Isaycheva Elena, and Lenar Fattakhov, and Renat Abdulkerimov

Today many of the old fields are already depleted. Replenishment of the category of oil and gas reserves from the category of prospective resources is mainly due to the revision of the state above or downstream layers in the already developed horizon, rather than by opening entirely new deposits. Current methods of allocation of complex collectors both according to the data of geological and technological researches, and on results of commercial and geophysical researches are actual. In this pap...

Jeyanthi Suppiah, and Shie-Yien Chan, and Min-Wern Ng, and Yam-Sim Khaw, and Siew-Mooi Ching, and Lailatul Akmar Mat-Nor, and Naematul Ain Ahmad-Najimudin, and Hui-Yee Chee

Abstract Background Dengue and leptospirosis infections are currently two major endemics in Malaysia. Owing to the overlapping clinical symptoms between both the diseases, frequent misdiagnosis and confusion of treatment occurs. As a solution, the present work initiated a pilot study to investigate the incidence related to co-infection of leptospirosis among dengue patients. This enables the identification of more parameters to predict the occurrence of co-infection. Method Two hundred sixty eig...

Priscila Goncalves, and Emma L. Thompson, and David A. Raftos

Abstract Background This study characterises the molecular processes altered by both elevated CO2 and increasing temperature in oysters. Differences in resilience of marine organisms against the environmental stressors associated with climate change will have significant implications for the sustainability of coastal ecosystems worldwide. Some evidence suggests that climate change resilience can differ between populations within a species. B2 oysters represent a unique genetic resource because o...

Stefanie M. Shiels, and Anne D. Talley, and Madison A. P. McGough, and Katarzyna J. Zienkiewicz, and Kerem Kalpakci, and Daniel Shimko, and Scott A. Guelcher, and Joseph C. Wenke

Abstract Background The challenging biological and mechanical environment of posterolateral fusion (PLF) requires a carrier that spans the transverse processes and resists the compressive forces of the posterior musculature. The less traumatic posterolateral approach enabled by minimally invasive surgical techniques has prompted investigations into alternative rhBMP-2 carriers that are injectable, settable, and compression-resistant. In this pilot study, we investigated injectable low-viscosity ...

Daiki Tsurushima, and Kiyotaka Sakaida, and Noriyasu Honma

Abstract The coastal areas of the Sea of Japan are a well-known hotspot of winter lightning activity. This study distinguishes between three common types of winter lightning in that region (types A–C), based on their frequency distributions and the meteorological conditions under which they occur. Type A lightning occurs with high frequency in the Tohoku district. It is mainly caused by cold fronts that accompany cyclones passing north of the Japanese islands. Type B, which occurs most frequentl...

Dawn P. Gill, and Wendy Blunt, and Ashleigh De Cruz, and Brendan Riggin, and Kate Hunt, and Guangyong Zou, and Shannon Sibbald, and Karen Danylchuk, and Merrick Zwarenstein, and Cindy M. Gray, and Sally Wyke, and Christopher Bunn, and Robert J. Petrella

Abstract Background Effective approaches that engage men in weight loss and lifestyle change are important because of worldwide increases, including in Canada, in obesity and chronic diseases. Football Fans in Training (FFIT), developed in Scotland, successfully tackled these problems by engaging overweight/obese male football fans in sustained weight loss and positive health behaviours, through program deliveries at professional football stadia. Methods Aims: 1) Adapt FFIT to hockey within the ...

Domenico D'Alelio

The functioning of natural communities is the cumulative outcome of multifaceted and intersecting ecological and evolutionary processes occurring at species level. Species are not stable entities but evolve in consequence of contingent factors including the relationships they establish with the environment and other co-occurring species. Studying ecosystems with an eco-evo approach, i.e., by explicitly considering species evolution and interactions, is thus an essential step to envisioning their...

Francesca Alvisi, and Domenico D'Alelio

Water issues represent an increasing societal challenge, since the 70% of Planet Earth is covered by water. The intensive use of the hydrosphere is changing the structure and functions of aquatic ecosystems and their ability to produce goods and services that are useful to humans. It is therefore necessary that the scientific community makes citizens aware of the results of scientific research on these issues and informs them about the need to intensify the study of the mechanisms that underlie...

