BACKGROUND The seagrass Zostera marina is a monocotyledonous angiosperm belonging to a polyphyletic group of plants that can live submerged in marine habitats. Zostera marina L. is one of the most common seagrasses and is considered a cornerstone of marine plant molecular ecology research and comparative studies. However, the mechanisms underlying its adaptation to the marine environment still ...

This work assessed the antioxidant potential, acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition and the in vitro cytotoxic activity of extracts of the seagrasses Zostera marina and Zostera noltei collected from southern Portugal. The total phenolic contents (TPCs), the rosmarinic acid (RA) concentration (HPLC/DAD) and the fatty acid (FA) profile (GC/MS) are also described. Z. marina had the highest TPC, r...

— Highly modified habitats resulting from coastal development could facilitate the re-establishment of biological communities. At the Singapore Armed Forces Yacht Club in Changi, Singapore, the diversity and distribution of scleractinian corals were investigated using belt surveys at two different depths (1–3.5 m and 3.5–6 m) of a seawall. The 1,762 scleractinian colonies recorded are represent...

Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) are the most abundant and widespread seal species in Washington State. Most seal haul-out sites are unavailable at high tide, hence abundance estimates are conducted at low tide when it is commonly accepted that most seals are hauled-out. On sites unaffected by tides, however, it is less clear whether tide level has an effect on seal abundance. We counted hauled-ou...

MILOŠ NIKOLIĆ, JASMINA GLAMOČLIJA, ANA ĆIRIĆ, TAMARA PERIĆ, DEJAN MARKOVIĆ, TANJA STEVIĆ, MARINA SOKOVIĆ Institute for Biological Research ”Siniša Stanković”, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, University of Belgrade, dr Subotića 8, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia Institute for Medicinal Pla...

PAUL GABRIEL ANOAICA1, EMILIA AMZOIU2*, FAUSTO BOZZINI3, LARISA-MARINA ELISABETH AVERIS2, MARIA VIORICA BUBULICA 2, CRISTIAN GHEONEA1 1 University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, Faculty of Medicine, 2-4 Petru Rares Str., 200638 , Romania, Craiova, Romania 2 University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, Faculty of Pharmacy, 2-4 Petru Rares Str., 200638, Craiova, Romania 3 Applied Science and E...

In this paper, the authors present a systematic and comprehensive analysis of scenario methods in the integrated planning of nautical port and marina sites. The subject of research is nautical ports and marinas as facilities having the greatest importance for nautical tourism development and for boaters. The optimum scenario for their development is determined, and marina carrying capacity is i...

The article discusses a set of pictures that illustrate public health activities, practices, and campaigns against malaria in Brazil from 1918 through 1956. Exemplary of certain key moments in this history, the illustrations belong to three archives from the Casa de Oswaldo Cruz/Fundação Oswaldo Cruz collection: Arquivo Belisário Penna, Arquivto Fundação Rockefeller ("Serviço de Malária do Nord...

An interactive museum exhibit of a digitally augmented medieval musical instrument, the tromba marina, is presented. The tromba marina is a curious single stringed instrument with a rattling bridge, from which a trumpet-like timbre is produced. The physical instrument was constructed as a replica of one found in Musikmuseet, a musical instrument museum in Copenhagen, Denmark. The replica instru...