This paper presents the results of a geological engineering investigation in form rock mass characterization at Jlantah Dam Intake Tunnel. The study was carried out through technical mapping, core drill evaluation and supported by laboratory test data. determination classification research site has been using Rock Mass Rating (RMR) method, but it is necessary to use another method that more sui...

The marine medaka, Oryzias dancena is a suitable sample as a laboratory animal because it has a small size and clearly distinguishes between female and male. Data on the growth and maturity of the diploid and triploid sea cucurbit species suitable for laboratory animals are very useful for studying other species. Triploidy was induced in the marine medaka by cold shock treatment (0°C) of fertil...

Determining when fish spawn has major implications for effective fisheries management, particularly in dam-controlled rivers where reproductive potential may be affected by an altered hydrograph. Three methods for estimating spawn timing in riverine broadcast spawners were compared for their precision, effort and potential impact on a population of Mountain Whitefish in the regulated Lower Dunc...

Anxiety disorders pose a challenge for mental health care due to their high prevalence rates and chronic course. The purposes of this survey descriptive study are to explore prevalences and comorbidities of anxiety disorders in multimodal psychotherapeutic inpatient treatment and to determine treatment effectiveness and its predictors. In a total of 37.052 consecutive patients treated in 17 psy...

Geospatial Information (GSI) services are a new kind of technological platform that combine accurate mapping services with real-time user location and context data. GSI can power everything from navigation to social and political engagement. Although many GSI services are already in use, little attention has been paid to the implications of the technology and the privacy concerns that it raises...

The annual alteration of gonad morphology in sardine (Sardina pilchardus, Walbaum 1792) caught in the period from November 2006 to October 2007 using beach seines in the region of Boka Kotorska Bay (Montenegro, southern Adriatic) was studied. Samples were taken in the middle of each month. Total length of individuals ranged from 8.7 to 14.7 cm and weight ranged from 4.67 to 22.61 g. Their gonad...

Background: We introduce the software that calculates a new statistic that we call the genealogical sorting index, or gsi. This statistic quantifies the common ancestry of groups of individuals on a phylogenetic tree. The significance of an observed genealogical sorting index value is measured with permutation testing. Results: The algorithm for calculating the genealogical sorting index was wr...

In ecotoxicological testing, there are few studies that report on reproductive output (egg production) of marine or estuarine fish. Cunner (Tautogolabrus adspersus) were studied as a potential model species to evaluate the impact of pollutants with estrogenic activity on reproduction in estuarine fish populations. Cunner inhabit marine and estuarine areas where contaminant discharges are likely...

The fertilized eggs of Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) were exposed to estrone (E1) at 5-5000 ng L(-1) for 15 d, and the hatched fry were exposed continuously to the same concentrations for the additional 15 d. Adverse effects on hatchability, time to hatching, and gross abnormalities occurred at 50 ng L(-1) or above. Then the fry were divided into a continual exposure group, and a water reco...

BACKGROUND The BSI-18 contains the three six-item scales somatization, depression, and anxiety as well as the Global Severity Index (GSI), including all 18 items. The BSI-18 is the latest and shortest of the multidimensional versions of the Symptom-Checklist 90-R, but its psychometric properties have not been sufficiently clarified yet. METHODS Based on a representative sample of N = 2516 par...