Nicolás Mongiardino Koch, and Simon E. Coppard, and Harilaos A. Lessios, and Derek E. G. Briggs, and Rich Mooi, and Greg W. Rouse

Abstract Background Echinoidea is a clade of marine animals including sea urchins, heart urchins, sand dollars and sea biscuits. Found in benthic habitats across all latitudes, echinoids are key components of marine communities such as coral reefs and kelp forests. A little over 1000 species inhabit the oceans today, a diversity that traces its roots back at least to the Permian. Although much effort has been devoted to elucidating the echinoid tree of life using a variety of morphological data,...

F. Marra, and C. Petronio, and P. Ceruleo, and G. Di Stefano, and F. Florindo, and M. Gatta, and M. La Rosa, and M. F. Rolfo, and L. Salari

Abstract We present a combined geomorphological and biochronological study aimed at providing age constraints to the deposits forming a wide paleo-surface in the coastal area of the Tyrrhenian Sea, south of Anzio promontory (central Italy). We review the faunal assemblage recovered in Campoverde, evidencing the occurrence of the modern fallow deer subspecies Dama dama dama, which in peninsular Italy is not present before MIS 5e, providing a post-quem terminus of 125 ka for the deposit hosting th...

Charlotte F. Davies, and Joanna M. Kesten, and Mark Gompels, and Jeremy Horwood, and Megan Crofts, and Annette Billing, and Charlotte Chick, and Margaret T. May

Abstract Background HIV-infected patients often present to primary care several times with HIV-indicator conditions before diagnosis but the opportunity to test by healthcare professionals (HCPs) is frequently missed. Current HIV testing rates in primary care are low and educational interventions to facilitate HCPs to increase testing and awareness of HIV are needed. Method We implemented a pilot feasibility stepped-wedged randomised controlled trial of an educational intervention in high HIV pr...

Dorothy Wong, and Shen Cao, and Heather Ford, and Candice Richardson, and Dmitri Belenko, and Evan Tang, and Luca Ugenti, and Eleanor Warsmann, and Amanda Sissons, and Yalinie Kulandaivelu, and Nathaniel Edwards, and Marta Novak, and Madeline Li, and Istvan Mucsi

Abstract Background Collecting patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) via computer-based electronic data capture system may improve feasibility and facilitate implementation in clinical care. We report our initial experience about the acceptability of touch-screen tablet computer-based, self-administered questionnaires among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), including stage 5 CKD treated with renal replacement therapies (RRT) (either dialysis or transplant). Methods We enrolled a co...

Saksit Susakate, and Saranya Poapolathep, and Chanat Chokejaroenrat, and Phanwimol Tanhan, and Jana Hajslova, and Mario Giorgi, and Kanista Saimek, and Zhaowei Zhang, and Amnart Poapolathep

A reliable, selective and rapid multiclass method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of 55 antibacterial drug residues in shrimp muscle samples by ultra high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The investigated compounds comprise of eight different classes, namely fluoroquinolones, sulfonamides and synergistic agents, tetracyclines, macrolides, lincosamides, penicillins, nitroimidazole and amphenicols. A simple liquid extraction procedure was developed ...

Xufei YAN, and Renliang CHEN

An augmented flight dynamics model is developed to extend the existing flight dynamics model of tilt-rotor aircraft for optimal landing procedure analysis in the event of one engine failure. Compared with the existing flight dynamics model, the augmented model involves with more pilot control information in cockpit and is validated against the flight test data. Based on the augmented flight dynamics model, the optimal landing procedure of XV-15 tilt-rotor aircraft after one engine failure is for...

Afolabi Oyapero, and Oyejoke Oyapero

BACKGROUND: The contaminated hands of health-care professionals (HCPs) is an implicated vector in the transmission of potentially pathogenic organisms to vulnerable patients. The aim of this study was to derive baseline data on hand hygiene (HH) practices among a cohort of students at the Lagos State School of Nursing and to determine their perception about the adequacy of instructions they receive. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted on a probability random...

