Janete Dubiaski-Silva, and Setuko Masunari

<abstract language="eng">A study of correlation between the total body length and the somites length was carried out in a population of Hyale media (Dana, 1857), in order to know which somite or group of somites has the highest correlation index with the total body length. As the sum of the length of the first to fourth pereonites showed the highest linear correlation index (Y=0.0764+0.2736X; r=0.9723), this meristic parameter was chosen to describe the population structure of the species. The f...

H. Timonen, and J. L. Ambrose, and D. A. Jaffe

Mercury (Hg) is a neurotoxin that bioaccumulates in the food chain. Mercury is emitted to the atmosphere primarily in its elemental form, which has a long lifetime allowing global transport. It is known that atmospheric oxidation of gaseous elemental mercury (GEM) generates reactive gaseous mercury (RGM) which plays an important role in the atmospheric mercury cycle by enhancing the rate of mercury deposition to ecosystems. However, the primary GEM oxidants, and the chemical composition of RGM a...

GUO Ruyi

ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of a 36-month telbivudine (LdT) treatment regimen in patients with hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and to explore the predictive factors of LdT-induced HBeAg seroconversion using logistic regression analysis. MethodsA total of 58 HBeAg-positive CHB patients treated with LdT continuously for 36 months were analyzed to determine any potential correlations between sex, age, baseline levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), HBV DNA ...

Sushma Rai, and Anjana Hulse, and Prasanna Kumar

Background: Insulin administration and self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) are pillars in the management of diabetes in children. Introduction of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) has made it possible to understand the glycemic profiles which are not picked up by SMBG. Recent advent of flash glucose monitoring with inbuilt software to obtain ambulatory glucose profile (AGP) has emerged as a novel method to study glycemic patterns in adults with Type I diabetes. However, the use of AGP in c...

Francesco Santilli, and Marco Bagliacca

<strong>Abstract</strong><br /> The European wild rabbit (<em>Oryctolagus cuniculus</em>) has been recurrently introduced into Italy since the Roman times. Some populations occur along sandy coastal dunes (Central Italy). There is no information about the ecology and habitat preferences of wild rabbits in this particular ecosystem. During May and June 2009, we assessed the distribution of wild rabbits in a 120 ha protected area (province of Livorno, Tuscany), by faecal pellet counts in 170 circu...

Maria Fernanda L. dos Santos, and Ana Maria S. Pires-Vanin, and Pablo Muniz

Margotti ML, and Castagna A, and Rinaldi S, and Fontani V

Vania Fontani1, Salvatore Rinaldi1, Alessandro Castagna1, Matteo Lotti Margotti21Department of Neuro Psycho Physio Pathology, Rinaldi Fontani Institute, Florence, Italy; 2Department of Information Technology and Statistical Analysis, Rinaldi Fontani Institute, Florence, ItalyPurpose: In the elderly population, problems with walking and balance are very common. These problems seriously affect the quality of life of the elderly. When gait and balance problems are caused by neurological disease, th...

Yara Dadalti Fragoso, and Ana Patricia Perez Fiore

OBJETIVE: to register multiple sclerosis (MS) patients residing in the coastal region of the State of São Paulo (CEREM Litoral Paulista). METHOD: Individual interviews with identified cases of MS. RESULTS: 81 individuals with diagnosis of MS agreed to come for registration (62 females [76.5%], 19 males [23.5%]). 65% of all patients were residents of the city of Santos. The mean age of these patients was 43 years (14 to 74 years), and the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) was < 5.5 in 76.5%...

G. Bohrmann, and H. Sahling, and O. Zielinski, and K. Thomanek

Photo-optical systems are common in marine sciences and have been extensively used in coastal and deep-sea research. However, due to technical limitations in the past photo images had to be processed manually or semi-automatically. Recent advances in technology have rapidly improved image recording, storage and processing capabilities which are used in a new concept of automated in situ gas quantification by photo-optical detection. The design for an in situ high-speed image acquisition and auto...

Waldo Aránguiz Thompson

Y.-C. Chen, and L. Xue, and Z. J. Lebo, and H. Wang, and R. M. Rasmussen, and J. H. Seinfeld

Three-dimensional large-eddy simulations (LES) with detailed bin-resolved microphysics are performed to explore the diurnal variation of marine stratocumulus (MSc) clouds under clean and polluted conditions. The sensitivity of the aerosol-cloud-precipitation interactions to variation of sea surface temperature, free tropospheric humidity, large-scale divergence rate, and wind speed is assessed. The comprehensive set of simulations corroborates previous studies that (1) with moderate/heavy drizzl...

