M. C. Barnes, and A. M. Haase, and L. J. Scott, and M-J Linton, and A. M. Bard, and J. L. Donovan, and R. Davies, and S. Dursley, and S. Williams, and D. Elliott, and J. Potokar, and N. Kapur, and K. Hawton, and R. C. O’Connor, and W. Hollingworth, and C. Metcalfe, and D. Gunnell

Abstract Background Job loss, austerity measures, financial difficulties and house repossession contribute to the risk of self-harm and suicide during recessions. Navigating the benefits system and accessing sources of welfare and debt advice is a difficult experience for vulnerable people, further contributing to their distress. Whilst there is some evidence that advice-type interventions can lead to financial gain, there is mixed evidence for their effectiveness in improving mental health in t...

L. E. S. Stieng, and M. Muskulus

<p>The large amount of computational effort required for a full fatigue assessment of offshore wind turbine support structures under operational conditions can make these analyses prohibitive, especially for applications like design optimization, for which the analysis would have to be repeated for each iteration of the process. To combat this issue, we present a simple procedure for reducing the number of load cases required for an accurate fatigue assessment. After training on one full f...

Mingdian Liu, and Dengqiang Wang, and Lei Gao, and Huiwu Tian, and Shaoping Liu, and Daqing Chen, and Xinbin Duan

The dam constructions greatly changed the hydrologic conditions in the Yangtze River, and then significantly affected the spawning activities of indigenous river fish. Monitoring the species composition of drifting eggs during spawning season is important for protection issues. In this study, we have sampled drifting fish eggs in nine locations from 2014 to 2016. Eggs were identified using the mitochondrial cyt b gene sequence. A total of 7,933 fish eggs were sequenced successfully and blasted i...

Torsten Lindström, and Yuanji Cheng

On infinitesimally short time intervals various processes contributing to population change tend to operate independently so that we can simply add their contributions (Metz and Diekmann, The dynamics of physiologically structured populations, 1986, p. 3). This is one of the cornerstones for differential equations modeling in general. Complicated models for processes interacting in a complex manner may be built up, and not only in population dynamics. The principle holds as long as the various c...

M. L. Callisaya, and R. M. Daly, and J. E. Sharman, and D. Bruce, and T. M. E. Davis, and T. Greenaway, and M. Nolan, and R. Beare, and M. G. Schultz, and T. Phan, and L. C. Blizzard, and V. K. Srikanth

Abstract Background Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is associated with increased risk of dementia. We aimed to determine the feasibility of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) examining the efficacy of exercise on cognition and brain structure in people with T2D. Methods A 6-month pilot parallel RCT of a progressive aerobic- and resistance-training program versus a gentle movement control group in people with T2D aged 50–75 years (n = 50) at the University of Tasmania, Australia. Assessors were blinded to...

Myrina Boulais, and Kyle John Chenevert, and Ashley Taylor Demey, and Elizabeth S. Darrow, and Madison Raine Robison, and John Park Roberts, and Aswani Volety

Abstract Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations have been rising during the past century, leading to ocean acidification (OA). Coastal and estuarine habitats experience annual pH variability that vastly exceeds the magnitude of long-term projections in open ocean regions. Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) reproduction season coincides with periods of low pH occurrence in estuaries, thus we investigated effects of moderate (pH 7.5, pCO2 2260 µatm) and severe OA (pH 7.1, pCO2 5584 µatm; an...

Christopher Dewees, and Kristen Sortais, and William S. Leet

We describe three creative collaborations between the California Sea Grant Extension Program (SGEP), the California Department of Fish and Game, the fishing industry and university researchers to improve marine fisheries management in California. These collaborations involved difficult and long-standing issues at a time when many fisheries are declining. The cases studied highlight SGEP's involvement in (1) implementing California's comprehensive mari...

N. Xiao, and N. Ahagon, and Y. Kubo, and H. Morioka

<p>Deep biosphere research has become one of the major scientific focuses in ocean drilling science. Increased scientific attention to microbiological research of the subseafloor environment raises the complications and concerns related to adherence to the Nagoya Protocol of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The Nagoya Protocol's implementation has prompted new legislation that could change international collaborative research on the geomicrobiology of the subseafloor. In this ...

Sanna Ruhalahti, and Helena Aarnio

Education is being challenged through the socio-digital revolution; the world has become socially connected and technology offers new opportunities for learning. Based on the earlier studies and on the piloting experiences the need for a new learning design is clear. In this article we emphasize that self-paced learning is important to include as a part of the dialogical collaborative knowledge creation process, because of individual internalizing of knowledge and skills. The article is a brief ...

