José Roberto Benites Vendrame, and Sérgio Brito Garcia, and José Antonio Thomazini, and Michel Carrijo Lutfala, and Helton LA Defino

OBJETIVO: estudar as alterações do tecido ósseo da interface entre o implante e o osso da vértebra submetido ao preparo do orifício piloto por meio de sonda, broca e broca seguida de macheamento. MÉTODOS: foram utilizadas três vértebras lombares (l2-L3-L4) de cadáveres humanos adultos do sexo masculino. No interior dos pedículos vertebrais, foram inseridos parafusos de 6 mm de diâmetro externo do sistema USIS de fixação vertebral. O preparo do orifício piloto para a inserção dos parafusos nos pe...

Alexander G.T. Schultz-Altmann

The author outlines the principles underlying the standards employed by the Australian Marine Safety Authority to regulate live animal carriers, vessels used for sea transport of livestock, that operate from Australia. The standards are contained in regulations adopted by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority known as Marine Orders. The Cargo and Cargo Handling — Livestock Marine Order has evolved over time with subsequent ‘issues’ of the order as a consequence of operational experience and s...

Leopoldo Cavaleri Gerhardinger, and Rosemeri Carvalho Marenzi, and Maurício Hostim- Silva, and Rodrigo Pereira Medeiros

Investigamos aspectos gerais do Conhecimento Ecológico Local (CEL) depescadores de espinhel e pesca subaquática sobre sete espécies de peixes marinhos da família Serranidae (habitat de ocorrência, tamanho máximo e denominação popular) e as principais alterações percebidas no ambiente marinho na Baía Babitonga, Estado de Santa Catarina,Brasil. Em termos gerais, o CEL sobre os peixes corrobora a literatura em ictiologia, trazendo informações originais em escala local. Pescadores de comunidades viz...

Régis de Campos Oliveira, and Aurélio Fajar Tonetto, and Cleto Kaveski Peres, and Ciro Cesar Zanini Branco

Espécies de algas verdes coloniais de 10 Unidades de Conservação da região Sul do Brasil foram investigadas. As amostragens foram conduzidas em 105 segmentos de riachos consistindo em transeções de 10 metros de comprimento. Além dos dados biológicos, foram mensuradas algumas variáveis ambientais: profundidade, velocidade da correnteza, temperatura da água, turbidez, condutividade específica, pH, oxigênio dissolvido e nutrientes (nitrogênio total e ortofosfato). Foram registradas três espécies de...

G. P. Mills, and W. T. Sturges, and R. A. Salmon, and S. J.-B. Bauguitte, and K. A. Read, and B. J. Bandy

An automated gas chromatograph with sample pre-concentration for the measurement of peroxyacetylnitrate (PAN) was constructed with a minimum detection limit below 1 pptv. This instrument was deployed at the British Antarctic Survey's Halley Research Station, Antarctica (75.6° S, 26.6° W) as part of the CHABLIS (Chemistry of the Antarctic Boundary Layer and the Interface with Snow) campaign. Hourly measurements were carried out between July 2004 and February 2005 with observe...

Marko Andrejić , and Nebojša Nikolić , and Dejan Stojković

U radu se razmatra logistička operacija i njena logistička podrška. Pored klasičnog pristupa operacijama, uvode se i određene novine. Obrađuju se bitna obeležja logističkih operacija, ističu funkcije i zadaci logističke podrške preporuke za kvalitetnu logističku podršku i njeni principi. Obrađuje se i naglašava značaj planiranja i upravljanja logističkom podrškom logističkim operacijama, i ukazuje na smer usavršavanja logističke podrške. Logistički sistem i operacija razmatraju se kroz čitav živ...

Sorawit Powtongsook, and Kasidit Nootong

This experiment assessed the performance of submerged fibrous nitrifying biofilters (SFNBs) to carry out the zerowaterexchange tilapia cultivation. Without biofilter cleaning, the SFNBs (21 m of biofilter length) were susceptible tohydrogen sulfide production when operating beyond the aquaculture density of 13.62 kg/m3. The SFNBs were able tomaintain total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) and nitrite below 1.0 mg N/L throughout the experiment and could handle inorganicnitrogen loading as high as 38.6 mg N...

MAZZONI R., and IGLESIAS-RIOS R.

