Mohamad Javad Alizadeh, and Mohamad Reza Kavianpour, and Malihe Danesh, and Jason Adolf, and Shahabbodin Shamshirband, and Kwok-Wing Chau

This study explores the river-flow-induced impacts on the performance of machine learning models applied for forecasting of water quality parameters in the coastal waters in Hilo Bay, Pacific Ocean. For this purpose, hourly recorded water quality parameters of salinity, temperature and turbidity as well as the flow data of the Wailuku River were used. Several machine learning models including artificial neural network, extreme learning machine and support vector regression have been employed to ...

Abimannan Arulkumar, and Kaliyan Ramanchandran, and Sadayan Paramasivam, and Rameshthangam Palanivel, and Jose Manuel Miranda

Turmeric extract (0.5%) was applied to Sepia brevimana muscle to investigate its effects on muscle sensory evaluation, biochemical parameters, microbiological proliferation, and biogenic amine (BA) formation during storage at 4°C for 18 days. Sensory evaluation determined the shelf life of S. brevimana muscle to be 12 days for the controls and 15 days for the turmeric-treated samples. The biochemical quality index differences were significant in all instances, and the values were improved in the...

Li-Ying WAN, and Yang LIU, and Tie-Jun LING

A project entitled ‘Development of a Global High-resolution Marine Dynamic Environmental Forecasting System’ has been funded by ‘The Program on Marine Environmental Safety Guarantee’ of The National Key Research and Development Program of China. This project will accomplish its objectives through basic theoretical research, model development and expansion, and system establishment and application, with a focus on four key issues separated into nine tasks. A series of research achievements have a...

Shang-Feng CHEN, and Renguang WU

Previous studies have revealed a connection between springtime sea surface temperature (SST) in the tropical northern Atlantic (TNA) and the succeeding wintertime El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO). The present analysis demonstrates that the linkage between springtime TNA SST and the following ENSO experiences an obvious interdecadal change around the early 1980s, with the connection being weak before but significant after. After the early 1980s, springtime positive TNA SST anomalies induce an ...

Zhong-Da LIN, and Fang LI

This study reveals a significant relationship, on the interannual timescale, between a dipole mode, the second leading mode, of spring sea-ice anomalies in the Barents Sea and the following-summer rainfall in East Asia. Related to the dipole mode, with the heavier sea ice in the north and lighter sea ice in the southeast Barents Sea in spring, the East Asian summer subtropical rainy belt tends to move northward. The significant relationship is established through a wave train over northern Euras...

Konstantinos Demertzis, and Lazaros S. Iliadis, and Vardis-Dimitris Anezakis

Biosafety is defined as a set of preventive measures aimed at reducing the risk of infectious diseases’ spread to crops and animals, by providing quarantine pesticides. Prolonged and sustained overheating of the sea, creates significant habitat losses, resulting in the proliferation and spread of invasive species, which invade foreign areas typically seeking colder climate. This is one of the most important modern threats to marine biosafety. The research effort presented herein, proposes an inn...

Ming Hao, and Jianlong Zhang, and Ruiqing Niu, and Changrong Deng, and Hong Liang

In recent years, geological and mineral resources exploration in China has expanded to deep hinterland of the Qinghai−Tibet Plateau and other regions with complex geological conditions. The special natural conditions of Qinghai−Tibet Plateau determine the characteristics of “life-forbidden zone” that is characterized by alpine hypoxia, changeable weather, complex road conditions, and beast attack. In particular, the work in wild depopulated zones with severe environment and poor communications i...

Ukkujuri Priyanka, and Ajay Anand, and Koppala Bhargavi, and Amtul Zehra, and Ashok K. Tiwari

Aqueous methanol extract of seeds and tuber of food and medicinal plant Nymphaea nouchali (Burm.f.) displayed potent pancreatic lipase and intestinal α-glucosidase inhibitory properties. These properties may help reduce development of diet induced postprandial hyperlipidaemia and postprandial hyperglycaemia respectively. In addition, seeds and tuber extracts possess potent free radicals scavenging activities and reducing power. Furthermore, extracts also displayed strong inhibitory activities ag...

Kazi Meharajul Kabir, and Mahmud Abdul Matin Bhuiyan

Hydrogen energy is one of the favorite choice to alternative power generation around the world. Renewable energy is the best scope to produce alternative power. Because resources are available and doesn’t make any green house effect. In this reason to establish a renewable resources (solar, wind) based hybrid system with sea water electrolysis by Proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer for the production of Hydrogen. In this proposed system PV & Wind power use for sea water electrolysis and ...