Felipe A. P. de Figueiredo, and Fabbryccio A. C. M. Cardoso, and Ingrid Moerman, and Gustavo Fraidenraich

Abstract Channel estimation is crucial for massive massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems to scale up multi-user (MU) MIMO, providing great improvement in spectral and energy efficiency. This paper presents a simple and practical channel estimator for multi-cell MU massive MIMO time division duplex (TDD) systems with pilot contamination in flat Rayleigh fading channels, i.e., the gains of the channels follow the Rayleigh distribution. We also assume uncorrelated antennas. The prop...

Yaqing Chang, and Jun Ding, and Yuhui Xu, and Dan Li, and Weijie Zhang, and Lei Li, and Jian Song

Abstract Sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus intermedius) has long been a model species for developmental and evolutionary research, but only a few studies have focused on gene mapping. Here, we reported a high-density genetic map containing 4,387 polymorphism specific-length amplified fragment (SLAF) markers spanning 21 linkage groups (LG) for sea urchin. Based on this genetic map and phenotyping data for eight economic traits, 33 potentially significant QTLs were detected on ten different LGs with ...

R. Hordoir, and R. Hordoir, and L. Axell, and A. Höglund, and C. Dieterich, and F. Fransner, and F. Fransner, and F. Fransner, and M. Gröger, and Y. Liu, and P. Pemberton, and S. Schimanke, and H. Andersson, and P. Ljungemyr, and P. Nygren, and S. Falahat, and A. Nord, and A. Jönsson, and I. Lake, and K. Döös, and M. Hieronymus, and H. Dietze, and U. Löptien, and I. Kuznetsov, and A. Westerlund, and L. Tuomi, and J. Haapala

<p>We present Nemo-Nordic, a Baltic and North Sea model based on the NEMO ocean engine. Surrounded by highly industrialized countries, the Baltic and North seas and their assets associated with shipping, fishing and tourism are vulnerable to anthropogenic pressure and climate change. Ocean models providing reliable forecasts and enabling climatic studies are important tools for the shipping infrastructure and to get a better understanding of the effects of climate change on the marine ecosystems...

A. Estaki; Gh. Akbarzadeh; M. Mortazavi; K. Khodadadi jokar; M. Salimizadeh

Shrimp fanning industry has rapidly expanded in the south of Iran especially in Hormozgan Province over the past decade. In 2001, nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, total inorganic nitrate, reactive phosphate and total phosphate were assessed monthly in Tiab creek to evaluate the environmental effects of the industry. During the study period, nitrate varied between 4.06-23.58pm/1 where as variation for nitrite was measured as 0.21••2.23im11. Variation for ammonia was 0.07-2.04m/1, for total inorganic ni...

M. Moghim; H. Fazli; H. Khoshbabar rostmi

In an attempt to recognize the harmful fishing times and locations for sturgeons, we used catch statistic to evaluate by-catch of sturgeon juveniles during beach seine fishing over the years 2001-2002 in Mazandaran Province. We found that over the fishing period, 23760 hauls were conducted during which 103000 sturgeons were caught. The highest by-catch occurred in October (37% of the catch) and the lowest occurred in January (5% of the catch). The maximum sturgeon catch per haul was 14.2 in autu...

Rachel M. Wright, and Marie E. Strader, and Heather M. Genuise, and Mikhail Matz

The surface mucus layer of reef-building corals supports feeding, sediment clearing, and protection from pathogenic invaders. As much as half of the fixed carbon supplied by the corals’ photosynthetic symbionts is incorporated into expelled mucus. It is therefore reasonable to expect that coral bleaching (disruption of the coral–algal symbiosis) would affect mucus production. Since coral mucus serves as an important nutrient source for the entire reef community, this could have substantial ecosy...