F. Arico, and H. Gillespie, and S. Lancaster, and N. Ward, and A. Ylonen

‘Learning gain’ has become an increasingly prominent concept in debates about the effectiveness of higher education across OECD countries. In England, interest has been heightened by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)’s major research initiative on learning gain, launched in 2015, and by the new Teaching Excellence Framework which assesses learning and teaching and student outcomes. HEFCE’s novel research initiative has funded a set of experimental projects across the Engli...

Violeta Grublienė

The article analyses problems of cluster’s formation in Lithuania. The reasons why clusters in Lithuania are evolving slowly are described in this article. Also cluster’s development process in a logical sequence is submitted. The article accented that the Lithuanian cluster’s policy principles should assess the specific Lithuanian conditions, the positive foreign experience and strategic objectives of competitiveness.Lithuanian status of fisheries sector is estimated. Also the main problems in...

R.A. Rezk, and A.H. Galmed, and M. Abdelkreem, and N.A. Abdel Ghany, and M.A. Harith

Natural fish bones, that are known to have unique adsorption capacity, have been used in the present work for removal of heavy metals, copper, and cobalt, from wastewater. It has been found that sorption process depends on the initial metal concentration and on the contact time. Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) as a spectrochemical analytical technique was used for qualitative and quantitative analysis of the water samples. X-ray Fluorescence (XRF), as another spectrochemical analytic...

Sergey A. Piontkovski, and Bastien Y. Queste

Abstract Historical data from oceanographic expeditions and remotely sensed data on outgoing longwave radiation, temperature, wind speed and ocean color in the western Arabian Sea (1950–2010) were used to investigate decadal trends in the physical and biochemical properties of the upper 300 m. 72 % of the 29,043 vertical profiles retrieved originated from USA and UK expeditions. Increasing outgoing longwave radiation, surface air temperatures and sea surface temperature were identified on decada...

Deng Gary E, and Feinstein Marc B, and Vickers Andrew J, and Cassileth Barrie R

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Dyspnea, or shortness of breath, is a common symptom in patients with advanced cancer. Pharmacologic management is of proven benefit, but it does not help all patients. Preliminary data suggest that acupuncture can relieve dyspnea in a variety of populations, including cancer patients. We conducted a pilot study (ISRCTN89462491) preparatory to a fully powered randomized, placebo-controlled trial to determine whether acupuncture reduces dyspnea in patients wit...

Krabben Thijs, and Prange Gerdienke B, and Molier Birgit I, and Stienen Arno HA, and Jannink Michiel JA, and Buurke Jaap H, and Rietman Johan S

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The majority of stroke patients have to cope with impaired arm function. Gravity compensation of the arm instantaneously affects abnormal synergistic movement patterns. The goal of the present study is to examine whether gravity compensated training improves unsupported arm function.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Seven chronic stroke patients received 18 half-hour sessions of gravity compensated reach training, in a period of six weeks. During training a motivating c...

Stevens Mark I, and Clarke Andrew C, and Stölting Kai N, and Hicks Brendan J, and Michel Christian, and Tana Ray, and Meyer Axel, and van den Heuvel Michael R

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Many postglacial lakes contain fish species with distinct ecomorphs. Similar evolutionary scenarios might be acting on evolutionarily young fish communities in lakes of remote islands. One process that drives diversification in island freshwater fish species is the colonization of depauperate freshwater environments by diadromous (migratory) taxa, which secondarily lose their migratory behaviour. The loss of migration limits dispersal and gene flow between di...

Akhtar Tasleem, and Hyder Adnan A, and Razzak Junaid A, and Khan Mubashir, and Khan Uzma R

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Emergency Medical Care is an important component of health care system. Unfortunately it is however, ignored in many low income countries. We assessed the availability and quality of facility-based emergency medical care in the government health care system at district level in a low income country – Pakistan.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We did a quantitative pilot study of a convenience sample of 22 rural and 20 urban health facilities in 2 districts – Faisalabad ...

Marzola Enrica, and Rocca Giuseppe, and Amianto Federico, and Buzzichelli Sara, and Abbate-Daga Giovanni, and McClintock Shawn M, and Fassino Secondo

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>This paper aimed to investigate cognitive rigidity and decision making impairments in patients diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa Restrictive type (AN-R), assessing also verbal components.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Thirty patients with AN-R were compared with thirty age-matched healthy controls (HC). All participants completed a comprehensive neuropsychological battery comprised of the Trail Making Test, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, Hayling Sentence Completion Task,...