Nichenametla Rajesh, and Kurumathur Vasudevan Arun, and Tirumelveli Saravanan Subbu Kumar, and Kondareddy Krishna Mohan Reddy, and Swarna Alamelu, and Bhimavarapu Ravinder Reddy

Background: Based on their respective pro- or anti-inflammatory cytokine profiles, the Th1/Th2 paradigm explains pathogenic mechanisms involved in periodontal disease. Establishment of Th1 and Th2 subsets from a naive T-cell precursor depends on transcriptional regulation. The aim of this study was to compare the expression of master transcription factor regulators T-bet and GATA-3, respectively, to indicate the predominance of Th1 and Th2 subsets in the presence and absence of periodontal disea...

R. A. Weller, and E. F. Bradley, and J. B. Edson, and C. W. Fairall, and I. Brooks, and M. J. Yelland, and R. W. Pascal

The current status of meteorological sensors used aboard ships and buoys to measure the air-sea fluxes of momentum, heat, and freshwater is reviewed. Methods of flux measurement by the bulk aerodynamic, inertial dissipation and eddy-correlation methods are considered; and areas are identified where improvements are needed in measurement of the basic variables. In some cases, what is required is the transition from emergent to operational technology, in others new technologies are needed. Uncerta...

Seyed-Ali Sadjadi, and Navin Jaipaul

Seyed-Ali Sadjadi1,2, Navin Jaipaul1,21Jerry L Pettis Memorial VA Medical Center, 2Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USAAbstract: Quantification of proteinuria is usually predicated upon 24-hour urine collection. Multiple factors influence urine collection and the rate of protein and creatinine excretion. Urine collection is often incomplete, and therefore creatinine and protein excretion rates are underestimated. A random urine protein-creatinine (P-C) ratio has been sho...

M. Legrand, and M. Legrand, and S. Preunkert, and S. Preunkert, and J. Savarino, and J. Savarino, and M. M. Frey, and A. Kukui, and D. Helmig, and B. Jourdain, and B. Jourdain, and A. E. Jones, and R. Weller, and N. Brough, and H. Gallée, and H. Gallée

Surface ozone has been measured since 2004 at the coastal East Antarctic site of Dumont d'Urville (DDU), and since 2007 at the Concordia station located on the high East Antarctic plateau. This paper discusses long-term changes, seasonal and diurnal cycles, as well as inter-annual summer variability observed at these two East Antarctic sites. At Concordia, near-surface ozone data were complemented by balloon soundings and compared to similar measurements done at the South Pole. The DDU rec...

Angela ePoole, and Angela ePoole, and Sheila eKitchen, and Virginia eWeis

The complement system is an innate immune pathway that in vertebrates, is responsible for initial recognition and ultimately phagocytosis and destruction of microbes. Several complement molecules including C3, Factor B, and mannose binding lectin associated serine proteases (MASP) have been characterized in invertebrates and while most studies have focused on their conserved role in defense against pathogens, little is known about their role in managing beneficial microbes. The purpose of this...

Timothy David Ramm, and Christopher John White, and Andrew Hin Cheong Chan, and Christopher Stephen Watson

Rising sea levels have the potential to alter coastal flooding regimes around the world and local governments are beginning to consider how to manage uncertain coastal change. In doing so, there is increasing recognition that such change is deeply uncertain and unable to be reliably described with probabilities or a small number of scenarios. Characteristics of methodologies applied in Australian practice to evaluate long-term coastal adaptation options are reviewed and benchmarked against two s...

Irma Nelly G. Rivera, and Keili Maria Cardoso de Souza, and Claudiana Paula de Souza, and Rubens Mendes Lopes

Ballast water is a major transport vector of exotic aquatic species and pathogenic microorganisms. The wide-ranging spread of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 from harbor areas has been frequently ascribed to discharge of contaminated ballast water into eutrophic coastal environments, such as during the onset of the seventh cholera pandemic in South America in the early 1990s. To determine the microbiological hazards of ballast waters transported to Brazilian ports, we evaluated water and plankton s...

Yu-Chen eLing, and John W Moreau, and Lyndon eBerwick, and Svenja eTulipani, and Kliti eGrice, and Richard eBush

Coastal acid sulfate soils (CASS) constitute a serious and global environmental problem. Oxidation of iron sulfide minerals exposed to air generates sulfuric acid with consequently negative impacts on coastal and estuarine ecosystems. Tidal inundation represents one current treatment strategy for CASS, with the aim of neutralizing acidity by triggering microbial iron- and sulfate-reduction and inducing the precipitation of iron-sulfides. Although well-known functional guilds of bacteria drive...

