A critique of the theory of evolution, by Thomas Hunt Morgan ... Lectures delivered at Princeton University, February 24, March 1, 8, 15, 1916.

1916:Feb.-Mar.

Population dynamics of 0-group flounder (Platichthys flesus L.) in Galway Bay, West of Ireland and the value of flounder from shore angling tourism in Ireland

The economic value of flounder from shore angling around Ireland was assessed. Flounder catches from shore angling tournaments around Ireland were related to domestic and overseas shore angling expenditure in order to determine an economic value for the species. Temporal trends in flounder angling catches, and specimen (trophy) flounder reports were also investigated. Flounder was found to be the most caught shore angling species in competitions around Ireland constituting roughly one third of the shore angling competition catch although this did vary by area. The total value of flounder from shore angling tourism was estimated to be of the order of €8.4 million. No significant temporal trends in flounder angling catches and specimen reports were found. Thus there is no evidence from the current study for any decline in flounder stocks. The population dynamics of 0-group flounder during the early benthic stage was investigated at estuarine sites in Galway Bay, west of Ireland. Information was analysed from the March to June sampling period over five years (2002 to 2006). Spatial and temporal variations in settlement and population length structure were analysed between beach and river habitats and sites. Settlement of flounder began from late March to early May of each year, most commonly in April. Peak settlement was usually in April or early May. Settlement was recorded earlier than elsewhere, although most commonly was similar to the southern part of the UK and northern France. Settlement was generally later in tidal rivers than on sandy beaches. Abundance of 0-group flounder in Galway Bay did not exhibit significant inter -annual variability. 0-group flounder were observed in dense aggregations of up to 105 m'2, which were patchy in distribution. Highest densities of 0-group flounder were recorded in limnetic and oligohaline areas as compared with the lower densities in polyhaline and to a lesser extent mesohaline areas. Measurements to of salinity allowed the classification of beaches, and tidal river sections near the mouth, into a salinity based scheme for length comparisons. Beaches were classified as polyhaline,the lower section of rivers as mesohaline, and the middle and upper sections as oligohaline. Over the March to June sampling period 0-group flounder utilised different sections at different length ranges and were significantly larger in more upstream sections. During initial settlement in April, 0-group flounder of 8-10 mm (standard length, SL) were present in abundance on polyhaline sandy beaches. By about 10mm (SL), flounder were present in all polyhaline, mesohaline and (oligohaline) sections. 0-group flounder became absent or in insignificant numbers in polyhaline and mesohaline sections in a matter of weeks after first appearance. From April to June, 0-group flounder of 12-30mm (SL) were found in more upstream locations in the oligohaline sections. About one month (May or June) after initial settlement, 0-group flounder became absent from the oligohaline sections. Concurrently, flounder start to reappear in mesohaline and polyhaline areas at approximately 30mm (SL) in June. The results indicate 0-group flounder in the early benthic stage are associated with low salinity areas, but as they grow, this association diminishes. Results strongly suggest that migration of 0-group flounder between habitats takes place during the early benthic phase.

Age, growth and population dynamics of lemon sole Microstomus kitt (Walbaum 1792) sampled off the West Coast of Ireland

The age, growth, maturity and population dynamics of lemon sole (Microstomus kitt), captured off the west coast of Ireland (ICES division Vllb), were determined for the period November 2000 to February 2002. The maximum age recorded was 14 years. Males of the population were dominated by 4 year olds, while females were dominated by 5 year olds. Females dominated the sex ratio in the overall sample, each month sampled, at each age and from 22cm in total length onwards (when N > 20). Possible reasons for the dominance of females in the sex ratio are discussed. Three models were used to obtain the parameters of the von Bertalanfly growth equation. These were the Ford-Walford plot (Beverton and Holt 1957), the Gulland and Holt plot (1959) and the Rafail (1973) method. Results of the fitted von Bertalanffy growth curves showed that female lemon sole o f f the west coast of Ireland grew faster than males and attained a greater size. Male and female lemon sole mature from 2 years of age onwards. There is evidence in the population o f a smaller asymptotic length (L«, = 34.47cm), faster growth rate (K = 0.1955) and younger age at first maturity, all of which are indicative o f a decrease in population size, when present results are compared to data collected in the same area 22 years earlier. Results of the yield per recruit curve indicate that lemon sole are currently being over-fished o f f the west coast of Ireland. Problems of selectivity within the sampling method, particularly at the discarding stage, may have influenced the outcome of results of the models used in the assessment of this stock. Therefore, additional/future work on this species should include catch data which incorporates discards and not landings data alone.

Fatores de risco cardiovasculares em coorte de profissionais da área médica: 15 anos de evolução

