Yuwei Sun, and Xinping Yan, and Chengqing Yuan, and Xiuqin Bai

Abstract The so-called “green ship” is being regarded as a potential solution to the problems that the shipping industry faces, such as energy conservation and environmental protection. Some new features, such as integrated renewable energy application, biomimetic materials, and antifriction and wear resistant coating have been accepted as the typical characteristics of a green ship, but the tribology problems involved in these domains have not been precisely redefined yet. Further, the related ...

Flora Mohamadizadeh, and Majid Afkhami, and Maryam Ehsanpour, and Amir Houshang Bahri

Within the frame of a biodiversity and bioactivity study of marine macro organisms from the Persian Gulf, three hard coral species extracts were investigated for cytotoxic, antibacterial and antifungal activities against five human pathogenic microorganisms. All concentrations of extracts from three hard corals showed no antifungal activity towards the tested strains. In antibacterial assays the hard coral extracts showed significant activity solely against Staphylococcus aureus with MICs rangi...

Anil Kumar Vijayan, and Srikanth Ayyala Somayajula

The light absorption properties of a dinoflagellate (Noctiluca scintillans 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*ph(λ) varied by two orders of magnitude withi...

Mayavan Sivaprakasam Ramya, and Kanagasabapathy Sivasubramanian, and Samuthirapandian Ravichandran, and Ramasamy Anbuchezhian

Different solvents such as acetone, butanol, ethanol, hexane and methanol of Sea slug Armina babai was evaluated for its biomedical properties. Most potent extracts were purified using silica gel column and the active fractions were characterized by TLC, SDS-PAGE and FTIR. Maximum zone of inhibition was recorded against Pseudomonas sp., and minimum zone of inhibition was recorded against Proteus mirabilis by butanol extracts. TLC profiling with Rf value 0.82 indicating the presence of amino aci...

M. J Penrith

Protogynous hermaphroditism is reported in the sparid fish Chrysoblephus laticeps. It appears that there is a factor in their genetic make-up making it possible for various degrees of hermaphroditism to develop.

Marlina, and Elidahanum Husni, and Fitri Amalinda, and Son Radu, and Mitsuaki Nishibuchi

Escherichia coli O157:H7 is an important human pathogen causing haemorrhagic colitis, haemolytic uraemic syndrom and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. In this study, P. pelagicus dan P. merguensis samples were collected from markets in Padang from Sept 2007 until Feb 2008. For isolation of the bacteria, samples were firstly enriched in mEC media, followed by plating onto CHROMAgar 0157 for E.coli O157:H7. Consequently, the suspected colonies were confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR...

Tatiana Ogourtsova, and Philippe S. Archambault, and Anouk Lamontagne

Abstract Background Unilateral spatial neglect (USN), a highly prevalent and disabling post-stroke impairment, has been shown to affect the recovery of locomotor and navigation skills needed for community mobility. We recently found that USN alters goal-directed locomotion in conditions of different cognitive/perceptual demands. However, sensorimotor post-stroke dysfunction (e.g. decreased walking speed) could have influenced the results. Analogous to a previously used goal-directed locomotor pa...

Sarah Blanton, and Patricia C. Clark, and Robert H. Lyles, and George Cotsonis, and Brian D. Jones, and Aimee Reiss, and Steven L. Wolf, and Sandra Dunbar

Abstract Background Family carepartner management and support can improve stroke survivor recovery, yet research has placed little emphasis on how to integrate families into the rehabilitation process without increasing negative carepartner outcomes. Our group has developed creative approaches for engaging family carepartners in rehabilitation activities to improve physical and psychosocial health for both the carepartner and stroke survivor. The purpose of this study is to explore a novel, web-...

Christine Cychon, and Ellen Lichte, and Matthias Köck

The chemical investigation of the Caribbean sponge Agelas citrina revealed four new pyrrole–imidazole alkaloids (PIAs), the citrinamines A–D (1–4) and the bromopyrrole alkaloid N-methylagelongine (5). All citrinamines are dimers of hymenidin (6) which was also isolated from this sponge as the major metabolite. Citrinamines A (1) and B (2) are derivatives of the PIA dimer mauritiamine (7), whereas citrinamine C (3) is derived from the PIA dimer nagelamide B (8). Citrinamine D (4) shows an uncommo...