Longitudinal distribution of Mimagoniates microlepis and Hoplias malabaricus was analyzed in a coastal stream system in Southeast Brazil. Six sites were sampled by electrofishing in seven months, from July 94 to July 95. Densities of M. microlepis, and H. malabaricus and its prey (Poecilia vivipara, Deuterodon sp. and Astyanax janeiroensis) were estimated by the Zippin method; environmental variables of: (i) kind of substratum; (ii) percentage of pools, runs, riffles, instream vegetation, and ca...

M. Nachtane, and M. Tarfaoui, and D. Saifaoui, and A. El Moumen, and O.H. Hassoon, and H. Benyahia

Composite materials are used in many marine structures such as renewable marine energy conversion systems because of their fairly good mechanical properties and especially their low densities compared to traditional materials. The most advanced features currently available in finite element (FE) Abaqus/Explicit have been employed to simulate the behavior of the composite nozzle under hydrodynamic and impact loading. A hydrodynamic analysis was considered to design the nozzle turbine and the hydr...

Weixing Liu, and Ningyu Li, and Jinxin Zhao, and Yumin Su

Numerical simulations are used to investigate the wake structure and hydrodynamic performance of bionic flapping foils. The study is motivated by the quest to understand the fluid dynamics of fish fins and use it in the underwater propulsion. The simulations employ an immersed boundary method that makes it possible to simulate flows with complex moving boundaries on fixed Cartesian grids. A detailed analysis of the vortex topology shows that the wake of flapping foils is dominated by two sets of...

A. L. Morée, and J. Schwinger, and C. Heinze, and C. Heinze

<p><i>δ</i>¹³C, the standardised ¹³C&thinsp;∕&thinsp;¹²C ratio expressed in per mille, is a widely used ocean tracer to study changes in ocean circulation, water mass ventilation, atmospheric <i>p</i>CO₂, and the biological carbon pump on timescales ranging from decades to tens of millions of years. <i>δ</i>¹³C data derived from ocean sediment core analysis provide information on <i>δ</i>¹³C of dissolved inorganic carbon and...

Shaun Fraser, and Benjamin J. Williamson, and Vladimir Nikora, and Beth E. Scott

In the dynamic environments targeted for marine renewable energy extraction, such as tidal channels, the natural distribution of fish and behavioural impacts of marine renewable energy installations (MREIs) are poorly understood. This study builds on recent methodological developments to reveal the behaviour of fish schools using data collected by a seabed-mounted echosounder deployed in extreme tidal flows and in the wake of a MREI (composed of the foundation of a full-scale tidal stream energy...

Risa Pesapane, and Erin Dodd, and Nadia Javeed, and Melissa Miller, and Janet Foley

Parasitism, particularly in concert with other sublethal stressors, may play an important, yet underappreciated role in morbidity and mortality of threatened species. During necropsy of southern sea otters (Enhydra lutra nereis) from California submitted to the Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care and Research Center's Sea Otter Necropsy Program between 1999 and 2017, pathologists occasionally observed nasopulmonary mites infesting the respiratory tracts. Infestation was sometimes accompanied by lesi...

Eliane Mauerberg-deCastro, and Adriana Inês de Paula, and Carolina Paioli Tavares, and Renato Moraes

O objetivo deste estudo foi demonstrar se um programa de navegação pode ajudar indivíduos com deficiência visual a melhorar a acurácia na orientação dinâmica. Nove participantes com deficiência visual retornaram a um ponto de partida após percorrer rotas em linha reta e triangular. Pré e pós-avaliações foram feitas entre um período de 4 meses, durante o qual o treinamento com navegação foi realizado. Entre pré e pós-teste, erros relativos de desvios angulares (ERDA) foram diferentes apenas na ta...

Otis Christian, and Turmel Monique, and Lemieux Claude

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Streptophyta comprise all land plants and six monophyletic groups of charophycean green algae. Phylogenetic analyses of four genes from three cellular compartments support the following branching order for these algal lineages: Mesostigmatales, Chlorokybales, Klebsormidiales, Zygnematales, Coleochaetales and Charales, with the last lineage being sister to land plants. Comparative analyses of the <it>Mesostigma viride </it>(Mesostigmatales) and land plant ...

Kruger Peter, and Cook Deborah J, and Fowler Robert, and Cuthbertson Brian, and Smith Orla, and Chant Clarence, and Burns Karen EA, and Webb Steve, and Alhashemi Jamal, and Dominguez-Cherit Guillermo, and Zala Carlos, and Rubenfeld Gordon D, and Marshall John C

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Swine origin influenza A/H1N1 infection (H1N1) emerged in early 2009 and rapidly spread to humans. For most infected individuals, symptoms were mild and self-limited; however, a small number developed a more severe clinical syndrome characterized by profound respiratory failure with hospital mortality ranging from 10 to 30%. While supportive care and neuraminidase inhibitors are the main treatment for influenza, data from observational and interventional stud...

