Paweł Andrzej Atroszko

The paper by Loscalzo and Giannini titled “The Bergen Study Addiction Scale: psychometric properties of the Italian version. A pilot study” published in the current issue of “Psychiatria i Psychologia Kliniczna” (Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology) concerns the results of the study on an Italian validation of Bergen Study Addiction Scale (BStAS) (Atroszko, 2015; Atroszko et al., 2015).

Spittell Peter C, and Oh Jae K, and Persinger Colleen M, and Nadolny Anita M, and Wahner-Roedler Dietlind L, and Engen Deborah J, and Loehrer Laura L, and Cha Stephen S, and Bauer Brent A

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cardiac sonographers frequently have work-related muscular discomfort. We aimed to assess the feasibility of having sonographers receive massages during working hours in an area adjacent to an echocardiography laboratory and to assess relief of discomfort with use of the massages with or without stretching exercises.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A group of 45 full-time sonographers was randomly assigned to receive weekly 30-minute massage sessions, massages plus str...

Rafael A. Baggio, and Caroline B. Moretti, and Andréa Bialetzki, and Walter A. Boeger

ABSTRACT The production of hybrids of the 'pintado', Pseudoplatystoma corruscans (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) and 'cachara', Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889) in captivity has generated many concerns about the possibility of introduction of farmed hybrids into natural environments. In the last decade, hybrids between these species, known as 'pintachara' or 'cachapinta', were reported from different regions of the Upper Paraná River basin. Prospection of these hybrids is import...

Pedro Sartori Manoel, and Virginia Sanches Uieda

The study of the diet of fish is an important tool to assess different levels of environmental degradation, since the availability of food in the environment is a key factor for the fish occurrence. The removal of riparian vegetation usually degrades environmental quality, as this vegetation has an important role in providing energy to the ecosystem. This study investigates the effects of the removal of riparian vegetation on the fish assemblage trophic network. The study was carried out in two ...

Iris Aparecida Soares, and Víctor Salinas, and Omar del Ponti, and Miguel Alberto Mancini, and José Luis Luque

Abstract Parasitic copepods of the family Lernaeidae are often found infesting freshwater fishes worldwide. They cause lernaeosis, a disease that can lead to serious pathogenic effects on their fish hosts. The most common lernaeid is the Lernaea cyprinacea, which has been widely introduced through importation of tropical fishes, e.g. cyprinids. In South America, it is one of the most common parasites both in wild and in farmed fish in the central region of Argentina. The silverside Odontesthes b...

Katina Handeland, and Siv Skotheim, and Valborg Baste, and Ingvild E. Graff, and Livar Frøyland, and Øyvind Lie, and Marian Kjellevold, and Maria W. Markhus, and Kjell M. Stormark, and Jannike Øyen, and Lisbeth Dahl

Abstract: Background Adolescence involves changes in dietary habits that may induce imbalances in the intake of different nutrients. Fish is an important dietary source of omega-3 (n-3) long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs), vitamin D, several minerals and high-quality protein. By using secondary outcomes and exploratory analyses, the aims of this paper were to evaluate if nutritional biomarkers (red blood cell fatty acids, serum (s)-25(OH)D, s-ferritin and urinary iodine concentratio...

Amy Wallis, and Michelle Ball, and Henry Butt, and Donald P. Lewis, and Sandra McKechnie, and Phillip Paull, and Amber Jaa‑Kwee, and Dorothy Bruck

Abstract The original version of this article [1], published on 6 February 2018, contains a mistake in the ‘Conclusions’ section. The corrected version of the affected sentence is given below and the corrected part is marked in bold.

Eduardo Martínez-Carbonell Guillamón, and Louise Burgess, and Tikki Immins, and Andrés Martínez-Almagro Andreo, and Thomas W. Wainwright

Abstract Background According to the World Health Organization, the elderly are at the highest risk of injury or death from a fall. Age-related changes in strength, balance and flexibility are degenerative factors that may increase the risk of falling, and an aquatic training may offer a favourable environment to improve these modifiable risk factors. Methods A systematic review was conducted to assess the potential preventative role of aquatic exercise for reducing the risk of falls in the elde...

