This communication presents observations of predatory and non-predatory encounters between white sharks and Cape fur seals in a shallow (3–6 m) channel between Geyser Rock and Dyer Island, South Africa. Within the channel Cape fur seals raft extensively for thermoregulatory purposes, to play, or due to terrestrial competition for space. The channel’s physical environment effectively limits a wh...

Life on this planet has been intricately associated with bacterial activity at all levels of evolution and bacteria represent the earliest form of autonomous existence. Plants such as those from the Leguminosae family that form root nodules while harboring nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria are a primordial example of symbiotic existence. Similarly, cooperative activities between bacteria and animal...

We analyze the extent to which simple markets can be used to aggregate disperse information into efficient forecasts of unknown future events. Drawing together data from a range of prediction contexts, we show that market-generated forecasts are typically fairly accurate, and they outperform most moderately sophisticated benchmarks. Carefully designed contracts can yield insight into the market...

Depending on the building architecture, usage, and energy consumption patterns, over US$ 60 billion was expended annually electric lighting in commercial buildings. Therefore, paper focuses development of energy-efficient buildings that minimize through integrated design processes. This can serve as a practical guide to lower requirements strategy reduce consumption. In this study, predictive a...

The Heart Lake Geyser Basin (HLGB) is remotely located at the base of Mount Sheridan in southern Yellowstone National Park (YNP), Wyoming, USA and is situated along Witch Creek and the northwestern shore of Heart Lake. Likely because of its location, little is known about the microbial community structure of springs in the HLGB. Bacterial and archaeal populations were monitored via small subuni...