Abstract: The possibility of absorbing wave energy using a submerged balloon fixed to the sea bed is investigated. The balloon is in the form of a fabric encased within an array of meridional tendons which terminate at a point at the top of the balloon and at some radius at the bottom. The expansion and contraction of the balloon in waves pump air via a turbine into and out of a chamber of cons...

background: in algeria the date wastes production is estimated at least 85.000 tones. date wastes is an economic source of carbohydrates for conversion to industrial enzymes because it is readily available and relatively low priced.objective: the aim of the present study was to investigate the potential of using date wastes as a substrate for the production of a-amylase and invertase. materials...

ABSTRACT Survival and growth of the native oyster Crassostrea gasar along juvenile adult phases were evaluated in three different stocking densities [low (D), medium (2D) high (3D)] two grow-out systems (fixed floating system). The fixed system consisted a rack made with PVC, from bottom wood sticks. bags suspended by PVC maintained submerged seawater surface eight floats. shell height oysters ...

Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum (IMI 330189) can produce at least three spore types in vitro ; blastospores, submerged conidia, and aerial conidia, as defined by culturing conditions, sporogenesis, and spore morphology. This study compares morphological characteristics (dimensions and cell wall structure), chemical properties of cell wall surfaces (charge, hydrophobicity, and lectin binding...

To investigate the temperature sensitivity of low-Ca2+-induced nonsynaptic and low-Mg2+-induced synaptic ictogenesis under submerged and interface conditions, we compared changes of extracellular field potential and extracellular potassium concentration at room temperature (23 +/- 1 degrees C; mean +/- SD) and at 35 +/- 1 degrees C in hippocampal-entorhinal cortex slices. The induction of spont...

Angular momentum changing collisions can be suppressed in atoms whose valence electrons are submerged beneath filled shells of higher principle quantum number. To determine whether spin-exchange collisions are suppressed in these "submerged shell" atoms, we measured collisional rates for six hyperfine states of Mn at T < 1 K. Although the 3d valence electrons in Mn are submerged beneath a fille...

Submerged macrophytes respond to changes in the nutrient concentrations in their environment. In contrast to diatoms e.g., submerged macrophytes are capable of taking up nutrients from both the sediment pore water and the overlying water. Therefore, macrophytes can provide a more comprehensive assessment of river ecosystems. Two methods using submerged macrophytes to assess and monitor changes ...

Submerged tooth is the one that is depressed below the occlusal plane. Dental ankylosis is thought to be a major cause of submergence. Submerged deciduous teeth have the potential to cause malocclusion not only by prevention of their exfoliation and subsequent replacement by permanent teeth but also by causing tilting of proximal teeth and extrusion of opposing tooth. The purpose of this report...