Syma Alexi Ebbin

Abstract Background In Connecticut, the subsistence harvest of coastal and marine resources, with the explicit goal of consuming what is collected or caught, is counted and regulated as recreational fishing. Little information exists regarding the harvest and use of these resources. It is not known how the catch is distributed, processed, how much is consumed or by whom. This research was conducted as a service learning opportunity for students in an undergraduate course on Marine Fisheries Econ...

Christian J. Versloot, and Wieger Voskuijl, and Sara J. van Vliet, and Meta van den Heuvel, and Jane C. Carter, and Ajib Phiri, and Marko Kerac, and Geert Tom Heikens, and Patrick F. van Rheenen, and Robert H. J. Bandsma

Abstract Background The case fatality rate of severely malnourished children during inpatient treatment is high and mortality is often associated with diarrhea. As intestinal carbohydrate absorption is impaired in severe acute malnutrition (SAM), differences in dietary formulations during nutritional rehabilitation could lead to the development of osmotic diarrhea and subsequently hypovolemia and death. We compared three dietary strategies commonly used during the transition of severely malnouri...

Watts Sarah, and Mackenzie Anna, and Thomas Cherian, and Griskaitis Al, and Mewton Louise, and Williams Alishia, and Andrews Gavin

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>This paper reports the results of a pilot randomized controlled trial comparing the delivery modality (mobile phone/tablet or fixed computer) of a cognitive behavioural therapy intervention for the treatment of depression. The aim was to establish whether a previously validated computerized program (The Sadness Program) remained efficacious when delivered via a mobile application.</p> <p>Method</p> <p>35 participants were recruited with Major Depression (80% ...

Tooming-Klunderud Ave, and Pirolli Davide, and De Rosa Maria Cristina, and Andersen Øivind, and Petersen Petra E, and André Carl

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The two homologous iron-binding lobes of transferrins are thought to have evolved by gene duplication of an ancestral monolobal form, but any conserved synteny between bilobal and monolobal transferrin loci remains unexplored. The important role played by transferrin in the resistance to invading pathogens makes this polymorphic gene a highly valuable candidate for studying adaptive divergence among local populations.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The Atlantic cod ge...

Omori Takafumi, and Kamiya Yoshio, and Tahara Tomomitsu, and Shibata Tomoyuki, and Nakamura Masakatsu, and Yonemura Joh, and Okubo Masaaki, and Yoshioka Daisuke, and Ishizuka Takamitsu, and Maruyama Naoko, and Kamano Toshiaki, and Fujita Hiroshi, and Nakagawa Yoshihito, and Nagasaka Mitsuo, and Iwata Masami, and Arisawa Tomiyasu, and Hirata Ichiro

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Several study showed usefulness of microscopic capillaries, seen by magnifying narrow band imaging (NBI) endoscopy for predicting histopathology among superficial depressed or flat elevated gastric neoplasia (GN). Here we assessed the diagnostic efficacy of magnifying NBI for predicting histopathology among gastric protruding/or polypoid lesions.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Using endoscopic pictures of magnifying NBI from 95 protruding/or polypoid lesions (19 fundi...

Crews Douglas E, and Harada Hajime, and Aoyagi Kiyoshi, and Maeda Takahiro, and Alfarano Alexandria, and Sone Yoshiaki, and Kusano Yosuke

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Between July and September 2005, a preliminary sampling of the elderly population of Hizen-Oshima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan was conducted by the local hospital’s nursing staff.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Reported here are preliminary results from this sample of 27 individuals with an average age of 71 years. Their ages ranged from 51 to 82 years, with a standard deviation (sd) of 7.4 years. In total, 33 aspects of physical and physiological variation were...

Bárbara Becker, and Bárbara de Oliveira Sanches Galhardo, and Diego Rodrigues Macedo, and Robert M. Hughes, and Marcos Callisto, and Gilmar B. Santos

Reservoirs can have both positive and negative effects on differing fish species depending on the species concerned and reservoir morphology, flow regime, and basin location.  We assessed the influence of limnological zones on the ichthyofauna of three large Neotropical reservoirs in two different river basins. We sampled fish through use of gill nets set at 40 systematically selected sites on each reservoir. We used satellite images, algae, and suspended solids concentrations to classify those ...