Stelian Medianu, and Alina Sutter, and Victoria Esses

News media make an essential contribution to the way in which the public processes and understands controversial issues such as the arrival of refugees in western countries. Indeed, they can have an important role in shaping the public’s responses to these issues by framing arguments to encourage a particular interpretation of an issue. The current research investigates how refugees were portrayed before and after the controversial arrival of a ship carrying Tamil refugees to Canada in August 20...

Colquhoun Duncan J, and Duodu Samuel

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Over the last 10 years or so, infections caused by bacteria belonging to a particular branch of the genus <it>Francisella </it>have become increasingly recognised in farmed fish and molluscs worldwide. While the increasing incidence of diagnoses may in part be due to the development and widespread availability of molecular detection techniques, the domestication of new organisms has undoubtedly instigated emergence of clinical disease in some species. Francisellosis in fish de...

Sheng Zhang, and Bo Wang, and Lin Wan, and Lei M. Li

Abstract Background Phred quality scores are essential for downstream DNA analysis such as SNP detection and DNA assembly. Thus a valid model to define them is indispensable for any base-calling software. Recently, we developed the base-caller 3Dec for Illumina sequencing platforms, which reduces base-calling errors by 44-69% compared to the existing ones. However, the model to predict its quality scores has not been fully investigated yet. Results In this study, we used logistic regression mode...

Mi-Jin Yim, and Grace Choi, and Jeong Min Lee, and Soon-Yeong Cho, and Dae-Sung Lee

Abstract The antihyperlipidemic and antioxidant activities of dietary supplementation of sea tangle from Goseong and the alginate-free residue of sea tangle were investigated in Sprague Dawley rats treated with a high-fat diet, streptozotocin, poloxamer 407, and bromobenzene. The alginate-free residue of Goseong sea tangle induced a significant reduction in triglycerides and total cholesterol levels, as well as a significant increase in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. Alginate-free ...

Michelle Achlatis, and Rene M. van der Zande, and Christine H. L. Schönberg, and James K. H. Fang, and Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, and Sophie Dove

Abstract Excavating sponges are prominent bioeroders on coral reefs that in comparison to other benthic organisms may suffer less or may even benefit from warmer, more acidic and more eutrophic waters. Here, the photosymbiotic excavating sponge Cliona orientalis from the Great Barrier Reef was subjected to a prolonged simulation of both global and local environmental change: future seawater temperature, partial pressure of carbon dioxide (as for 2100 summer conditions under “business-as-usual” e...

Bruna Botti Cruz, and Fernanda Ayumi Teshima, and Mauricio Cetra

Studies that investigate the relationship patterns between environmental structure complexity and fish fauna provide crucial information to stream restoration efforts. In order to test the hypothesis that streams with more complex environmental structure sustain more diverse and functionally more complex fish communities we sampled fish fauna from Sorocaba River headwater stream reaches (SE - Brazil). Reaches represented two distinct treatments: (1) a simplified reach, characterized by unstable ...

Mitchell UH, and Hilton SC

Ulrike H Mitchell,1 Sterling C Hilton2 1Brigham Young University, Department of Exercise Sciences, 2Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations, Provo, UT, USA Background: In 2003, the 10-question International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group Rating Scale (IRLS) was developed as a means of assessing the severity of restless legs syndrome. Two subscales were identified: symptom severity (SS 1) and symptom impact (SS 2). Only one study has investigated the subscales&#39; responsivene...

Samoilovа D. A., and Tsibizova M. E.

The research on development of technology of fat extraction from freshwater fish entrails has been carried out. The study of mass composition of freshwater fish internals has shown that the highest content of fat (averaged 13,8 %) is typical for internals of fish like carp, perch, silver carp, pike. The higher content is typical for silver carp (14.4 %) permitting the possibility of its use as a source of lipid complexes. The chemical composition of the internal organs of researched objects has ...

