1. The structure of a community is governed by a complex combination of processes whose relative importance varies over time and space. Larval dynamics, settlement and recruitment are thought to be important processes limiting adult abundance and distribution of benthic invertebrates with planktonic larvae. 2. Two invasive molluscs with similar morphology and resource needs, the Eurasian zebra ...

Two demersally-spawning fishes were selected to examine the relationship between adult spawning strategies and the early life histories of larvae and juveniles. Although the Caribbean gobies, Coryphopterus glaucofraenum Gill and Gnatholepis thompsoni Jordan are common, co-occurring constituents of nearshore coral reefs, relatively little is known about the early life history and recruitment of ...

IMPORTANCE Honesty and transparency are essential aspects of health care, including in physicians' and hospitals' responses to medical error. Biases and habits associated with medical malpractice litigation, however, may work at cross-purposes with compassion in clinical care and with efforts to improve patient safety. OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of nondisclosure agreements in medica...

Based on the data of Jiangzhai one-stage settlement sites archaeological excavation data, this paper applies three-dimensional visualization technology of virtual reality to scenario building. In order to enhance the fidelity of prehistoric settlement sites to reproduce the virtual system simulation results in the system design and implementation process, it essential to build plenty of the nat...

Cumulative settlement is one of the primary potential detrimental aspects of rocking foundations. It has been well documented that if the factor of safety against bearing failure is not very large (e.g., less than five or so), settlement can become significant. A series of footings of different shapes were subject to lateral slow cyclic loading on the centrifuge to study the effect of shape on ...

Land-based aquaculture produces suspended solids in culture pond and settlement pond waters that could be harvested as a bioresource. Suspended solids were quantified, characterised and harvested from these two sources to assess their suitability for conversion to bioproducts. The suspended solids of settlement ponds were less concentrated (87.6±24.7mgL(-1)) than those of culture ponds (131.8±8...

Payment and settlement systems support financial transactions through credit, keep records of transactions by adjusting credit balances and require such balances to be periodically reset through settlement. We study the efficient design of financial trades when the payment system can monitor some transactions better than others and when liquidity provision in the form of settlement is costly. E...

Vibrated stone columns are frequently used as a method of reinforcing soft ground as they provide increased bearing capacity and reduce foundation settlements. Their performance in relation to bearing capacity is well documented, but there is also a need for enhanced understanding of their settlement characteristics, particularly in relation to small-group configurations. This paper presents re...

We describe a simple 2-stage mechanism that induces two bargainers to be truthful in reporting their reservation prices in a 1st stage. If these prices criss-cross, the referee reports that they overlap, and the bargainers proceed to make offers in a 2nd stage. The average of the 2nd-stage offers becomes the settlement if both offers fall into the overlap interval; if only one offer falls into ...

Three size classes of Capitella capitata (Type I ) were fed 4 size ranges of detritus particles derived from red seaweed Gracilaria foliifera. Growth was generally reduced when only the largest particle-size range (150 to 250 pm) was available, and the effect was most pronounced for small worms. Worms lost weight when fed fecal pellets comparable in size to the largest particles of seaweed detr...