José Luis Luque, and Anderson Dias Cezar

Quarenta e oito espécimes de <em>Trachinotus goodei</em> coletados na costa do estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, foram necropsiados para estudo das suas infracomunidades de ectoparasitos. Um total de 653 ectoparasitos foram recolhidos, com média de 13,6/peixe. Seis espécies de parasitos foram encontradas: 4 monogenéticos e 2 copépodes. <em>Pyragraprorus pyragraphorus</em> foi a espécie mais prevalente e abundante. <em>Caligus mutabilis</em> teve uma correlação positiva entre o tamanho do hospede...

Janusz Milanowski, and Beata Biernacka, and Radosław Mlak, and Tomasz Kucharczyk, and Kamila Wojas-Krawczyk, and Paweł Krawczyk

Platinum-based chemotherapy is the main type of I-line treatment of advanced and non-operative NSCLC patients without <em>EGFR</em> gene mutation. The excision repair cross-complementation group 1 (ERCC1) is an enzyme that executes the incision of the damaged DNA strand and removes platinum-induced DNA adducts. We investigated whether <em>ERCC1</em> gene polymorphism has an effect on the response to chemotherapy and survival in 43 patients with NSCLC treated with platinum-based chemotherapy. <em...

Denise Araujo Lapa Pedreira, and Rita de Cassia Sanchez e Oliveira, and Paulo Roberto Valente, and Rogério C. Abou-Jamra, and Andrezza Araujo, and Paulo Hilário Saldiva

Objective: To produce a myelomeningocele-like human defect inthe ovine fetus and validate this experimental model in ourpopulation. Methods: A prospective study on 12 pregnant sheep ofa crossed Hampshire/Down breed where a spinal defect wassurgically created between day 75 and day 77 after conception.The technique consisted of a hysterotomy with exposure of fetalhind limbs and tail up to the mid spine. Fetal skin, paravertebralmuscles, and 4 posterior spinal arches were excised, exposingthe spin...

Adel Gabriel

Adel GabrielDepartments of Psychiatry and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Alberta, CanadaBackground: There is a great need in the treatment of schizophrenia for a drug, or drug &amp;shy;combinations, to improve clinical response with fewer serious side effects. The objective of this study was to explore the therapeutic effects and tolerability of the anticonvulsant gabapentin as an adjunctive in the treatment of patients with partially responsive schizophrenia.Methods: Ten cons...

Tanksale K, and Magar N

The enzymes viz. glucose-6-P-dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.49), cholesterol esterase (EC 3.1.1.13), aspartate amino transferase (EC 2.6.1.1) and alanine amino transferase (2.6.1.2) are intimately related to lipid metabolism. Hence their activities are bound to be affected by the type of dietary fat and substances like bile salts and cholesterol which also influence the lipid metabolism. This relationship between dietary lipid constituent and enzymes was studied in albino rats maintained on diets conta...

Luiz Bruner de Miranda, and Belmiro Mendes de Castro Filho

Observations of the velocity, salinity, water depths and tides in the southem region of the Cananéia Sea were sampled at an anchored station during two complete tidal cycles. The measurements were made during spring tides on 5-6 December, 1991. The observed non-tidal current profile for this weakly stratified tidal channel is found to be in close agreement with the results of a simple steady state unidimensional analytical model of a well-nuxed estuary. This comparison indicates that the primary...

Anchana Prathep*, and Supattra Pongparadon, and Anuchit Darakrai, and Bongkot Wichachucherd, and Sutinee Sinutok

Diversity and distribution of seaweeds at Khanom-Mu Ko Thale Tai National Park, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province,Thailand were carried out between October 2005 and May 2008 at five islets, Ko Taen, Ko Mut Sum, Ko Rab, Ko Wang Nai,and Ko Wang Nok. A total of 60 species were identified including 23 species of Chlorophyta, 19 species of Phaeophyceae inthe Chromophyta, 16 species of Rhodophyta, and 2 species of Cyanobacteria. Of these, eight species are believed to be newrecords for the Thai marine flor...

Luis Roberto Fernandes Ferreira, and Paulo Roberto Pestana, and Jussara de Oliveira, and Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari

A artrite reumatóide (AR) tem manifestações articulares e extra-articulares, afetando diretamente a qualidade de vida dos pacientes. A hidroterapia é um recurso muito utilizado na reabilitação desses pacientes devido às propriedades físicas e efeitos fisiológicos da água. O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar o efeito da hidroterapia na sintomatologia e qualidade de vida de portadoras de AR. Participaram do estudo oito voluntárias com média de idade 56,4±5,2 anos e diagnóstico clínico de AR. Antes ...

