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This work presents an autonomous system for marine integrated physical-chemical and biological monitoring - the MarinEye system. It comprises a set of sensors providing diverse and relevant information for oceanic environment characterization and marine biology studies. It is constituted by a physical-chemical ...
Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) are ubiquitous industrial chemicals likely to persistently exist in the environment, bioaccumulate in food chains, and even may cause adverse health effects in human. Borgundfjorden fjord system, an important spawning ground for the Norwegian coastal cod (Gadus morhua) ...
Chaetoceros is one of the largest marine genus of phytoplankton and plays an important role in ocean ecosystem and global climate. Automatic segmentation of Chaetoceros is a challenging task due to the species' biomorphic characteristics. In this paper, we present a novel method using pixel-wise classification ...
On the background of the compilation of a new round MFZ(marine functional zoning) in Tangshan, this paper take the method of integrating onsite survey and remote sensing survey, comprehensively considers the status quo of marine development and utilization, marine natural environment, social needs, ...
Intensive cultures of shrimps produce more than 10 individuals per square meters with the use of hatchery reared post-larvae and the supply of compounded diets. The paddle wheel aerators are usually installed in the pond to supply oxygen and collect the sludge generated from the excretion of shrimps ...
We examined characteristics of material transport and a tidal front formation in a semi-enclosed bay, Korea, based on numerical experiment results. Pollutant diffusion resulted in a relatively high concentration in the northwest part of the bay compared to the other area, because of inactive flow and ...
The ocean and the Blue Economy are increasingly top priorities worldwide. The immense ocean territory in the planet and its huge associated economical potential is envisioned to increase the activity at the ocean in the forthcoming years. The support of these activities, and the convergence to the Internet ...
Research on the influence of specific hydrological environment change on current velocity and water exchange has a long history in oceanography; however, the majority of previous work has been based on traditional ocean models such as POM and FVCOM. This paper presents a stable joint method that combines ...
Ocean currents are one of the most important factors in marine environment. Ocean currents affect the availability of nutrients, food and the spread of eggs and larvae for marine animals. Besides, the ocean currents are also the main driven forces for sediment transport and coastal processes which are ...
In this paper, we present a simulation environment for marine robotics with support for swarm robotics and environmental monitoring. A vegetation system and fish swarms in the environment model present indirect bio-feedback. This enables the evaluation of swarm behaviors, e.g. to efficiently cover a ...
Expert systems have been applied to solve agricultural problems for some time. The complexities involved in plant disease diagnosis make this problem a prime candidate for the application of expert systems. Those same complexities, however, make the development of a viable system a very challenging ...
Different studies show the benefits of using virtual worlds for educational purposes, where you can develop a wide variety of innovative teaching and learning activities. During the last six years we have been developing educational applications using virtual worlds and mixed reality. In this paper ...
To further maximize power absorption in both regular and irregular ocean wave environments, nonlinear-model-predictive control (NMPC) was applied to a model-scale point absorber developed at the University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA. The NMPC strategy requires a power-takeoff (PTO) unit ...
Lake Victoria provides important ecosystem services including transport, water for domestic and industrial uses and fisheries to about 33 million inhabitants in three East African countries. The lake plays an important role in modulating regional climate. Its thermodynamics and hydrodynamics are also ...
To assess directly the effects of various risk factors on lung cancer incidence among never smokers, large prospective studies are needed. In a cohort of 1.2 million UK women without prior cancer, half (634,039) reported that they had never smoked. Mean age at recruitment was 55 (SD5) years, and during ...
The development of craniofacial skeletal structures requires well-orchestrated tissue interactions controlled by distinct molecular signals. Disruptions in normal function of these molecular signals have been associated with a wide range of craniofacial malformations. A pathway mediated by estrogens ...
Paenibacillus amylolyticus strain Heshi-A3 was isolated in Fukui prefecture, Japan, from fermented rice bran in Heshiko, a traditional dish that is produced by aging salted mackerel with fresh rice bran at an ambient temperature for around 7 months to over one year. Here, we report the draft genome ...
Polygonum hydropiper is used as anti-cancer and anti-rheumatic agent in folk medicine. This study was designed to investigate the anti-angiogenic, anti-tumor, and cytotoxic potentials of different solvent extracts and isolated saponins. Samples were analyzed using GC, Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry ...
Coral reefs on remote islands and atolls are less exposed to direct human stressors but are becoming increasingly vulnerable because of their development for geopolitical and military purposes. Here we document dredging and filling activities by countries in the South China Sea, where building new islands ...
During the breeding season seabirds are constrained to coastal areas and are restricted in their movements, spending much of their time in near-shore waters either loafing or foraging. However, in using these areas they may be threatened by anthropogenic activities such as fishing, watersports and coastal ...