Ajit Nair, and K. Sivaprasad, and C.G. Nandakumar

Steel ship structures are prone to developing cracks as a result of their all welded construction, material imperfections, loading conditions, fatigue and corrosion. Much of the research in this field has been focussed on crack growth or propagation from a fatigue perspective. However cracks can develop as early as during the construction stage itself and not all of them would be detected and rectified. Normally these cracks may not pose a direct threat to the ship structural integrity but when ...

Zhou T, and Sui B, and Mo X, and Sun J

Tian Zhou,1 Baiyan Sui,1 Xiumei Mo,2,* Jiao Sun1,* 1Shanghai Biomaterials Research and Testing Center, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 2College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China *These authors contributed equally to this work Abstract: The development of skin wound dressings with excellent properties has always been an impo...

Shashank Keshavmurthy, and Pei-Jie Meng, and Jih-Terng Wang, and Chao-Yang Kuo, and Sung-Yin Yang, and Chia-Min Hsu, and Chai-Hsia Gan, and Chang-Feng Dai, and Chaolun Allen Chen

Climate change has led to a decline in the health of corals and coral reefs around the world. Studies have shown that, while some corals can cope with natural and anthropogenic stressors either through resistance mechanisms of coral hosts or through sustainable relationships with Symbiodinium clades or types, many coral species cannot. Here, we show that the corals present in a reef in southern Taiwan, and exposed to long-term elevated seawater temperatures due to the presence of a nuclear power...

M.I. Abdou, and Hesham Abuseda

Studies have been carried out to investigate the possibility of utilizing a broad range of micro-silica partial additions with cement in the production of concrete coating. This study investigated the strength properties and permeability of micro-silica concrete to achieve resistance toward concrete cracking and damage during laying. The chemical composition of micro-silica (silica fume) was determined, and has been conducted on concrete mixes with additions of 3 up to 25% by weight of cement in...

Sonja C Kleih, and Lea Gottschalt, and Eva Teichlein, and Franz Weilbach

People with post-stroke motor aphasia know what they would like to say but cannot express it through motor pathways due to disruption of cortical circuits. We present a theoretical background for our hypothesized connection between attention and aphasia rehabilitation and suggest why in this context, Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) use might be beneficial for patients diagnosed with aphasia. Not only could BCI technology provide a communication tool, it might support neuronal plasticity by activ...

Roberta K. Sefcik, BHA, and Jonathan Rasouli, MD, and Joshua B. Bederson, MD, and Raj K. Shrivastava, MD

Background: In order to address the pre- and perioperative need for visualization and prediction of patient-specific anatomy for surgical planning, endoscopic neurosurgeons have increasingly relied on computerized navigation devices to guide their surgical approaches. Objective: This manuscript aims to review: 1) the use of neuronavigation in endoscopic neurosurgery for pre-operative planning, 2) the intraoperative advantages of neuronavigation in endoscopic neurosurgery, and 3) the effects of n...

Nadine A. Strydom, and Crystal J. Coetzer, and Paula Pattrick

The early life history stages and ecology of Solea turbynei, a marine estuarine-opportunist species, is described from nursery areas in Algoa Bay, South Africa. Early life history stages were collected over multiple years from known nursery habitats using plankton, fyke and larval seine nets. The larvae are described using morphometric measurements, meristic counts and pigmentation based on 29 individuals. Solea turbynei is differentiated from other Soleidae by the small size at flexion (3-4 mm)...

Seduraman Naveen kumar, and Govindan Rajivgandhi, and Govindan Ramachandran, and Natesan Manoharan

Recently, marine sponge drug fascaplysin has been found to have the potential to overcome cancer, particularly those of hepatocellular carcinoma. In this study, the decreased cell viability of HepG2 cells treated by fascaplysin was identified by MTT assay at very low IC50 concentration (1 µmolL−1). The morphological evidence of both acridine orange/ethidium bromide (AO/EB) and Hoechst 33342 staining assays confirmed the increased cell death of the treated HepG2 cells and the red nucleus of the c...