Ivana M. Diharningrum, and Amir Husni

Seaweed is one of the marine biological resources of Indonesia that has a high potential to produce alginate, however, the most appropiate method to extract the alginate of high quality is still unknown. This study was aimed to determine the effects of extraction methods on the quality of alginate from seaweed Sargassum hystrix and compared the extraction cost. Two extraction methods were used in this study including acidic and calcium method. The yield, moisture content, viscosity, pH, whitenes...

Jennifer Beveridge, and Andrea Phillipou, and Kelly Edwards, and Alice Hobday, and Krissy Hilton, and Cathy Wyett, and Anna Saw, and Georgia Graham, and David Castle, and Leah Brennan, and Philippa Harrison, and Rebecca de Gier, and Narelle Warren, and Freya Hanly, and Benjamin Torrens-Witherow, and J. Richard Newton, and Steering group committee

Abstract Background Eating disorders are serious psychiatric illnesses that are often associated with poor quality of life and low long-term recovery rates. Peer mentor programs have been found to improve psychiatric symptoms and quality of life in other mental illnesses, and a small number of studies have suggested that eating disorder patients may benefit from such programs. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of a peer mentor program for individuals with eating disorders in terms ...

Mario Espinoza

Our knowledge of deepwater ecosystems along the Pacific of Central America is extremely limited. We analyzed the diet composition of 200 adult specimens of Lophiodes spilurus ranging in size from 7.8 to 17.8 cm total length (TL). Samples were obtained from deep bottom trawls (depth: 105-238 m) along the central Pacific of Costa Rica. We calculated the percentage of number (% N), weight (% W), and occurrence (% O) of each food item encountered in the stomachs; based on this information, the Index...

Nicolas E Galarce, and Jonathan L Bravo, and James P Robeson, and Consuelo F Borie

The use of bacteriophages for the biocontrol of food-borne pathogens is increasingly gaining acceptance. In this study, the effectiveness of bacteriophages to reduce Salmonella Enteritidis counts was evaluated in raw and smoked salmon tissues. Groups of 25 samples each were contaminated with S. Enteritidis, treated with a phage mix and then incubated for ten days at 18 °C and 4 °C. A significant bacterial reduction was obtained on days 3, 6 and 10 in raw salmon samples incubated at 18 °C (from 0...

Miguel Avendaño, and Marcela Cantillánez, and Marcel Le Pennec, and Carlos Varela, and Carlos Garcias

Entre septiembre 2007 y marzo 2008, en Quillaipe, Metri, Sotomo, Canutillar y Pichicolo (mar interior de Chiloé), se determinó mensualmente la presencia larval de M. chilensis, mediante arrastres verticales de plancton, en una columna de 0-7,5 m y paralelamente se determinó histológicamente el estado reproductivo de ejemplares adultos. Se detectó permanentemente la presencia de larvas en los cinco sitios estudiados, con un significativo incremento entre octubre y diciembre, superando en Canutill...

mehran maghsudi

Coastal regions of Iran spread in vast areas in north and south of country. Assessment of these areas in human and physical specifications point of view can help us for developing of tourism industry in these areas. One of the major specifications that we must have more attention to it, arc coastal landforms . Therefore, assessment of distribution and evolution of them is very important. In fact, there are many landforms in coastal areas that reorganization of them and its effective on the devel...

Bachiri Tahar, and Khamlichi Abdellatif, and Bezzazi Mohammed

Ground Penetrating Radar based inspection technique is currently used for mapping bridge deck in order to monitor the health of this vital structure. Research over recent years in this field has focused on identification of rebar corrosion which is known to cause staged deficiencies by reducing bridge deck strength to critical levels. It is expected that using high-frequency antennas could improve discrimination of anomalies and enhance detection of small corrosion defects affecting bridge deck ...

A. Oschlies

The sensitivity of oceanic CO₂ uptake to alterations in the marine biological carbon pump, such as brought about by natural or purposeful ocean fertilization, has repeatedly been investigated by studies employing numerical biogeochemical ocean models. It is shown here that the results of such ocean-centered studies are very sensitive to the assumption made about the response of the carbon reservoirs on the atmospheric side of the sea surface. Assumptions made include prescribed atmosp...

