The small honeycomb barnacle Chamaesipho tasmanica Foster and Anderson often forms continuous sheets covering the substratum at mid-shore levels of sheltered rocky shores but also occurs in sparse distributions on exposed shores, and on higher levels of sheltered shores, in south-eastern Australia. Larger barnacles are generally found in more exposed and higher areas. Effects of each site on ul...

Photosynthetic microbial biofilms are an important functional component of rocky intertidal habitats worldwide. The abundance of organisms within these films varies both seasonally and according to vertical emersion gradients. However, the effects of horizontal gradients of wave exposure, which have a key influence on macrobiotic assemblages, have received little attention. Here, we examine the...

BACKGROUND The structure of long-term care (LTC) for old people has changed: care has been shifted from institutions to the community, and death is being postponed to increasingly old age. The aim of the study was to analyze how the use and costs of LTC in the last two years of life among old people changed between 2002 and 2013. METHODS Data were derived from national registers. The study po...

Triceps skinfold thickness and body weight measures were obtained for 44 female and 40 male mentally retarded adults participating in a sheltered workshop setting. Subjects' relative weights and skinfold thicknesses were found to correlate reasonably well for females and males, rs = .88 and .59, respectively. Use of only height and weight tables for determining the presence of obesity, however,...

Background This study investigated the prevalence for hepatitis A virus (HAV), hepatitis E virus (HEV), herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV2) and syphilis among homeless in the city of Tehran.   Methods In this cross-sectional study, 596 homeless were recruited in Tehran. A researcher-designed questionnaire was used to study demographic data. Using enzyme-linked immunoassay, and rapid plasma reagi...

A rigorous assessment of marine atmospheric corrosion at a controlled NRL test site in Key West Florida was conducted. Certain factors which have been previously implicated the literature as influencing engineering materials exposure were isolated and explored. In particular, effect sample size orientation Low carbon steel (C1010) witness coupons exposed vertical non-sheltered, sheltered, tilte...

OBJECTIVES We assessed the accuracy of self-reported veteran status among sheltered homeless adults to assess the reliability of using self-report to determine the number of veterans in homeless populations and examine whether there are demographic correlates to inaccurate reporting of veteran status. METHODS Records on 5,860 sheltered adults from Columbus, Ohio, and 16,346 sheltered adults f...

BACKGROUND There are a number of supported housing options for people with severe mental illness (SMI), but limited knowledge about residents' experiences. The aim of this study was to explore how people with SMI experienced sheltered housing consisting of both a private fully equipped apartment and a shared accommodation room for socializing. METHODS Fourteen people with SMI living in shelte...

Sea stars are some of the largest mobile animals able to live in the harsh flow environment of wave-exposed, rocky intertidal shores. In addition, some species, such as the northeastern Pacific Pisaster ochraceus, are ecologically significant predators in a broad range of environments, from sheltered lagoons to the most wave-exposed shorelines. How they function and survive under such an extrem...

of cps respondents. Yet it is likely that such limited work loss could be due to an acute condition. So, although Wolfe is correct in saying that those with shortterm, acute illnesses should be excluded from the disabled group, the data shortcomings and definitional problems make this difficult . Wolfe indicates partial support for her method of identifying the disabled because her estimate of ...