Daniel J. Oh, and Alexander L. Pleet, and Judy L. Chen, and Julie B. Goldman, and Amy Lin, and Maria S. Cortina

Purpose: We describe a rare case of a complex choristoma appearing as a salmon-patch lesion in the nasal conjunctiva. While benign, complex choristomas are grossly indistinguishable from malignant lesions, and an excisional biopsy is warranted to confirm the diagnosis. Observations: A 31-year-old man presented with an elevated glistening pink mass on the conjunctiva. An excisional biopsy with a “no-touch” technique was performed, followed by placement of an amniotic membrane graft without postop...

P. Rostaeian

The experiment was carried out in Bandar Lengeh coastal waters to evaluate the feasibility of larvae Collection (spat catching) for edible oyster saccostrea cucullata. The spat collectors included branches of local tree & bushes, oyster shells (in chain & panel) automobile tire and cemented ceramic tiles. The cemented ceramic tiles showed by far the best result with the mean of 9750 oyster per m2......

Lovskaya Alyona, and Gerlici Juraj, and Fomin Oleksij, and Kravchenko Kateryna, and Prokopenko Pavlo, and Lack Tomas

In the article the results of studies of loading of the bearing structure of a wagon-platform of an articulated type, created on the basis of the existing construction, during transportation on the railway ferry by sea are given. In order to ensure the reliability of the fixing of the bearing structure of the wagon-platform of the articulated type relative to the deck of the railway ferry, it is proposed to equip it with knots for fixing the chain ties. To study the dynamic loading of a wagon-pl...

Vanessa D. de Mello, and Ingrid Dahlman, and Maria Lankinen, and Sudhir Kurl, and Leena Pitkänen, and David E. Laaksonen, and Ursula S. Schwab, and Arja T. Erkkilä

Abstract Background/Objectives Molecular mechanisms linking fish and vegetable oil intakes to their healthy metabolic effects may involve attenuation of inflammation. Our primary aim was to examine in a randomized controlled setting whether diets enriched in fatty fish (FF), lean fish (LF) or ALA-rich camelina sativa oil (CSO) differ in their effects on the mRNA expression response of selected inflammation-related genes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and subcutaneous adipose tissu...

Osama Eissa, and Terry Carlyle, and Tarek El-Bialy

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the root lengths of upper incisors as an indication of the degree of orthodontically-induced apical root resorption following treatment with Smart Track® aligners and compare it with two different fixed orthodontic appliances – regular and Damon brackets – using cone-beam computerized tomography (CBCT). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The sample comprised 33 patients with class I malocclusion and 4–6 mm crowding divided in 3 groups; Group I: 11...

Joshua D. Wallach, and Alexander C. Egilman, and Anand D. Gopal, and Nishwant Swami, and Harlan M. Krumholz, and Joseph S. Ross

Abstract Background Although the peer review process is believed to ensure scientific rigor, enhance research quality, and improve manuscript clarity, many investigators are concerned that the process is too slow, too expensive, too unreliable, and too static. In this feasibility study, we sought to survey corresponding authors of recently published clinical research studies on the speed and efficiency of the publication process. Methods Web-based survey of corresponding authors of a 20% random ...

Dambrauskienė R, and Gerbutavičius R, and Ugenskienė R, and Jankauskaitė R, and Savukaitytė A, and Šimoliūnienė R, and Rudžianskienė M, and Gerbutavičienė R, and Juozaitytė E

The most important complications of Philadelphianegagive (non BCR-ABL) myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are vascular events. Our aim was to evaluate the effects of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), platelet glycoproteins (GPs) (Ia/IIa, Ibα, IIb/IIIa and VI), von Willebrand factor (vWF), coagulation factor VII (FVII), β-fibrinogen, and the risk of thrombosis in patients with non BCR-ABL MPNs at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. Kaunas, Lithuania. Genotyping was done for 108 p...

Swara Shah, and Seema Bargale, and Bhavna H Dave, and Anshula Deshpande, and Pratik B Kariya, and Anuradha Karri

Background: The chemomechanical plaque control measures are helpful in controlling dental plaque and thus caries, especially in pediatric age group. Aim: This study aims to compare effectiveness of herbal mouthrinse containing Terminalia chebula to that of 0.2% chlorhexidine against children's salivary mutans streptococci levels. Settings and Design: A double-blind, randomized, controlled study design will be framed for conducting this study. Methods: A total of 45 participants were randomly cat...