Shen Shan, and Szameitat André J, and Sterr Annette

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>An important aspect in functional imaging research employing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is how participants perceive the MRI scanning itself. For instance, the knowledge of how (un)comfortable MRI scanning is perceived may help institutional review boards (IRBs) or ethics committees to decide on the approval of a study, or researchers to design their experiments.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We provide empirical data from our lab gained from 70 neurologically ...

Groenvold Mogens, and de Graeff Alexander, and Bottomley Andrew, and Aaronson Neil K, and Fayers Peter M, and Scott Neil W, and Gundy Chad, and Koller Michael, and Petersen Morten A, and Sprangers Mirjam AG

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Differential item functioning (DIF) methods can be used to determine whether different subgroups respond differently to particular items within a health-related quality of life (HRQoL) subscale, after allowing for overall subgroup differences in that scale. This article reviews issues that arise when testing for DIF in HRQoL instruments. We focus on logistic regression methods, which are often used because of their efficiency, simplicity and ease of applicati...

Baker Timothy B, and Bonus Katherine A, and Fleming Michael F, and Davis James M

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mindfulness means paying attention in the present moment, non-judgmentally, without commentary or decision-making. We report results of a pilot study designed to test the feasibility of using Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) (with minor modifications) as a smoking intervention.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>MBSR instructors provided instructions in mindfulness in eight weekly group sessions. Subjects attempted smoking cessation during week seven without phar...

Damir Primorac, and Željka Primorac

The authors analyze the application of the principle of good faith in performance of the yacht (boat for sport and leisure) hull insurance contract. In this work, the author indicate in which scope non-compliance with the above principles has effects on the performing of the principle of compensation as a fundamental principle of contractual relations maritime insurance, ie. the insurer's contractual obligation to pay compensation for damage to the insured. The subject of authors analysis in thi...

Taoyong Jin, and Jiancheng Li, and Weiping Jiang

The mean sea surface (MSS) model is an important reference for the study of charting datum and sea level change. A global MSS model named WHU2013, with 2′ × 2′ spatial resolution between 80°S and 84°N, is established in this paper by combining nearly 20 years of multi-satellite altimetric data that include Topex/Poseidon (T/P), Jason-1, Jason-2, ERS-2, ENVISAT and GFO Exact Repeat Mission (ERM) data, ERS-1/168, Jason-1/C geodetic mission data and Cryosat-2 low resolution mode (LRM) data. All the...

Bin Wen, and Zaizhong Chen, and Hengchao Qu, and Jianzhong Gao

A 56 days experiment was carried out to examine the effects of nine different diets on the growth and biochemical composition of discus fish Symphysodon haraldi tissues. Nine different types of diets were created using three main ingredients (beef heart, duck heart, and shrimp meat) in varying proportions, i.e., 10:0:0 (F1), 9:0:1 (F2), 8:0:2 (F3), 6:2:2 (F4), 4:4:2 (F5), 2:6:2 (F6), 0:8:2 (F7), 0:9:1 (F8) and 0:10:0 (F9). As the proportion of beef heart within the diet decreased, the specific g...

Wang Jianhua, and Shi Mei, and Hsia Yuesheng, and Luo Shanquan, and Zhao Lina, and Xu Man, and Xiao Feng, and Fu Xuehai, and Li Jianping, and Zhou Bin, and Long Xiaoli

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Purpose</p> <p>To evaluate the clinical outcomes and patterns of failure in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) treated with intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in Northwest China.</p> <p>Methods and materials</p> <p>From January 2006 to December 2009, 138 NPC patients were treated at Xijing Hospital. Of them, 25 cases with stage I-II received IMRT only, 113 cases with stage III-IVb received IMRT plus accomplished platinum-based chemotherapy. The IMRT prescribed d...

Addor Nans, and de Bono Andrea, and Giuliani Gregory, and Kottmann Renzo, and Lombardot Thierry, and Glöckner Frank

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Marine ecological genomics can be defined as the application of genomic sciences to understand the structure and function of marine ecosystems. In this field of research, the analysis of genomes and metagenomes of environmental relevance must take into account the corresponding habitat (contextual) data, e.g. water depth, physical and chemical parameters. The creation of specialised software tools and databases is requisite to allow this new kind of integrate...