Stephen P Myers, and Joan O&amp;#39;Connor, and J Helen Fitton, and et al

Stephen P Myers1, Joan O&amp;#39;Connor1, J Helen Fitton2, Lyndon Brooks3, Margaret Rolfe3, Paul Connellan4, Hans Wohlmuth4,5, Phil A Cheras1, Carol Morris41NatMed-Research Unit, Research Cluster for Health and Wellbeing, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, Australia; 2Marinova Pty Ltd, Cambridge, TAS, Australia; 3Graduate Research College, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, Australia; 4Centre for Phytochemistry and Pharmacology, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, Australia; 5Me...

Thor I. Fossen, and Ola-Erik Fjellstad

This paper presents a cascade adaptive control scheme for marine vehicles where the non-linear equations of motion include a model of the actuator dynamics. The adaptive controller does not require the parameters of the vehicle dynamics and the actuator time constants to be known a priori. Both the velocity and position tracking errors are shown to converge to zero by applying Barbalat's lemma. Global asymptotic stability is proven for the velocity scheme while the position/attitude controller i...

Zbigniew Otremba

The paper discusses the possibilities of modelling the bi-directional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) in sea areas polluted by oil. Three sea basin models are considered: a coastal one free of oil, one polluted by an oil film and one polluted by an oil emulsion. The following concentrations of oil were compared: for the film, 1 cm³ of oil per 1 m² water surface, for the emulsion 1 cm³ of oil in 1 m³ of water. The optical properties of ...

Stergios A POLYZOS, and Panagiotis NIKOLOPOULOS, and Angeliki STOGIANNI, and Iordanis ROMIOPOULOS, and Panagiotis KATSINELOS, and Jannis KOUNTOURAS

Context Limited clinical data suggest Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection may contribute to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) pathogenesis. Objectives The effect of Hp eradication on hepatic steatosis (magnetic resonance imaging), nonalcoholic fatty liver disease fibrosis score and HSENSI (Homocysteine, serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis Index) in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis patients. Methods Thirteen adult patients wi...

C. A. Marandino, and S. Tegtmeier, and K. Krüger, and C. Zindler, and E. L. Atlas, and F. Moore, and H. W. Bange

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A. J. Fassbender, and A. J. Fassbender, and S. R. Alin, and R. A. Feely, and A. J. Sutton, and J. A. Newton, and C. Krembs, and J. Bos, and M. Keyzers, and A. Devol, and W. Ruef, and G. Pelletier

<p>Fingerprinting ocean acidification (OA) in US West Coast waters is extremely challenging due to the large magnitude of natural carbonate chemistry variations common to these regions. Additionally, quantifying a change requires information about the initial conditions, which is not readily available in most coastal systems. In an effort to address this issue, we have collated high-quality publicly available data to characterize the modern seasonal carbonate chemistry variability in marin...

Jennifer Anderson, and Sarah Champ, and Kristina Vimy, and Andrea Delure, and Linda Watson

En 2012, l’agence provinciale du cancer de l’Alberta lançait un projet d’amélioration de la qualité dans le but de créer, de mettre en œuvre et d’évaluer un programme de navigation provincial englobant 15 établissements répartis sur plus de 600 000 kilomètres carrés. Ce projet a été sélectionné pour recevoir un financement de deux ans (d’avril 2012 au 31 mars 2014) de l’Alberta Cancer Foundation (ACF), accordé à la suite d’un processus de subvention améliorée des soins (Enhanced Care Grant). Une...

Van Ha Nguyen, and Amin Omar M., and Ngo Ha Duy, and Heckmann Richard A.

Males of Cathayacanthus spinitruncatus Amin, Heckmann & Ha, 2014 (Rhadinorhynchinae Lühe, 1912) are described for the first time from Leiognathus equulus in Hai Phong and Nha Trang and from pony fish Nuchequula flavaxilla in Quang Ninh in the Pacific waters of Vietnam. The male allotype status is designated. Males of C. spinitruncatus are smaller and have fewer and smaller proboscis hooks and trunk spines than females. The male reproductive structures are in the posterior fifth of the trunk and ...

Báez, J. C., and Macías, D., and De Castro, M., and Gómez–Gesteira, M., and Gimeno, L, and Real. R.