Cristiana DE LEONARDIS, and Rossana D'ADDABBO, and Maria GALLO, and Susanna DE ZIO GRIMALDI, and Roberto SANDULLI

An investigation on the taxonomy and ecology of marine tardigrades was carried out in different intertidal and subtidal sites along the coasts of Sardinia (Italy). Particle size analysis of sediments revealed medium or medium-fine intertidal sands and coarse subtidal sands, the latter mainly formed by coralligenous debris. The systematic study was particularly relevant, leading to the identification of 25 species, of which 9 are new records for Sardinia, and 2 are new to science. With these new ...

Sokolova N., and Morrison A., and Haakonsen T. A.

Recent advancement of land-based mobile mapping enables rapid and cost-effective collection of highquality road related spatial information. Mobile Mapping Systems (MMS) can provide spatial information with subdecimeter accuracy in nominal operation environments. However, performance in challenging environments such as tunnels is not well characterized. The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) manages the country’s public road network and its infrastructure, a large segment of which is r...

J. Saynisch, and C. Irrgang, and M. Thomas, and M. Thomas

<p>Over a decade ago the semidiurnal lunar M2 ocean tide was identified in CHAMP satellite magnetometer data. Since then and especially since the launch of the satellite mission Swarm, electromagnetic tidal observations from satellites are increasingly used to infer electric properties of the upper mantle. In most of these inversions, ocean tidal models are used to generate oceanic tidal electromagnetic signals via electromagnetic induction. The modeled signals are subsequently compared to...

Maria Nord, and Åsa Ranlund, and Lena Gustafsson, and Victor Johansson, and Tomas Pärt, and Pär Forslund

Protected areas are a key component in biodiversity conservation strategies, but evaluations of how effective they are in capturing species diversity is lacking for many ecosystems. We compared different protection types (animal sanctuaries, nature reserves and unprotected areas) using data on species richness and occurrence of coastal breeding bird species in a large archipelago in the Baltic Sea. Data were from extensive inventories based on a grid with 1 × 1 km resolution covering 4646 km2 on...

Benedict E. Singleton

A key question in any environmental dispute is the nature of what is under discussion. 'Cosmopolitics' – political battles over the form of reality – are a feature of many environmental clashes. This article focuses on one such clash: during the summer of 2014, grindadráp – the iconic practice of driving pilot whales for meat – was the big news item in the Faroe Islands. More accurately, a conservation campaign by the controversial group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS), Operation Grinds...

Ravic P. Nijbroek

Coastal communities in Suriname are highly vulnerable to sea level rise and will need to adapt. Global assessments of climate risk and vulnerability, such as IPCC reports, play an important role in the development of local adaptation policies. The aim of this article is to explore global and national discourses on climate change vulnerability and their local expressions in national policies. These discourses are juxtaposed with local understandings of vulnerability and adaptation possibilities. ...

Julie Koppel Maldonado

Environmental changes, such as sea level rise, are forcibly displacing communities around the world. Forced displacement, inadequate governance mechanisms to address relocation and economic-based adaptation and restoration efforts are leading to devastating social, cultural, health, and economic consequences for the people and communities affected. This article focuses on three tribal communities in coastal Louisiana that are experiencing rapid environmental change and risk of displacement due t...

O. E. Kosterin

Results are presented of occasional photographic records of butterflies (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea) made along with studies on the Odonata fauna in 63 localities of four coastal provinces of SW Cambodia (Koh Kong, Preah Sihanouk, Kampot and Kep) in 2010-2018. In total, 151 identified and 15 provisionally identified species are listed; 39 identified species (Troides helena, Graphium agetes, Prioneris philomone, Abisara echerias, Arhopala abseus, A. aedias, A. aida, A. alitaeus, A. atosia, A. ava...

Homa Hamayeli, and Mehdi Hassanshahian, and Majid Askari Hesni

Abstract Sea anemones produce many biologically active compounds including neurotoxins, pore-forming toxins, phospholipases and proteinase inhibitors. The Persian Gulf is an unexplored environment and maybe a rich source of marine natural products. The aim of this study is screening and identification of bioactive metabolites from Stichodactyla haddoni (Haddon’s sea anemone) collected at the Persian Gulf. The crude extract of the sea anemone (tentacle, disc and total body) was obtained by methan...