G. Felício-Fernandes, and Mauro C. M. Laranjeira

Calcium phosphate compounds such as Hydroxyapatite (HAp) were prepared by hydrothermal synthesis with phycogenic CaCO3 as starting material. Material obtained was characterised by usual methods (XRD, FTIR, TG, N2-adsorption, SEM and EDX) in order to study its physical-chemical characteristics. The prepared HAp showed that it may be suitable for use as a biomaterial.

Muthuvel Bharathselvi, and Sayantan Biswas, and Rajiv Raman, and Radhakrishnan Selvi, and Karunakaran Coral, and Angayarkanni Narayanansamy, and Sivaramakrishnan Ramakrishnan, and Konerirajapuram N Sulochana

Background & objectives: Age related macular degeneration (ARMD) is a leading cause of blindness, particularly in persons above 60 yr of age. Homocysteine is implicated in many ocular diseases including ARMD. This study was undertaken to assess the status and relationship between plasma homocysteine, homocysteine - thiolactone, homocysteinylated protein and copper levels in patients with ARMD. Methods: A total of 16 patients with ARMD and 16 age-matched controls were recruited for the study. Pl...

Rodrigo Zeledó, and Julio C Rojas, and Andrea Urbina, and Marlen Cordero, and Sue H Gamboa, and Elias S Lorosa, and Sergio Alfaro

An ecological pilot project for the control of Triatoma dimidiata allowed a new evaluation four and five years after environmental modifications in the peridomestic areas of 20 households. It was verified that the two groups of houses, 10 case-houses and 10 control-houses, were free of insects after those periods of time. In the first group, the owners started a chicken coop in the backyard and a colony of bugs was found there without infesting the house. In the second group, the inhabitants of ...

Patricia Souza Santos, and Guidomar Oliveira Soledade, and Alexandre Oliveira Almeida

Abstract The ghost shrimp Ctenocheloides almeidai Anker and Pachelle, 2013 was described based on a single specimen collected at Ponta Verde, Maceió, state of Alagoas, northeastern Brazil. Here, we report the species from Porto Seguro, Bahia (~16º23'S), extending its distribution in the Brazilian coast in approximately 7 degrees south from the type locality in Maceió, Alagoas (~9º40'S). Notes on morphological variation of the species are provided based on the present material.

Süleyman Balık, and M. Ruşen Ustaoğlu, and Murat Özbek, and Ayşe Taşdemir, and Esat T. Topkara

J. Mélançon, and M. Levasseur, and M. Lizotte, and M. Scarratt, and J.-É. Tremblay, and P. Tortell, and G.-P. Yang, and G.-Y. Shi, and H. Gao, and D. Semeniuk, and M. Robert, and M. Arychuk, and K. Johnson, and N. Sutherland, and M. Davelaar, and N. Nemcek, and A. Peña, and W. Richardson

Ocean acidification (OA) is likely to have an effect on the fertilizing potential of desert dust in high-nutrient, low-chlorophyll oceanic regions, either by modifying iron (Fe) speciation and bioavailability or by altering phytoplankton Fe requirements and acquisition. To address this issue, short incubations (4 days) of northeast subarctic Pacific waters enriched with either FeSO₄ or dust and set at pH 8.0 (in situ) and 7.8 were conducted in August 2010. We assessed the impact of a ...

Mariarosaria Angrisano

This article starts from the study of the historic port cities, that today are facing the challenge of the urban waterfront requalification, through the preservation of the cultural and landscape heritage. The recommendations on the “Historic Urban Landscape”, and the operating tools promoted by the ICOMOS “Guidance on Heritage Impact Assessments for Cultural World Heritage Properties” of 2011, configure themselves as the most recent dispositions regarding the preservation, protection and enhan...