K. Takhelmayum, and S. Gupta

A study was made on the temporal fluctuations of distribution of aquatic insects around Phumdi Live (PL), Phumdi Mixed (PM) and Phumdi Dry (PD) areas of Loktak Lake. Phumdis are a heterogeneous mass of soil, vegetation and organic matter. The study revealed the presence of predators, and the absence of herbivores and detritivores in both PL and PM, the PD area was totally devoid of insects. Although both the habitats supported the same predator groups hemiptera and odonata, diversity and den...

Sefti Heza Dwinanti, and , Tanbiyaskur

<p class="NoParagraphStyle" align="center"><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p><p class="NoParagraphStyle" align="center"> </p><p class="Pa2">The objective of this research was to produce an alternative media for aquatic bacteria using fish broth as pepton source and commercial consumption agar as material. This experiment consisted of six treatments; four treatments used fish broth with doses 200 g/L; 400 g/L; 600 g/L and 800 g/L; two treatments as controls which were commercial agar as negative contr...

Johanna eSilber, and Birgit eOhlendorf, and Antje eLabes, and Arlette eWenzel-Storjohann, and Christian eNäther, and Johannes F. Imhoff

The isolation and structure elucidation of malettinins A–C (1–3) along with the new malettinin E (4) are described. The compounds were produced by the fungus Cladosporium sp. strain KF501, which was isolated from the German Wadden Sea. The malettinins are built up of tropolone/dihydropyran ring structures linked to a furan ring. The structure elucidation of the isolated compounds was achieved by means of one- and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy supported by mass and UV data. The relative config...

Alberto García, and Dolores Cortés, and Teodoro Ramírez, and Rafika Fehri-Bedoui, and Francisco Alemany, and José M. Rodríguez, and Ángel Carpena, and Juan P. Álvarez

The waters surrounding the Balearic archipelago are considered to be prime spawning habitats of the bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) and other tuna species such as albacore (T. alalunga) in the Mediterranean. During the 2003 bluefin and albacore spawning season, a tuna larval survey (TUNIBAL 0703) was carried out to assess the distribution of bluefin larvae in relation to hydrographic mesoscale features. Tuna larvae were collected by means of surface plankton tows with a bongo gear with a quadrang...

A. ULMAN, and S. BEKISOGLU, and M.A ZENGIN, and S. KNUDSEN, and V. UNAL, and C. MATHEWS, and S. HARPER, and D. ZELLER, and D. PAULY

Turkey’s marine fisheries catches were estimated for the 1950-2010 time period using a reconstruction approach, which estimated all fisheries removals, including unreported landings, recreational landings and discards.  We added these estimates to the ‘official’ data, as reported in TURKSTAT, which are also available from the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).  The total reconstructed catch for the 1950-2010 time period (inclusive of the reported data) is approximately 32 m...

R. L. Modini, and Z. D. Ristovski, and G. R. Johnson, and C. He, and N. Surawski, and L. Morawska, and T. Suni, and M. Kulmala

A month-long intensive measurement campaign was conducted in March/April 2007 at Agnes Water, a remote coastal site just south of the Great Barrier Reef on the east coast of Australia. Particle and ion size distributions were continuously measured during the campaign. Coastal nucleation events were observed in clean, marine air masses coming from the south-east on 65% of the days. The events usually began at ~10:00 local time and lasted for 1–4 h. They were characterised by the appearance of a n...

M Pirsaheb, and K Sharafi, and A. Dargahi, and E Azizi, and T Khosravi, and M Ghayebzadeh

Nowadays, the entrance of heavy metals in the aquatic environment is an important and also a global environmental concern due to the indiscriminate discharging of various industrial wastewaters, which cause accumulation of heavy metals in body of aquatic animals including fishes. The present study aimed to evaluate the amount of Chromium and Vanadium in muscle tissue of Chondrostoma regium and Cyprinion macrostomum fish in Kermanshah Gharasou River in 2013. For sampling eight different places we...

Hester M Den Ruijter, and Arie O Verkerk, and Ruben Coronel

Increased consumption of fatty fish, rich in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (3-PUFAs) reduces the severity and number of arrhythmias. Long term 3-PUFA-intake modulates the activity of several cardiac ion channels leading to cardiac action potential shortening. Circulating 3-PUFAs in the bloodstream and incorporated 3-PUFAs in the cardiac membrane have a different mechanism to shorten the action potential. It is, however, unknown whether circulating 3-PUFAs in the bloodstream enhance or...