There is a growing concern over the decline of fisheries and the possibility of the decline becoming worse due to climate change. Studies on small–scale fisheries could help to improve our understanding of the effect of climate on the ecology of exploited stocks. The Strait of Gibraltar is an important fishery ground for artisanal fleets. In this area, blackspot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo) is the main species targeted by artisanal fisheries in view of its relevance in landed weight. The aims o...

Kappelman MD, and Lange A, and Randell RL, and Basta PV, and Sandler RS, and Laugesen K, and Byrjalsen A, and Christensen T, and Frøslev T, and Erichsen R

Michael D Kappelman,1 Aksel Lange,2 Rachel L Randell,3 Patricia V Basta,4 Robert S Sandler,5 Kristina Laugesen,2 Anna Byrjalsen,2 Tina Christensen,2 Trine Fr&oslash;slev,2 Rune Erichsen2,6 1Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; 2Department of Clinical Epidemiology,Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; 3Department of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; 4Department of Epidemiology, Universit...

Rachmayani Rima, and Ningsih Nining Sari, and Ramadhan Hani, and Nurfitri Suliskania

Understanding the characteristics of the ocean wave in Indonesian Seas particularly in western Indonesian Seas is crucial to establish secured marine activities in addition to construct well-built marine infrastructures. Three-years-data (July 1996 - 1999) simulated from Simulating Waves Nearshore (SWAN) model were used to analyze the ocean wave characteristics and variabilities in eastern Indian Ocean, Java Sea, and South China Sea. The interannual or seasonal variability of the significant wav...

Hem Ramrav, and Yamasaki Tomohiro, and Sumida Hiroko

After landfilling of wastes is completed, the stabilization of landfilled ground requires much time and cost. Therefore, this study aimed to control the pH of retained water in the coastal waste disposal sites during landfilling process, by conducting field surveys and laboratory experiments. In field surveys, we investigated the changes of retained water quality such as pH, salinity, and dissolved oxygen. The results show the pH of retained water has risen to about 10 when the volume of landfil...

Érico de Melo Hoshino, and Maria Danielle Figueiredo Guimarães Hoshino, and Marcos Tavares-Dias

Abstract This study investigated the parasites fauna of four freshwater ornamental fish species in aquarium shops of Macapá, Amapá State, in addition to survey the commercialized fish species and sanitary conditions of aquarium shops. Different native and non-native ornamental fish species were found in aquarium shops, mainly Poecilidae. We examined 30 specimens of Xiphophorus maculatus, 30 Danio rerio, 30 Paracheirodon axelrodi, and 30 Corydoras ephippifer for parasites. Of the 120 fish examine...

Ke Zhang, and Wei Geng, and Shuqin Zhang

Abstract Background Many mathematical and statistical models and algorithms have been proposed to do biomarker identification in recent years. However, the biomarkers inferred from different datasets suffer a lack of reproducibilities due to the heterogeneity of the data generated from different platforms or laboratories. This motivates us to develop robust biomarker identification methods by integrating multiple datasets. Methods In this paper, we developed an integrative method for classificat...

Georg Brenneis, and Claudia P. Arango

Abstract Background Sea spiders (Pycnogonida) are an abundant faunal element of the Southern Ocean (SO). Several recent phylogeographical studies focused on the remarkably diverse SO pycnogonid fauna, resulting in the identification of new species in previously ill-defined species complexes, insights into their genetic population substructures, and hypotheses on glacial refugia and recolonization events after the last ice age. However, knowledge on the life history of many SO pycnogonids is frag...

Timothy F. Platts-Mills, and Allison G. Hollowell, and Gary F. Burke, and Sheryl Zimmerman, and Joseph A. Dayaa, and Benjamin R. Quigley, and Montika Bush, and Morris Weinberger, and Mark A. Weaver

Abstract Background Musculoskeletal pain is a common reason for emergency department (ED) visits. Following discharge from the ED, patients, particularly older patients, often have difficulty controlling their pain and managing analgesic side effects. We conducted a pilot study of an educational video about pain management with and without follow-up telephone support for older adults presenting to the ED with musculoskeletal pain. Methods ED patients aged 50 years and older with musculoskeletal ...

A. Sánchez-Román, and L. Gómez-Navarro, and R. Fablet, and D. Oro, and E. Mason, and J. M. Arcos, and S. Ruiz, and A. Pascual

Abstract Spatio-temporal variability of surface geostrophic mesoscale currents in the Balearic Sea (western Mediterranean) is characterized from satellite altimetry in combination with in-situ velocity measurements collected, among others, by drifting buoys, gliders and high-frequency radar. Here, we explore the use of tracking data from living organisms in the Balearic Sea as an alternative way to acquire in-situ velocity measurements. Specifically, we use GPS-tracks of resting Scopoli’s shearw...