Lang Gui, and V. Gregory Chinchar, and Qiya Zhang

Aquatic vertebrates are very abundant in the world, and they are of tremendous importance in providing global food security and nutrition. However, emergent and resurgent viruses, such as ranavirus (e.g., Rana grylio virus, RGV and Andriasd avidianus ranavirus, ADRV), herpesvirus (e.g., Carassius carassius herpesvirus, CaHV), reovirus (e.g., grass carp reovirus 109, GCRV-109, Scophthal musmaximus reovirus, SMReV and Micropterus salmoides reovirus, MsReV), and rhabdovirus (e.g., Siniper cachuatsi...

Hongjuan Yu, and Jinyun Guo, and Jiulong Li, and Dapeng Mu, and Qiaoli Kong

Zero drift and solid Earth tide corrections to static relative gravimetric data cannot be ignored. In this paper, a new principal component analysis (PCA) algorithm is presented to extract the zero drift and the solid Earth tide, as signals, from static relative gravimetric data assuming that the components contained in the relative gravimetric data are uncorrelated. Static relative gravity observations from Aug. 15 to Aug. 23, 2014 are used as statistical variables to separate the signal and no...

Afrânio A. T. Montenegro, and Francisco M. L. Bezerra, and Raimundo N. de Lima

O objetivo deste trabalho foi estimar a evapotranspiração da cultura do mamoeiro (Carica papaya L.), bem como seus coeficientes de cultura, sob irrigação, utilizando-se de uma linha de emissores para duas linhas de plantio, com um emissor para quatro plantas. Foi utilizada a variedade "Sunrise Solo", no espaçamento 2,5 m x 2,5 m x 3,5 m, em fileira dupla. A evapotranspiração da cultura foi estimada por meio do método do balanço hídrico, adotando-se um volume de controle de solo com profundidade ...

Márlon de Castro Vasconcelos, and Adriano Sanches Melo, and Albano Schwarzbold

AIM: We evaluated five stream classification systems observing: 1) differences in richness, abundance and macroinvertebrates communities among stream classes within classification systems; and 2) whether classification systems present better performance using macroinvertebrates. Additionally, we evaluated the effects of taxonomic resolution and data type (abundance and presence) on results. METHODS: Five stream classification systems were used, two based on hydroregions, one based on ecoregions ...

Muriel Francoise Strahm, and Marc Cohen, and Simon Borg-Olivier

Maher Hassan Gomaa, and Shawkey Sadik Ali, and Aya Mohamed Fattouh, and Hala Salah Hamza, and Mohamed Mohamed Badr

Abstract Background Rheumatic fever (RF) is the result of an autoimmune response to pharyngitis caused by infection with Streptococcus pyogenes. RF is most prevalent in Africa and the Middle East. Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the most serious complication of RF. Mannose-binding lectin 2 gene (MBL2) has been reported to be correlated with different cardiac conditions. In Egyptian patients as a new studied ethnic population, it is the first time to evaluate the association between MBL2 gene po...

Ryan Daly, and Guy Stevens, and Clare Keating Daly

Abstract Background A rapid marine fish biodiversity assessment and subsequent surveys were conducted at D’Arros Island and St. Joseph Atoll, Amirantes, Republic of Seychelles. Results Dive surveys recorded the first national occurrence of 16 reef associated fish species. Ten species had regionally cosmopolitan distributions in the West Indian Ocean and their occurrence in Seychelles was expected and confirmed. The occurrence of an additional six species represented range extensions of between a...

João Bráullio de Luna Sales, and Manuel Haimovici, and Jonathan Stuart Ready, and Rosália Furtado Souza, and Yrlene Ferreira, and Jessica de Cassia Silva Pinon, and Luis Fernando Carvalho Costa, and Nils Edvin Asp, and Iracilda Sampaio, and Horacio Schneider

Abstract The cephalopod fauna of the southwestern Atlantic is especially poorly-known because sampling is mostly limited to commercial net-fishing operations that are relatively inefficient at obtaining cephalopods associated with complex benthic substrates. Cephalopods have been identified in the diets of many large marine species but, as few hard structures survive digestion in most cases, the identification of ingested specimens to species level is often impossible. Samples can be identified ...

