Roberto González-De Zayas, and Martin Merino-Ibarra, and Patricia M. Valdespino-Castillo, and Yunier Olivera, and Sergio F. Castillo-Sandoval

Through a nested suite of methods here we contrast the coexistence of different ecosystem states in a tropical coastal lagoon, the Laguna Larga, with increasing eutrophication stress between 2007 and 2009. Water temperature averaged 27.4°C in the lagoon and showed a slight positive trend during the study period. Salinity averaged 35.0±6.2, exhibiting high spatial and temporal variability, and also a slight positive trend in time. In contrast, dissolved oxygen showed a substantial decreasing tren...

Yoshida Yamato, and Yagisawa Fumi, and Nishida Keiji, and Maruyama Shinichiro, and Matsuzaki Motomichi, and Terasawa Kimihiro, and Misumi Osami, and Takano Hiroyoshi, and Nozaki Hisayoshi, and Fujiwara Takayuki, and Takio Susumu, and Tamura Katsunori, and Chung Sung, and Nakamura Soichi, and Kuroiwa Haruko, and Tanaka Kan, and Sato Naoki, and Kuroiwa Tsuneyoshi

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>All previously reported eukaryotic nuclear genome sequences have been incomplete, especially in highly repeated units and chromosomal ends. Because repetitive DNA is important for many aspects of biology, complete chromosomal structures are fundamental for understanding eukaryotic cells. Our earlier, nearly complete genome sequence of the hot-spring red alga <it>Cyanidioschyzon merolae </it>revealed several unique features, including just three ribosomal DNA ...

Matsunaga Shigeru, and Ueki Noriko, and Inouye Isao, and Hallmann Armin

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The evolution of multicellular motile organisms from unicellular ancestors required the utilization of previously evolved tactic behavior in a multicellular context. Volvocine green algae are uniquely suited for studying tactic responses during the transition to multicellularity because they range in complexity from unicellular to multicellular genera. Phototactic responses are essential for these flagellates because they need to orientate themselves to recei...

Almeida Jonas S, and de Brouwer Jody FC, and Mueller Lukas N, and Stal Lucas J, and Xavier João B

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) is the method of choice to study interfacial biofilms and acquires time-resolved three-dimensional data of the biofilm structure. CLSM can be used in a multi-channel modus where the different channels map individual biofilm components. This communication presents a novel image quantification tool, PHLIP, for the quantitative analysis of large amounts of multichannel CLSM data in an automated way. PHLIP can be freely d...

Kedzior Karina K, and Rajput Vikram, and Price Greg, and Lee Joseph, and Martin-Iverson Mathew

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The aim of the current study was to investigate the cognitive correlates of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in 10 treatment-resistant depression patients.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Patients received forty 20-min sessions of fast-frequency (10 Hz) rTMS of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) over 20 days. Concept-shift ability (accuracy and duration of performance) was assessed daily with a Modified Concept-Shifting Task (mCST) in pa...

Lee HF, and Lan JH, and Chao PJ, and Ting HM, and Chen HC, and Hsu HC, and Lee TF

Hsiao-Fei Lee,1,2 Jen-Hong Lan,1,2 Pei-Ju Chao,1,2 Hui-Min Ting,1,2 Hui-Chun Chen,2 Hsuan-Chih Hsu,2 Tsair-Fwu Lee1&ndash;4 1Medical Physics and Informatics Laboratory of Electronics Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China; 2Department of Radiation Oncology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China; 3Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, Kaohsiung Medi...

Merks P, and Świeczkowski D, and Balcerzak M, and Drelich E, and Białoszewska K, and Cwalina N, and Krysinski J, and Jaguszewski M, and Pouliot A, and Vaillancourt R

Piotr Merks,1,2,* Damian Świeczkowski,3,* Marcin Balcerzak,4 Ewelina Drelich,4 Katarzyna Białoszewska,5 Natalia Cwalina,3 Jerzy Krysinski,1 Miłosz Jaguszewski,3 Annie Pouliot,6 Regis Vaillancourt6 1Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz-Torun, Poland; 2Piktorex Sp. z.o.o., Warsaw, Poland; 3First Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland; 4Farenta Polska, Warsaw, Poland; 5Department of Medical ...