Angela Carlin, and Marie H. Murphy, and Alan Nevill, and Alison M. Gallagher

Abstract Background School-based interventions may be effective at increasing levels of physical activity (PA) among adolescents; however, there is a paucity of evidence on whether walking can be successfully promoted to increase PA in this age group. This pilot study aimed to assess the effects of a 12-week school-based peer-led brisk walking programme on levels of school-time PA post intervention. Methods Female participants, aged 11–13 years, were recruited from six post-primary schools in No...

Yi Shen, and Hod Dana, and Ahmed S. Abdelfattah, and Ronak Patel, and Jamien Shea, and Rosana S. Molina, and Bijal Rawal, and Vladimir Rancic, and Yu-Fen Chang, and Lanshi Wu, and Yingche Chen, and Yong Qian, and Matthew D. Wiens, and Nathan Hambleton, and Klaus Ballanyi, and Thomas E. Hughes, and Mikhail Drobizhev, and Douglas S. Kim, and Minoru Koyama, and Eric R. Schreiter, and Robert E. Campbell

Abstract Background Genetically encoded calcium ion (Ca2+) indicators (GECIs) are indispensable tools for measuring Ca2+ dynamics and neuronal activities in vitro and in vivo. Red fluorescent protein (RFP)-based GECIs have inherent advantages relative to green fluorescent protein-based GECIs due to the longer wavelength light used for excitation. Longer wavelength light is associated with decreased phototoxicity and deeper penetration through tissue. Red GECI can also enable multicolor visualiza...

Kyung Mi Lee, and Manki Son, and Ju Hee Kang, and Daesan Kim, and Seunghun Hong, and Tai Hyun Park, and Hyang Sook Chun, and Shin Sik Choi

Abstract Because the freshness of seafood determines its consumer preference and food safety, the rapid monitoring of seafood deterioration is considered essential. However, the conventional analysis of seafood deterioration using chromatography instruments and bacterial colony counting depends on time-consuming and food-destructive treatments. In this study, we demonstrate a non-destructive and rapid food freshness monitoring system by a triangular study of sensory evaluation, gas chromatograph...

Alexandra Dimitrova, and Charles Murchison, and Barry Oken

Abstract Background While acupuncture’s mechanism of action is not fully understood, there is consensus that the nervous system plays a key role in processing its effects. This research is based on the structural theory of acupuncture, which aims to correlate the location of acupuncture points to peripheral nerves, spinal segments, and spinal plexuses. This mechanistic study explores the close anatomical association between the Pericardium meridian/median nerve and the Heart meridian/ulnar nerve...

Valéria Regina Martins Conversani, and Marina Rito Brenha-Nunes, and César Santificetur, and Marcella Bockis Giaretta, and Carolina Correia Siliprandi, and Carmen Lucia Del Bianco Rossi-Wongtschowski

Abstract In addition to the series of documents that we have been publishing on the "Atlas of Teleostei Otoliths for the Southeastern-Southern Brazilian region", in this volume we present the results of species of the orders Atheriniformes (1 species), Beloniformes (5), Beryciformes (2), Zeiformes (2), Syngnathiformes (2), Scorpaeniformes (9) and Tetraodontiformes (6). Features, measurements and indices were analyzed according to methodology used in anterior series. Three otoliths of each specie...

T. Tansel Tanrıkul, and Haşmet Çağırgan, and Erol Tokşen

AlSaeed EF, and Balaraj FK, and Tunio MA

Eyad Fawzi AlSaeed,1 Faisal Khalid Balaraj,2 Mutahir A Tunio3 1Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2Al Faisal University, Chair of Radiation Oncology, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates; 3Radiation Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Background: The aim of present pilot study was to evaluate the changes in pulmonary function tests (PFTs) after...

Julio Latorre-García, and María Luisa Rodríguez Doncel, and Laura Baena García, and Antonio Manuel Sánchez López, and María José Aguilar Cordero

Introduction: The aquatic environment has been used and is used to perform physiotherapy treatments in different pathologies including cerebral palsy. No method has been proven more effective than the others. Aim: The objective of this article is to carry out a systematic review of the scientific literature on how physical exercise in water affects the gross motor skills and neurodevelopment of children with cerebral palsy. Methods: A systematic search was carried out using the PRISMA model....

