Whale Catching at Point Barrow

Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci, Point Barrow, Alaska, USA

To the Editor: An increasing number of bacterial infections are now diffi cult or impossible to treat (1) because of the misuse of antimicro-bial drugs and the epidemic spread of bacterial resistance to these drugs (2). The most alarming reports are of me-thicillin-resistant Staphylococcus au-reus, extended-spectrum β-lactamase producers, and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). Although kno...

From catching to watching: Moving towards quality assurance of whale/dolphin watching tourism in Taiwan

Taiwan has shifted from harvesting whales and dolphins to protecting all cetacean species since 1990. Whales and dolphins have become major tourist attractions. With an eye on foreseeable future growth and increasing concerns about environmental impact, service delivery, and educational efficacy, the government seeks to achieve the overall quality assurance of whale/dolphin watching tourism by ...

Decadal trends in aerosol chemical composition at Barrow, AK

Decadal trends in aerosol chemical composition at Barrow, AK: 1976–2008 P. K. Quinn, T. S. Bates, K. Schulz, and G. E. Shaw NOAA PMEL, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115, USA University of Alaska, 903 Koyukuk Dr., Fairbanks, AK, 99775, USA Received: 26 August 2009 – Accepted: 28 August 2009 – Published: 10 September 2009 Correspondence to: P. K. Quinn ([email protected]) Publishe...

Catching Instant Messaging Worms with Change-Point Detection Techniques

Instant messaging (IM) systems have gained a lot of popularity in recent years. The increasing number of IM users has lured malware authors to develop more worms and viruses that spread in IM networks. In response to such growing security threat to IM systems, it is imperative to develop a fast and responsive IM worm detection system. In this paper, we apply change-point detection techniques to...

Comparison of UV climates at Summit, Barrow, and South Pole