Li Li, and Yu Si

Objective: To analyze the effect of Qianggu Capsule combined with salmon calcitonin injection treatment on bone mineral density and bone metabolism in patients with senile osteoporotic compression fractures. Methods: A total of 92 cases of patients with senile osteoporotic compression fractures were divided into observation group and control group (n=46) according to random number table, control group received Qianggu Capsule treatment alone, observation group received Qianggu Capsule combi...

Sonu Yadav, and Poonam Joshi, and Ujjwal Dahiya, and Dalim Kumar Baidya, and Ravinder Goswami, and Randeep Guleria, and Ramakrishnan Lakshmy

Background and Aims: Effect of serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25[OH] D) levels on the recovery of critically ill mechanically ventilated patients is unclear. Hence, this study assessed 25(OH)D levels of critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation at the time of admission to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and its relationship with clinical outcome. Methods: In this prospective observational pilot study, forty adult patients receiving mechanical ventilation in the ICU were included. Serum 25(OH)...

Pashentsev S. V.

The paper has shown the choice of the mathematical model of the ship with the help of which in the future will be investigated the process of control of the vessel from deviations of two spaced points of the ship's diametric plane from certain lines called aiming. Two mathematical models of the tanker differing structurally are considered: by type and set of differential equations for their description, which are identified parametrically, i. e. the coefficients describing the model equations ha...

Johann Christopher

Ana Maria Moreno Londoño, and Peter J. Schulz

<em>Background</em>. The majority of current health literacy tools assess functional skills including reading, writing, and numeracy. Although these tools have been able to underline the impact of such skills on individuals’ health behaviour, there is a need for comprehensive measures to examine more advanced skills. The individual’s ability to use health-related information considering his/her own health context, and judging positive and negative consequences of their decisions has been concept...

Anil Kumar Vijayan, and Srikanth Ayyala Somayajula

The light absorption properties of a dinoflagellate (<i>Noctiluca scintillans</i> Macartney) bloom in Manila Bay were analysed during the onset of a whole-bay-scale bloom in March 2004. The chlorophyll a concentrations varied over a very wide range from 1.4 µg l^-1 to extremely high values of 521 µg l^-1. The chlorophyll specific absorption coefficients of phytoplankton (a*_ph(λ)) varied significantly in shape and magnitude. The spectrally averaged values of a*<sub>...

Xuan Dong, and Hailiang Wang, and Peizhuo Zou, and Jiayuan Chen, and Zhen Liu, and Xuepeng Wang, and Jie Huang

Abstract Background Vibrio campbellii is widely distributed in the marine environment and is an important pathogen of aquatic organisms such as shrimp, fish, and mollusks. An isolate of V. campbellii carrying the pirAB vp gene, causing acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND), has been reported. There are no previous reports about the complete genome of V. campbellii causing AHPND (VCAHPND). To extend our understanding of the pathogenesis of VCAHPND at the genomic level, the genome of V. ...

Sonja Becker, and Mirjam Körner, and Christian Müller, and Corinna Lippenberger, and Manfred Rundel, and Linda Zimmermann

Abstract Background Interprofessional teamwork is considered to be a key component of patient-centred treatment in healthcare, and especially in the rehabilitation sector. To date, however, no interventions exist for improving teamwork in rehabilitation clinics in Germany. A team training programme was therefore designed that is individualised in content but standardised regarding methods and process. It is clinic specific, task related, solution focused and context oriented. The aim of the stud...

Steven M.A.C. van Heuven, and Alice E. Webb, and Didier M. de Bakker, and Erik Meesters, and Fleur C. van Duyl, and Gert-Jan Reichart, and Lennart J. de Nooijer

Anthropogenic pressures threaten the health of coral reefs globally. Some of these pressures directly affect coral functioning, while others are indirect, for example by promoting the capacity of bioeroders to dissolve coral aragonite. To assess the coral reef status, it is necessary to validate community-scale measurements of metabolic and geochemical processes in the field, by determining fluxes from enclosed coral reef patches. Here, we investigate diurnal trends of carbonate chemistry, disso...

N.E. Mikkelsen, and A. Kuijpers, and S. Ribeiro, and M. Myrup, and I. Seiding , and A.E. Lennert

Lucy A. Howey, and Bradley M. Wetherbee, and Emily R. Tolentino, and Mahmood S. Shivji

Abstract Background Blue sharks (Prionace glauca) are among the most abundant and widely distributed of oceanic elasmobranchs. Millions are taken annually in pelagic longline fisheries and comprise the highest component of auctioned fin weight in the international shark fin trade. Though studies of blue sharks outnumber those of other large pelagic sharks, the species’ complicated and sexually segregated life history still confound current understanding of Atlantic movement patterns. Lack of det...