Srinidhi Bhat, and Ramesh Chowdhary, and Sudhindra Mahoorkar

Statement of Problem: Over 30% of the world population suffers from edentulism. Implant supported overdenture have been a relatively successful treatment option for edentulism and have shown to slowed the rate of residual resorption and maintain the vertical height of the residual. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to measure patient masticatary efficiency and satisfaction with the mandibular one-, two-, and three-implant-retained overdenture therapy when compared with conventional denture...

Ana Lopez-Sala, and Dirk Godenau

Over the last 25 years the southern maritime border of the European Union witnessed the interaction of considerable and increasingly complex irregular migration flows in the Mediterranean with the progressive construction and implementation of restrictive migration control policies by the European Union and its member states at their external borders. The article describes the evolving migration patterns and changes in migration routes both as a stimulus and a consequence of locally stepping up ...

Alkesh S Shende, and Anuradha G Bhatsange, and Alka S Waghmare, and Lalitha B Shiggaon, and Vijay N Mehetre, and Ekta P Meshram

Aim: To evaluate the relationship between stress and periodontal disease. Materials and Methods: This study included fifty chronic periodontitis subjects. The clinical parameters assessed for the full-mouth periodontal examination were as follows: Plaque index (PI), probing depth (PD), and clinical attachment level (CAL). The subjects were provided with a questionnaire for the assessment of stress based on the Zung's self-rating depression and anxiety scale, the scores of which were correlated w...

X. Zhu, and H. Wang, and G. Liu, and C. Régnier, and X. Kuang, and D. Wang, and S. Ren, and Z. Jing, and M. Drévillon

In this paper, the performance of two operational ocean forecasting systems, the global Mercator Océan (MO) Operational System, developed and maintained by Mercator Océan in France, and the regional South China Sea Operational Forecasting System (SCSOFS), by the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center (NMEFC) in China, have been examined. Both systems can provide science-based nowcast/forecast products of temperature, salinity, water level, and ocean circulations. Comparison and validat...

Specziár András, and Turcsányi Béla

Pikeperch Sander lucioperca is an economically important fish which depleted populations need intensive management and supplemental stocking. We aimed to assess the relative influence of various pikeperch stocking strategies in Lake Balaton, Hungary, and tested 60 stocking set-ups (two seasons × three lake areas × shore vs. offshore release × five size groups) by releasing 3000 tagged yearlings. Anglers reported data of 522 recaptures within four years after stocking. Recapture rate was highest ...

Katarzyna Krajewska, and Antoni Florkowski, and Agnieszka Gmitrowicz

During adolescence, related to the crisis of identity, attempts to separate from the family and rebellion against the reality result in the youth to be particularly susceptible to the impact of peers. Identification with the group is most often based on common interests, one of which being music. The aim of the pilot study was to assess the relationship of autodestructive and  antisocial behaviour and  music preferences of  girls subject to  inpatient stay due to  mental problems. Material an...

Stine Mogensen, and Charlotte Treldal, and Kolbrún Sveinsdottir, and Kenneth Jensen, and Claus A. Kristensen, and Torben S. Mogensen, and Janne Petersen, and Ove Andersen

Abstract. Introduction: Oral mucositis induces severe oral pain in head and neck cancer patients. There is at this point no effective pain treatment without considerable side effects. Objective: The aim of this pilot study was to investigate pain reduction in oral cavity and pharynx in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) with oral mucositis, the location of anesthetic effect, and duration of pain relief, after a single-dose administration of a 25 mg bupivacaine lozenge. Methods: Ten patient...

J. Karvonen, and B. Cheng, and T. Vihma, and M. Arkett, and T. Carrieres

An analysis of ice thickness distribution is a challenge, particularly in a seasonal sea ice zone with a strongly dynamic ice motion field, such as the Gulf of St. Lawrence off Canada. We present a novel automated method for ice concentration and thickness analysis combining modeling of sea ice thermodynamics and detection of ice motion on the basis of space-borne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data. Thermodynamic evolution of sea ice thickness in the Gulf of St. Lawrence was simulated for two w...

L. Patara, and N. Pinardi, and C. Corselli, and E. Malinverno, and M. Tonani, and R. Santoleri, and S. Masina

This paper analyzes the relationship between deep sedimentary fluxes and ocean current vertical velocities in an offshore area of the Ionian Sea, the deepest basin of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Sediment trap data are collected at 500 m and 2800 m depth in two successive moorings covering the period September 1999–May 2001. A tight coupling is observed between the upper and deep traps and the estimated particle sinking rates are more than 200 m day^&amp;minus;1. The current vertical...

