been adopted when applying motor imagery (MI) to stroke patients. MI can be conducted either added to conventional physiotherapy or integrated within therapy sessions. The proposed study aims to compare the efficacy of embedded MI to an added MI intervention. Evidence from pilot studies reported in the literature suggests that both approaches can improve performance of a complex motor skill involving whole body movements, however...