N. G. Prouty, and K. K. Yates, and N. Smiley, and C. Gallagher, and O. Cheriton, and C. D. Storlazzi

Constraining coral reef metabolism and carbon chemistry dynamics are fundamental for understanding and predicting reef vulnerability to rising coastal CO₂ concentrations and decreasing seawater pH. However, few studies exist along reefs occupying densely inhabited shorelines with known input from land-based sources of pollution. The shallow coral reefs off Kahekili, West Maui, are exposed to nutrient-enriched, low-pH submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) and are particularly vul...

Rodrigo Randow de Freitas, and Nietzsche Gschwendtner Martins, and Luís Henrique da Silva Poersch

This study aims to identify, describe, and analyze the main links of the marine shrimp culture production chain in the extreme south of Brazil, specifically in the Rio Grande and São José do Norte municipalities, Rio Grande do Sul state. The research was carried out through prior bibliographic, in loco research and the application of interviews and questionnaires to identify the entire local productive process from the inputs needed for production to the arrival at the final consumer. The result...

Le Roy Sylvestre, and Stepanian Alexis, and Pedreros Rodrigo, and Bulteau Thomas, and Nicolae-Lerma Alexandre, and Balouin Yann

This study, conducted on the city of Hyéres-les-Palmiers (French Riviera) to guide the future land use planning, aimed to evaluate how sea level rise could modify coastal flooding hazards in urban areas located near small estuaries in a microtidal context. A joint probability approach allowed establishing typical storm parameters for specific return periods (30, 50 and 100 years), integrating offshore conditions (sea level and significant wave height) and the river level. Storm scenarios have be...

Shakurov Ilhomjeon, and Elamin Ahmed, and Zebilila Mohammed

The given article reveals the development of the metabolism of the city of Khartoum, the problems of influence on the microclimate improvement elements built up coastal territory of the Blue and White Nile in Khartoum. The study shows the microclimate formation factors of Khartoum, gives an assessment of the modern state of the microclimate of the coastal zone and its changes. The article indicates that, depending on the nature of use and planning organization of coastal territories microclimati...

Schetagne R., and Therrien J.

At the La Grande hydroelectric complex located in northern Quebec, Canada, mercury concentrations were measured in over 25 000 fish as part of an ongoing environmental effects monitoring program. Five fish species were monitored over a 30-year period: the non-piscivorous lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) and longnose sucker (Catostomus catostomus) and the piscivorous northern pike (Esox lucius), walleye (Sander vitreus) and lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush). Total mercury concentrations we...

Strumińska-Parulska D. I., and Boryło A., and Skwarzec B., and Fabisiak J.

The aim of this work was the determination of 210Po, 234U, 238U, 238Pu and 239+240Pu concentration in marine birds which permanently or temporally live in the southern Baltic Sea coast. We chose 11 species of seabirds: three species permanently residing at southern Baltic Sea, four species of wintering birds and three species of migrating birds. The results show that analyzed radionuclides are non-uniformly distributed in the marine birds. The highest activities of 210Po were observed in feather...

R. Saxena, and H.P. Pati, and S. Dutta, and R. Kar, and P. Sharma

We present 2 cases of Niemann Pick disease, type B with secondary sea-blue histiocytosis. Strikingly, in both cases the Pick cells were positive for tartrate resistant acid phosphatase, a finding hitherto described only in Gaucher cells. This report highlights the importance of this finding as a potential cytochemical diagnostic pitfall in the diagnosis of Niemann Pick disease.

J. Chi, and Y. Du, and Y. Zhang, and X. Nie, and P. Shi, and T. Qu

Abstract This study investigates the 2014/15 failed El Niño using salinity from an ocean general circulation model. The results indicate that subsurface processes were especially strong in the summer of 2014 and they led to positive sea surface salinity anomalies in the central equatorial Pacific. The positive sea surface salinity anomalies induced a westward displacement of the sea surface salinity front that represents the eastern boundary of the western Pacific warm pool, preventing the warm ...