Laura Bianucci, and Wen Long, and Tarang Khangaonkar, and Gregory Pelletier, and Anise Ahmed, and Teizeen Mohamedali, and Mindy Roberts, and Cristiana Figueroa-Kaminsky

While ocean acidification was first investigated as a global phenomenon, coastal acidification has received significant attention in recent years, as its impacts have been felt by different socio-economic sectors (e.g., high mortality of shellfish larvae in aquaculture farms). As a region that connects land and ocean, the Salish Sea (consisting of Puget Sound and the Straits of Juan de Fuca and Georgia) receives inputs from many different sources (rivers, wastewater treatment plants, industrial ...

J. T. Andrews, and A. E. Jennings

In the area of Denmark Strait (~66&deg; N), the two modes of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and Arctic Oscillation (AO) are expressed in changes of the northward flux of Atlantic water and the southward advection of polar water in the East Iceland current. Proxies from marine cores along an environmental gradient from extensive to little or no drift ice, capture low frequency variations over the last 2000 cal yr BP. Key proxies are the weight% of calcite, a measure of surface water stratif...

Evgeniya Anishchenko, and Maria Ina Arnone, and Salvatore D’Aniello

Abstract Background Current studies in evolutionary developmental biology are focused on the reconstruction of gene regulatory networks in target animal species. From decades, the scientific interest on genetic mechanisms orchestrating embryos development has been increasing in consequence to the fact that common features shared by evolutionarily distant phyla are being clarified. In 2011, a study across eumetazoan species showed for the first time the existence of a highly conserved non-coding ...

Manjula Weerasinghe, and Flemming Konradsen, and Michael Eddleston, and Melissa Pearson, and Shaluka Jayamanne, and David Gunnell, and Keith Hawton, and Suneth Agampodi

Abstract Background In South Asia, up to 20% of people ingesting pesticides for self-poisoning purchase the pesticide from a shop with the sole intention of self-harm. Individuals who are intoxicated with alcohol and/or non-farmers represent 72% of such high-risk individuals. We aimed to test the feasibility and acceptability of vendor-based restrictions on pesticide sales for such high-risk individuals. Methods We conducted a pilot study in 14 (rural = 7, urban = 7) pesticide shops in Anuradhap...

Yuu Ishii, and Shinichiro Maruyama, and Konomi Fujimura-Kamada, and Natsumaro Kutsuna, and Shunichi Takahashi, and Masakado Kawata, and Jun Minagawa

Abstract Coral reef ecosystems rely on stable symbiotic relationship between the dinoflagellate Symbiodinium spp. and host cnidarian animals. The collapse of such symbiosis could cause coral ‘bleaching’ and subsequent host death. Despite huge interest on Symbiodinium, lack of mutant strains and readily available genetic tools have hampered molecular research. A major issue was the tolerance to marker antibiotics. Here, we isolated Symbiodinium mutants requiring uracil for growth, and hence, usef...

A. Obeidi

This survey has been accomplished in order to obtain scientific solutions bed to meet the Iranian Fisheries requirements in using standard fishing nets for ed to white shrimp (Metapenaeus affinis), and to help preservation of this aquatic !I's of resource, and also to help the responsibles in programming the fishing ssue, activities and compiling specific rules on this regard. For this purpose and with attention to behavioral position of shirmps, four trawlnets were procured and have been used d...

Francesco Forte

<p>We  highlight the mysterious liquidity that oversees the interpretation of the nature of the relation sea and cities, using to hyperbole from James Conrad in " Heart of Darkness ", while the reference to Saskia Sassen highlights the need of strong policies in the governance of reciprocity relationships. The heart of darkness continues to envelop the sea-land relations , as witnessed by the suffering of migrants on the sea and also the new faces of the suffering city ( migrant's reception cent...

Yiyuan Li, and Nathan T. Evans, and Mark A. Renshaw, and Christopher L. Jerde, and Brett P. Olds, and Arial J. Shogren, and Kristy Deiner, and David M. Lodge, and Gary A. Lamberti, and Michael E. Pfrender

Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has been increasingly applied to biodiversity surveys in stream ecosystems. In stream networks, the accuracy of eDNA-based biodiversity assessment depends on whether the upstream eDNA influx affects downstream detection. Biodiversity assessment in low-discharge streams should be less influenced by eDNA transport than in high-discharge streams. We estimated α- and β-diversity of the fish community from eDNA samples collected in a small Mich...