Adriana Rodrigues Perretti, and Ana Cecília Rizzatti de Albergaria-Barbosa, and Rodrigo Kerr, and Leticia Cotrim da Cunha

Mete Özkidik, and Anar İbrahimov

Hersília de Andrade e Santos, and Cecília Gontijo Leal, and Paulo Santos Pompeu, and Ceceo Chaves, and Stephanie Fernandes Cunha

ABSTRACT Physical habitat simulation (PHABSIM) is an important step of the instream flow incremental methodology (IFIM), which is applied to establish environmental flow regimes. This study applied the PHABSIM in two reaches of the Velhas river basin, whose long-term discharges are similar but are under different degrees of impact. Suitability curves were obtained for fish species using traditional methods (Astyanax sp., Piabarchus stramineus, Piabina argentea and Serrapinnus heterodon) and gene...

L. C. Gomes, and A. R. Chippari-Gomes, and T. O. Miranda, and T. M. Pereira, and J. Merçon, and V. C. Davel, and B. V. Barbosa, and A. C. H. Pereira, and A. Frossard, and J. P. L. Ramos

Abstract The Doce River basin has suffered the largest environmental accident ever occurred in Brazil with the influx of tailings from Fundão and Santarém, belonging to Samarco mining company, due to the disaster in Mariana. A spill between 50 and 60 million m3 of tailings was estimated by the company. According to Samarco, the wastewater was composed mainly of clay, silt and heavy metals like iron, copper and manganese. Thereby, the objective of the present study was evaluated the genotoxic da...

Ed Day, and Alex Copello, and Jennifer L. Seddon, and Marilyn Christie, and Deborah Bamber, and Charlotte Powell, and Carmel Bennett, and Shabana Akhtar, and Sanju George, and Andrew Ball, and Emma Frew, and Ilias Goranitis, and Nick Freemantle

Abstract Background Approximately 3% of people receiving opioid substitution therapy (OST) in the UK manage to achieve abstinence from prescribed and illicit drugs within three years of commencing treatment. Involvement of families and wider social networks in supporting psychological treatment may be an effective strategy in facilitating recovery, and this pilot study aimed to evaluate the impact of a social network-focused intervention for patients receiving OST. Methods A two-site, open feasi...

Laiming Huang, and Xiaoxu Jia, and Ming’an Shao, and Liumei Chen, and Guangzhong Han, and Ganlin Zhang

Abstract Dynamic changes in Fe oxides and magnetic properties during natural pedogenesis are well documented, but variations and controls of Fe and magnetism changes during anthropedogenesis of paddy soils strongly affected by human activities remain poorly understood. We investigated temporal changes in different Fe pools and magnetic parameters in soil profiles from two contrasting paddy soil chronosequences developed on calcareous marine sediment and acid Quaternary red clay in Southern China...

Christian Schoergenhofer, and Michael Schwameis, and Christa Firbas, and Johann Bartko, and Ulla Derhaschnig, and Robert M Mader, and Raute Sunder Plaßmann, and Petra Jilma-Stohlawetz, and Kalpna Desai, and Priya Misra, and Ulrich Jäger, and Bernd Jilma

Abstract There are no  dose-finding trials available for rituximab that could guide dosing in non-malignant diseases. We hypothesized that currently used doses (≥375 mg/m2) exceed several hundred-fold the half-maximal effective dose, which is most sensitive for detecting putative differences between biosimilars and important for dose finding. In an open label, exploratory trial healthy volunteers received single infusions of rituximab at doses of 0.1, 0.3 or 1.0 mg/m2. Subsequently, in a double-...

Alexis Chenouard, and Cécile Braudeau, and Nicolas Cottron, and Pierre Bourgoin, and Nina Salabert, and Antoine Roquilly, and Régis Josien, and Nicolas Joram, and Karim Asehnoune

Abstract Monocyte HLA-DR expression has been reported as a marker of immunosuppression and a predictor of sepsis development. However, to date, there is no report on monocyte HLA-DR monitoring exclusively in neonates (< 28 days of life) who underwent cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), which have a high risk of nosocomial infection. In this pilot study, we studied nine neonates with a diagnosis of congenital heart disease requiring surgery under CPB. There was a significant reduc...

Dagmara Sirová, and Jiří Bárta, and Karel Šimek, and Thomas Posch, and Jiří Pech, and James Stone, and Jakub Borovec, and Lubomír Adamec, and Jaroslav Vrba

Abstract Background Utricularia are rootless aquatic carnivorous plants which have recently attracted the attention of researchers due to the peculiarities of their miniaturized genomes. Here, we focus on a novel aspect of Utricularia ecophysiology—the interactions with and within the complex communities of microorganisms colonizing their traps and external surfaces. Results Bacteria, fungi, algae, and protozoa inhabit the miniature ecosystem of the Utricularia trap lumen and are involved in the...