Mark I. McCormick, and Bridie J. M. Allan, and Harry Harding, and Stephen D. Simpson

Abstract Human noise pollution has increased markedly since the start of industrialization and there is international concern about how this may impact wildlife. Here we determined whether real motorboat noise affected the behavior, space use and escape response of a juvenile damselfish (Pomacentrus wardi) in the wild, and explored whether fish respond effectively to chemical and visual threats in the presence of two common types of motorboat noise. Noise from 30 hp 2-stroke outboard motors redu...

A. Riaza, and E. García-Meléndez, and V. Carrère, and A. Mueller

<p>Temporal monitoring of salt efflorescence on the marshes at the mouth of the river Odiel (Huelva) is made using hyperspectral archive Hyperion data. Climate variability estimations are made based on well-known spectral features related to vegetation and shallow water, using archive spectral libraries. The observations point to spectral and geomorphological indicators which can be monitored through image processing supported by field and laboratory spectral data, on a repeatable basis. Mapping...

Gary Poore

A new minute anthurid isopod, 2.7 mm long, is described. It is notable ina uropod with almost cylindrical terminal rami, lacking the typical anthuroid uropodal structure in which the flattened exopod is attached to the peduncle dorsolaterally and more proximal to the terminal endopod. The species has all the other features of Anthuroidea (cylindrical body, mandibular spine row absent or evident as lamina dentata, maxilla 2 fused with the lower lip as a hypopharynx) and many features of the famil...

Jon Christian Svendsen, and Jon Christian Svendsen, and Bjorn eTirsgaard, and G. Antonio eCordero, and John Fleng Steffensen

Intraspecific variation and trade-off in aerobic and anaerobic traits remain poorly understood in aquatic locomotion. Using gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) and Trinidadian guppy (Poecilia reticulata), both axial swimmers, this study tested four hypotheses: 1) gait transition from steady to unsteady (i.e. burst-assisted) swimming is associated with anaerobic metabolism evidenced as excess post exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC); 2) variation in swimming performance (critical swimming speed; Uc...

M. C. Fuller, and T. Geldsetzer, and J. Yackel, and J. P. S. Gill

Within the context of developing data inversion and assimilation techniques for C-band backscatter over sea ice, snow physical models may be used to drive backscatter models for comparison and optimization with satellite observations. Such modeling has the potential to enhance understanding of snow on sea-ice properties required for unambiguous interpretation of active microwave imagery. An end-to-end modeling suite is introduced, incorporating regional reanalysis data (NARR), a snow model (SNTH...

Lidia Rodrigo-Torres, and María J. Pujalte, and David R. Arahal

We report the draft genome sequence and annotation of Leisingera aquaemixtae CECT 8399T (DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank accession number CYSR00000000) which comprises 4,614,060 bp, 4313 protein coding genes, 54 tRNA coding genes and 7 rRNA coding genes. General findings of the annotated genome, such as pigment indigoidine operon, phenylacetate oxidation genes or predictable number of replicons, are commented in comparison to other Leisingera species. Average Nucleotide Identity between available genomes of t...

Hanan M. Khairy, and Nayrah A. Shaltout, and Mona F. El-Naggar, and Naglaa A. El-Naggar

The impacts of different CO2 concentrations on the growth, physiology and ultrastructure of noncalcifying microalga Chaetoceros gracilis F.Schütt (Diatom) were studied. We incubated Ch. gracilis under different CO2 concentrations, preindustrial and current ambient atmospheric concentrations (285 and 385 μatm, respectively) or predicted year-2100 CO2 levels (550, 750 and 1050 μatm) in continuous culture conditions. The growth of Ch. gracilis measured as cell number was decreased by increasing the...

Mathieu Fortin

<p><em>Aim of the study:</em> Predicting future harvested trees is a prerequisite to growth forecasts in managed forest stands. While harvest algorithms have been traditionally used, statistical harvest models could be an interesting alternative approach. The objective of this study was to fit statistical harvest models for different partial cutting treatments.<br /><em>Area of study:</em> The study has been carried out in the province of Quebec, Canada.<br /><em>Material and Methods:</em> Data ...