Yusro Nuri Fawzya

The need for safe food products amid increasingly perceived widespread use of various foodadditives which are sometimes hazardous to health. Preservative is one of food additives intendedto extend the shelf life of food products. The preservative produced by lactic acid bacteria isbacteriocin. Nisin, one of bacteriocin produced by LAB Lactococcus lactis,is considered safeand allowed its use in many countries, including Indonesia. This preservative is widely used forfood products due to its abili...

Cato Alexander Bjørkli, and Bjarte Knappen Røed, and Hans Vanhauwaert Bjelland, and Kristian Gould, and Thomas Hoff

This study reports on the use of Activity Theory as a supportive framework in a design process. Crews on Fast Patrol Boats in the Royal Norwegian Navy were observed during high-speed navigation in coastal waters. The unit of analysis was the navigation team of five persons in their work. Activity was regarded as situated actions shaped by tools, objects and constraints. The framework of Activity Theory was used to form a design language that encompassed the aspects relevant to design and navigat...

Wasil Jastaniah, and Naglla Elimam, and Khalid Abdalla, and Aeshah A. AlAzmi, and Aml M. Elgaml, and Ahmad Alkassar, and Mustafa Daghistani, and Sami Felimban

Abstract Background Refinement of risk-based treatment stratification by minimal residual disease (MRD) at different time points has improved outcomes of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). In this prospective study we evaluated effects of such stratification, including intensification of therapy based on response assessment at day-15 and MRD at day-29 of induction to test if treatment intensification would improve outcomes. Methods 241 patients, 1–14 years old, newly diagnosed with AL...

Roberta Lione, and Valerio Brunelli, and Lorenzo Franchi, and Chiara Pavoni, and Bernardo Quiroga Souki, and Paola Cozza

Abstract Background The aim of this pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) was to evaluate the sagittal mandibular response induced by rapid maxillary expansion (RME) therapy in mixed dentition patients with class II malocclusion, comparing the effects of bonded RME and banded RME with a matched untreated class II control group. Methods This RCT was designed in parallel with an allocation ratio of 1:1:1. The sample consisted of 30 children with a mean age of 8.1 ± 0.6 years who were randomly as...

Stefan Kurath-Koller, and Christine Moissl-Eichinger, and Gregor Gorkiewicz, and Raimund Kraschl, and Claudia Kanduth, and Barbara Hopfer, and Berndt Urlesberger, and Bernhard Resch

Abstract Background At the Division of Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics, Medical University Graz, a unique regimen of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) prophylaxis in preterm infants showing a < 1500 g birth weight (i.e. very low birth weight, VLBW) is used. The regimen includes oral antibiotic and antifungal therapy and probiotic preparations as well as a standardised feeding regimen. The incidence of NEC in preterm infants treated by this regimen has been shown to be lower, reflecting 0.7%...

Francesco Cicala, and José Alejandro Cisterna-Céliz, and James D. Moore, and Axayácatl Rocha-Olivares

The GI microbiota of abalone contains a highly complex bacterial assemblage playing an essential role in the overall health of these gastropods. The gut bacterial communities of abalone species characterized so far reveal considerable interspecific variability, likely resulting from bacterial interactions and constrained by the ecology of their abalone host species; however, they remain poorly investigated. Additionally, the extent to which structural changes in the microbiota entail functional ...

U. Leijala, and J.-V. Björkqvist, and M. M. Johansson, and H. Pellikka, and L. Laakso, and K. K. Kahma

<p>Tools for estimating probabilities of flooding hazards caused by the simultaneous effect of sea level and waves are needed for the secure planning of densely populated coastal areas that are strongly vulnerable to climate change. In this paper we present a method for combining location-specific probability distributions of three different components: (1) long-term mean sea level change, (2) short-term sea level variations and (3) wind-generated waves. We apply the method at two location...

Paraskevas Vasilakopoulos, and Dionysios E. Raitsos, and Evangelos Tzanatos, and Christos D. Maravelias

Abstract Complex natural systems, spanning from individuals and populations to ecosystems and social-ecological systems, often exhibit abrupt reorganizations in response to changing stressors, known as regime shifts or critical transitions. Theory suggests that such systems feature folded stability landscapes with fluctuating resilience, fold-bifurcations, and alternate basins of attraction. However, the implementation of such features to elucidate response mechanisms in an empirical context is ...

