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Background Release of domesticated strains of fish into nature may pose a threat to wild populations with respect to their evolved genetic structure and fitness. Understanding alterations that have occurred in both physiology and genetics as a consequence of domestication can assist in evaluating the ...
Fatty acid composition of adipose tissue (AT) is an established long-term biomarker for fatty acid (FA) intake and status, but AT samples are not easily available. Nonesterified FA composition in plasma (pNEFA) may be a good indicator of AT FA composition, because pNEFA are mainly generated by AT lipolysis. ...
Background This paper considers the question of dietary diversity as a proxy for nutrition insecurity in communities living in the inner city and the urban informal periphery in Johannesburg. It argues that the issue of nutrition insecurity demands urgent and immediate attention by policy makers. Methods A ...
Background The human mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) is one of the main components of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS), the system that regulates the body exchange of water and sodium. The evolutionary origins of this protein predate those of renin and the RAAS; accordingly it has other ...
Three functionally different macrofaunal species (the filter- and/or surface deposit-feeding polychaete Hediste diversicolor, and the suspension-feeding bivalves Mya arenaria and Cerastoderma glaucum) were introduced as single- and two-species treatments into microcosms containing sandy sediment with ...
A major challenge in conservation biology is the need to broadly prioritize conservation efforts when demographic data are limited. One method to address this challenge is to use population genetic data to define groups of populations linked by migration and then use demographic information from monitored ...
An automatic inflation system for a life jacket which works with an “off the shelf” inflation system (E), comprising an electronic depth sensor (100) configured to activate at a preset depth programmable by the user, opening an internal valve to release water from a stored water reservoir which enters ...
The CoMAS project aims to develop new methodologies and tools for the restoration and conservation of submerged archaeological artefacts. One of the project goals is to study the cleaning operations that are intended to remove the living organisms (algae, sponges, molluscs, etc.). These organisms cause ...
This special issues presents some of the work brought to a conference on underwater communication held in 2012 with the aim to present a snapshot of the state of the art in UW communication technologies, both acoustic and optical, and to set the stage for agreeing on some benchmark problems and models ...
Liposarcoma (LPS) is the most common soft tissue neoplasm in adults and is characterized by neoplastic adipocyte proliferation. Some subtypes of LPSs show aberrations involving the chromosome 12. The most frequent are t(12;16) (q13;p11) present in more than 90% of myxoid LPSs and 12q13-15 amplification ...
In Italy, the Central Institute for Cataloguing and Documentation (ICCD) rules the cataloguing of the rich and articulated Italian Cultural Heritage through a complex system of shared methodology and formats. ICCD established different catalogue datasheets for each typology of Cultural Good, providing ...
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Fluorescence based optical sensors has become an attraction in many areas, including industrial, biomedical and environmental applications. Optical sensor developed for water quality monitoring such as dissolved oxygen sensor becomes important such as monitoring the health of aquaculture environment. ...
Three different oxygen sensitive nano-materials namely Pt (II) meso-tetra(pentafluorophenyl) porphine (PtTFPP), Tris (4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline) ruthenium (II) and Pd (II) meso-tetra (pentafluorophenyl) porphine (PdTFPP) has been coated on one end tip of an optical fiber to form optical fiber ...
A GIS-based Decision Support System has been developed within the OCEANLIDER project to find optimal placement for green energy generation from oceanic energy. The DSS performs Multi-Criteria Evaluation, MCE, to help in the decision making. The scenario is defined as a combination of the device (power ...
In this work, a mathematical approach to the problem of modelling the underwater-to-air optical wireless channel is presented. The seawater interface has been considered as a plain monochromatic seawave where wind stress generates random variations on the surface. Furthermore, a quality of service (QoS) ...
Aquaculture can significantly lower the environmental impacts compared to producing the same amount of protein on land and also has the potential to meet growth in protein demand. Aquaculture is the farming of any saltwater or freshwater aquatic organism from aquatic plant and crustacean to mollusc ...
Differences in the chemical composition of calcified skeletal structures (e.g. shells, otoliths) have proven useful for reconstructing the environmental history of many marine species. However, the extent to which ambient environmental conditions can be inferred from the elemental signatures within ...
Teleost fish genomes are known to be evolving faster than those of other vertebrate taxa. Thus, fish are suited to address the extent to which the same vs. different genes are responsible for similar phenotypic changes in rapidly evolving genomes of evolutionary independent lineages. To gain insights ...
The aim of present study was to determine the LC50/96 h value of copper sulfate and determine the growth performance of Caspian Sea kutum) Rutilus frisii kutum (fingerlings during 60-days sub-lethal copper (Cu). After acclimation period to two weeks, for determine the LC50/96 h value, total of 27 aquarium ...