Environment and resources of seamounts in the North Pacific: Proceedings of a workshop, March 21-23, 1984, Shimizu, Japan

The trawl fishery for pelagic annorhead, Pseuaopentaceros wheeleri(fonnerly referred to as Pentaceros richardsoni), and alfonsin, Beryx splendens, over the central North Pacific seamounts has a relatively short history. Before 1967, fishery scientists were generally unaware of the resources on seamounts; however, the discovery of commercial concentrations of pelagic armorhead on seamounts in the southern Emperor Seamounts by a Russian commercial trawler in November 1967 led to almost immediate exploitation of the species by the Soviets. Unconfinned reports indicated that the schools of pelagic annorhead on the seamounts averaged 30 m thick and catches averaged from 3 to 50 metric tons on 10-20 min hauls (Sakiura 1972). Japanese trawlers entered the fishery in 1969. To assist in the development of this tishery, Japanese research vessels conducted extensive surveys in 1972 on the distribution and potential for development ofthe pelagic armorhead and alfonsin resources. The results of their surveys to the central North Pacific and mid-Pacific seamounts showed that many had summits that were too deep for trawling. Those found suitable were concentrated in the southern Emperor-northern Hawaiian Ridge. (PDF file contains 113 pages.)

Annotated bibliography on hypoxia and its effects on marine life, with emphasis on the Gulf of Mexico

This bibliography contains 73 annotated references from publications and reports concerning hypoxia, .,; 2.0 ppm dissolved oxygen concentration, in the Gulf of Mexico. Instances of hypoxia from similar habitats and the effects of low oxygen levels on marine or estuarine organisms are also included. (PDF file contains 15 pages.)

Proceedings of the Twenty-third Annual Symposium on sea turtle biology and conservation, 17 to 21 March 2003, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The 23rd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation was held between 17 and 21 March 2003 at The Legend Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, hosted by the Community Conservation Network, Hawaii, and WWF-Malaysia. The meeting was attended by slightly more than 300 participants representing 73 countries, a dramatic drop in participation from previous years brought about in no small part by the looming war in the middle east region and concerns over travel safety. For 22 years the Symposium had bee an Americas-based event, even though it is the annual gathering of the "international" sea turtle society, and with the move to Malaysia, the Symposium hoped to raise the awareness among the general public of the plight of amrine turtles in Southeast Asia, and share the enormous exspertise of the world authorities on sea turtles with this so-far underrepresented region. Adopting the thems, "Living With Turtles", the Symposium had a very personal flavour, and the smaller number of participants made it possible to make and renew acquaintances, and have time for discussion between sessions. While the travel safety concern excuse was often quoted, it was a pity, particularly to the large contingent of people who attended the event for the first time from underrepresented regions, that many of the household names linked to marine turtle biology and conservation were not present to share their knowledge and promote the global concerns on the plight of turtle populations.

Lei do cão-guia [gravação de som]

Áudio MP3 do texto da Lei nº 11.126, de 27 de junho de 2005, que dispõe sobre o direito do portador de deficiência visual de ingressar e permanecer em ambientes de uso coletivo, acompanhado de cão guia e do Decreto nº 5.904, de 21 de setembro de 2006, que regulamenta a Lei nº 11.126.

Gioconda Belli, un universo de mujeres

[ES] En este artículo analizaremos el devenir del universo de mujeres de Gioconda Belli, a través de la mirada de tres personajes protagonistas femeninos que se pronuncian de forma contundente sobre la vida y la estética literaria de la autora. Partiremos del análisis de Lavinia, protagonista femenina de La mujer habitada (1988) la primera novela de la autora, a continuación analizaremos el perfil de Sofia protagonista de Sofía de los presagios (1990), su segunda novela. Y por último, escudriñaremos las características de un personaje femenino que propone una nueva lectura de la mítica Juana de Castilla, protagonista de El Pergamino de la seducción (2005). Las tres figuras femeninas literarias nacen de sus propias experiencias simultaneadas por la memoria, compañera inseparable en el afianzamiento del yo y son heroínas de su propia historia

Diário da Constituinte [gravação de vídeo] : [programa n. 398]

O constituinte Eraldo Trindade apresenta emenda para suprimir o artigo 63 das disposições transitórias, por ser contraditório. O artigo diz que a União não assumirá despesas pela criação de estados. Enquanto que no artigo anterior, destina recursos para a emancipação do estados de Roraima e Amapá. O senador Marco Maciel apresentou duas emendas: Uma pela pluralidade sindical e outra pela administração tripartite da previdência. Um conselho de patrões, empregados e governo administraria a Previdência. Termina amanhã o prazo para o relator Bernardo Cabral dar o parecer sobre as emendas. O Cronograma da Constituinte segue assim: Dias 21 e 22, publicação e distribuição do parecer do relator. De 23 a 25 apresentação dos destaques, em número de 6 para cada constituinte. Dia 26 apresentação de pedidos de preferência para votação de destaques. Dia 27, começa a votação do projeto no Plenário da Constituinte. Das 2045 emendas apresentadas ao projeto de Constituição, 1682 já tinham sido analisadas até ontem. A Previdência foi a seção que mais recebeu emendas. Dos capítulos, o mais visado foi o das Disposições Transitórias. Segundo o relator adjunto José Fogaça, a novidade ficou com o mandato presidencial. Cerca de 20 emendas pedem o mandato de 4 anos para Presidente da República. Segundo ele ainda, a emenda presidencialista cria um impasse que impede o Presidente da República de governar, caso se mantenha como está. Caso o Congresso Nacional esteja contra o Governo, ele ficará impedido de Governar.