I. PAPAVLASOPOULOU, and L. VARDAKAS, and C. PERDIKARIS, and D. KOMMATAS, and I. PASCHOS

The aquarium trade has been recognized as an important pathway for the introduction of invasive species around the world. This study investigates the availability of ornamental fish species in ten large-size, centrally positioned aquarium stores that control a large share of imports and the Hellenic market chain, and aims to provide a provisional checklist on the aquarium fish trade in Greece. For each recorded species, additional data concerning various aspects (e.g. natural environment, native...

C. Betzler, and G. P. Eberli, and T. Lüdmann, and J. Reolid, and D. Kroon, and J. J. G. Reijmer, and P. K. Swart, and J. Wright, and J. R. Young, and C. Alvarez-Zarikian, and M. Alonso-García, and O. M. Bialik, and C. L. Blättler, and J. A. Guo, and S. Haffen, and S. Horozal, and M. Inoue, and L. Jovane, and L. Lanci, and J. C. Laya, and A. L. Hui Mee, and M. Nakakuni, and B. N. Nath, and K. Niino, and L. M. Petruny, and S. D. Pratiwi, and A. L. Slagle, and C. R. Sloss, and X. Su, and Z. Yao

Abstract International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 359 cored sediments from eight borehole locations in the carbonate platform of the Maldives in the Indian Ocean. The expedition set out to unravel the timing of Neogene climate changes, in particular the evolution of the South Asian monsoon and fluctuations of the sea level. The timing of these changes are assessed by dating resultant sedimentary alterations that mark stratigraphic turning points in the Neogene Maldives platform sy...

Sadamori Kojaku, and Mengqiao Xu, and Haoxiang Xia, and Naoki Masuda

Abstract Maritime transport accounts for a majority of trades in volume, of which 70% in value is carried by container ships that transit regular routes on fixed schedules in the ocean. In the present paper, we analyse a data set of global liner shipping as a network of ports. In particular, we construct the network of the ports as the one-mode projection of a bipartite network composed of ports and ship routes. Like other transportation networks, global liner shipping networks may have core-per...

E. S. Thomson, and D. Weber, and H. G. Bingemer, and J. Tuomi, and M. Ebert, and J. B. C. Pettersson

Abstract Shipping contributes primary and secondary emission products to the atmospheric aerosol burden that have implications for climate, clouds, and air quality from regional to global scales. In this study we exam the potential impact of ship emissions with regards to ice nucleating particles. Particles that nucleate ice are known to directly affect precipitation and cloud microphysical properties. We have collected and analyzed particles for their ice nucleating capacity from a shipping cha...

Joshua Troche, and Arielle Willis, and Janet Whiteside

Abstract Background Dementia can lead to difficulties in communication between caregivers and patients. Teaching conversational strategies has been effective for a wide array of clients with acquired neurologic disorders and their caregivers. Research indicates positive results for Supported Conversation for adults with Aphasia (SCA) secondary to stroke. Applying this method to work with caregivers of individuals with dementia could prove to be a valid intervention tool. This investigation exami...

Sophie Hardy, and Sabina Fattah, and Torben Wisborg, and Lasse Raatiniemi, and Trine Staff, and Marius Rehn

Abstract Background Major incidents affect us globally, and are occurring with increasing frequency. There is still no evidence-based standard regarding the best medical emergency response to major incidents. Currently, reports on major incidents are non-standardised and variable in quality. This pilot study examines the first systematic reports from a consensus-based, freely accessible database, aiming to identify how descriptive analysis of reports submitted to this database can be used to imp...

Kathrin Milbury, and Anne S. Tsao, and Zhongxing Liao, and April Owns, and Rosalinda Engle, and Edrea A. Gonzalez, and Eduardo Bruera, and Lorenzo Cohen

Abstract Background Given the generally incurable nature of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (mNSCLC), patients and their romantic partners are at risk for existential/spiritual distress. Although a handful of dyadic psychosocial interventions for lung cancer patients and their caregivers exist, none of them target spiritual well-being. Informed by the mindfulness-based intervention literature and our pilot work in couples affected by lung cancer, we developed a brief couple-based mind-body...

Peter Moyle

Californians today seem willing to make sacrifices to protect the environment, including paying more — directly or indirectly — for water. There are limits to this willingness, however, and these limits are determined by a combination of underlying value systems and the perceived relationships between costs and benefits. A number of interrelated values, economic and noneconomic, can be invoked to justify devoting water to the protection of fish and ot...