Adel Elghafghuf, and Raphael Vanderstichel, and Sophie St-Hilaire, and Henrik Stryhn

Sea lice are marine parasites affecting salmon farms, and are considered one of the most costly pests of the salmon aquaculture industry. Infestations of sea lice on farms significantly increase opportunities for the parasite to spread in the surrounding ecosystem, making control of this pest a challenging issue for salmon producers. The complexity of controlling sea lice on salmon farms requires frequent monitoring of the abundance of different sea lice stages over time. Industry-based data set...

M. van Hulten, and M. van Hulten, and J.-C. Dutay, and M. Roy-Barman

<p>In this paper we set forth a 3-D ocean model of the radioactive trace isotopes ²³⁰Th and ²³¹Pa. The interest arises from the fact that these isotopes are extensively used for investigating particle transport in the ocean and reconstructing past ocean circulation. The tracers are reversibly scavenged by biogenic and lithogenic particles.</p><p>Our simulations of ²³⁰Th and ²³¹Pa are based on the NEMO–PISCES ocean biogeochemistry general circulat...

Lina Cong, and Wenjing Liang, and Yao Wu, and Cheng Li, and Yihai Chang, and Liang Dong, and Wanlin Song, and Jun Ma

Background: The sea cucumber lysozyme belongs to the family of invertebrate lysozymes and is thought to be a key defense factor in protecting aquaculture animals against bacterial infection. Recently, evidence was found that the sea cucumber lysozyme exerts broad spectrum antimicrobial action in vitro against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, and it also has more potent antimicrobial activity independent of its enzymatic activity. To explore the antimicrobial role of this non-enzymatic l...

Soldić-Aleksić Jasna

Market segmentation presents one of the key concepts of the modern marketing. The main goal of market segmentation is focused on creating groups (segments) of customers that have similar characteristics, needs, wishes and/or similar behavior regarding the purchase of concrete product/service. Companies can create specific marketing plan for each of these segments and therefore gain short or long term competitive advantage on the market. Depending on the concrete marketing goal, different segment...

Norlander Torsten, and Axelsson Kajsa, and Bood Sven Å, and Kjellgren Anette, and Saatcioglu Fahri

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Increasing rates of psychosocial disturbances give rise to increased risks and vulnerability for a wide variety of stress-related chronic pain and other illnesses. Relaxation exercises aim at reducing stress and thereby help prevent these unwanted outcomes. One of the widely used relaxation practices is yoga and yogic breathing exercises. One specific form of these exercises is Sudarshan Kriya and related practices (SK&P) which are understood to have favourab...

Schwalbach Michael S, and Weinberg Zasha, and Smith Daniel P, and Ames Tyler D, and Meyer Michelle M, and Giovannoni Stephen J, and Breaker Ronald R

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Metagenomic sequence data are proving to be a vast resource for the discovery of biological components. Yet analysis of this data to identify functional RNAs lags behind efforts to characterize protein diversity. The genome of '<it>Candidatus </it>Pelagibacter ubique' HTCC 1062 is the closest match for approximately 20% of marine metagenomic sequence reads. It is also small, contains little non-coding DNA, and has strikingly low GC content.</p> <p>Results</p>...

Lemieux Claude, and Pombert Jean-François, and Turmel Monique

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The phylum Chlorophyta contains the majority of the green algae and is divided into four classes. The basal position of the Prasinophyceae has been well documented, but the divergence order of the Ulvophyceae, Trebouxiophyceae and Chlorophyceae is currently debated. The four complete chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) sequences presently available for representatives of these classes have revealed extensive variability in overall structure, gene content, intron composit...

Steiner Gerhard, and Samadi Leyli

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Presence of all three <it>ParaHox </it>genes has been described in deuterostomes and lophotrochozoans, but to date one of these three genes, <it>Xlox </it>has not been reported from any ecdysozoan taxa and both <it>Xlox </it>and <it>Gsx </it>are absent in nematodes. There is evidence that the <it>ParaHox </it>genes were ancestrally a single chromosomal cluster. Colinear expression of the <it>ParaHox </it>genes in anterior, middle, and posterior tissues of sev...

Courtenay Glenn, and Smith Derek R, and Gladstone William

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Marine and freshwater scientists are potentially exposed to a wide variety of occupational hazards. Depending on the focus of their research, risks may include animal attacks, physiological stresses, exposure to toxins and carcinogens, and dangerous environmental conditions. Many of these hazards have been investigated amongst the general population in their recreational use of the environment; however, very few studies have specifically related potential hazards to occupation...