Abdul Chrachri, and Brian M. Hopkinson, and Kevin Flynn, and Colin Brownlee, and Glen L. Wheeler

The supply of CO2 to large marine phytoplankton cells is potentially limited by their diffusive boundary layer. Here, using direct microelectrode measurements, the authors show that extracellular carbonic anhydrase acts to maintain the concentration of CO2 at the cell surface to overcome this problem.

Kenji K. Kojima

Abstract Repbase is a comprehensive database of eukaryotic transposable elements (TEs) and repeat sequences, containing over 1300 human repeat sequences. Recent analyses of these repeat sequences have accumulated evidences for their contribution to human evolution through becoming functional elements, such as protein-coding regions or binding sites of transcriptional regulators. However, resolving the origins of repeat sequences is a challenge, due to their age, divergence, and degradation. Anci...

Kang Xiao, and Wen-Bin Cao, and Cu-Huang Rong, and Lian-Guo Chen, and Xiao-Xue Yang, and Wei-Jia Wen, and Pei-Yuan Qian, and Zhang-Li Hu, and Ying Xu, and Yu Zhang

Marine biofouling poses a severe threat to maritime and aquaculture industries. To prevent the attachment of marine biofouling organisms on man-made structures, countless cost and effort was spent annually. In particular, most attention has been paid on the development of efficient and environmentally friendly fouling-resistant coatings, as well as larval settlement mechanism of several major biofouling invertebrates. In this study, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) micropost arrays were utilized as t...

B. Gankevych, and O. Tretyak, and O. Kolos

Purpose. To investigate the peculiarities of heavy metal (Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu, Ni, Co, Pb, Cd) accumulation in organs and tissues of the North American paddlefish Polyodon spathula (Walbaum) introduced into inland water bodies of Ukraine. Methodology. The objects of the study were age-4-7 paddlefish reared in ponds of the forest-steppe and forest area of Ukraine. Age-3 carp as well as hybrids between the bighead and silver carps reared in polyculture with experimental groups of the paddlefish were...

Dilara Kaman, and Necip İlhan, and Nevin İlhan, and Mehmet Akbulut

The cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) plays a crucial role in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) metabolism. Genetic variants that alter CETP concentration may cause significant alterations in HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) concentration. In this case-control study, we analyzed the genotype frequencies of CETP Taq1B polymorphisms in coronary artery disease patients (CAD; n=210) and controls (n=100). We analyzed the role of the CETP Taq1B variant in severity of CAD, and its association with plasma ...

Sneha Unnikrishnan, and Mohd Hashim Khan, and Karthikeyan Ramalingam

The objective of this study was to isolate a potent dye-degrading microbe that can be used to reduce the pollution caused by industrial dyes. Reactive red 198 is an extensively used textile dye and is a major environmental pollutant in water bodies. In this study, a bacterial strain was isolated from sea sediments and identified as Acinetobacter baumannii with 16S rRNA sequencing. The isolated bacteria were immobilized in calcium alginate and decolorization studies were carried out to determine ...

Kanter Daniel, and Szaflarski Jerzy, and Woo Daniel, and Pascuzzi Robert, and Lindsell Christopher, and Kleindorfer Dawn, and Harris Steven, and Kissela Brett, and Schneider Alex, and Sostok Michael, and Broderick Joseph

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mock oral board exams, fashioned after the live patient hour of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology exam, are commonly part of resident assessment during residency training. Exams using real patients selected from clinics or hospitals are not standardized and do not allow comparisons of resident performance across the residency program. We sought to create a standardized patient mock oral board exam that would allow comparison of residents' clinica...

Papale Gabriella, and Morjaria Jaymin B, and Caponnetto Pasquale, and Polosa Riccardo, and Campagna Davide, and Russo Cristina

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cigarette smoking is a tough addiction to break. Therefore, improved approaches to smoking cessation are necessary. The electronic-cigarette (e-Cigarette), a battery-powered electronic nicotine delivery device (ENDD) resembling a cigarette, may help smokers to remain abstinent during their quit attempt or to reduce cigarette consumption. Efficacy and safety of these devices in long-term smoking cessation and/or smoking reduction studies have never been invest...