Sanna Passino E, and Rocca S, and Caggiu S, and Columbano N, and Castagna A, and Fontani V, and Rinaldi S

Eraldo Sanna Passino,1,2 Stefano Rocca,1 Sabrina Caggiu,1 Nicol&ograve; Columbano,1,2 Alessandro Castagna,3 Vania Fontani,3&ndash;5 Salvatore Rinaldi3&ndash;51Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy; 2Comparative Surgery Research Laboratory, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy; 3Department of Regenerative Medicine, Rinaldi Fontani Institute, Florence, Italy; 4Research Department, Rinaldi Fontani Foundation, Florence, Italy; 5Research Department, IRF Shanghai Bi...

Subhrojyoti Bhowmick, and Koyel Banerjee, and Shreya Sikdar, and Tapan Kumar Chatterjee

Purpose of study: The vital responsibility of Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) members is to ensure the safety of the subjects participating in clinical trials. Hence, it is essential for IEC members to be aware of the common pharmacovigilance strategies followed during clinical trials. However, the information about the knowledge, attitude, and practice of IEC members regarding the pharmacovigilance activities followed during clinical trials is scarce worldwide, especially in India. Hence, ...

Okuda T, and Asano K, and Numata N, and Hirano Y, and Yamamoto T, and Tanaka M, and Matsuzawa D, and Shimizu E, and Iyo M, and Nakazato M

Tomoko Okuda,1,2 Kenichi Asano,1,3 Noriko Numata,4 Yoshiyuki Hirano,1,3 Tetsuya Yamamoto,5 Mari Tanaka,4 Daisuke Matsuzawa,4 Eiji Shimizu,1,3,4 Masaomi Iyo,5,6 Michiko Nakazato1,3,6 1Division of Cognitive Behavioral Science, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Kanazawa University, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Chiba University and University of Fukui, Chiba-shi, Chiba, 2Department of Psychiatry, Chibaken Saiseikai Narashino Hospital, Narashino, 3Research Ce...

Izaias M Fernandes, and Francisco A Machado, and Jerry Penha

The influence of habitat, biomass of herbaceous vegetation, depth and distance from permanent water bodies on the structure of fish assemblages of a seasonal floodplain was evaluated using data collected along 22 transects in an area of 25 km² in the floodplain of Cuiabá River, Pantanal, Brazil. Each transect was sampled for fish using throw traps and gillnets during the flood period of 2006. Multivariate multiple regression analysis and multivariate analysis of covariance indicated that depth w...

Tetsuhito Hara, and Masaaki Satoh, and Mamoru Takeuchi

Vadim Kramar, and Harri Maatta, and Henry Hinkula, and Oistein Thorsen, and Georgina Cox

This paper gives and overview of Cold Chain temperature measuring solutions available on a commercial market and introduces an approach of building a smart system for fresh fish transportation, called Smart-Fish. The system measurement ability ranges beyond a temperature measurement. It also features a GPS-based tracking and may be equipped with other types of sensors. A great domain-specific applicability for real-time measures and potentially low production cost stands the system out of crowd ...

Raymond J. Chan, and Sarah Northfield, and Emily Larsen, and Gabor Mihala, and Amanda Ullman, and Peter Hancock, and Nicole Marsh, and Nicole Gavin, and David Wyld, and Anthony Allworth, and Emily Russell, and Md Abu Choudhury, and Julie Flynn, and Claire M. Rickard

Abstract Background Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are commonly used for delivering intravenous therapy. PICC failure is unacceptably high (up to 40%) due to mechanical, infectious and thrombotic complications. Poor securement potentiates all complication types. This randomised controlled trial (RCT) aimed to examine the feasibility of a large RCT of four dressing and securement methods to prevent PICC failure. Methods This single-centre pilot RCT included 124 admitted medical/s...

Jessica A. Goodheart, and Adam L. Bazinet, and Ángel Valdés, and Allen G. Collins, and Michael P. Cummings

Abstract Background The impact of predator-prey interactions on the evolution of many marine invertebrates is poorly understood. Since barriers to genetic exchange are less obvious in the marine realm than in terrestrial or freshwater systems, non-allopatric divergence may play a fundamental role in the generation of biodiversity. In this context, shifts between major prey types could constitute important factors explaining the biodiversity of marine taxa, particularly in groups with highly spec...