Erica S. Nielsen, and Romina Henriques, and Robert J. Toonen, and Ingrid S. S. Knapp, and Baocheng Guo, and Sophie von der Heyden

Abstract Background Genomic tools are increasingly being used on non-model organisms to provide insights into population structure and variability, including signals of selection. However, most studies are carried out in regions with distinct environmental gradients or across large geographical areas, in which local adaptation is expected to occur. Therefore, the focus of this study is to characterize genomic variation and selective signals over short geographic areas within a largely homogeneou...

Michinori Matsumoto, and Shigeki Wakiyama, and Hiroaki Shiba, and Yuichi Ishida, and Yoshiaki Kita, and Katsuhiko Yanaga

Abstract Background The evaluation of the hepatic vascular anatomy in living liver donors is increasingly being performed by three-dimensional (3D) computed tomography (CT) angiography. However, details of hepatic artery anatomy obtained by 3D CT angiography are not always superior to those obtained by angiography. Here, we report a case in which the 3D image navigation system helped to detect segment II, III, and IV arteries (A2, A3, and A4, respectively) that individually originated from the p...

Gijs H. KleinJan, and Baris Karakullukçu, and W. Martin C. Klop, and Thijs Engelen, and Nynke S. van den Berg, and Fijs W. B. van Leeuwen

Abstract Background Intraoperative sentinel node (SN) identification in patients with head-and-neck malignancies can be challenging due to unexpected drainage patterns and anatomical complexity. Here, intraoperative navigation-based guidance technologies may provide outcome. In this study, gamma camera-based freehandSPECT was evaluated in combination with the hybrid tracer ICG-99mTc-nanocolloid. Materials and methods Eight patients with melanoma located in the head-and-neck area were included. I...

Maria Inês Beltrati Cornacchioni Rehder, and Mara Suzana Behlau

OBJETIVO: traçar o perfil vocal de regentes de corais do Estado de São Paulo. MÉTODOS: participaram deste estudo 150 regentes de corais do Estado de São Paulo. A coleta foi feita individualmente pelo mesmo avaliador, nos locais de trabalho dos entrevistados, através de questionário fechado. RESULTADOS: os regentes tem em média 8,4 anos de exercício da profissão, regem 1 coral e já fizeram de 1 a 5 anos de aula de canto. Ensaiam os naipes em separado, cantam junto com os naipes, fazem aquecimento...

Rodolfo Cárdenas, and Mónica Chávez, and José Luis González, and Patricia Aley, and Jesús Espinosa, and Luis Felipe Jiménez-García

the structural and ultrastructural features of gonads from endemic Mexican fish have received scarce attention. This study describes the histological and ultrastructural characteristics of the oocyte in Chirostoma humboldtianum. The ovary is asynchronic, and as such, most phases of oocyte development are found in the same ovary. The complete process of oogenesis was divided in five stages: oogonium and folliculogenesis, primary growth, cortical alveoli and lipid inclusions, vitellogenesis and ma...

César Augusto Oishi, and Lawrence C Nwanna, and Manoel Pereira Filho

Fish meal free diets were formulated to contain graded protein levels as 25% (diet 1), 30% (diet 2), 35% (diet 3) and 40% (diet 4). The diets were fed to tambaqui juveniles (Colossoma macropomum) (46.4 ± 6.3g) in randomly designed recirculating systems for 60 days, to determine the optimum protein requirement for the fish. The final weight of the fish, weight gain (28.1, 28.5, 32.2, 28.0g) and specific growth rate increased (P>0.05) consistently with increasing dietary protein up to treatment wi...

Zhou Hongying, and Yu Wuyi, and Zhang Yimin, and Wang Wenhui

Sea ice monitoring is one of the important guarantees for marine operation and transport. The space borne remote sensing techniques have the advantages of wide area surveillance, multi-temporal resolution, prompt acquisition, and high precision. They have become one of the key sea ice monitoring techniques. The new Chinese satellite HJ-1A/B CCD images were used in the sea ice monitoring of the Nanpu sea area in winter, during the time from Nov. 29, 2008 to Feb. 21, 2009. A fast processing work f...

