Larval and juvenile American shad (Alosa sapidissima) raised from eggs in the laboratory were subjected to biweekly 24-h seawater (35 ppt) challenges. There was no survival in seawater before 36 days post-hatch, and most mortalities occurred within 2 h of transfer. Twenty-four hour survival reached 89% in seawater at 45 days post-hatch (when larval–juvenile metamorphosis occurred), 96% at 58 da...

OBJECTIVES To develop clinical guidelines for the management of patients with prostate cancer. METHODS Guidelines were compiled by a working panel based on current literature following a literature review using MEDLINE. Already published structured analysis from national and international guidelines was used, and panel consensus was employed when literature evidence was absent or of poor qual...

OBJECTIVES To establish guidelines for the diagnosis, staging, treatment and follow-up of germ cell testicular cancer. METHODS A search of published work was conducted using Medline. Highly evidence-based articles were selected and their findings analysed by the members of the Oncological Urology Working Group of the EAU. Testis cancer is rare and affects young men in their 3rd and 4th decade...

The need for hydrological data is discussed in terms of the type of water resources project, and the sampling of information in time and space. The need for consistent data quality is emphasized. Données hydrologiques nécessaires à l'évaluation des ressources en eau de surface Résumé Les besoins en données hydrologiques sont discutés en fonction des divers types de projets de mise en valeur des...