K. Azpeitia, and M. Ortiz-Zarragoitia, and M. Revilla, and D. Mendiola

Abstract Mussel commercial production depends on wild populations to obtain the seed. Therefore, any new farming initiative needs deep knowledge on reproductive cycle of native mussel populations. The reproductive cycle of Mytilus galloprovincialis Lmk. from five sites, three estuarine and two coastal, along the coast of the Basque Country were assessed using gonad index and stereology over 2 consecutive years (2010 and 2011). Sex ratios, developmental stages of gonads , as well as reserve tissu...

Arnaud Le Marchand

Seafarers stayed paradoxically, distant from ICT, mobile and internet phone. This situation begins to change, while a new international convention of the maritime labor comes into effect. The hybridization between internet and international conventions can result in a new regulation of a labor market. But this cyberpolitics is still very virtual. The connected seafarer allow to put in light the process of construction of internet at sea, as a market and the links to the need of internet to organ...

Giuseppe MORABITO, and Gaetano GALANTI, and Bernadette PINEL-ALLOUL, and Antonia CATTANEO, and Celine TESSIER

We compared the biomass, taxonomic composition, and size distribution of invertebrates associated to emergent (Schoenoplectus lacustris), submerged (Myriophyllum spicatum), and floating leaved (Trapa natans) vegetation at two depths (surface and water column) during summer in Lago di Candia, Italy. Invertebrate biomass was positively related to epiphyton biomass (Chl-a). M. spicatum supported higher invertebrate biomass per unit of plant weight than S. lacustris whereas T. natans was somewhat in...

Adam Petrusek, and Jaromir Seda

Invertebrates comprise the overwhelming majority of all animal species - around 95% of described species, not including substantial cryptic variation. As it is an extremely diverse and heterogeneous group, research on various invertebrate taxa often follows parallel trajectories, with little interaction among experts on different groups. To promote sharing of knowledge within as well as across taxa, the International Society of Invertebrate Reproduction and Development (ISIRD) was established in...

Renato BAUDO

In Italy, Ecotoxicology has found a place with the Legislative Decree n. 152 (May 11, 1999), emanated in fulfilment of the Directives 91/271/CEE "urban waste-water treatment" and 91/676/CEE "protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources". This decree in reality goes beyond (actually anticipating the content of the Framework Directive on Water, still under way of elaboration), and charges the Regions with the duty to identify, for all and each water body, the...

Lina Zhang, and Ling Zhuang, and Chang Shi, and Yanwei Miao, and Weisheng Zhang, and Qingwei Song, and Jianyun Kang, and Zhijin Lang, and Xuegang Xin, and Ailian Liu, and Jiani Hu

Abstract Background Solid papillary carcinoma (SPC) is a rare variant of breast papillary carcinoma with unique pathological morphology and biological behavior. There is only one case report on T1-MRI of SPC. In this study, we report our findings on this new category of papillary carcinoma to fill the gap in MRI characterization of SPC. Methods This retrospective study included four pathology-confirmed in situ SPC patients. Conventional MRI, diffusion weighted imaging (DWI), and magnetic resonan...

Katharina Fietz, and Christian Olaf Rye Hintze, and Mikkel Skovrind, and Tue Kjærgaard Nielsen, and Morten T. Limborg, and Marcus A. Krag, and Per J. Palsbøll, and Lars Hestbjerg Hansen, and Peter Rask Møller, and M. Thomas P. Gilbert

Abstract Background Deciphering the mechanisms governing population genetic divergence and local adaptation across heterogeneous environments is a central theme in marine ecology and conservation. While population divergence and ecological adaptive potential are classically viewed at the genetic level, it has recently been argued that their microbiomes may also contribute to population genetic divergence. We explored whether this might be plausible along the well-described environmental gradient...

Marcelle M. Dougan, and Yuqing Li, and Lisa W. Chu, and Robert W. Haile, and Alice S. Whittemore, and Summer S. Han, and Steven C. Moore, and Joshua N. Sampson, and Irene L. Andrulis, and Esther M. John, and Ann W. Hsing

Abstract Background Metabolomics is emerging as an important tool for detecting differences between diseased and non-diseased individuals. However, prospective studies are limited. Methods We examined the detectability, reliability, and distribution of metabolites measured in pre-diagnostic plasma samples in a pilot study of women enrolled in the Northern California site of the Breast Cancer Family Registry. The study included 45 cases diagnosed with breast cancer at least one year after the blo...

