Growth, molting, and development of larval Antarctic krill were investigated near Marguerite Bay during four cruises in austral autumn and winter 2001 and 2002, as part of the US Southern Ocean GLOBEC program. Overwintering survival of larvae has been linked to annual sea-ice formation and extent, as sea-ice biota may provide food when other sources are scarce in the water column. During autumn...

According to ICES, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, populations of coastal cod (CC) in Norway north of 628N have been declining since 1994. The estimates are based on analytical assessment in which the most recent estimates are tuned with survey information. We evaluate the quality of bottom-trawl surveys conducted in four North Norwegian fjords during autumn of the yea...

Fungal spores are known to trigger allergic respiratory diseases. Very little is known about airborne fungal spore presence in Trieste. This paper reports the seasonal (June-October) Alternaria (1993-2004) and Epicoccum (1994-2004) spore concentrations during these years, using a Hirst sampler. Daily spore counts fluctuate considerably from one day to the next. Airborne spores of Alternaria and...

BACKGROUND Malaria is a major public health problem in the malaria endemic zones of the world. Various factors influence the prevalence of malaria. This study was conducted to determine the variation in frequency of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum malaria in different seasons of the year in Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar. METHODS A total of 411 patients were included in the stu...

Abstract Part of the Northern Hemisphere has experienced widespread autumn cooling during most recent decades despite overall warming, but how this contrasting temperature change influenced ecosystem carbon exchange remains unclear. Here, we show that occurred over about half area north 25° N since 2004, producing a weak trend period 2004–2018. Multiple lines evidence suggest an increasing net ...

To create the Pilot, DSHS contracted with the Thurston-Mason Regional Support Network (RSN), which contracted with Behavioral Health Resources (BHR) as the lead agency for implementation. A core team was established, consisting of the RSN, BHR, DSHS Children and Family Services, Mason County Juvenile Court, Community Youth Services, and the University of Washington. The team assessed the needs ...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The distribution of canopy growth among different shoot types such as epicormic, long and short shoots is not well understood in the peach tree. In this experiment, the effects of crop load and early epicormic sprout removal on current and subsequent-year distribution of vegetative growth among epicormic, long and short shoots was investigated in Prunus persica. METHODS Fi...