Luis Alberto Espínola, and Elãine Christine dos Santos Dourado, and Evanilde Benedito

The variation in energy in the muscles of the most representative fish species from three Neotropical Reservoirs was investigated to determine the effect of the reproductive process on the amount of energy allocated and a possible relationship between the general welfare of the species and their caloric content. Significant differences were detected between the sexes and among the stages of gonad maturity. In general, the variation in energy in the muscles indicate to be a function of the reprod...

Şükrü Yıldırım, and Osman Özden

Raphaël Billé

One of the most common approaches to environmental action consists in designing and implementing pilot experiments, which aim at testing new practices and organisations. These technical or socio-political innovations are then supposed to spread. However, the way such a juxtaposition of experiments is expected to lead to a global transformation of our development paths and of their environmental dimension remains quite mysterious, if not mythified. Analysing the pilot approach as a strategy of ch...

L. Cassarino, and C. D. Coath, and J. R. Xavier, and J. R. Xavier, and K. R. Hendry

<p>The silicon isotopic composition (<i>δ</i>³⁰Si) of deep sea sponges' skeletal element – spicules – reflects the silicic acid (DSi) concentration of their surrounding water and can be used as natural archives of bottom water nutrients. In order to reconstruct the past silica cycle robustly, it is essential to better constrain the mechanisms of biosilicification, which are not yet well understood. Here, we show that the apparent isotopic fractionation (<i>δ</i>³⁰Si) ...

Mehran Yasemi, and Alireza Nazari Bajgan, and Mehran Parsa

Abstract Longtail tuna (Thunnus tonggol) is one of the most economically important tuna species in Iranian waters of Persian Gulf and Oman Sea. Some population dynamics parameters of this species were investigated in coastal waters of the northern Persian Gulf and Oman Sea from January to December 2014. The fork length (FL) of all specimens ranged from 27 to 107 cm, and total weight (TW) was between 200 and 12,000 g. Among the length frequencies examined, specimens with fork length in the range ...

L. A. Wainger, and D. H. Secor, and C. Gurbisz, and W. M. Kemp, and P. M. Glibert, and E. D. Houde, and J. Richkus, and M. C. Barber

Economic valuation of ecological restoration most often encompasses only the most tangible ecosystem service benefits, thereby omitting many difficult‐to‐measure benefits, including those derived from enhanced reliability of ecosystem services. Because climate change is likely to impose novel ecosystem stressors, a typical approach to valuing benefits may fail to capture the contribution of ecosystem resilience to sustaining long‐term benefits. Unfortunately, we generally lack predictive probabi...

Yonglong Lu, and Ruoshi Wang, and Yajuan Shi, and Chao Su, and Jingjing Yuan, and Andrew C. Johnson, and Alan Jenkins, and Robert C. Ferrier, and Deliang Chen, and Hanqin Tian, and Jerry Melillo, and Shuai Song, and Aaron M. Ellison

Pollution and climate change are among the most challenging issues for countries with developing economies, but we know little about the ecological risks that result when these pressures occur together. We explored direct effects of, and interactions between, environmental pollution and climate change on ecosystem health in the Bohai Sea region of Northern China. We developed an integrated approach to assess ecological risks to this region under four scenarios of climate change. Although ecologi...

Mustafa Umit Gumusay, and Tolga Bakirman, and Inci Tuney Kizilkaya, and Nedim Onur Aykut

Seagrass meadows are key elements of marine ecosystems as they affect the physical, chemical and biological environment and provide habitats for fish and invertebrates. Human activities have caused a deterioration in seagrass which has led to unstable benthic habitats; therefore, to prevent major decline, seagrass distribution must be mapped and monitored. Acoustic systems allow researchers, scientists and decision makers to collect high-resolution datasets such as bathymetry, backscatter and su...