Peter C. Dworschak

A new genus and species of axiid shrimp, Montanaxius mediumquod gen. et sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on three specimens collected from hexactinellid sponges from a seamount in the southwest Indian Ocean. The new genus is characterized by a laterally denticulate rostrum, short lateral carina, absence of submedian carina, a prominent toothed median carina, round pleomere pleura 2–5, pleurobranchs on second to fourth pereopods, and the presence of a male first pleopod and appendix i...

Romanelli M, and Macchia M, and Panduri S, and Paggi B, and Saponati G, and Dini V

Marco Romanelli,1 Michela Macchia,1 Salvatore Panduri,1 Battistino Paggi,1 Giorgio Saponati,2 Valentina Dini1 1Wound Healing Research Unit, Dermatology Division, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, 2ISPharm srl, Lucca, Italy Abstract: This study was carried out to assess the efficacy and tolerability of the topical application of an aqueous extract of Triticum vulgare (TV) in different vehicles (cream, impregnated gauzes, foam, hydrogel, and dressing gel) for ...

M. Vountas, and T. Dinter, and A. Bracher, and J. P. Burrows, and B. Sierk

Methods enabling the retrieval of oceanic parameter from the space borne instrumentation Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric ChartographY (SCIAMACHY) using Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (DOAS) are presented. SCIAMACHY onboard ENVISAT measures back scattered solar radiation at a spectral resolution (0.2 to 1.5 nm). The DOAS method was used for the first time to fit modelled Vibrational Raman Scattering (VRS) in liquid water and in situ measured phytoplan...

J. Wood, and T. J. Smyth, and V. Estellés

We have developed two hyperspectral radiometer systems which require no moving parts, shade rings or motorised tracking, making them ideally suited for autonomous use in the inhospitable remote marine environment. Both systems are able to measure direct and diffuse hyperspectral irradiance in the wavelength range 350–1050 nm at 6 nm (Spectrometer 1) or 3.5 nm (Spectrometer 2) resolution. Marine field trials along a 100° transect (between 50° N and 50° S) of the Atlantic Ocean resulted in close a...

Andrea S. Jerabek, and Kara R. Wall, and Christopher D. Stallings

Biofouling of experimental cages and other field apparatuses can be problematic for scientists and has traditionally been addressed using frequent manual removal (e.g., scraping, scrubbing). Recent environmental restrictions and legislative changes have driven the development of less hazardous antifouling products, making antifouling paint a potential alternative option to manual removal. Consequently, the viability of using these newly developed products as a replacement for the manual cleaning...

Aad Dhollander, and Amanda Malone, and James Price, and Alan Getgood

Abstract Background The objective of this study was to determine the cartilage volume and surface area of male and female Beagle dog knees using 3D (3 dimensional) reconstructed MRI images. Methods Six Beagle Dogs (Canis familiaris) (3 males and 3 females) of 10-18 months old and weighing between 7.2 and 17.1 kg underwent a MRI evaluation of both knees. The data acquired allowed a 3D reconstruction of the knee and measurement of the cartilage volume and surface area. Results Mean knee cartilage ...

Nor Salasiah, M., and Jirarat, T.

F. NEKVAPIL, and S. TOMŠIĆ, and S. CINTĂ PINZARU

Sea urchins have limited ability to move, and they use the watervascular circulation system to pump surrounding sea water in order to set body parts in motion. It is therefore thought that coelomic fluid, a body fluid of sea urchins which acts as its internal transport and immune system, contains metabolised pollutants. In the present study, we developed a method for detection of carotenoids in the coelomic fluid by Raman spectroscopy. Carotenoids were obtained from the coelomic fluid by ethanol...

Doreen Scharner, and Claudia Gittel, and Karsten Winter, and Dominique Blaue, and Carola Schedlbauer, and Ingrid Vervuert, and Walter Brehm

Background Development of incisional complications following ventral median celiotomy might depend on suture pattern for skin closure. Methods In this prospective study, 21 healthy male horses underwent celiotomy. Skin closure was either performed via a continuous percutaneous pattern (CO group; 5 warmbloods/5 ponies) or an intradermal pattern (ID group; 5 warmbloods/6 ponies). Follow-up examination of the incisional site included daily monitoring for edema, dehiscence, and drainage. Transcutane...