Castro-Nallar Eduardo, and Cortez-San Martín Marcelo, and Mascayano Carolina, and Molina Cristian, and Crandall Keith A

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>ISAV is a member of the <it>Orthomyxoviridae </it>family that affects salmonids with disastrous results. It was first detected in 1984 in Norway and from then on it has been reported in Canada, United States, Scotland and the Faroe Islands. Recently, an outbreak was recorded in Chile with negative consequences for the local fishing industry. However, few studies have examined available data to test hypotheses associated with the phylogeographic partitioning o...

Hamid Malekizade, and Mohammad Reza Jahed-Motlagh, and Bijan Moaveni, and Ali Moarefianpour, and Hassan Ghassemi

The aim of this paper is to find the non-linear behavior of a container ship roll motion by using fin-roll stabilizer and robust model predictive control (RMPC). To do so, numerical and analytical modeling has been introduced for the roll motion. Computational fluid dynamics method was employed to determine the hydrodynamic lift of the fin at various angles. RMPC was designed and used to control the non-linear roll motion in the presence of disturbances, uncertainties, which were caused by the i...

Marina Maniati, and Evangelos Sambracos

Shipping markets irregularity due to high-level volatility of freight rates and asset prices increases the risk of banks’ invalid financial strategy. Risk is further increased due to the heterogeneous shipping market, despite the regulations set by the Basel Convention. Consistent with the above, the present work contributes to the existing methodological aspects of bank’s financial strategy on shipping finance by enhancing the role of the credibility theory, which balances the individual bank p...

M. Sudhakaran, and D. Ramamoorthy, and V. Savitha, and S. Balamurugan

The concentration of trace elements Ba, Sr, V, Cr, Ni, Pb, Cu, Zn, As, Mn, and Co were assed in the surface soil of agricultural lands, Puducherry region. The ranking order of occurrence of the heavy metals in 10 farms soils was Ba > Sr > Mn > Cr > V > Zn > Ni > Cu > Pb > Co > As indicating that Ba concentration was high. Trace elements such as, Cu, Cr, V, Zn, Pb, Ni, Co, and As enrichment levels were high in current years. Most of the farming soil showed metals Ba and Sr were higher than maximu...

Aditya Rio Prabowo, and Dong Myung Bae, and Jung Min Sohn, and Ahmad Fauzan Zakki, and Bo Cao, and Qing Wang

The occurrence of impact needs to be predicted for various cases as it mostly delivers negative to target object and environment. In marine structure, this phenomenon has distributed numerous damages to involved objects, such as can be found in tragedy of the Estonia in 1994. This disaster led to a reassessment of the safety of passenger ships in many country. During impact both of structural and material aspects contributes to responses in form of energy, force, and damage. In present work, con...

Xiaomin Li, and Shujun Dong, and Xiaoou Su

Abstract In this study, grapes (Vitis vinifera L.) were systematically sampled across the main grape-producing areas in a nationwide survey of China. Grapes from special regions, such as heavy metal polluted areas (e-waste dismantling area) and pesticide free areas (courtyard) were also collected to make a comparison. Grape skins and pulps were separated to evaluate influence of accumulation behavior, environmental transport and water cleaning efficiency to heavy metals. Levels of copper in grap...

Thiago Monteiro Paiva Fernandes, and Suellen Marinho Andrade, and Michael Jackson Oliveira de Andrade, and Renata Maria Toscano Barreto Lyra Nogueira, and Natanael Antonio Santos

Abstract Although some studies have reported perceptual changes in psychosis, no definitive conclusions have been drawn about visual disturbances that are related to bipolar disorder (BPD). The purpose of the present study was to evaluate colour vision in BPD patients. Data were recorded from 24 participants: healthy control group (n = 12) and type 1 BPD group (n = 12). The participants were 20–45 years old and they were free from neurological disorders and identifiable ocular disease and had no...

Brad E. Erisman, and João P. Barreiros, and Kevin L. Rhodes, and Robert R. Warner

Abstract Courtship and spawning behaviors of coral reef fishes are very complex, and sufficient sampling effort and proper methods are required to draw informed conclusions on their mating systems that are grounded in contemporary theories of mate choice and sexual selection. We reviewed the recent study by Karkarey et al. (BMC Ecol 17:10, 2017) on the spawning behavior of Squaretail coralgrouper (Plectropomus areolatus) from India and found no evidence to support their findings of alternative r...