Hannu Räty, and Katri Komulainen, and Carita Harvorsén, and Anna Nieminen, and Maija Korhonen

This study sets out to investigate the university students’ perceptions of their current and expected ‘ability selves’ and the contribution of such perceptions to students’ views of their own employability. The participants consisted of a group of male and female students (N = 104) who were asked to describe their present and anticipated abilities and to respond to a set of statements describing self-perceived employability. The students highlighted social aptness, extroversion and enterprise sk...

Maria L. F. Ternes, and Vinicius J. Giglio, and Thiago C. Mendes, and Pedro H. C. Pereira

Abstract In a nuclear-follower fish foraging association, the follower benefits from food uncovered or flushed out when the nuclear fish disturbs the bottom, while nuclear species generally do not seem to be benefiting. Among nuclear species, eels (anguilliform fish) are known to be one of the most represented groups. Here we investigated the frequency and time duration of foraging associations among the goldspotted eel Myrichthys ocellatus and reef fish in a subtropical marginal reef. In additi...

Mikyung Kim, and Ae-Ran Kim, and Hyo-Ju Park, and Ojin Kwon, and Joo-Hee Kim, and Eun-Ji Park, and Seon-Eun Baek, and Jeong-Eun Yoo, and Jun-Hwan Lee

Abstract Background This study aims to explore the safety, efficacy, and feasibility of Danggwijagyaksan (DJS) for alleviating climacteric syndrome in peri- and postmenopausal women with a blood-deficiency dominant pattern. Methods/design This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot clinical trial. A total of 34 women with climacteric syndrome who have signed informed consent forms will be registered in this study. Placebo or DJS will be randomly assigned to the participants in a...

Yang Nie, and Xinle Yu, and Zhanxin Yang

Abstract Compressed sensing (CS)-based sparse channel estimation requires the sensing matrix with the minimum mutual coherence (MC), and its corresponding pilot pattern obtain optimal estimation performance. In order to minimize the MC of the sensing matrix, a deterministic optimized pilot pattern allocation scheme based on modified adaptive genetic algorithm (MAGA) is investigated in this paper. By adjusting the probability of mutation and crossover adaptively, the proposed scheme guides the se...

Arisa Seki, and Ryuji Tada, and Shunsuke Kurokawa, and Masafumi Murayama

Abstract The marine organic carbon content in sediments is a useful tool for reconstructing past productivity in the ocean. Bromine has been proposed as a useful proxy for marine organic carbon, since bromine is more concentrated in marine organic matter compared to terrestrial organic matter. Here, we present a high-resolution Quaternary record of marine organic carbon in the hemipelagic sediments of the Japan Sea obtained during Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Expedition 346. We measu...

Kazuhiro Ota, and Toshihisa Takeuchi, and Yuichi Kojima, and Satoshi Harada, and Yuki Hirata, and Noriaki Sugawara, and Sadaharu Nouda, and Kazuki Kakimoto, and Takanori Kuramoto, and Kazuhide Higuchi

Abstract Background We aimed to investigate how high-dose ecabet sodium affects low-dose aspirin-induced small intestinal mucosal injury in healthy volunteers. Methods Healthy volunteers were enrolled randomly into one of two groups with the following drug regimens for 2 weeks: group A, low-dose aspirin once per day and group B, low-dose aspirin and 4.0 g of ecabet sodium. Small bowel capsule endoscopy was performed before and 2 weeks after low-dose aspirin administration. Results A significant ...

Nasrin Saharkhiz, and Shahrzad Zademodares, and Saghar Salehpour, and Sedighe Hosseini, and Leyla Nazari, and Hatav Ghasemi Tehrani

Background: In this study, the effect of testosterone gel administration during ovulation induction on the fertility rate was examined in women with a poor ovarian response in in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles. Materials and Methods: The current study is a single-blinded, randomized clinical trial. Patients who met inclusion (Bologna) criteria were placed in the antagonist cycle group. The patients were randomly divided into two groups each included 25 participants treated with a placebo (lubr...