María Eva Muzzopappa

El rol de las fuerzas armadas, y particularmente, el ámbito de acción de la inteligencia militar constituyen un eje de debate que reaparece en el escenario político argentino, tensionando los límites establecidos al accionar castrense por la legislación  vigente. Particularmente, en la última década se ha debatido en torno a lo que se denomina “militarización” de los cuerpos policiales y “policiamiento” de las fuerzas armadas, fenómeno que desdibujaría los roles tradicionalmente asignados a las ...

Sorin Barbuica

Due to the high nutritional value and especially due to its class I protein content, meat and fish are needed during exercise and sports especially during speed and strength exercises. This paper presents a study on the use of meat, fish and their derivatives in Athletes diet.

Joseph A. Borg, and Martin J. Attrill, and Ashley A. Rowden, and Patrick J. Schembri, and Malcolm B. Jones

Techniques for sampling motile macroinvertebrates associated with Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows have mainly involved the use of hand-nets and suction samplers or collection by hand. These techniques give unreliable quantitative estimates or have practical difficulties. A large cylindrical saw-rimmed corer was designed and used successfully to obtain quantitative samples of macroinvertebrates from both foliage and root-rhizome matrix of a Posidonia oceanica meadow in Malta (central Mediterr...

Argantonio Rodríguez-Merino, and Rocío Fernández-Zamudio, and Pablo García-Murillo

Freshwater systems are particularly susceptible to non-native organisms, owing to their high sensitivity to the impacts that are caused by these organisms. Species distribution models, which are based on both environmental and socio-economic variables, facilitate the identification of the most vulnerable areas for the spread of non-native species. We used MaxEnt to predict the potential distribution of 20 non-native aquatic macrophytes in the Iberian Peninsula. Some selected variables, such as t...

S. Rysgaard, and F. Wang, and R. J. Galley, and R. Grimm, and D. Notz, and M. Lemes, and N.-X. Geilfus, and A. Chaulk, and A. A. Hare, and O. Crabeck, and B. G. T. Else, and K. Campbell, and L. L. Sørensen, and J. Sievers, and T. Papakyriakou

Ikaite (CaCO₃ · 6H₂O) is a metastable phase of calcium carbonate that normally forms in a cold environment and/or under high pressure. Recently, ikaite crystals have been found in sea ice, and it has been suggested that their precipitation may play an important role in air–sea CO₂ exchange in ice-covered seas. Little is known, however, of the spatial and temporal dynamics of ikaite in sea ice. Here we present evidence for highly dynamic ikaite precipitation and d...

Tahereh Assadi, and Afshar Bargahi, and Gholam Hossein Mohebbi, and Alireza Barmak, and Iraj Nabipour, and Soheil Mohajeri Borazjani, and Bahman Kholdebarin

Background: Suaeda aegyptica (S. aegyptica) species belong to the Chenepodiaceae family, the second largest family in the world of plants kingdom. It is indigenous to arid and semi-arid regions of the world and salty coastal zones Persian Gulf of Iran. It is an annual succulent halophyte plant which is characterized by producing oily seeds, high growth rate and large number of biomass. The aim of this study was analysis and determination of oil and fatty acids concentration in the S. aegyptica s...

Alan Kwok-Hei Mok, and Cindy Sin-Ting Chung

Alan Kwok-Hei Mok1,2, Cindy Sin-Ting Chung11Eye&amp;rsquo;ni, Hong Kong, People&amp;rsquo;s Republic of China; 2Department of Anatomy, LiKaShing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People&amp;rsquo;s Republic of ChinaObjectives: To investigate retrospectively the difference in myopia progression, over about 7 years, between two groups of Hong Kong Chinese myopic children who wore overnight orthokeratology lenses or single-vision spectacles.Methods: A total of 238 records...

Frode Martinsen, and Dag Slagstad

Computation of the Jacobian in a 3-dimensional general ocean circulation model is considered in this paper. The Jacobian matrix considered in this paper is square, large and sparse. When a large and sparse Jacobian is being computed, proper seeding is essential to reduce computational times. This paper presents a manually designed seeding motivated by the Arakawa-C staggered grid, and gives results for the manually designed seeding as compated to identity seeding and optimal seeding. Finite diff...