Elias Broman, and Johanna Sjöstedt, and Jarone Pinhassi, and Mark Dopson

Abstract Background A key characteristic of eutrophication in coastal seas is the expansion of hypoxic bottom waters, often referred to as ‘dead zones’. One proposed remediation strategy for coastal dead zones in the Baltic Sea is to mix the water column using pump stations, circulating oxygenated water to the sea bottom. Although microbial metabolism in the sediment surface is recognized as key in regulating bulk chemical fluxes, it remains unknown how the microbial community and its metabolic ...

Nathasha Luke, and Hasini Munasinghe, and Lakshmi Balasooriya, and Ranjan Premaratna

Abstract Background Spotted fever group rickettsioses (SFGR) transmitted mostly by ticks are increasingly discovered around the World and some of them are either re-emerging or emerging in Sri Lanka. Accidental human infections caused by these vector borne zoonotic diseases generally give rise to nonspecific acute febrile illnesses which can be complicated by multi organ involvement carrying high morbidity and mortality. Nonspecific clinical features and non-availability of early diagnostic faci...

D. Peretti, and IF. Andrian

The present study is inspired by the great wealth of species exhibited by the ichthiofauna. Not only concepts and techniques of ecology deserve attention, but also knowledge in other biological areas, such as zoology and anatomy, are necessary. The intention of the present work is to discover the morphology of fish through the study of the digestive tract morphology, associating it to diet data, in order to better understand the biology of four fish species of the upper Paraná River floodplain. ...

Şengül Bilgin, and Mustafa Ünlüsayın, and Ali Günlü, and Levent İzci

Felipe Rossoni, and Sidinéia Amadio, and Efrem Ferreira, and Jansen Zuanon

The ornamental discus fish Symphysodon aequifasciatus Pellegrin, 1904, is a popular endemic cichlid species from the Amazon basin, however scientific information concerning biology and ecology in its natural habitat is scarce despite its importance on the international aquarium trade. In this study we evaluated reproductive parameters of S. aequifasciatus in natural habitat in Piagaçu-Purus Sustainable Development Reserve (RDS-PP), lower Purus River, Brazilian Amazon. Males are more frequent in ...

Sam Ali Al, and Szasz Robert, and Revstedt Johan

Large eddy simulations are performed to study the effects of wind-wave direction misalignment of the neutral marine atmospheric boundary layer over a wavy wall. The results show that the wind-wave misalignment has a significant effect on the velocity profiles and the pressure fluctuation over the wave surface. These effects are not confined to the near wave surface region but extend over the whole atmospheric surface layer.

S. Muckenhuber, and A. A. Korosov, and S. Sandven

A computationally efficient, open-source feature-tracking algorithm, called ORB, is adopted and tuned for sea ice drift retrieval from Sentinel-1 SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) images. The most suitable setting and parameter values have been found using four Sentinel-1 image pairs representative of sea ice conditions between Greenland and Severnaya Zemlya during winter and spring. The performance of the algorithm is compared to two other feature-tracking algorithms, namely SIFT (Scale-Invariant ...

Svetomir Minić

U proteklim godinama i decenijama u "Vojnotehničkom glasniku" (VTG) redali su se naučno-stručni radovi koji su odslikavali nove teorije i njihove primene u praksi, nove naučne discipline, tehnologije i matematičke modele. Bili su to zapaženi članci sa prikazom rezultata u oblastima osnovnih primenjenih i razvojnih istraživanja koja se realizuju u Vojsci Jugoslavije i naučnim institucijama izvan Vojske. Naučno-tehnološka dostignuća stvaraju teorijsku i materijalnu osnovu za stalno usavršavanje po...

Erico L. H Takahashi, and Fabricio R. T. Rosa, and Francisco Langeani, and Laura S. O. Nakaghi

The upper Paraná River basin drains areas of intensive industry and agriculture, suffering negative impacts. The Córrego Rico flows through sugar cane fields and receives urban wastewater. The aim of this work is to describe and to compare the fish assemblage structure in Córrego Rico. Six standardized bimonthly samples were collected between August 2008 and June 2009 in seven different stretches of Córrego Rico. Fishes were collected with an experimental seine and sieves, euthanized, fixed in f...