Stephen M Techtmann, and Stephen M Techtmann, and Kathleen S Fitzgerald, and Kathleen S Fitzgerald, and Savannah C Stelling, and Savannah C Stelling, and Dominique C Joyner, and Sagar M Uttukar, and Sagar M Uttukar, and Austin P Harris, and Austin P Harris, and Noor K Alshibli, and Noor K Alshibli, and Steven D. Brown, and Steven D. Brown, and Terry C Hazen, and Terry C Hazen, and Terry C Hazen, and Terry C Hazen, and Terry C Hazen

Many studies have shown that microbes, which share nearly identical 16S rRNA genes, can have highly divergent genomes. Microbes from distinct parts of the ocean also exhibit biogeographic patterning. Here we seek to better understand how certain microbes from the same species have adapted for growth under local conditions. The phenotypic and genomic heterogeneity of three strains of Colwellia psychrerythraea was investigated in order to understand adaptions to local environments. Colwellia ar...

Jose C.E. Mendoza, and Peter K.L. Ng

Harryplax severus, a new genus and species of coral rubble-dwelling pseudozioid crab is described from the island of Guam in the western Pacific Ocean. The unusual morphological features of its carapace, thoracic sternum, eyes, antennules, pereopods and gonopods place it in the family Christmaplacidae Naruse &amp;amp; Ng, 2014. A suite of characters on the cephalothorax, pleon and appendages distinguishes H. severus gen. &amp;amp; sp. n. from the previously sole representative ...

Carles de Juan Fuertes

El presente artículo, profundiza en los aspectos técnicos de la arquitectura naval del pecio de la Albufereta de Alicante. Hemos realizado una serie de análisis estadísticos sobre su carpintería que consideramos pueden servir para crear valores de referencia en el estudio de la construcción naval de las embarcaciones relacionadas con el comercio Bético. Hacemos un breve repaso del comercio a cuenta del Imperio y lo interrelacionamos con la nave estudiada.

James E. Paul, and Matthew A. Chong, and Norman Buckley, and Prathiba Harsha, and Harsha Shanthanna, and Antonella Tidy, and Diane Buckley, and Anne Clarke, and Christopher Young, and Timothy Wong, and Thuvaraha Vanniyasingam, and Lehana Thabane

Abstract Background Respiratory depression is a serious perioperative complication associated with morbidity and mortality. Recently, technology has become available to wirelessly monitor patients on regular surgical wards with continuous pulse oximetry and wireless clinician notification with alarms. When a patient’s SpO2 falls below a set threshold, the clinician is notified via a pager and may intervene earlier to prevent further clinical deterioration. To date, the technology has not been ev...

Guilherme Fraga Dutra, and Eduardo Camargo, and Carlos Alberto Pinto dos Santos, and Paula Ceotto

The Abrolhos Region, located between the south of Bahia state and the north of Espírito Santo state, harbours the largest known marine biodiversity in the entire South Atlantic. The two main economic activities in the region are fishing and tourism, both clearly dependent on the environment.  In this context, social, economic, and environmental aspects are non dissociable and together should be the basis for sustainable development policies in the region. This article presents the most important...

Melissa H. Watt, and Mary V. Mosha, and Alyssa C. Platt, and Kathleen J. Sikkema, and Sarah M. Wilson, and Elizabeth L. Turner, and Gileard G. Masenga

Abstract Background Obstetric fistula has severe psychological consequences, but no evidence-based interventions exist to improve mental health in this population. This pilot trial evaluated a psychological intervention for women receiving surgical care for obstetric fistula. Methods A parallel two-armed pilot RCT was conducted between 2014 and 2016. The intervention was six individual sessions, based on psychological theory and delivered by a nurse facilitator. The study was conducted at a tert...

M. F. Blasi, and L. Tomassini, and M. Gelippi, and G. Careddu, and G. Insacco, and N. V. C. Polunin

Stable isotope analysis is a useful tool for studying the ecology of marine consumers, as carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotope ratios may reflect individuals’ patterns of diet and habitat use. Knowledge of foraging strategies has significant implications for the conservation of endangered loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758). In this study, δ13C and δ15N isotope data were used to assess resource use patterns of the Mediterranean loggerhead turtles (Aeolian Archipelago, Southe...