Hong Sok Oh, and Seon Hong Kang, and SookHyun Nam, and Eun-Ju Kim, and Tae-Mun Hwang

The purpose of this study is to simulate the Cyclonic-DAF tanks using CFD techniques for the optimal design. CFD simulations were performed on two different Cyclonic-DAF reactor shapes either having or not having a cone shaped settled sludge removal unit in the bottom area of the inlet in the Cyclonic-DAF reaction tank. An average flow of less than 10% within the Cyclonic-DAF was rarely found in both shapes while areas of less than 20% were only slightly found near the central concentrate waste ...

Nicholas Bachand, and André Ravel, and Patrick Leighton, and Craig Stephen, and Momar Ndao, and Ellen Avard, and Emily Jenkins

Abstract Background Toxoplasma gondii, a zoonotic protozoan parasite, infects mammals and birds worldwide. Infection in humans is often asymptomatic, though illnesses can occur in immunocompromised hosts and the fetuses of susceptible women infected during pregnancy. In Nunavik, Canada, 60% of the Inuit population has measurable antibodies against T. gondii. Handling and consumption of wildlife have been identified as risk factors for exposure. Serological evidence of exposure has been reported ...

Kim SS, and Darwish S, and Lee SA, and Sprague C, and DeMarco RF

Sun S Kim,1 Sabreen Darwish,1 Sang A Lee,1 Courtenay Sprague,1&ndash;3 Rosanna F DeMarco1 1Department of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, USA; 2Department of Conflict Resolution, Global Governance and Human Security, John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies, Boston, MA, USA; 3Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johann...

Md Mostafizur Rahman, and Hyon-Sob Han, and Kang-Woong Kim, and Kyoung-Duck Kim, and Bong-Joo Lee, and Sang-Min Lee

Abstract Apparent digestibility coefficients (ADCs) of dry matter, crude protein, crude lipid, energy, essential amino acids, and fatty acids in extruded pellets containing various fish meals were determined for olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus). Eight extruded pellet diets were prepared to contain different fish meals (herring fish meal, anchovy fish meal, mackerel fish meal, sardine fish meal-A, sardine fish meal-B, tuna fish meal, pollock fish meal-A, and pollock fish meal-B) designated...

Yohan Choi, and Abdolreza Hosseindoust, and Akshat Goel, and Suhyup Lee, and Pawan Kumar Jha, and Ill Kyong Kwon, and Byung-Jo Chae

Objective In the present study, role of increasing levels of Ecklonia cava (seaweed) supplementation in diets was investigated on growth performance, coefficient of total tract apparent digestibility (CTTAD) of nutrients, serum immunoglobulins, cecal microflora and intestinal morphology of weanling pigs. Methods A total of 200 weaned pigs (Landrace×Yorkshire×Duroc; initial body weight 7.08±0.15 kg) were randomly allotted to 4 treatments on the basis of body weight. There were 5 replicate pens in...

Stall Bronwyn R, and Godette Denise J, and Crouse Nancy, and Smith Sharon, and Ullman Karen, and Miller Robert W, and Ning Holly, and Citrin Deborah E, and Susil Robert C, and Guion Peter, and Singh Anurag K, and Coleman C Norman, and Camphausen Kevin, and Ménard Cynthia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Purpose</p> <p>To report early observation of transient PSA elevations on this pilot study of external beam radiation therapy and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guided high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy boost.</p> <p>Materials and methods</p> <p>Eleven patients with intermediate-risk and high-risk localized prostate cancer received MRI guided HDR brachytherapy (10.5 Gy each fraction) before and after a course of external beam radiotherapy (46 Gy). Two patients continued on h...

Alison G. M. Brown, and Linda B. Hudson, and Kenneth Chui, and Nesly Metayer, and Namibia Lebron-Torres, and Rebecca A. Seguin, and Sara C. Folta

Abstract Background Despite increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and related conditions, evaluations of health interventions indicate that Black/African American women are less likely to benefit than their white counterparts and are not as likely to engage in behaviors that reduce CVD risk. The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility and effectiveness of civic engagement as an intervention strategy to address heart health in Black/African American women. Methods Using a quas...