Dandara Virginia Guia Semedo Fernandes, and Vinicius Silva Castro, and Adelino da Cunha Neto, and Eduardo Eustáquio de Souza Figueiredo

ABSTRACT: Salmonella spp is a pathogen responsible for severe foodborne infections, can be introduced into the fish production chain through inadequate handling or hygiene or contact with contaminated water, and is not a biological contaminant originally reported in fish. Fish microbiological safety is a concern for consumers, industries and regulatory agencies worldwide, since fish, an important food category in the international trade and often exported to several countries, can act as a vehic...

Andreia Soares, and Fernando Faria-Correia, and Nuno Franqueira, and Sara Ribeiro

ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the effect of superior blepharoplasty on the tear film using the corneal topographer Keratograph 5M. Methods: A prospective study was performed of 27 eyes of 14 patients with superior dermatochalasis who underwent superior blepharoplasty between May and June 2016. Conservative upper eyelid blepharoplasty was performed by an en bloc resection of anterior lamellar tissue that included skin, subcutaneous tissue, and the orbicularis oculi muscle. All the eyes were ima...

Futami Kyoko, and Sonye Gorge O, and Dida Gabriel O, and Minakawa Noboru, and Kaneko Satoshi

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To combat malaria, the Kenya Ministry of Health and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have distributed insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) for use over beds, with coverage for children under five years of age increasing rapidly. Nevertheless, residents of fishing villages have started to use these bed nets for drying fish and fishing in Lake Victoria. This study investigated the extent of bed net misuse in fishing villages.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Seven fishing ...

Ishido Yasuhiro, and Yamamoto Takuya, and Nagano Satoshi, and Yokouchi Masahiro, and Sakakima Harutoshi, and Tanimoto Akihide, and Zenmyo Michihisa, and Komiya Setsuro, and Ijiri Kosei

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although the diagnosis of chondrosarcoma, especially the distinction between enchondroma and low-grade chondrosarcoma or low-grade chondrosarcoma and high-grade chondrosarcoma, is pathologically difficult, differential diagnosis is very important because the treatment strategies for these diseases are completely different. The grading system is crucial in predicting biologic behavior and prognosis, however, exact pathological grading is difficult using only r...

Das Sumonkanti, and Rahman Rajwanur M

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The study attempts to develop an ordinal logistic regression (OLR) model to identify the determinants of child malnutrition instead of developing traditional binary logistic regression (BLR) model using the data of Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2004.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Based on weight-for-age anthropometric index (Z-score) child nutrition status is categorized into three groups-severely undernourished (< -3.0), moderately undernourished (-3.0 to...

Beltrame Francesco, and den Bakker Michael, and Timmermans Mieke, and Merelli Ivan, and Viti Federica, and Riegman Peter, and Milanesi Luciano

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Tissue MicroArray technology aims to perform immunohistochemical staining on hundreds of different tissue samples simultaneously. It allows faster analysis, considerably reducing costs incurred in staining. A time consuming phase of the methodology is the selection of tissue areas within paraffin blocks: no utilities have been developed for the identification of areas to be punched from the donor block and assembled in the recipient block.</p> <p>Results</p> ...

Jochum C, and Beste M, and Sowa J-P, and Farahani MS, and Penndorf V, and Nadalin S, and Saner F, and Canbay A, and Gerken G

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objective</p> <p>Glutathione-S-Transferase (GST) subtype α and π are differentially expressed in adult liver tissue. Objective of the study was if GST α and p may serve as predictive markers for liver surgery, especially transplantations.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>13 patients receiving living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) and their corresponding donors were analyzed for standard serum parameters (ALT, AST, gGT, bilirubin) as well as GST-α and -π before LDLT and daily for 10 d...

Kautsky Lena, and Bergström Lena, and Pereyra Ricardo T, and Johannesson Kerstin

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Theory predicts that speciation can be quite rapid. Previous examples comprise a wide range of organisms such as sockeye salmon, polyploid hybrid plants, fruit flies and cichlid fishes. However, few studies have shown natural examples of rapid evolution giving rise to new species in marine environments.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Using microsatellite markers, we show the evolution of a new species of brown macroalga (<it>Fucus radicans</it>) in the Baltic Sea in t...

