The small acmaeid limpet Patelloida lat istr~gata Angas and clumps of macroalgae are found in midshore intertidal regions dominated by barnacles. Interactions between limpet and algae were investigated experimentally to determine the effect of the herbivore on microalgae (this term includes propagules of macroalgae) as well as on macroalgal plants, and also the influence of both forms of algae ...

Based on a primary study (Santos, 2011) focusing the integration of non-conventional therapeutic modalities in the nursing care process, a secondary analysis of the findings was performed in order to answer the following questions: What conception guides nursing practice when using non-conventional therapeutic modalities? What is the place of holistic nursing in nursing’s theoretical developmen...

The holistic inversion approach for frequency domain airborne electromagnetic data has previously been employed to simultaneously calibrate, process and invert raw frequency-domain data where prior information was available. Analternative formulation has beendeveloped,which is suitable in the casewhere explicit prior information is not available. It incorporates: a multi-layer vertically-smooth...

inspired multi-objective optimisation algorithm Jun Chena, Mahdi Mahfouf, Gaffour Sidahmed, doi:10.1016/j.engappai.2014.08.014 Highlights • We model mechanical properties of heat treated alloy steel using interpretable fuzzy models. • We demonstrate how to locate the ‘best’ processing parameters and chemical compositions. • We demonstrate how to achieve certain mechanical properties. • We demon...

Vineyards shape important economic, cultural, and ecological systems in many temperate biomes. Like other agricultural systems, they can be multifunctional landscapes that not only produce grapes, but also for example serve as wildlife habitat, sequester carbon, and are places of rich traditions. However, research and management practices often focus mostly on individual, specific ecosystem ser...

This article presents a new holistic multi-objective design approach for the optimization of Arctic Offshore Supply Vessels (OSVs) cost- and eco-efficiency. The is intended to be used in conceptual phase an OSV. It includes (a) parametric model OSV, (b) performance assessment models independently operating icebreaker-assisted OSVs, (c) novel adaptation Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) algorithm OSVs...