Diário da Constituinte [gravação de vídeo] : [programa n. 381]

Com a aprovação do Regimento Interno, ficam assim os trabalhos constitucionais: dia 6/01: publicação do novo Regimento, de 7 a 13 de janeiro, apresentação de emendas.Cada constituinte tem direito a 4 emendas. 14 a 20, o relator dá parecer sobre as emendas, 21 e 22, publicação do parecer, 23 a 25,tempo para pedido de destaques, 26, um dia para requerimento das preferências, 27 de janeiro, votação em Plenário. Aprovado o Regimento, os parlamentares já estão querendo inverter a ordem da votação no Plenário. Eles querem votar em primeiro lugar o mandato do Presidente e o Sistema de Governo. Hoje, durante a Sessão Plenária, já se começou a colher assinaturas para um projeto de resolução que altera a ordem de votação. A ideia está sendo bem recebida pelo grupo dos 32 e pelos partidos de esquerda. No Centrão, nem todos concordam com a antecipação da votação do sistema de governo e do mandato do Presidente. Já o líder do PMDB acha que a antecipação vai ajudar a aprovar a Constituinte mais rapidamente. Entre o Grupo do Entendimento, a antecipação ganha adeptos. O ministro do Exército, declarou que se houver eleições em 1988, eles deveriam ser gerais. Os constituintes reagem à declaração afirmando a soberania da Constituinte.

Diário da Constituinte [gravação de vídeo] : [programa n. 380]

Aprovado o novo Regimento Interno da Constituinte. Ficou assim o novo Regimento: Com 280 assinaturas poderão ser apresentadas emendas substitutivas a capítulos, Seções e a títulos do projeto de Constituição. Estas emendas com 280 assinaturas terão preferência na hora de votar. Ficam prejudicadas as emendas apresentadas em fases anteriores da Constituinte. Hoje, serão publicados os avulsos do Regimento. De 7 a 13 /01, os constituintes poderão apresentar emendas. 4 para cada constituinte ou coletivas com 280 assinaturas. de 14 a 20/01, o relator vai dar o parecer sobre as emendas. De 21 a 22/01, a publicação do parecer do relator. De 23 a 25/01, apresentação de destaques das emendas. Dia 26, apresentação de pedidos de preferência na votação das emendas e organização dos destaques. Dia 27/01, começo da votação no Plenário da Constituinte. Agora os constituintes preparam suas emendas ao projeto de Constituição. Temas tais como a definição de empresa nacional, dispensa imotivada trabalhador, manutenção da jornada de 44 horas semanais, os 120 de licença à gestante, aprofundar a Reforma Agrária, a intervenção do Estado na economia se tornarão emendas ao projeto de Constituição.

Optimally robust shortcuts to population inversion in two-level quantum systems

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27. Sitzung des FAO/WHO-Codex-Alimentarius-Komitees für Fische und Fischerzeugnisse

1963 wurde von der FAO und WHO die Codex-Alimentarius-Kommission gegründet, die Lebensmittelstandards, Richtlinien und Vorschriften wie Codes of practice im Rahmen des gemeinsamen FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme erarbeiten sollte. Hauptziel dieses Programmes ist der Schutz der Gesundheit der Verbraucher und die Sicherung fairer Praktiken im Lebensmittelhandel sowie die Koordinierung der Arbeiten zu Lebensmittelstandards, die von international, staatlichen und nicht-staatlichen Organisationen durchgeführt werden.

Biological Platforms for Environmental Sensor technologies and their uses as indicators of the marine environment, Seward, Alaska, September 19-21, 2007: workshop proceedings

The Alliance for Coastal Technologies (ACT) Workshop entitled, "Biological Platforms as Sensor Technologies and their Use as Indicators for the Marine Environment" was held in Seward, Alaska, September 19 - 21,2007. The workshop was co-hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) and the Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC). The workshop was attended by 25 participants representing a wide range of research scientists, managers, and manufacturers who develop and deploy sensory equipment using aquatic vertebrates as the mode of transport. Eight recommendations were made by participants at the conclusion of the workshop and are presented here without prioritization: 1. Encourage research toward development of energy scavenging devices of suitable sizes for use in remote sensing packages attached to marine animals. 2. Encourage funding sources for development of new sensor technologies and animal-borne tags. 3. Develop animal-borne environmental sensor platforms that offer more combined systems and improved data recovery methodologies, and expand the geographic scope of complementary fixed sensor arrays. 4. Engage the oceanographic community by: a. Offering a mini workshop at an AGU ocean sciences conference for people interested in developing an ocean carbon program that utilizes animal-borne sensor technology. b. Outreach to chemical oceanographers. 5. Min v2d6.sheepserver.net e and merge technologies from other disciplines that may be applied to marine sensors (e.g. biomedical field). 6. Encourage the NOAA Permitting Office to: a. Make a more predictable, reliable, and consistent permitting system for using animal platforms. b. Establish an evaluation process. c. Adhere to established standards. 7. Promote the expanded use of calibrated hydrophones as part of existing animal platforms. 8. Encourage the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) to promote animal tracking as effective samplers of the marine environment, and use of animals as ocean sensor technology platforms. [PDF contains 20 pages]