Selvin Joseph, and Kennedy Jonathan, and Lejon David PH, and Kiran G, and Dobson Alan DW

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Lipases (EC 3.1.1.3) catalyze the hydrolysis of triacyl glycerol to glycerol and are involved in the synthesis of both short chain and long chain acylglycerols. They are widely used industrially in various applications, such as baking, laundry detergents and as biocatalysts in alternative energy strategies. Marine ecosystems are known to represent a large reservoir of biodiversity with respect to industrially useful enzymes. However the vast majority of micro...

Kuskowski Michael A, and Frestedt Joy L, and Zenk John L

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Osteoarthritis (OA) is a slowly destructive process that may be influenced by a nutritional mineral balance in the body.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>This small, double blind, placebo controlled pilot study investigated the impact of treatment with a natural multi-mineral supplement from seaweed (Aquamin) on 6 minute walking distance (6 MWD), range of motion (ROM), and pain and joint mobility measured by the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) Osteoart...

Barber Brian R, and Unmack Peter J, and Pérez-Losada Marcos, and Johnson Jerald B, and Crandall Keith A

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Understanding how freshwater assemblages have been formed and maintained is a fundamental goal in evolutionary and ecological disciplines. Here we use a historical approach to test the hypothesis of codivergence in three clades of the Chilean freshwater species assemblage. Molecular studies of freshwater crabs (<it>Aegla</it>: Aeglidae: Anomura) and catfish (<it>Trichomycterus arealatus</it>: Trichomycteridae: Teleostei) exhibited similar levels of genetic di...

Li Alan, and Ogg Murray J, and Peters Paul, and Kelly Stephen L, and Smithers Bernard M

<p>Abstract</p> <p>We report a case of aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) caused by a fish bone that had a successful outcome. Aortoesophageal fistula is a rare complication of foreign body ingestion from which few patients survive. Over one hundred cases of AEF secondary to foreign body ingestion have been documented but only seven, including our case, have survived over 12 months. Treatment involved stabilising the patient with a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube and insertion of a thoracic aortic endovasc...

Marcio B. DaSilva

Serracutisoma gnaspinii sp. nov. is described from the coastal Ombrophylous Dense Atlantic Rain Forest of Paraná and São Paulo states. It differs from other Serracutisoma by having a retrolateral row of spines on femur IV, a rounded white-mark on the carapace and a low dorsal apophysis on trochanter IV. It is likely the sister-species of S. proximum, and with it and other five species forms the S. proximum group, herein formally proposed. Given that the biologic, phylogenetic and biogeographic a...

Ganchar A.I.

Purpose of work - to find out the dynamics of indexes of swimming and physical preparedness of students of marine type in the process of physical education and sport taking into account gender differences. 90 students took part in an experiment. Technology of pedagogical control is developed and the estimation of results of forming of skills of swimming is grounded. It is set that forming of skills of swimming for students takes a place under influence of basic physical qualities. Directions of ...

Jessica A. Grieger, and Catherine McLeod, and Lily Chan, and Michelle D. Miller

Background: Several agencies recommend seafood to be consumed 2&#x2013;3 times per week. In Australia, there is a lack of nutrient composition data for seafood species and it is not known whether including different seafood species in a diet would provide sufficient long-chain omega 3 fatty acids (LC n&#x2013;3 PUFA) to meet various national recommendations. Objective: To utilise recent nutrient composition data for major Australian seafood groups (n=24) with the addition of two tuna options (to...

Aguilar-Aguilar, R., and Jose-Abrego, A., and Peres-Ponce-de-Leon, G.

In order to contribute to the knowledge on helminth parasites of freshwater fishes in Mexico, the helminth faunaof the cyprinid fish Notropis moralesi was studied. The helminth species Bothriocephalus acheilognathi and Rhabdochonacanadensis were recovered from 20 examined hosts. Values of prevalence, abundance and mean intensity of each infectionare provided. Present work represents the first helminthological study for N. moralesi. Therefore, both helminth speciesrecorded are new host records. T...

Cacilda Thais Janson Mercante, and Julio Vicente Lombardi, and Luciana Miashiro

The purpose of this study is to perform toxicity tests with microalgae Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata (Chlorophyceae) using inland water samples to evaluate the impact caused by aquaculture. Six field samples were collected ranged November 2006 to March 2007, at Experimental Station, Pindamonhangaba, State of São Paulo. Abiotic factors pointed out to the mesotrophic and eutrophic characteristics already observed at the fish pond and its effluent. The results of ecotoxicological tests carried ou...