Birgit S. Müller, and Helen A. Shih, and Jason A. Efstathiou, and Thomas Bortfeld, and David Craft

Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility of physician driven planning in intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) with a multicriteria optimization (MCO) treatment planning system and template based plan optimization. Exploiting the full planning potential of MCO navigation, this alternative planning approach intends to improve planning efficiency and individual plan quality. Methods Planning was retrospectively performed on 12 brain tumor and 10 post-prost...

Alan Thomson, and Dwight Harley, and Marie Cave, and Jean Clandinin

Background: Narrative Reflective Practice (NRP) is a process that helps medical students become better listeners and physicians. We hypothesized that NRP would enhance students’ performance on multiple choice question exams (MCQs), on objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs), and on subjective clinical evaluations (SCEs). Methods: The MCQs, OSCEs and SCEs test scores from 139 third year University of Alberta medical students from the same class doing their Internal Medicine rotation ...

Akihisa S. Otsuki

Summer environments in puddles and open waters formed in the fast ice area near Syowa Station, Antarctica were observed. Small open waters formed in the fast ice were filled with low saline water. Low saline water was supplied by melting sea ice and snow. If fast ice is not broken up by rough weather, melt water masses will stay stably in open water surrounded by fast ice. Consequently, this melt water will not dilute the surface sea water located under the fast ice. On the other hand, the water...

K. Gopalsamy, and Pei-Xuan Weng

Sufficient conditions are obtained for the global asymptotic stability of the positive equilibrium of a regulated logistic growth with a delay in the state feedback of the control modelled by dn(t)dt=rn(t)[1−(a1n(t)+a2n(t−τ)K)−cu(t)]dn(t)dt=−au(t)+bn(t−τ) where u denotes an indirect control variable, r,a2,τ,a,b,c∈(0,∞) and a1∈[0,∞).

Gislei Frota Aragão, and Dayanne Terra Tenório Nonato, and Edson Lopes da Ponta, and Jonathan Rodrigues Sales, and Daniel Barroso Alencar, and Silvana Saker Sampaio, and Edna Maria Camelo Chaves, and Ana Maria Sampaio Assreuy

This study aimed to investigate the EEAm effect in mice models of nociception, inflammation and in behavioral tests evaluating the central nervous system. EEAm had inhibitory effects in the following tests: acetic acid-induced writhing (78%); formalin (62% - inflammatory phase); open field (46%). EEAm increased the nociceptive latency (56%) in tail flick test and increased the death-latency by 36% in the pentylenetetrazole-induced seizure model. Moreover, EEAm inhibited paw edema (82%) and perit...

M. E. Salter, and P. Zieger, and J. C. Acosta Navarro, and H. Grythe, and A. Kirkevåg, and B. Rosati, and I. Riipinen, and E. D. Nilsson

We have developed an inorganic sea spray source function that is based upon state-of-the-art measurements of sea spray aerosol production using a temperature-controlled plunging jet sea spray aerosol chamber. The size-resolved particle production was measured between 0.01 and 10 μm dry diameter. Particle production decreased non-linearly with increasing seawater temperature (between −1 and 30 °C) similar to previous findings. In addition, we observed that the particle effective radius, as well a...

Jung-Hun Kim, and Jung-Eun Choi, and Bong-Jun Choi, and Seok-Ho Chung, and Heung-Won Seo

Energy-saving devices for 317 K VLCC have been developed from a propulsion standpoint. Two ESD candidates were designed via computational tools. The first device WAFon composes of flow-control fins adapted for the ship wake to reduce the loss of rotational energy. The other is WAFon-D, which is a WAFon with a duct to obtain additional thrust and to distribute the inflow velocity on the propeller plane uniform. After selecting the candidates from the computed results, the speed performances were ...

Kochetkova Anna Igorevna, and Filippov Oleg Vasil, and Baranova Maria Sergeevna

In this paper the long-term gydro-botanical studies of Volgograd reservoir were analyzed. Flora in different parts of the reservoir, located in Volgograd and Saratov regions was compared. In the floristic investigations, several species of flora, rare in Volgograd region and previously not noted were revealed. The regularities in the floristic composition changes depending on the amplification of climate aridity and features of the hydrological regime of the Volgograd reservoir wer...