Evaluating approaches and technologies for monitoring organic contaminants in the aquatic environment, Ann Arbor, MI, July 21-23, 2006: workshop proceedings

The Alliance for Coastal Technologies (ACT) convened a workshop on Evaluating Approaches and Technologies for Monitoring Organic Contaminants in the Aquatic Environment in Ann Arbor, MI on July 21-23, 2006. The primary objectives of this workshop were to: 1) identify the priority management information needs relative to organic contaminant loading; 2) explore the most appropriate approaches to estimating mass loading; and 3) evaluate the current status of the sensor technology. To meet these objectives, a mixture of leading research scientists, resource managers, and industry representatives were brought together for a focused two-day workshop. The workshop featured four plenary talks followed by breakout sessions in which arranged groups of participants where charged to respond to a series of focused discussion questions. At present, there are major concerns about the inadequacies in approaches and technologies for quantifying mass emissions and detection of organic contaminants for protecting municipal water supplies and receiving waters. Managers use estimates of land-based contaminant loadings to rivers, lakes, and oceans to assess relative risk among various contaminant sources, determine compliance with regulatory standards, and define progress in source reduction. However, accurately quantifying contaminant loading remains a major challenge. Loading occurs over a range of hydrologic conditions, requiring measurement technologies that can accommodate a broad range of ambient conditions. In addition, in situ chemical sensors that provide a means for acquiring continuous concentration measurements are still under development, particularly for organic contaminants that typically occur at low concentrations. Better approaches and strategies for estimating contaminant loading, including evaluations of both sampling design and sensor technologies, need to be identified. The following general recommendations were made in an effort to advance future organic contaminant monitoring: 1. Improve the understanding of material balance in aquatic systems and the relationship between potential surrogate measures (e.g., DOC, chlorophyll, particle size distribution) and target constituents. 2. Develop continuous real-time sensors to be used by managers as screening measures and triggers for more intensive monitoring. 3. Pursue surrogate measures and indicators of organic pollutant contamination, such as CDOM, turbidity, or non-equilibrium partitioning. 4. Develop continuous field-deployable sensors for PCBs, PAHs, pyrethroids, and emerging contaminants of concern and develop strategies that couple sampling approaches with tools that incorporate sensor synergy (i.e., measure appropriate surrogates along with the dissolved organics to allow full mass emission estimation).[PDF contains 20 pages]

Meteorological Buoy Sensor Workshop, Solomons, Maryland, April 19-21, 2006: workshop proceedings

The co-organized Alliance for Coastal Technologies (ACT) and National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) Workshop "Meteorological Buoy Sensors Workshop" convened in Solomons, Maryland, April 19 to 21,2006, sponsored by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) Chesapeake Bay Laboratory (CBL), an ACT partner institution. Participants from various sectors including resource managers and industry representatives collaborated to focus on technologies and sensors that measure the near surface variables of wind speed and direction, barometric pressure, humidity and air temperature. The vendor list was accordingly targeted at companies that produced these types of sensors. The managers represented a cross section of federal, regional and academic marine observing interests from around the country. Workshop discussions focused on the challenges associated with making marine meteorological observations in general and problems that were specific to a particular variable. Discussions also explored methods to mitigate these challenges through the adoption of best practices, improved technologies and increased standardization. Some of the key workshop outcomes and recommendations included: 0cean.US should establish a committee devoted to observations. The committee would have a key role in developing observing standards. The community should adopt the target cost, reliability and performance standards drafted for a typical meteorological package to be used by a regional observing system. A forum should be established to allow users and manufacturers to share best practices for the employment of marine meteorological sensors. The ACT website would host the forum. Federal activities that evaluate meteorological sensors should make their results publicly available. ACT should extend their evaluation process to include meteorological sensors. A follow on workshop should be conducted that covers the observing of meteorological variables not addressed by this workshop. (pdf contains 18 pages)

Adaptive variable structure control law for a variable speed wind turbine

Presentado en el 13th WSEAS International Conference on Automatic Control, Modelling and Simulation, ACMOS'11

Preliminary investigation on growth responses of Cyprinus carpio L. fed on locally formulated artificial diets

The growth rate and feed conversion ratios of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio were measured for five test diets in 14-day replicate laboratory studies. The young carp were fed with artificial test diets with crude protein contents ranging from 14.50 to 21.42 per cent. Within this range of feed characteristic optimum growth rates were obtained with diets containing 20.25 and 21.42 per cent crude protein. The study of the effect of varying ration levels showed that growth rates increased with increases of ration size, but the food conversion efficiency and protein efficiency ratios decreased markedly as ration size was increased