K. Schneider-Zapp, and M. E. Salter, and P. J. Mann, and R. C. Upstill-Goddard

The sea surface microlayer (SML) is an important biogeochemical system whose physico-chemical analysis often necessitates some degree of sample storage. However, many SML components degrade with time so the development of optimal storage protocols is paramount. We here briefly review some commonly used treatment and storage protocols. Using freshwater and saline SML samples from a river estuary, we investigated temporal changes in surfactant activity (SA) and the absorbance and fluorescence of c...

María Isabel Yeannes, and Irene Mabel Ameztoy, and Elida Elvia Ramirez, and Mónica María Felix

Halotolerant or halophilic (Archaeabacteria) microorganisms can be found in salted and ripening fish products that are not affected by salt. They can be moderate or extremely halophilic bacteria. The extremely halophilic bacteria require between 15-30% of NaCl for growth. The extremely halophilic archaeobacteria may be selectively isolated in different media. The aim of this work was to determine the effectiveness of the Salt-Agar-Milk medium, a medium modified in our laboratory through the addi...

María Catalina Reyes-Nivia, and Jaime Garzón-Ferreira, and Alberto Rodríguez-Ramírez

Para estudiar uno de los agentes biológicos implicados en la mortalidad coralina en dos bahías del Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona (Caribe colombiano),se evaluó la depredación de coral vivo por peces mediante censos visuales y se determinó la incidencia de depredación en dos ambientes arrecifales (uno dominado por Colpophyllia natans y otro por Montastraea faveolata )para dos épocas climáticas (lluvia y seca),examinando todas las colonias presentes en bandas permanentes (20 x 2 m).Sparisoma viri...

Jaak Jaagus, and Ülo Suursaar

Variations and trends in storminess (number of storm days), and mean and maximum sea levels were analysed along the Estonian coast during the last century. An increase in storminess was detected at the Vilsandi and Sõrve stations, although inhomogeneities in the wind data make the trends less reliable. Mean sea level trends depend on the post-glacial isostatic land uplift, which is different in different parts of Estonia. After eliminating the influence of the uplift, the estimated sea level ris...

Lilian Casatti, and Fabrício Barreto Teresa

AIM: In this study, we evaluated the ability of the Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI), based on fish fauna, to discriminate between reference streams and degraded streams at a mesohabitat scale. METHODS: We sampled the ichthyofauna of 96 mesohabitats (runs, riffles and pools) with electrofishing gear in six streams (three reference and three degraded) of comparable volume, width, and depth. Twelve attributes were tested separately for different mesohabitat types. RESULTS: Ten of the metrics tested...

Flávia Braidotti Stevanato, and Maria Eugênia Petenucci, and Makoto Matsushita, and Michele Cristiane Mesomo, and Nilson Evelázio de Souza, and Jeane Eliete Laguila Visentainer, and Vanessa Vivian de Almeida, and Jesui Vergilio Visentainer

As cabeças de tilápias são resíduos do processamento de peixes comumente descartados e não aproveitadas como alimento. Desta forma realizou-se um estudo sobre a composição química e de ácidos graxos na farinha obtida a partir de cabeças de tilápias. Ainda foram realizadas avaliações sensorial (caldo e sopa) e química e de ácidos graxos na sopa elaborada com a farinha. Os objetivos foram avaliar a composição e aceitação dos produtos elaborados com farinha, visando o aproveitamento na alimentação ...

Nader Goodarzi, and Mohammad Mahdi Zangeneh, and Akram Zangeneh

Introduction: &nbsp;Stevia rebaudiana has been recently known as an antioxidant, antiflammatory, and antimicrobial agent. Hepatoprotective and antidiabetic properties of the aqueous extract of S. rebaudiana on diabetic mice has been assessed in the present study. Methods:&nbsp; Diabetes was induced by administration of 60 mg/kg of streptozotocin intraperitoneally in 35 mature male mice and they were randomly divided into 5 groups. The negative and positive control(non-treated- diabetic) groups ...

Lojkásek Bohumír, and Lusk Stanislav

There has been the assessment of current occurrence and situation of non-native fish species in two hydrological regions – the Upper Odra and Morava river basins. The river basin of Upper Odra is situated in the area of River Odra springs featuring mostly minor streams which are not currently accessible for the migration of fishes from the lower river parts and from the Baltic Sea because of the existence of tens of migration barriers in the area of Poland. There has been actually proved the occ...