Tomasz Wolski, and Bernard Wiśniewski, and Andrzej Giza, and Halina Kowalewska-Kalkowska, and Hanna Boman, and Silve Grabbi-Kaiv, and Thomas Hammarklint, and Jürgen Holfort, and Žydrune Lydeikaitė

The purpose of this article is to analyse and describe the extreme characteristics of the water levels and illustrate them as the topography of the sea surface along the whole Baltic Sea coast. The general pattern is to show the maxima and minima of Baltic Sea water levels and the extent of their variations in the period from 1960 to 2010. A probability analysis is carried out on the annual sea level maxima and minima for 31 water level gauges in order to define the probability of occurrence of ...

Aleksandr E. Korinenko, and Vladimir V. Malinovsky

The results of a field study of surface film spreading on the sea surface are presented. The experiments were carried out in the coastal zone of the Black Sea in a wide range of wind speeds and wave conditions. Vegetable oil was used for preparing the surfactants. It was found that at moderate and strong wind speeds the slicks take on a shape similar to an ellipse and are orientated in the direction of the air flow. An increase in the speed of the spreading slick along its major axis with strong...

Heitor de Oliveira Braga, and Miguel Ângelo Pardal, and Ulisses Miranda Azeiteiro

Abstract Background With the present difficulties in the conservation of sardines in the North Atlantic, it is important to investigate the local ecological knowledge (LEK) of fishermen about the biology and ecology of these fish. The ethnoecological data of European pilchard provided by local fishermen can be of importance for the management and conservation of this fishery resource. Thus, the present study recorded the ethnoecological knowledge of S. pilchardus in the traditional fishing commu...

Ruediger Stein, and Kirsten Fahl, and Paul Gierz, and Frank Niessen, and Gerrit Lohmann

Coinciding with global warming, Arctic sea ice has rapidly decreased during the last four decades. Here, using biomarker records, the authors show that permanent sea ice was still present in the central Arctic Ocean during the last interglacial, when high latitudes were warmer than present.

Giuseppe De Bernardo, and Maria Svelto, and Maurizio Giordano, and Desiree Sordino, and Marina Riccitelli

Abstract Background Family-Centred Care (FCC) is recognized as an important component of all paediatric care, including neonatal care, although practical clinical guidelines to support this care model are still needed in Italy. The characteristics and services for families in Italian NICUs show a lack of organization and participation. Methods The first aim was to compare satisfaction and stress levels in two groups of parents: an FCC group and a non-FCC group (NFCC). The second aim was to evalu...

Charlotte M.C. Oude Ophuis, and Lisa B. Koppert, and Cécile de Monyé, and Carolien H.M. van Deurzen, and Senada Koljenović, and Alexander C.J. van Akkooi, and Cornelis Verhoef, and Dirk J. Grünhagen

Abstract Background Sentinel node (SN) biopsy (SNB) detects clinically occult metastases of breast cancer and melanoma in 20–30%. Wound infections, seroma and lymph edema occur in up to 10%. Targeted ultrasound (US) of the SN, (with fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) if appropriate) has been investigated as a minimally invasive alternative, but reported sensitivity rates are too low to replace SNB. Our hypothesis is that the use of a handheld gamma probe concomitant with US may improve sensi...

Mohamed Ibrahim Shaalan, and Magdy Mohamed El-Mahdy, and Sarah Theiner, and Mansour El-Matbouli, and Mona Saleh

Abstract Background Antibiotic resistance is a global issue that threatens public health. The excessive use of antibiotics contributes to this problem as the genes of antibiotic resistance can be transferred between the bacteria in humans, animals and aquatic organisms. Metallic nanoparticles could serve as future substitutes for some conventional antibiotics because of their antimicrobial activity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial effects of silver and zinc oxide nanopart...

Sukhinov Alexander I., and Sidoryakina Valentina V., and Protsenko Sofya V.

This article is devoted to the confirmation the need for using a set of 3D dynamics models describing the various hydrophysical characteristics of the studied object to solve practical problems associated with the assessment of the ecological state of the water reservoirs. The present paper is devoted to the study of the three-dimensional model of transport and sedimentation of suspended matter in the coastal zone. The model takes into account such parameters as water movement, diffusionconvecti...