Anders Frugård Opdal, and Richard D. Brodeur, and Kristin Cieciel, and Georgi M. Daskalov, and Vesselina Mihneva, and James J. Ruzicka, and Hans M. Verheye, and Dag L. Aksnes

Abstract During the last 20 years, a series of studies has suggested trends of increasing jellyfish (Cnidaria and Ctenophora) biomass in several major ecosystems worldwide. Some of these systems have been heavily fished, causing a decline among their historically dominant small pelagic fish stocks, or have experienced environmental shifts favouring jellyfish proliferation. Apparent reduction in fish abundance alongside increasing jellyfish abundance has led to hypotheses suggesting that jellyfis...

Tao Bao, and Renbin Zhu, and Pei Wang, and Wenjuan Ye, and Dawei Ma, and Hua Xu

Abstract Stratospheric ozone has begun to recover in Antarctica since the implementation of the Montreal Protocol. However, the effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on tundra greenhouse gas fluxes are rarely reported for Polar Regions. In the present study, tundra N2O and CH4 fluxes were measured under the simulated reduction of UV radiation in maritime Antarctica over the last three-year summers. Significantly enhanced N2O and CH4 emissions occurred at tundra sites under the simulated reductio...

I. N. Vatsos, and Y. Kotzamanis, and M. Henry, and P. Angelidis, and M. Alexis

Several authors have previously demonstrated that the number of the skin mucous cells of fish is affected by many stressors. In the present study, two experiments were conducted in order to examine the effects of two common environmental conditions on the morphology of skin of sea bass and particularly on the number and diameter of skin mucous cells. In the first experiment, two groups of sea bass (mean weight 155.6&plusmn;10.3 g SD) were maintained in two different concentrations of nitrate, 10...

Moraes P. M., and Santos F. A., and Padilha C. F., and Castro G. R., and Zara L. F., and Padlha P. M.

This paper presents preliminary findings for a metallomics study of mercury in the muscle of the fish from Amazonas region – Brazil, after protein separation by two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2D-PAGE) and subsequent evaluation of mercury by Thermal Decomposition and Amalgamation Coupled with Atomic Absorption (TTA-CAAS). It was found that mercury is present in 18 protein spots of “dourada” muscle (Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii) and 9 protein spots of “pacu” muscle (Myleussp.)...

Fantozzi L., and Ferrara R., and Sprovieri F.

There is a general agreement in the scientific community that the marine ecosystem can be a sink and/or source of the mercury that is cycling in the global environment, and current estimates of the global mercury budget for the Mediterranean region are affected by high uncertainty, primarily due to the little progress made so far in evaluating the role of chemical, physical and biological processes in the water system and in the lower atmosphere above the sea water (air-water interface). The lac...

López-López J. A., and Vergel C., and Mendiguchía C., and Pinto J. J., and Manuel V., and Silva M., and García-Vargas M., and Moreno C.

Heavy metals are normally found, in natural waters, in very low concentrations. Some of them are essential for life in low level; however, in higher level they are toxic. Therefore, analyzing their bio-available fraction is of main interest. Standard methodology is based in the collection of a number of samples from a water body. Collected samples must be stored, pre-treated and then analyzed. Pre-treatment usually involves pre-concentrating the metal, with the corresponding risk of contaminatio...

Simkuva H., and Purins A., and Mihailova S., and Mihailovs I.J.

The topic of the research as a whole is dedicated to studies of the work load of navigation officers and, consequently, is related to the current international research on the quality of working life. Issues of seafarers' working time are very topical because in recent years the load of navigation officers has significantly increased, either due to increase in shipping intensity, or in the context of the new international maritime law, for example, compliance with the requirements of the ISM COD...

E. Couradeau, and D. Roush, and B. S. Guida, and F. Garcia-Pichel

Endolithic microbial communities are prominent features of intertidal marine habitats, where they colonize a variety of substrates, contributing to their erosion. Almost 2 centuries worth of naturalistic studies focused on a few true-boring (euendolithic) phototrophs, but substrate preference has received little attention. The Isla de Mona (Puerto Rico) intertidal zone offers a unique setting to investigate substrate specificity of endolithic communities since various phosphate rock, limestone a...