Nelson David R, and Starczak Victoria R, and Whalen Kristen E, and Goldstone Jared V, and Hahn Mark E

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Intense consumer pressure strongly affects the structural organization and function of marine ecosystems, while also having a profound effect on the phenotype of both predator and prey. Allelochemicals produced by prey often render their tissues unpalatable or toxic to a majority of potential consumers, yet some marine consumers have evolved resistance to host chemical defenses. A key challenge facing marine ecologists seeking to explain the vast differences ...

Cantas Leon, and Fraser Thomas WK, and Fjelldal Per Gunnar, and Mayer Ian, and Sørum Henning

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>With the increased use of ploidy manipulation in aquaculture and fisheries management this investigation aimed to determine whether triploidy influences culturable intestinal microbiota composition and bacterial drug resistance in Atlantic salmon (<it>Salmo salar</it>). The results could provide answers to some of the physiological differences observed between triploid and diploid fish, especially in terms of fish health.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>No ploidy effec...

Walter Louise C, and Bynum Debra L, and Watson Lea C, and Amick Halle R, and Kistler Christine E, and Lewis Carmen L, and Pignone Michael P

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Individualized decision making has been recommended for cancer screening decisions in older adults. Because older adults' preferences are central to individualized decisions, we assessed older adults' perspectives about continuing cancer screening later in life.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Face to face interviews with 116 residents age 70 or over from two long-term care retirement communities. Interview content included questions about whether participants had disc...

Chen Ning-Hung, and Hsieh Yung-Yu, and Lin Shih-Wei, and Hu Jing-Hong

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In traditional Chinese culture, liver disease is believed to underlie excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). Consequently, Chinese patients with complaints of EDS and physicians who treat them suspect that a liver abnormality is present. If liver disease is ruled out, these patients are often discharged without treatment. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common disorder also associated with EDS. This pilot study was undertaken to determine the prevale...

Timothy G. Scully, and Robert Grealy, and Anthony S. McLean, and Sam R. Orde

Abstract Background Despite the evidence for calibrated cardiac monitored devices to determine fluid responsiveness, there is minimal evidence that the use of cardiac output monitor devices leads to an overall change in IV fluid use. We sought to investigate the feasibility of performing a randomised controlled study using calibrated cardiac output monitoring devices in shocked ICU patients and whether the use of these devices led to a difference in total volume of IV fluid administered. Methods...

Deborah Rohm Young, and Miki K. Nguyen, and Ayae Yamamoto, and Magdalena Pomichowski, and Melissa Cornejo, and Silvia Paz, and Karen J. Coleman, and Robert E. Sallis, and Stephen P. Fortmann

Abstract Background Diabetes and prediabetes are chronic conditions that affect over 40% of the US adult population combined. Regular physical activity can benefit people with diabetes through improved glucose control and can reduce the conversion of prediabetes to diabetes. Studies are needed in settings where people with these conditions can be identified and provided the skills and support to increase physical activity. The primary care setting meets this need, but there are insufficient high...

Vincent Riboulot, and Stephan Ker, and Nabil Sultan, and Yannick Thomas, and Bruno Marsset, and Carla Scalabrin, and Livio Ruffine, and Cédric Boulart, and Gabriel Ion

Gas hydrates are maintained via a balance of temperature and pressure, if this changes then destabilization may occur. Here, the authors show instead that due to recent changes in the salinity of the sea water of the Black Sea, gas hydrates may become destabilized with widespread methane seepage.

Are Nylund, and Haakon Hansen, and Øyvind J. Brevik, and Håvard Hustoft, and Turhan Markussen, and Heidrun Plarre, and Egil Karlsbakk

Abstract Background The myxosporean parasite Parvicapsula pseudobranchicola commonly infects farmed Atlantic salmon in northern Norway. Heavy infections are associated with pseudobranch lesions, runting and mortality in the salmon populations. The life-cycle of the parasite is unknown, preventing controlled challenge experiments. The infection dynamics, duration of sporogony, tissue tropism and ability to develop immunity to the parasite in farmed Atlantic salmon is poorly known. We conducted a ...

Francisco Alonso Solís-Marín, and Carlos Andrés Conejeros-Vargas, and Andrea Alejandra Caballero-Ochoa, and Julio Adrian Arriaga-Ochoa

Epitomapta simentalae sp. n. occurs in depths of 4–10 m off the Mexican Central Pacific coast. It is distinctive in having twelve tentacles, each tentacle with two or three pairs of digits and four to six sensory cups, lacking papillae or oval bumps and in reaching a maximum length of 50 mm in life.