F. Betti, and M. Bo, and S. Bava, and M. Faimali, and G. Bavestrello

An exceptional assemblage of the sea fan Leptogorgia sarmentosa (Anthozoa: Gorgoniidae) was observed inside the Genoa harbour, which represents one of the major Mediterranean ports. The studied assemblage is confined in a shaded portion of a floating dock thriving in extremely shallow water, with specimens even touching the sea surface. It represents the shallowest population of this species and of this genus known worldwide. A total of 188 specimens were observed and measured: the maximum densi...

Frank H. Gleason, and Geoffrey M Gadd, and John I Pitt, and Anthony W. D Larkum

Endolithic true fungi and fungus-like microorganisms penetrate calcareous substrates formed by living organisms, cause significant bioerosion and are involved in diseases of many host animals in marine ecosystems. A theoretical interactive model for the ecology of reef-building corals is proposed in this review. This model includes five principle partners that exist in a dynamic equilibrium: polyps of a colonial coelenterate, endosymbiotic zooxanthellae, endolithic algae (that penetrate coral sk...

Rocco Tiberti

In order to mitigate the ecological impact of alien species there is a need to control or eradicate those species that are causing a loss of biodiversity. However, such conservation actions can lack public support. In their editorial to The European Zoological Journal (Vol. 85, pp. 227–228), Fenoglio and co-authors observe that public opinion is little concerned about fish welfare and, therefore, is less likely to oppose alien fish than alien bird and mammal eradications. Alien fish management i...

A. Padiglia, and B. Cadeddu, and F. D. Ledda, and M. Bertolino, and G. Costa, and R. Pronzato, and R. Manconi

This paper focuses on a faunistic inventory and the biogeographic pattern of Sardinian Porifera in a scarcely investigated Italian sea belonging to the Eastern Algero-Provençal Basin. The composition and structure of sponge fauna were studied in two priority habitats in two Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) of the North-Western Sardinian Sea. Shallow-water surveys investigated Posidonia oceanica meadows at five sites in the Asinara Island MPA and three karstic submerged caves in the Capo Caccia–Isol...

Ghodsi Mohammad, and Ardebili Hassan, and Mohammad Kazem, and Eftekhar Behzad, and Ketabchi Ebrahim

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In recent years, outcome prediction models using artificial neural network and multivariable logistic regression analysis have been developed in many areas of health care research. Both these methods have advantages and disadvantages. In this study we have compared the performance of artificial neural network and multivariable logistic regression models, in prediction of outcomes in head trauma and studied the reproducibility of the findings.</p> <p>Methods</...

Kim Yoon-Bum, and Kim Kyu

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In consideration of patients seeking to use traditional Chinese medicine, an evidence-based potentiality for safe and effective use of herbal medicine and acupuncture in treatment of acne vulgaris has been suggested. However, despite common use of a combination of herbal medicine and acupuncture in clinical practice, the current level of evidence is insufficient to draw a conclusion for an interaction and efficacy of herbal medicine and acupuncture. Therefore...

Shen Tong, and Xu Shixia, and Wang Xiaohong, and Yu Wenhua, and Zhou Kaiya, and Yang Guang

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) are a group of adapted marine mammals with an enigmatic history of transition from terrestrial to full aquatic habitat and rapid radiation in waters around the world. Throughout this evolution, the pathogen stress-response proteins must have faced challenges from the dramatic change of environmental pathogens in the completely different ecological niches cetaceans occupied. For this reason, cetaceans could be one of ...

John A. Theodorou, and Costas Perdikaris, and Barbara Venou

Abstract The use of broodstock of different origin as a method to improve fry production performance and consequently to minimize deformities was examined at industrial scale in a commercial gilthead sea bream hatchery. The outcome of fry production from three different broodstock groups (BA: broodfish (Mediterranean) with multiannual hatchery presence, BB: selected offspring originating from the BA group, and BC: broodfish of Atlantic origin) was investigated in the same rearing conditions and ...

O'Reilly Terrence, and Malila Aggrey, and Metta Emmy, and Causer Louise, and Williams Holly, and Abdulla Salim, and Kachur S Patrick, and Bloland Peter B

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) may assist in diagnosis, improve prescribing practices and reduce potential drug resistance development. Without understanding operational issues or acceptance and usage by providers and patients, the costs of these tests may not be justified.</p> <p>Objectives</p> <p>To evaluate the impact of RDTs on prescribing behaviours, assess prescribers' and patients' perceptions, and identify operational issues during implementati...

