Evaluación de bancos naturales de “palabritas” (Donax spp.) en el litoral de Lambayeque, 2010.

En marzo y junio 2010, se efectuaron evaluaciones poblacionales del recurso Donax spp., entre El Palo y playa La Punta del litoral de Lambayeque. La talla fluctuó entre 5 y 32 mm (marzo) y 7 a 33 mm (junio). La madurez gonadal en hembras en marzo, mostró el predominio de madurez total (24,35%), y en junio predominaron en estadio de evacuación parcial (22,2%) y evacuación total (18,9%). La densidad media en marzo varió entre 5,00 y 243,74 ind.m-2, encontrándose mayor concentración en El María y mayor dispersión en Playa Monsefú; en junio fluctuó entre 9,19 y 80,48 ind.m-2 con mayor concentración en El María. En marzo la población estimada fue 329,22 millones de individuos ± 27,96% y biomasa 702,24 t ± 27,94%; en junio fue 229,20 millones de individuos ± 32,69% y biomasa 577,27 t ± 31,91%. En marzo una mayor abundancia se registró en El María (110,90 millones de individuos) y Bodegones (81,28 millones de individuos), en junio El Gigante (50,83 millones de ejemplares) y El María (46,28 millones de ejemplares).

Friday Facts, January 8, 2010, Vol. 46

Bureau of Nutrition and Health Promotion part of the Iowa Department of Public Health produces of weekly newsletter about the Iowa WIC Program for the State of Iowa citizen.

Code Section 307.46(2) - Use of Reversion Report

Pursuant to Iowa Code Section 307.46(2), I submit the following report on the use of reversions. The Iowa Department of Transportation spent $498,703 of the Fiscal Year 2010 Road Use Tax Fund/Primary Road Fund budget reversion in Fiscal Year 2011 for desktop, server and network software, information technology professional services and computer equipment.

Gonadal alterations in male whitefish Coregonus fatioi: no evidence for genetic damage reducing viability in early life stages.

In recent years, numerous cases of morphological gonadal alterations in fish have been recorded throughout the world and across a wide range of species. In the whitefish Coregonus fatioi from the pre-alpine Lake Thun (Switzerland), the frequency of gonadal alterations is particularly high and the variety of alteration types large. Little is known about the proximal causes and the direct consequences of these morphological features on population persistence. In particular, the potential for the observed alterations to be the phenotypic expression of reduced genetic quality has not yet been addressed. In this study, we used offspring survival during embryogenesis as a proximate indicator of male genetic quality and tested whether the presence of gonadal alterations in males is an indicator of reduced quality. Embryos resulted from in vitro fertilizations of gametes from 126 males and females. We found no significant correlation between embryo survival and gonadal alteration in adults. Our findings suggest that in C. fatioi of Lake Thun, alterations in gonad morphology are not a phenotypic expression of variation in genetic quality.

Iowa Civil Rights Commission, 46 Years of Working Toward a State Free of Discrimination Through Enforcement of Civil Rights Laws, Annual Report FY2011

The mission of the Iowa Civil Rights Commission is to end discrimination within the state of Iowa. To achieve this goal, the ICRC must effectively enforce the Iowa Civil Rights Act. The ICRA will be as effective as the Commission is in processing complaints of discrimination. The ICRC undertook significant steps forward in improving the timeliness and competency by which complaints of discrimination are processed. The screening unit was increased with special emphasis on improving the quality and quantity of the analysis of the initial screening decisions. The investigative process for nonhousing cases was completely overhauled. The improved process builds on the screening decision and focuses on the issues raised in that decision. The new process will help the ICRC reduce a significant backlog for non-housing cases. Additionally, we revamped the mediation program by moving to an allvolunteer mediation program. Over 20 Iowa lawyers volunteered to help the ICRC resolve complaints through alternative dispute resolution.

Iowa Civil Rights Commission 46 Years of Working Toward a State Free of Discrimination Through Enforcement of Civil Rights Laws Annual Report Fiscal Year 2011

Annual Report for the Iowa Civil Rights Commission

University of Iowa School of Library and Information Science newsletter. Fall 2007, no. 46.

Newsletter from the University of Iowa School of Library and Information Science.

Neurodevelopment outcome of newborns with cerebral subependymal pseudocysts at 18 and 46 months: a prospective study.

OBJECTIVES: Subependymal pseudocysts (SEPC) are cerebral periventricular cysts located on the floor of the lateral ventricle and result from regression of the germinal matrix. They are increasingly diagnosed on neonatal cranial ultrasound. While associated pathologies are reported, information about long-term prognosis is missing, and we aimed to investigate long-term follow-up of these patients. STUDY DESIGN: Newborns diagnosed with SEPC were enrolled for follow-up. Neurodevelopment outcome was assessed at 6, 18 and 46 months of age. RESULTS: 74 newborns were recruited: we found a high rate of antenatal events (63%), premature infants (66% <37 weeks, 31% <32 weeks) and twins (30%). MRI was performed in 31 patients, and cystic periventricular leukomalacia (c-PVL) was primarily falsely diagnosed in 9 of them. Underlying disease was diagnosed in 17 patients, 8 with congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, 5 with genetic and 4 with metabolic disease. Neurological examination (NE) at birth was normal for patients with SEPCs and no underlying disease, except one. Mean Developmental Quotient and IQ of these patients was 98.2 (±9.6SD; range 77-121), 94.6 (±14.2SD; 71-120) and 99.6 (±12.3SD; 76-120) at 6, 18 and 46 months of age, respectively, with no differences between the subtypes of SEPC. A subset analysis showed no outcome differences between preterm infants with or without SEPC, or between preterm of <32 GA and ≥32 GA. CONCLUSIONS: Neurodevelopment of newborns with SEPC was normal when no underlying disease was present. This study suggests that if NE is normal at birth and congenital CMV infection can be excluded, then no further investigations are needed. Moreover, it is crucial to differentiate SEPC from c-PVL which carries a poor prognosis.

CIRAS News, Fall/Winter 2010, Vol. 46, no. 1,2

CIRAS is to enhance the performance of Iowa industry, and associated entities, through education and technology-based services. This newsletter holds information regarding these services.