Abdishakur Abdulle, and Abdullah Alnaeemi, and Abdullah Aljunaibi, and Abdulrahman Al Ali, and Khaled Al Saedi, and Eiman Al Zaabi, and Naima Oumeziane, and Marina Al Bastaki, and Mohammed Al-Houqani, and Fatma Al Maskari, and Ayesha Al Dhaheri, and Syed M. Shah, and Tom Loney, and Mohamed El-Sadig, and Abderrahim Oulhaj, and Leila Abdel Wareth, and Wael Al Mahmeed, and Habiba Alsafar, and Benjamin Hirsch, and Fatme Al Anouti, and Jamila Yaaqoub, and Claire K. Inman, and Aisha Al Hamiz, and Ayesha Al Hosani, and Muna Haji, and Teeb Alsharid, and Thekra Al Zaabi, and Fatima Al Maisary, and Divya Galani, and Tim Sprosen, and Omar El Shahawy, and Jiyoung Ahn, and Tomas Kirchhoff, and Ravichandran Ramasamy, and Ann Marie Schmidt, and Richard Hayes, and Scott Sherman, and Raghib Ali

Abstract Background The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is faced with a rapidly increasing burden of non-communicable diseases including obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. The UAE Healthy Future study is a prospective cohort designed to identify associations between risk factors and these diseases amongst Emiratis. The study will enroll 20,000 UAE nationals aged ≥18 years. Environmental and genetic risk factors will be characterized and participants will be followed for future disease eve...

Eddie E Deane, and James C Y Luk, and Norman Y. S. eWoo

This study aimed to investigate the effects of chronic salinity acclimation, abrupt salinity transfer and cortisol administration on aquaporin 1 (AQP1) expression in gill, intestine and kidney of silver sea bream (Sparus sarba). An AQP1a cDNA was cloned and found to share 83 – 96 % amino acid sequence identity with AQP1 genes from several fish species. Tissue distribution studies of AQP1a mRNA demonstrated that it was expressed in gill, liver, intestine, rectum, kidney, heart, urinary bladder ...

Rajiv Ravi, and Zary Shariman Yahaya

Objective: To investigate the prevalence, phylogenetics and DNA barcoding of Zeylanicobdella arugamensis (Z. arugamensis) from crimson snapper (Lutjanus erythropterus), Jerejak Island, Penang, Malaysia. Methods: Experiment was conducted with 200 fish specimens of cultured Lutjanus erythropterus from Jerejak Island, Penang, Peninsular Malaysia. The water temperature and length for each fish were measured prior to parasites examination. Next, the morphological identification of parasites was perfo...

Carina Östman, and Jens Roat Kultima, and Carsten Roat, and Karl Rundblom

Acontia and mesentery nematocysts of Metridium senile (Linnaeus, 1761) are described from interference- contrast light micrographs (LMs) and scanning electron micrographs (SEMs). The acontia have 2 nematocyst categories grouped into small, medium and large size-classes, including 5 types: of these, large b-mastigophores and large p-amas- tigophores are the largest and most abundant. Mesenterial tissues, characterised by small p-mastigophores and medium p-amastigophores, have 3 nematocyst categor...

Md. Ali Reza Faruk, and Ishrat Zahan Anka

Quality and healthy fish seed is the prerequisite for sustainable aquaculture. A major challenge to the expansion of aquaculture production is the outbreak of diseases. Disease induced mortality is a serious issue for the fish seed industry. The immature immune system in fish makes the early developmental stages more susceptible to infectious diseases. Common fish diseases in hatcheries and in early rearing systems are caused by protozoan, ciliates, myxosporodians, worms, opportunistic bacteria...

D. O. Dammann, and D. O. Dammann, and L. E. B. Eriksson, and J. M. Jones, and A. R. Mahoney, and A. R. Mahoney, and R. Romeiser, and F. J. Meyer, and H. Eicken, and H. Eicken, and Y. Fukamachi, and Y. Fukamachi, and Y. Fukamachi

<p>The drift of sea ice is an important geophysical process with widespread implications for the ocean energy budget and ecosystems. Drifting sea ice can also threaten marine operations and present a hazard for ocean vessels and installations. Here, we evaluate single-pass along-track synthetic aperture radar (SAR) interferometry (S-ATI) as a tool to assess ice drift while discussing possible applications and inherent limitations. Initial validation shows that TanDEM-X phase-derived drift speed ...