Diogo Luiz de Alcantara Lopes, and Wilson Wasielesky Junior, and Eduardo Cupertino Ballester, and Sílvio Ricardo Maurano Peixoto

A análise da criação de Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis e Farfantepenaeus paulensis em gaiolas, na Lagoa dos Patos, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), foi realizada a partir de juvenis produzidos em cativeiro com peso médio inicial de aproximadamente 1,2g. O experimento foi realizado em seis gaiolas (três gaiolas/tratamento), com abertura de malha de 5mm, área de fundo de 4m² durante 65 dias. A distribuição dos indivíduos nos tratamentos (F. brasiliensis e F. paulensis) foi aleatória, mantendo-se a densidade ...

A. Y. Tsai, and G.-C. Gong, and J. Hung

Since viral lysis and nanoflagellate grazing differ in their impact on the aquatic food web, it is important to assess the relative importance of both bacterial mortality factors. In this study, an adapted version of the modified dilution method was applied to simultaneously estimate the impact of both virus and nanoflagellate grazing on the mortality of heterotrophic bacteria. A series of experiments was conducted monthly from April to December 2011 and April to October 2012. The growth rates o...

Zhang Guan-Rong, and Chang Helena, and Tucker Joseph D, and Zhang Zhou-Bin, and Shen Song-Ying, and Lin Ai-Hua

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Many injection drug users (IDUs) in China have high risk sexual behaviors that contribute to the spread of HIV infection. Although many IDUs in China move through drug rehabilitation centers, this opportunity for sexual health education has largely been overlooked.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A convenience sample of 667 drug users from two rehabilitation centers in South China was recruited in the study. Two hundred and forty seven drug users from a single Guangdon...

Johannessen, Peter N.

Paralic and shallow marine sandstones were deposited in the Danish Central Graben during Late Jurassic rifting when half-grabens were developed and the overall eustatic sea level rose. During the Kimmeridgian, an extensive plateau area consisting of the Heno Plateau and the Gertrud Plateau was situated between two highs, the Mandal High to the north, and the combined Inge and Mads Highs to the west. These highs were land areas situated on either side of the plateaus and supplied sand to the Gert...

Branduardi Paola, and Porro Danilo

Reza Shahmohammadi, and Amir Moeintaghavi, and Mehrdad Radvar, and Habibollah Ghanbari, and Nasrollah Saghravanian, and Shabnam Aghayan, and Sara Sarvari

Background. Lateral ridge augmentation is conventionally accomplished by means of autogenous bone grafts. However, due to its complications, the application of autogenous bone graft substitutes, e.g. mineralized corticocancellous allograft, is recommended. Methods. In the present study, twelve patients were included, with insufficient alveolar ridge widths in the designated sites for dental implant placement. During the primary surgery, mineralized corticocancellous block allografts were fixed ...

V. Barone, and M. Genovese, and N.N. Nikolaev, and E. Predazzi, and B.G. Zakharov

We show that there is no real conflict between the two determination of the strange sea density from the opposite-sign dimuon production and from the difference of the F2 structure functions measured in neutrino and muon deep inelastic scattering. Once non-universal sea parton densities are introduced, which take into account the effects of different mass thresholds and different longitudinal contributions, the discrepancy is shown to disappear and both sets of data are simultaneously well repro...

P. Arechavala-Lopez, and M. Milošević-González, and P. Sanchez-Jerez

Abstract Trace elements in otoliths of sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) and sea bream (Sparus aurata L.) from fish farms and coastal wild populations in the western Mediterranean Sea were analysed by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. Results showed that concentrations of Mg, K, and Mn differed significantly between wild and farmed sea bass, while concentrations of Mg, K, Mn, Fe, Zn, Sr, and Ba varied significantly between wild and farmed sea bream. Discriminate analysis and cross-v...

Bland Martin J, and Roman Mark, and Salter Gemma C, and MacPherson Hugh

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Acupuncture is increasingly being used for many conditions including chronic neck pain. However the evidence remains inconclusive, indicating the need for further well-designed research. The aim of this study was to conduct a pilot randomised controlled parallel arm trial, to establish key features required for the design and implementation of a large-scale trial on acupuncture for chronic neck pain.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Patients whose GPs had diagnosed neck...

Kibenge Frederick SB, and Munir Khalid, and Kibenge Molly JT

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) is a highly fatal viral disease affecting marine-farmed Atlantic salmon which is caused by ISA virus (ISAV), a fish orthomyxovirus that has recently been assigned to the new genus <it>Isavirus </it>within the family <it>Orthomyxoviridae</it>. Mx proteins are among the interferon (IFN)-induced proteins responsible for the development of an antiviral state in vertebrate cells. We used real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-P...