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G. Arratia, and H.-P. Schultze, and H. Tischlinger

<p>A complete morphological description, as preservation permits, is provided for a new Late Jurassic fish species (<i>Tharsis elleri</i>) together with a revision and comparison of some morphological features of <i>Tharsis dubius</i>, one of the most common species from the Solnhofen limestone, southern Germany. An emended diagnosis of the genus <i>Tharsis</i> – now including two species – is presented. The new species is characterized by a combination of morphological characters, such as the p...

Mariana Anjos, and Fábio Pereira, and Paulo Vasconcelos, and Sandra Joaquim, and Domitília Matias, and Karim Erzini, and Miguel Gaspar

Although the bivalve dredge used on the Algarve coast (southern Portugal) is highly selective for the target species, in some periods of the year the bycatch can exceed the catch of the commercial species. The present study aimed to quantify the bycatch and discards, estimate damage and mortality, and propose management measures to minimize discards and mortality. A total of 15 fishing surveys (60 tows) were performed using two types of dredges (“DDredge” targeting Donax trunculus and “SDredge” ...

Sankar Jagadeeshan, and M. Manu Prasad, and Kalesh Sadasivan, and G. Gejoe, and Hemdev Bhoopalan, and P. Ashraf, and Manjula Sudhakaran, and S. Shabin Ghouse, and Raghunathan Malathia

Background Tobacco smoking is a major established risk factor for pancreatic cancer (PC), increasing the incidence up to six fold depending on the duration and intensity of smoking. Nicotine is a key toxin in tobacco and cigarette, which may contribute to development of pancreatitis and PC. Our previous studies revealed an aberrant expression of Pak1 in PC as compared to normal pancreas and its association with cancer progression, tumor angiogenesis, drug resistance and metastasis. Here, we expl...

Lynne J.A. Jolicoeur, and Annette M. O'Connor, and Laura Hopkins, and Ian D. Graham

The purpose of this pilot study was to describe the decision-making needs of women with ovarian cancer related to treatment of recurrent disease. Design: A retrospective, cross-sectional needs assessment was conducted. Data were collected using face-to-face interviews and analyzed using content analysis. Results: Thirteen women were recruited. Eleven women did not report difficulty in making the decision. Five women perceived that they had options. Seven had a passive role in the decision....

Anne Sharp, and Katherine Anderson

This paper details a new model for local government consultation and research. The model involves a local government partnering with a university to establish an online panel of citizens that is then used for consultations and research on a range of local government issues over time. The model was evaluated across an 18-month pilot involving three metropolitan councils in South Australia, each running its own panel. This paper details the rationale behind the panels, steps involved in their esta...

Fozlul Kabeer, and Md Jamal Hossain, and Subrato Paul, and Taufiqul Islam

Co-management plays a significant role in fisheries and natural resources management. In the case of fisheries, it has most often been taken to mean a sharing of responsibility for sustainable resource management between government and fishing communities. Baikka Beel, situated in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh has been identified and established as a wetland sanctuary by local community members in conjunction with the Management of Aquatic Ecosystem through Community Husbandry (MACH) project. In this ...

Fernald Russell D, and Maruska Karen P

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Gonadal and stress-related steroid hormones are known to influence auditory function across vertebrates but the cellular and molecular mechanisms responsible for steroid-mediated auditory plasticity at the level of the inner ear remain unknown. The presence of steroid receptors in the ear suggests a direct pathway for hormones to act on the peripheral auditory system, but little is known about which receptors are expressed in the ear or whether their expressi...

E V Uspenskaya, and A V Balyshev, and A V Syroeshkin

Modern approaches to definition of properties and qualities of the natural water intended for manufacturing of pharmaceutical preparations are considered. It is shown, that waters of the internal seas render toxic influence on a cellular biosensor control that is connected with significant anthropogenous loading on them. The analysis of water supramolecular structure can serve the express train-estimation of quality of suitability of water for application in the medical purposes.