Gruber Karen N, and Slutsky Karen, and Baumann Brigitte M, and Wang Zhen, and Jean Smith

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although congestive heart failure (CHF) patients typically present with abnormal auscultatory findings on lung examination, respiratory sounds are not normally subjected to additional analysis. The aim of this pilot study was to examine respiratory sound patterns of CHF patients using acoustic-based imaging technology. Lung vibration energy was examined during acute exacerbation and after clinical improvement.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Respiratory sounds througho...

Hallahan Brian P, and Daly Eileen M, and Simmons Andrew, and Moore Caroline J, and Murphy Kieran C, and Murphy Declan D G

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Purpose</p> <p>There is increasing evidence that neurodevelopmental differences in people with Fragile X syndrome (FraX) may be explained by differences in glutamatergic metabolism. Premutation carriers of FraX were originally considered to be unaffected although several recent reports demonstrate neuroanatomical, cognitive, and emotional differences from controls. However there are few studies on brain metabolism in premutation carriers of FraX.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We used ...

Farhan Joman, and Al-Jummaa Sulaiman, and Al-Rajhi Abdulrahman, and Al-Rayes Hassan, and Al-Nasser Abdulaziz

<b>BACKGROUND</b> : Since the medical record is the major source of health information, it is necessary to maintain accurate, comprehensive and properly coded patient data. We reviewed 300 medical records from patients at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, representing four departments (medicine, surgery, pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology). <b> METHODS</b> : The records were audited following the guidelines of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision,...

Md. Abdur Razzak, and Dong Wook Lee, and Yun-Joo Yoo, and Inhwan Hwang

Abstract Chloroplasts evolved from a free-living cyanobacterium acquired by the ancestor of all photosynthetic eukaryotes, including algae and plants, through a single endosymbiotic event. During endosymbiotic conversion, the majority of genes in the endosymbiont were transferred to the host nucleus and many of the proteins encoded by these genes must therefore be transported into the chloroplast after translation in the cytosol. Chloroplast-targeted proteins contain a targeting signal, named th...

Marco Maglione, and Silvia Montella, and Carmine Mollica, and Vincenzo Carnovale, and Paola Iacotucci, and Fabiola De Gregorio, and Antonella Tosco, and Mariarosaria Cervasio, and Valeria Raia, and Francesca Santamaria

Abstract Background Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) and cystic fibrosis (CF) are increasingly compared. There are no chest magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) comparative studies of PCD and CF. We assessed clinical, functional, microbiological and MRI findings in PCD and mild CF patients in order to evaluate different expression of lung disease. Methods Twenty PCD (15.1 years) and 20 CF subjects with mild respiratory impairment (16 years, 70% with pancreatic insufficiency) underwent MRI, spirometr...

Willis Andrew, and Sparks Tim H., and Rodrigues Bernard Felinov, and Harris Phillip John Charles

Plastic pots were inserted beneath seedlings of a shallow-rooted C4 grass species, Ischaemum indicum, with and without a root-impenetrable nylon sachet filled with organic matter (OM) amendment, at seven stations along an interrupted belt transect in which plant community and soil chemistry had been previously surveyed. The transect was perpendicular to mean high-water mark (MH-WM) across a primary coastal dune system in Goa, India, where summer monsoon is the predominant weather feature. The Qu...

Banerjee Goutam, and Ray Arun Kumar

The digestion process in fish is a complex phenomenon and is accomplished with the help of both endogenous and exogenous enzymes. A wide range of enzymes have been reported in fish and their secretion and concentrations highly depend on feeding habits, gut structure and environmental conditions. In this present investigation, we have demonstrated the activity of two endogenous enzymes (protease and amylase) in four economically important air-breathing fish species (Clarias batrachus, Channa punc...

Chalela R, and Gallart L, and Pascual-Guardia S, and Sancho-Muñoz A, and Gea J, and Orozco-Levi M

Roberto Chalela,1&ndash;3 Lluis Gallart,4,5 Sergi Pascual-Guardia,1&ndash;3 Antonio Sancho-Mu&ntilde;oz,1,2 Joaquim Gea,1&ndash;3 Mauricio Orozco-Levi1&ndash;3 1Respiratory Medicine Department, Hospital del Mar-IMIM, Barcelona, Spain; 2Department CEXS, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain; 3CIBERES, ISCIII, Barcelona, Spain; 4Department of Anesthesia, Hospital del Mar-IMIM, Barcelona, Spain; 5Universitat Aut&ograve;noma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Background: Hypercapnic encephalopath...