Satyan Lakshminrusimha, and Martin Keszler, and Haresh Kirpalani, and Krisa Van Meurs, and Patricia Chess, and Namasivayam Ambalavanan, and Bradley Yoder, and Maria V. Fraga, and Holly Hedrick, and Kevin P. Lally, and Leif Nelin, and Michael Cotten, and Jonathan Klein, and Stephanie Guilford, and Ashley Williams, and Aasma Chaudhary, and Marie Gantz, and Jenna Gabrio, and Dhuly Chowdhury, and Kristin Zaterka-Baxter, and Abhik Das, and Rosemary D. Higgins

Abstract Background Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is commonly associated with pulmonary hypoplasia and pulmonary hypertension (PH). PH associated with CDH (CDH-PH) is frequently resistant to conventional pulmonary vasodilator therapy including inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) possibly due to right and left ventricular dysfunction. Milrinone is an intravenous inotrope and lusitrope with pulmonary vasodilator properties and has been shown anecdotally to improve oxygenation in PH. We developed th...

Alexander C. Wu, and Deborah Donnelly-McLay, and Marc G. Weisskopf, and Eileen McNeely, and Theresa S. Betancourt, and Joseph G. Allen

Correction After publication of the article [1], it has been brought to our attention that the specificity of the tool was reported as 88%. This specificity is for Major Depressive Disorder. The specificity of the tool for all depressive disorders, the outcome of interest in the study, is 93%.

Eva O. Melin, and Ralph Svensson, and Hans O. Thulesius

Objectives: Feasibility testing of a psychoeducational method -The Affect School and Script Analyses (ASSA) – in a Swedish primary care setting. Exploring associations between psychological, and medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS). Design: Pilot study. Setting: Three Swedish primary care centers serving 20,000 people. Intervention: 8 weekly 2-hour sessions with a 5–7 participant group led by two instructors - followed by 10 individual hour-long sessions. Subjects: Thirty-six patients,...

T. R. Mortlock, and T. R. Mortlock, and D. Metters, and J. Soderholm, and J. Maher, and S. B. Lee, and G. Boughton, and N. Stewart, and E. Zavadil, and I. D. Goodwin

<p>Severe tropical cyclone (TC) <i>Debbie</i> made landfall on the northern Queensland coast of Australia on 27 March 2017 after crossing the Great Barrier Reef as a slow-moving Category 4 system. Groups from industry, government and academia collected coastal hazard and impact data before, during and after the event and shared these data to produce a holistic picture of TC <i>Debbie</i> at the coast. Results showed the still water level exceeded the highest astronomical tide by almost a m...

Igor David Costa, and Carlos Edwar de Carvalho Freitas

ABSTRACT Determining the significance of biotic and abiotic factors in the structuring of fish assemblages in freshwater environments is an important question in ecology, particularly in view of environmental changes caused by man. In this paper we sought to identify the factors responsible for the composition and abundance of fish species collected with gill nets in six locations near ports in forest clearance areas opened up for oil and natural gas exploration (Petrobras Pedro Moura Base) in t...

Wenjie Yao, and Yaoping Lv, and Xiaoling Gong, and Jiaming Wu, and Baolong Bao

Intermuscular bones are found in the myosepta in teleosts. However, there is very little information on the development and ossification of these intermuscular bones. In this study, we performed an in-depth investigation of the ossification process during development in zebrafish (Danio rerio) and Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica). In Japanese eel, a typical anguilliform swimmer, the intermuscular bones ossified predominantly from the anterior to the posterior. By contrast, in the zebrafish, a su...

Kazuhiko Nakamura, and Yu Tachikawa, and Daisuke Uemura

The synthesis of (−)-complanine, an inflammatory substance of Eurythoe complanata, was accomplished by a “chiral synthon” approach. The absolute configuration of this molecule was determined to be R.

Hilke Bruns, and Lisa Ziesche, and Nargis Khakin Taniwal, and Laura Wolter, and Thorsten Brinkhoff, and Jennifer Herrmann, and Rolf Müller, and Stefan Schulz

Bacteria of the Roseobacter group (Rhodobacteraceae) are important members of many marine ecosystems. Similar to other Gram-negative bacteria many roseobacters produce N-acylhomoserine lactones (AHLs) for communication by quorum sensing systems. AHLs regulate different traits like cell differentiation or antibiotic production. Related N-acylalanine methyl esters (NAMEs) have been reported as well, but so far only from Roseovarius tolerans EL-164. While screening various roseobacters isolated fro...