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AbstractObjectives/Scope This paper will present several case histories on the subject of mechanical pipe cutting on electric line (e-line) as well as the operational steps selected to make the pipe cuts. A description of a new pipe cutting tool together with lessons learned to improve future operations ...
Late Miocene "Lake Pannon" (~11.3 Ma) was a remnant of the Central Paratethyan Sea. Successive freshening and constantly changing environmental conditions, like oxygenation, nutrition and substrate led to a well-documented radiation in molluscs and ostracods. Among ostracods (small crustaceans), Cyprideis ...
The microorganism-containing biocatalysts disclosed have a large population of the microorganisms irreversibly retained in the interior of the biocatalysts. The biocatalysts possess a surprisingly stable population of microorganisms and have an essential absence of debris generation from metabolic activity ...
The urotensin II (UII) gene family consists of four paralogous genes called UII, UII-related peptide (URP), URP1 and URP2. UII and URP peptides exhibit the same cyclic hexapeptide core sequence (CFWKYC) while the N- and C-terminal regions are variable. UII, URP1, and URP2 mRNAs are differentially expressed ...
AbstractObjectives/Scope This paper will present an improvement in engineering in the form of a hydraulic stroking tool with the ability to apply 60,000 lbs. of force. The tool has already been applied offshore Norway and lessons learned from these recent operations will also be disclosed. Methods, ...
As the intensity and speed of environmental change increase at both local and global scales it is imperative that we gain a better understanding of the ecological implications of community shifts. While there has been substantial progress toward understanding the drivers and subsequent responses of ...
An improved understanding of bycatch mortality can be achieved by complementing field studies with laboratory experiments that use physiological assessments. This study examined the effects of water temperature and the duration of net entanglement on physiological disturbance and recovery in coho salmon ...
Brachyplatystoma platynemum is a catfish species widely distributed in the Amazon basin. Despite being considered of little commercial interest, the decline in other fish populations has contributed to the increase in the catches of this species. The structure, population genetic variability, and evolutionary ...
The invention relates to a method for producing a food in aspic food, wherein food, especially meat, fish or vegetable pieces, optionally together with other food, are placed in a dish before the bowl is filled with liquid aspic, and before everything in the dish is boiled, and the food is taken after ...
To provide a transmission device wherein it is possible to obtain a receivable reception electric field strength at a reception antenna even if the sea surface height changes due to waves when the transmission device is attached to an object floating on water such as a fender. To also provide a fender ...
Sports equipment in accordance with one aspect of the invention has a base member 10 and a decorative layer(s) 20. The decorative layer 20 comprises a first adhesive layer 22A of ultraviolet-curable resin formed into a first decorative shape by ink-jet printing, a first metallic material layer 24A adhered ...
The invention relates to a novel method for the production of inert foodstuffs for feeding fish larvae. Thus, the inventors of the present application have developed a novel and effective method which comprises the steps of: a) selecting the inputs and formulation; b) micronizing; c) mixing and preparing ...
Compositions, articles, apparatus, methods and systems are provided for the growth of algae immobilized on a support in a gaseous environment supplying access to sources of carbon dioxide and light, and for subsequent harvesting and biomass processing.
The invention relates to a method for growing unicellular algae from a strain of Chlorella sorokiniana, in heterotrophy or mixotrophy by fermentation without light in a growing medium including less than 10 g/L of glucose and more than 80 mg/L of calcium. The invention also relates to the use of the ...
The present invention relates to a novel crustacean androgenic gland hormone. More specifically, the invention relates to an androgenic gland hormone derived from Penaeus monodon. The invention relates further to the use of the hormone to influence the sex ratio in prawn and shrimp cultures, and to ...
A nutriment or medicament may have a neutral buoyancy for being suspended in a liquid, or at a desired depth within the liquid to improve consumption of the nutriment or medicament and reduce waste. Disclosed also are methods for making and using the neutrally buoyant products. In an embodiment, a solid ...
The invention relates to a method of cultivation of algae or cyanobacteria in the presence of a luminous material that converts light of a first wavelength to a second wavelength more suitable for use in photosynthesis by the algae or cyanobacteria, and apparatus for performing the method. In one embodiment ...
Cardiovascular (CV) calcification is known as sub-clinical atherosclerosis and is recognised as a predictor of CV events and mortality. As yet there is no treatment for CV calcification and conventional CV risk factors are not consistently correlated, leaving clinicians uncertain as to optimum management ...
Background Opisthorchis felineus, O. viverrini, and Clonorchis sinensis (family Opisthorchiidae) are parasitic flatworms that pose a serious threat to humans in some countries and cause opisthorchiasis/clonorchiasis. Chronic disease may lead to a risk of carcinogenesis in the biliary ducts. MicroRNAs ...
Globally, many coral reefs are degraded and demonstrate reduced coral cover and increased macroalgal abundance. While negative correlations between macroalgae and coral recruitment have commonly been documented, the mechanisms by which macroalgae affects recruitment have received little attention. Here ...