Kelden Pehr, and Gordon D. Love, and Anton Kuznetsov, and Victor Podkovyrov, and Christopher K. Junium, and Leonid Shumlyanskyy, and Tetyana Sokur, and Andrey Bekker

The environments and food sources that sustained Ediacara biota 575-541 million years ago remain unclear. Here, the authors perform lipid biomarker and isotopic analyses on biota fossil-containing Ediacaran strata from Baltica and propose the presence of a microbial loop bolstered by bacteria.

Salman Ahmady-Asbchin, and Naser Jafari

Methods of physical and chemical adsorption of heavy metals have disadvantages in some ways- such as high cost and ineffectiveness at low concentrations. In recent decades methods of biological uptake of heavy metals have been investigated. The biological adsorbents include bacteria, fungi and alga, among which algae have the highest efficiency of metal uptake. This study indicated that Alginic acid is most responsible for the uptake of metals, such as nickel (II) and cadmium (II). Fucus serratu...

Emmanuelle Reygagne, and Foucaud Du Boisgueheneuc, and Antoine Berger, and Pierre Ingrand

Objective: To evaluate the computerized Inter Hemispheric Transfer Time Test (IHTTT), a cognitive test designed for the detection of information processing speed impairment in patients undergoing stereotactic radiation therapy for brain metastases. Methods: Inclusion criteria: age ≥18 years, brain metastases treated by stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) with dose schedule: 33 Gy in 3 fractions, solid tumour, ≥70 Karnofsky Performance Status, Mini-Mental State Evaluation (MMSE) ≥ 24, no history of s...

Thi Viet Ha Tran, and Thi Bich Ngoc Le

The paper studies the formation and development of coastal public space in Nha Trang city and how its current form has not enhanced the local identity. This was a phenomenon commonly seen in many coast cities in Vietnam. This paper aims to provide a referent design guideline for future design of coastal public space in Nha Trang city. As a part of this effort to return identity to the city, we focused on physical and non-physical elements and their relationship in this specific case, treating th...

Brooke J. Cull, and Sara K. Rosenkranz, and Richard R. Rosenkranz

<em>Objective:</em> To examine the effectiveness of tailored, online, video-based training on Girl Scout troop leaders’ wellness promotion self-efficacy, intention, and knowledge regarding physical activity and fruit and vegetable practices during troop meetings. <em>Design:</em> Randomized controlled trial. <em>Methods:</em> Thirty Girl Scouts leaders were randomized to control (CON; <em>n</em> = 16) or intervention (INT; <em>n</em> = 14) conditions. INT leaders received six online weekly train...

Juanying Li, and Chen Zhang, and Jianwei Lin, and Jie Yin, and Jiayan Xu, and Yiqin Chen

The effectiveness of natural zeolite amendment of sediments as a restorative material was studied, as was the feasibility of utilizing thin-film gradient diffusion (DGT) as a proxy for the accumulation of heavy metals in Venerupis philippinaram. The results showed that addition of natural zeolite to sediment, significantly decreased the equilibrium partitioning of Cu, Pb, Cd, Cr and As between the sediment pore water and natural zeolite over 24 h by 67%, 81%, 72%, 62% and 71%, respectively. Furt...

A.-K. Almén, and A. Vehmaa, and A. Brutemark, and L. Bach, and S. Lischka, and A. Stuhr, and S. Furuhagen, and A. Paul, and J. R. Bermúdez, and U. Riebesell, and J. Engström-Öst

Ocean acidification is caused by increasing amounts of carbon dioxide dissolving in the oceans leading to lower seawater pH. We studied the effects of lowered pH on the calanoid copepod <i>Eurytemora affinis</i> during a mesocosm experiment conducted in a coastal area of the Baltic Sea. We measured copepod reproductive success as a function of pH, chlorophyll <i>a</i> concentration, diatom and dinoflagellate biomass, carbon to nitrogen (C : N) ratio of suspended particulate organic matter, as we...