Wei Fang, and Saisai Xue, and Pengjun Deng, and Xuecheng Zhang, and Xiaotang Wang, and Yazhong Xiao, and Zemin Fang

Abstract Background Starch is an inexpensive and renewable raw material for numerous industrial applications. However, most starch-based products are not cost-efficient due to high-energy input needed in traditional enzymatic starch conversion processes. Therefore, α-amylase with high efficiency to directly hydrolyze high concentration raw starches at a relatively lower temperature will have a profound impact on the efficient application of starch. Results A novel raw starch digesting α-amylase ...

Mako Ohzono, and Hiroaki Takahashi, and Chihiro Ito

Abstract Based on analyses of global navigation satellite system data since 1996, we investigate the spatiotemporal strain field around the Ishikari-Teichi-Toen fault zone, which is a major active fault zone close to the epicenter of the 2018 Eastern Iburi earthquake in Hokkaido, Japan. Strain rates during almost whole periods, except for the timings of two distant large interplate earthquakes and following several years show an E–W to ESE–WNW contraction of ~ 0.1 ppm/year. This strain rate is a...

Gautam Aditya, and Asif Hossain

Abstract Cadmium is one of the most hazardous heavy metal concerning human health and aquatic pollution. The removal of cadmium through biosorption is a feasible option for restoration of the ecosystem health of the contaminated freshwater ecosystems. In compliance with this proposition and considering the efficiency of calcium carbonate as biosorbent, the shell dust of the economically important snail Bellamya bengalensis was tested for the removal of cadmium from aqueous medium. Following use ...

Mustafa A. El Sherbini, and Amal A. Mansour, and Maha M. Sallam, and Emtiaz A. Shaban, and Zeinab A. Shehab ElDin, and Amr H. El-Shalakany

Abstract Background KLK10 exon 3 hypermethylation correlated to tumor-specific lack of KLK10 expression in cancer cell lines and primary tumors. In the present study we investigate the possible role of KLK10 exon 3 methylation in ovarian tumor diagnosis and prognosis. Results Qualitative methylation-specific PCR (MSP) results did not show statistically significant differences in patient group samples (normal and tumor) where all samples were positive only for the unmethylated-specific PCR except...

Galińska-Skok B, and Szulc A, and Małus A, and Konarzewska B, and Cwalina U, and Tarasów E, and Waszkiewicz N

Beata Galińska-Skok,1 Agata Szulc,2 Aleksandra Małus,1 Beata Konarzewska,1 Urszula Cwalina,3 Eugeniusz Taras&oacute;w,4 Napoleon Waszkiewicz1 1Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Białystok, Choroszcz, Poland; 2Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, Pruszk&oacute;w, Poland; 3Department of Statistics and Medical Informatics, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland; 4Department of Radiology, Medical University of Białystok, Białys...

B. Tamjidi; F. Davodi; N. Koor

This survey was performed in order to investigation of parasites in different tissues of cultured shrimp and survey of intensity and incidence of these parasites in different tissues of shrimp. In this survey 145 shrimp belonged to Penaeus monodon and 97 shrimp belonged to P. indicus were reviewed. Epicommensal protozoa from gills and appendages by wet smear, stomach and hepatopancreas and intestine by stereomicroscope, crashed muscle and digested muscle and also, crashing of intestine for dig...

B. Mokhair; Z. Mokhair

Infection of green tiger shrimp that caught in the coastal waters of Bushehr and those used as breeders in the region with the protozoan Gregarine studied over the years 1979- 2003. The specimens of the shrimp in the area sampled and examined for the infection. Of the eight female and two male shrimp specimens examined in the year 1979, all were infected with Gregarine that was in trophozoite (90%) or gametocystic (100%) state or both. Of the five female and six male shrimp specimens examined in...

A. Taghavi1; Z. Bagheri1; A. Ashja ardalan1; A. Vosoghi1; R. Nori2

Using length frequency information collected for Parastromateus niger catch in the coastal waters of Sistan and Baluchestan, Oman Sea, we estimated growth parameters of the fish. The data were collected of the fork length of around 887 fish each month during 2001. The length infinity (L∞), growth coefficient (K) and the length at age zero (t0) of the fish measured as 57.8 cm, 0.3 per year and -0.003 respectively. The relationship between the length and weight of the fish was estimated as 0.046...

Lénia Marques

Nicolas Bouvier’s work (Geneva, 1929-1998) is the result of his lifelong travel impressions which began while he was still a teenager. In the circuits taken by this great traveler, the land routes are seemingly the most significant ones even though the sea, which is virtually absent, often reveals itself through associated elements which are materialized in notable metaphors. As metaphor, symbol or physical reference, the sea and its related imagery emerge in the exceptional experiences in the i...