Jiajun Qin, and Xiongjun Liu, and Yang Xu, and Xaioping Wu, and Shan Ouyang

The Luoxiao Mountains play an important role in maintaining and supplementing the fish diversity of the Yangtze River Basin, which is also a biodiversity hotspot in China. However, fish biodiversity has declined rapidly in this area as the result of human activities and the consequent environmental changes. Beta diversity was a key concept for understanding the ecosystem function and biodiversity conservation. Beta diversity patterns are evaluated and important information prov...

Morten Bjerager, and Claus Kjøller, and Mette Olivarius, and Dan Olsen, and Niels H. Schovsbo

The fully cored Blokelv-1 borehole was drilled through Upper Jurassic strata in the central part of the Jameson Land Basin, central East Greenland. The borehole reached a total depth of 233.8 m with nearly 100% recovery of high-quality core. An extensive analytical programme was undertaken on the core; sedimentological interpretation and reservoir characterisation were based on facies analysis combined with conventional core analysis, bulk geochemistry and spectral gamma and density scanning of ...

Francisco Álvarez Barbosa, and Rosa Maria Alfonso Rosa, and Jesús del Pozo Cruz

Aims: To compare the responses of nursing home residents aged 80+ to an 8 weeks exercise program performed on a vibratory device and to the same exercise program preformed without vibration on lower limb performance, functional dependence and quality of life. Methods: Lower limb performance was evaluated using the 30 seconds Chair Sit to Stand test. Functional mobility was assessed using the timed up and go test. Postural stability was measured using a force platform. The Barthel Index was used ...

Dzuvichu Bernice, and Chandra Prabha, and Devine Alexandra, and Kermode Michelle, and Gilbert Thomhood, and Herrman Helen

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>HIV prevalence in north-east India is high and injecting drug use (IDU) is common. Due to HIV-related deaths there are increasing numbers of IDU widows, many of whom are HIV infected, and experiencing poor health, social isolation, discrimination and poverty, all factors likely to be compromising their mental health. There is increasing recognition of the links between HIV and mental health.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The aim of this study was to pilot a peer-faci...

Singh Betsy B, and Udani Jay K, and Singh Vijay J, and Barrett Marilyn L

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of açai fruit pulp on risk factors for metabolic disorders in overweight subjects. The açaí palm (<it>Euterpe oleracea </it>Mart.), which is native to South America, produces a small, black-purple fruit which is edible. The fruit has recently become popular as a functional food due to its antioxidant potential. Although several studies have been conducted in vitro and with animals, little is known about the...

Lichtenstein Alice H, and Matthan Nirupa R, and Yeum Kyung-Jin, and Chen C-Y Oliver, and McKay Diane L, and Blumberg Jeffrey B

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Compared with other common plant foods, walnuts (<it>Juglans regia</it>) are consistently ranked among the highest in antioxidant capacity. In vitro, walnut polyphenols inhibit plasma and LDL oxidation, while in animal models they lower biomarkers of oxidative stress and raise antioxidant capacity. A limited number of human feeding trials indicate that walnuts improve some measures of antioxidant status, but not others.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A 19 wk, randomiz...

Moen Thomas, and Baranski Matthew, and Våge Dag

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Flesh colour and growth related traits in salmonids are both commercially important and of great interest from a physiological and evolutionary perspective. The aim of this study was to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting flesh colour and growth related traits in an F2 population derived from an isolated, landlocked wild population in Norway (Byglands Bleke) and a commercial production population.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>One hundred and twenty-eigh...

Karlsson Daniel, and Sundvall Erik, and Klein Gunnar O, and Chen Rong, and Åhlfeldt Hans

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Exchange of Electronic Health Record (EHR) data between systems from different suppliers is a major challenge. EHR communication based on archetype methodology has been developed by openEHR and CEN/ISO. The experience of using archetypes in deployed EHR systems is quite limited today. Currently deployed EHR systems with large user bases have their own proprietary way of representing clinical content using various models. This study was designed to investigate...

Leander Brian S, and Esson Heather J, and Chantangsi Chitchai

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Comparative morphological studies and environmental sequencing surveys indicate that marine benthic environments contain a diverse assortment of microorganisms that are just beginning to be explored and characterized. The most conspicuous predatory flagellates in these habitats range from about 20–150 μm in size and fall into three major groups of eukaryotes that are very distantly related to one another: dinoflagellates, euglenids and cercozoans. The Cercozo...