Bence Bolgár, and Péter Antal

Abstract Background Computational fusion approaches to drug-target interaction (DTI) prediction, capable of utilizing multiple sources of background knowledge, were reported to achieve superior predictive performance in multiple studies. Other studies showed that specificities of the DTI task, such as weighting the observations and focusing the side information are also vital for reaching top performance. Method We present Variational Bayesian Multiple Kernel Logistic Matrix Factorization (VB-MK...

Muddula Krishna Naranji, and Velamala Govinda Rao, and Devara Venu

<p>A single specimen of the Sharptail Mola <em>Masturus lanceolatus </em>(Lienard, 1840) (total length 1.39m) was collected from a commercial trawler operated from Visakhapatnam at a depth range of 150–300 m, east coast of India on 12 April 2016.  It was recorded for the first time in Visakhapatnam.  A detailed description, morphometric and meristic characters of the species are provided in this paper</p><div> </div>

P. Brysiewicz, and P.A. Mclnerney

The aim of this study was to investigate the registered nurses abilities to cope with the death of their clients and to determine if there was any improvement after attending a workshop designed to address this issue.

A. Spolaor, and T. Opel, and J. R. McConnell, and O. J. Maselli, and G. Spreen, and C. Varin, and T. Kirchgeorg, and D. Fritzsche, and A. Saiz-Lopez, and P. Vallelonga

The role of sea ice in the Earth climate system is still under debate, although it is known to influence albedo, ocean circulation, and atmosphere–ocean heat and gas exchange. Here we present a reconstruction of 1950 to 1998 AD sea ice in the Laptev Sea based on the Akademii Nauk ice core (Severnaya Zemlya, Russian Arctic). The chemistry of halogens bromine (Br) and iodine (I) is strongly active and influenced by sea ice dynamics, in terms of physical, chemical and biological process. Bromine re...

Peng-fei Liu, and Yishuai Du, and Lingjie Meng, and Xian Li, and Dong Yang, and Ying Liu

Abstract Aeromonas salmonicida (A. salmonicida) is a pathogenic bacterium that causes furunculosis and poses a significant global risk, particularly in economic activities such as Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) farming. In a previous study, we identified proteins that are significantly upregulated in kidneys of Atlantic salmon challenged with A. salmonicida. Phosphoproteomic analyses were conducted to further clarify the dynamic changes in protein phosphorylation patterns triggered by bacterial i...

John Fredrik Strøm, and Eva Bonsak Thorstad, and Richard David Hedger, and Audun Håvard Rikardsen

Abstract Background Knowledge of the complete horizontal migration and vertical movements of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) during the marine phase is important for understanding the link between individual processes and population recruitment. We studied the detailed migration behaviour of six post-spawned adult Atlantic salmon from a North Norwegian river, during the entire ocean migration, by using high-resolution light-based geolocation archival tags. Results The fish performed long-distan...

Xiaoguang Ouyang, and Shing Yip Lee, and Rod M. Connolly, and Martin J. Kainz

Abstract Coastal wetlands are increasingly recognised for their pivotal role in mitigating the growing threats from cyclones (including hurricanes) in a changing climate. There is, however, insufficient information about the economic value of coastal wetlands for cyclone mitigation, particularly at regional scales. Analysis of data from 1990–2012 shows that the variation of cyclone frequencies is related to EI Niño strength in the Pacific Ocean adjacent to Australia, but not China. Among the cyc...

James G. Black, and Jonathan S. Stark, and Glenn J. Johnstone, and Andrew McMinn, and Philip Boyd, and John McKinlay, and Simon Wootherspoon, and John W. Runcie

Abstract Ocean acidification (OA) is predicted to alter benthic marine community structure and function, however, there is a paucity of field experiments in benthic soft sediment communities and ecosystems. Benthic diatoms are important components of Antarctic coastal ecosystems, however very little is known of how they will respond to ocean acidification. Ocean acidification conditions were maintained by incremental computer controlled addition of high fCO2 seawater representing OA conditions p...

Wayne G Paprosky, and John Vincent, and Jennifer R Sostak, and Jeffrey M Muir

Revision total hip arthroplasty is a costly procedure accounting for approximately 14% of all hip arthroplasties. Compounding the cost considerations is the potential for serious injury to the patient when removing existing components. Such injury can result in not only increased morbidity but also dramatically increased costs. The use of computer-assisted navigation in revision total hip arthroplasty, while relatively uncommon, offers surgeons the ability to measure component position and orien...