Marcelo Ardón, and Ashley M. Helton, and Mark D. Scheuerell, and Emily S. Bernhardt

Coastal wetland restoration is an important tool for climate change adaptation and excess nutrient runoff mitigation. However, the capacity of restored coastal wetlands to provide multiple ecosystem services is limited by stressors, such as excess nutrients from upstream agricultural fields, high nutrient legacies on-site, and rising salinities downstream. The effects of these stressors are exacerbated by an accelerating hydrologic cycle, expected to cause longer droughts punctuated by more seve...

M.Y. de Abreu, and K.E. Charlton, and Y.C. Probst, and N. Li, and M. Crino, and B. Neal, and J.H.Y. Wu

Jennifer L. Steiner, and Leah Bogusch, and Silvia M. Bigatti

Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) is a chronic pain condition characterized by pain, fatigue, and nonrestorative sleep. The disruptive symptoms of FMS are associated with reductions in quality of life related to family, intimate relationships, and work. The present study was part of a randomized pilot study of an 8-week Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention compared to education in a sample of 28 women with FMS. The Chronic Pain Values Inventory was administered at baseline, postinterve...

Leopold P. Vermeulen

This study investigated flight instructors’ perceptions with regard to gender-related pilot behaviour. The subjects fell into two sample groups. The first sample consisted of 93 flight instructors and the second sample was a control group of 93 commercial pilots. The Aviation Gender Attitude Questionnaire (AGAQ) was administered to measure the perceptions that both groups held about female pilots’ flying proficiency and safety orientation. Statistical analysis revealed that flight instructors an...

Katherine M. Dolmage, and Victoria Macfarlane, and Jamie Alley

Sustainable seafood labeling programs have been developed as one of several efforts to address the current dire trends in fish stocks. The Ocean Wise (OW) program, started at the Vancouver Aquarium (Canada), works with restaurateurs and suppliers to simplify sustainable purchasing decisions. By aiding restaurateurs with responsible purchasing, OW hopes to shift demand to sustainable seafood products. OW has grown in numbers and spread across Canada quickly; we examine the factors associated with...

Maria Manuela Fraga Juliano, and Ramiro Neves, and Pedro Paulo Gomes Watts Rodrigues, and Jader Lugon Junior, and Rodrigo Fernandes

This work presents a model for ocean drift simulations data obtained with the MOHID software in the Campos Basin (RJ, Brazil) to study oil environmental issues. Results were compared with satellite data, as well as temperature and salinity data obtained by ARGO drifters available in the region.

Andrew L. Rhyne, and Michael F. Tlusty, and Joseph T. Szczebak, and Robert J. Holmberg

The trade of live marine animals for home and public aquaria has grown into a major global industry. Millions of marine fishes and invertebrates are removed from coral reefs and associated habitats each year. The majority are imported into the United States, with the remainder sent to Europe, Japan, and a handful of other countries. Despite the recent growth and diversification of the aquarium trade, to date, data collection is not mandatory, and hence comprehensive information on species volume...

Katherine J. Train, and Nadine Butler

Background: Home-based care is recognised as being a stressful occupation. Practitioners working with patients experiencing high levels of trauma may be susceptible to compassion fatigue, with the sustained need to remain empathic being a contributing factor. Objectives: The aim of this research was to evaluate psychophonetics methodology for self-care and empathy skills as an intervention for compassion fatigue. Objectives were to measure levels of compassion fatigue pre-intervention, then to a...

Apps LD, and Mitchell KE, and Harrison SL, and Sewell L, and Williams JE, and Young HML, and Steiner M, and Morgan M, and Singh SJ

Lindsay D Apps,1 Katy E Mitchell,1 Samantha L Harrison,1 Louise Sewell,1 Johanna E Williams,1 Hannah ML Young,1 Michael Steiner,1 Mike Morgan,1 Sally J Singh1,2 1National Institute of Health Research CLAHRC-LNR Pulmonary Rehabilitation Research Group, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS, Leicester, UK; 2Applied Research Centre, Health and Lifestyle Interventions, Coventry University, Coventry, UK Purpose: There is no independent standardized self-management approach available for chronic obstr...