FUNDAMENTO: Segundo a Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS), as doenças cardiovasculares (DCV) são responsáveis por 16,7 milhões de mortes/ano. Evidências mostram que as DCV resultam da interação entre fatores de risco variados, presentes desde a infância. OBJETIVO: Verificar, em profissionais da área médica, a presença e evolução de alguns fatores de risco cardiovasculares (FRCV) em um intervalo de 15 anos. MÉTODOS: Analisamos um grupo de indivíduos ao ingressar na faculdade de medicina e repetimos a análise 15 anos depois, comparando os dados encontrados. Utilizamos questionários sobre FRCV (hipertensão arterial sistêmica (HAS), diabete melito (DM), dislipidemia e história familiar de DCV precoce, tabagismo, etilismo e sedentarismo). O colesterol, a glicemia, a PA, o peso, a altura, o índice de massa corpórea (IMC) foram determinados. RESULTADOS: Comparamos 100 indivíduos (sendo 64,0% homens com idade média de 19,9 anos), com os 72 (sendo 62,5% homens, 34,8 anos) incluídos 15 anos após. Houve aumento na prevalência de HAS (6,0% vs 16,7%, p = 0,024), excesso de peso (9,0% vs 26,4%, p = 0,002) e dislipidemia (4,0% vs 19,14%, p = 0,002). Os demais FRCV não se modificaram. Na análise dos valores de pressão arterial sistólica (PAS), pressão arterial diastólica (PAD), colesterol, glicemia e IMC, encontramos elevação na média de todas variáveis (p < 0,05). Houve correlação positiva entre valores de PAS, PAD, IMC e glicemia no intervalo de tempo avaliado (p < 0,05). CONCLUSÃO: Em profissionais da área médica, encontramos elevação na PAS, PAD, glicemia, IMC e colesterol em 15 anos. Na análise da prevalência de FRCV, houve aumento de hipertensão arterial, excesso de peso e dislipidemia.

საქართველო 1921 №10, იანვარი 15

"საქართველო". 1915-1921. საქართველოს ეროვნულ-დემოკრატიული პარტიის მთავარი კომიტეტის ორგანო. ყოველდღიური გაზეთი. თბილისი. რედაქტორი (1915 და 1916 წწ.) - სანდრო შანშიაშვილი, 1917 წლიდან მთავარი რედაქტორი გრიგოლ ვეშაპელი.

საქართველო 1921 №15, იანვარი 22

"საქართველო". 1915-1921. საქართველოს ეროვნულ-დემოკრატიული პარტიის მთავარი კომიტეტის ორგანო. ყოველდღიური გაზეთი. თბილისი. რედაქტორი (1915 და 1916 წწ.) - სანდრო შანშიაშვილი, 1917 წლიდან მთავარი რედაქტორი გრიგოლ ვეშაპელი.

Анализ корреляционных связей концентрации приземного озона (КПО) в 15 часов со средними значениями КПО различного временного осреднения по дневным данным

განხილულია მოკ-ის საათობრივი მნიშვნელობების ერთი მეორესთან და აგრეთვე მოკ-ის საშუალო დღიურ და დღეღამურ მნიშვნელობებს შორის კორელაციური კავშირები.

Fator de diferenciação de crescimento 15: um novo biomarcador em pacientes com disfunção diastólica?

FUNDAMENTO: O fator de diferenciação de crescimento-15 ou GDF-15, uma citocina de resposta ao estresse relacionada ao fator transformador de crescimento beta (TGF-ß), está elevado e independentemente relacionado à prognóstico adverso na insuficiência cardíaca sistólica. OBJETIVO: O objetivo do presente estudo é investigar os níveis plasmáticos de GDF-15 em pacientes com disfunção diastólica pré-clínica ou insuficiência cardíaca com fração de ejeção normal (ICFEN). MÉTODOS: Avaliamos 119 pacientes com fração de ejeção (FE) normal, encaminhados à angiografia coronariana eletiva, dos quais 75 (63%) tinham doença arterial coronariana (DAC). Os indivíduos foram classificados como tendo disfunção diastólica ventricular esquerda leve (DDVE grau I, n = 61), ICFEN (DDVE grau II ou III, n = 38) ou função diastólica normal (controles, n = 20). Em um subgrupo de 20 indivíduos, alterações no débito cardíaco (DC) foram medidas através de reinalação de gás inerte (Innocor®) em resposta a um teste hemodinâmico ortostático. RESULTADOS: Os níveis de GDF-15 na ICFEN [mediana 1,08, variação interquartil (0,88-1,30) ng/ml] eram significantemente mais altos do que nos controles [0,60 (0,50-0,71) ng/ml, p = 0,003] e em pacientes com DDVE grau I [0,78 (0,62-1,04) ng/ml, p < 0.001]. Além disso, os níveis de GDF-15 estavam significantemente elevados em pacientes com DDVE grau I, em comparação aos controles (p = 0,003). Adicionalmente, GDF-15 estava correlacionado com os marcadores ecocardiográficos de disfunção diastólica e estava correlacionado com a magnitude da resposta do CO à alteração na posição do corpo de ereta para supina (r = -0,67, p = 0,005). CONCLUSÃO: Os níveis de GDF-15 estão elevados em indivíduos com ICFEN e podem diferenciar função diastólica normal de DDVE. Além disso, os níveis de GDF-15 estão associados com uma redução na resposta do DC no teste hemodinâmico ortostático.

Ray-wave correspondence and extended ray dynamics in optical microcavities

Magdeburg, Univ., Fak. für Naturwiss., Diss., 2011

dynamics of the Becker-Döring model of nucleation

Magdeburg, Univ., Fak. für Mathematik, Diss., 2011

Flame simulation in rotary kilns using computational fluid dynamics

Magdeburg, Univ., Fak. für Verfahrens- und Systemtechnik, Diss., 2011

Molecular biological analysis of dynamic interactions between influenza viruses and host cells : host cell proteomes and viral replication dynamics

Magdeburg, Univ., Fak. für Verfahrens- und Systemtechnik, Diss., 2011