Analyses of flow data for the Gila (60 years) and Pecos (68 years) Rivers in New Mexico showed that spring flows during snowmelt were significantly increased during El Niho years (periods of elevated sea surface temperature and reduced barometric pressure in the eastern tropical Pacific) and significantly decreased during La Niiia years (periods of reduced sea surface temperature and elevated b...

Our objective in this exploratory study was to identify novel biomarkers of importance for acute mountain sickness (AMS) using discovery-based proteomic methods. Peripheral blood samples were collected and AMS symptoms were assessed in 20 healthy volunteers prior to [-15 h (baseline) and 0 h; 1,609 m; barometric pressure = 625 mmHg] and after a 9-h exposure to hypobaric hypoxia (9 h; 4,875 m; b...

Objective To determine if environmental variables affect the average daily activity counts (AC) of dogs with osteoarthritis (OA) and/or owners' perception of their dog's clinical signs or quality of life. Methods The AC and Canine Brief Pain Inventory (CBPI) owner questionnaires of 62 dogs with OA were compared with daily environmental variables including the following: average temperature (°C)...

When steady state pressure-flow relations are studied in the circumflex coronary artery, pressure gradients develop between it and other branches of the left coronary artery. To assess the effects of these pressure gradients, we compared the pressure axis intercept and shape of steady state circumflex pressure-flow relations in the presence and absence of gradients after autoregulation was abol...

High pressure processing is recently applied in the food industry to inactivate spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms. Bacterial cells exhibit various barosensibility, and the role of pressurization, depressurization and constant pressure stage remain unknown. We investigated the effect of high pressure processing on Salmonella typhimurium and Listeria monocytogenes cells at 400 and 500 MPa re...

Human-fortified ship channel inlets can represent the only connection between estuarine and coastal waters for tens of kilometers in some areas Northern Gulf Mexico, making them bottlenecks fish movement. A variety fishes associate with jetties that fortify inlets, deep depths relative to surrounding may provide a unique type habitat. To understand variability biomass these vital areas, 49 hydr...