Ali Ula, and Altan Lök, and F. Ozan Düzbastllar, and Aytaç Özgül, and Cengiz Metin

This study was carried out in the Gulf of 0zmir in the Aegean Sea between June 2006 and November 2008. The purpose was the creation of a new concept of the artificial reef for Octopus vulgaris, with a view to establishing new artificial reef sites to be used in the fisheries management of this species (MPA, NTZ or fishing areas). First, the main characteristics of natural octopus nests were recorded (entrance width, length, etc.) by divers. These characteristics were used in the construction of ...

Shelley M. ALEXANDER, and Hejun KANG

We compared probability surfaces derived using one set of environmental variables in three Geographic Information Systems (GIS)-based approaches: logistic regression and Akaike’s Information Criterion (AIC), Multiple Criteria Evaluation (MCE), and Bayesian Analysis (specifically Dempster-Shafer theory). We used lynx Lynx canadensis as our focal species, and developed our environment relationship model using track data collected in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, during winters from 1997 t...

J. Zábori, and M. Matisāns, and R. Krejci, and E. D. Nilsson, and J. Ström

Primary marine aerosols are an important component of the climate system, especially in the remote marine environment. With diminishing sea-ice cover, better understanding of the role of sea spray aerosol on climate in the polar regions is required. As for Arctic Ocean water, laboratory experiments with NaCl water confirm that a few degrees change in the water temperature (<i>T</i>_w) gives a large change in the number of primary particles. Small particles with a dry diameter between 0...

A. J. Kettle, and A. Morales-Muñiz, and E. Roselló-Izquierdo, and D. Heinrich, and L. A. Vøllestad

Archaeozoological finds of the remains of marine and amphihaline fish from the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) ca. 21 ka ago show evidence of very different species ranges compared to the present. We have shown how an ecological niche model (ENM) based on palaeoclimatic reconstructions of sea surface temperature and bathymetry can be used to effectively predict the spatial range of marine fish during the LGM. The results indicate that the ranges of marine fish species now in northwestern Europe were ...

Márcia Cristina Costa de Azevedo, and Francisco Gerson Araújo, and Antônio Gomes da Cruz Filho, and Alexandre Clístenes de Alcântara Santos

<abstract language="eng">Marine catfish (Ariidae) are abundant resources in otter trawl fisheries carried out at Sepetiba Bay, Rio de Janeiro (Lat. 22º54, 23º04'S; Long. 43º34 44º10'W). Relative abundance and distribution were assessed, based in 158 fishing sampling at seven sites in the Bay, between July-1993 e June-1996. Five species were recorded in the following abundance rank order: Genidens genidens (Valenciennes, 1839), Caihorops spixii (Agassiz,1829), Sciadeichthys lunisculis (Valencienn...

Bibiana Debelius, and Jesús M. Forja, and Ángel DelValls, and Luis M. Lubián

In an approach to understand more about copper toxicity effects on marine microalgae, 72-h growth inhibition toxicity tests were followed on natural picophytoplanktonic populations belonging to different coastal and oceanic geographic locations (Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean) covering, at an approximate longitude of 30ºW, latitudes from 32º14´S to 29º10´N. Analyses of samples established different predominant populations for different locations. Copper toxicity tests showed a group of cya...

Raymond Tojo Radimy, and Patrick Dudoignon, and Laurent Caner, and Jean-Michel Hillaireau

Study region: French Atlantic coastal marshlands. Study focus: These coastal marshes have been reclaimed from the sea by successive polderizations since the Middle Ages. The soils have been formed by desiccation, consolidation and maturation of clay-dominated sediments initially saturated by seawater. Since the 1970′s the extensive cultivation of grain was accompanied by widespread drainage in order to deepen the groundwater level and increase the thickness of surface leaching by rainfall. Gravi...

Vijaykumar DK, and Pavithran K, and Hiran KR, and Sharma Shekhar

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Interest in translational studies aimed at investigating biologic markers in predicting response to primary chemotherapy (PCT) in breast cancer has progressively increased. We conducted a pilot study to evaluate feasibility of evaluating biomarkers of response to PCT at one & 21 days after first cycle.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Adult, non-pregnant, non-lactating women with histologically confirmed infiltrating duct carcinoma underwent serial core biopsies after f...