Vol. 44 (2007-2008)
Recent Submissions
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By-laws of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science (revised 2008)
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NSIS Presidential Address and Reports from Council Officers, Session 2006-2007
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Turmeric: Not So Spicy After All
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2008)Turmeric, also known as saffron Indian, prepared from the rhizome of Curcuma longa L. has an aromatic pepper-like, but somewhat bitter taste and gives curry dishes their characteristic yellowish colour. Curcumin, a non-toxic ... -
Pseudoscience and the Paranormal: Obligations and Opportunities for Scientists and Science Educators
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2008)Despite increasing reliance on science and technology in everyday life, public surveys conducted over the past decade have shown consistently low levels of general science literacy, both factual and conceptual, and ... -
The Nova Scotian Institute of Science Student Awards 2007
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Risk Estimates: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Sydney Harbour Sediments and Lobster
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2008)For nearly a century, the effluents from the Sydney Tar Ponds were discharged into Muggah Creek. As this creek opens into the South Arm of Sydney Harbour, this discharge resulted in appreciable levels of polyaromatic ... -
Heavy Metal Distributions in the Waters of Sydney Harbour, Nova Scotia
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2008)Four surveys of total Hg and dissolved Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn concentrations in Sydney Harbour waters were conducted between 1999 and 2001. Suspended particulate matter samples were analysed for Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, ... -
Sources and Distribution of Metal Contamination in Surficial Sediments of Sydney Harbour, Nova Scotia
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2008)Geochemical studies in Sydney Harbour indicate that its sediments are contaminated to varying degrees with ’pollution’ metals such as As, Cd, Hg and Pb. Results based on the analyses of 119 surface sediment samples show ... -
Assessment of Environmental Conditions in Sydney Harbour, Nova Scotia: General Introduction
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Squalene in Nova Scotian Deep-Sea Sharks and in the Pacific Eulachon
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2008)The occurrence of the hydrocarbon, squalene, in diverse marine organisms is not uncommon, but quantities of commercial interest are generally limited to the livers of a few members of the shark family. Nova Scotia shallow-water ... -
Are Industrialized Fisheries Sustainable?
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2008)Fish stock assessment and management is currently based on the concept of sustainable surplus production. This essay argues that this concept is fallacious and that the assessment/management models which assume its existence ... -
New Distribution Records for Flowering Plants in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2008)Distributions of over 50 species of flowering plants from Antigonish County, Nova Scotia are presented based on collections made primarily over the last ten years. Some of these are new county records representing range ... -
President's Report
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Peter John Wangersky; Harry Cleveland Freeman [obituaries]
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Rhodotorula Glutinis: Strain Enrichment and Evaluation of Phenylalanine Ammonia Lyase
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2007)The enrichment of a Rhodotorula glufinis strain and the determination of its phenylalanine ammonia lyase (E.C.4.3.1.5 - PAL) activity and attempts to measure peroxidase (E.C.1.11.1. 7) activity included conventional ... -
Nova Scotian Institute of Science Student Science Awards 2006
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Additional Records of a Non-Native Fish, The Snowy Grouper (Epinephelus Niveatus), in Nova Scotian Waters
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2007)At Clam Harbour, Nova Scotia in September 2005, two juvenile Snowy Groupers, Epinephelus niveatus (Valenciennes 1828), were captured. Subsequently, in October 2006 during the regular census of six artificial reefs in Sambro ... -
Woodville Ice Cave (Hants County, Nova Scotia) and Notes on the 'Ice Caves' of the Maritime Provinces
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2007)Several caves and sinkholes where snow and ice persist well into the summer exist in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. In the past they were sometimes used as a source of ice or for cold storage, and are known locally as ‘ice ... -
Biological and Environmental Requisites for a Successful Trap Fishery of the Northern Shrimp Pandalus Borealis
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2007)A permanent trap fishery for northern pink shrimp (Pandalus borealis) was established in Chedabucto Bay, Nova Scotia in 1996 after several years of experimental trapping by one fisherman. Despite extensive experimental ... -
Deep-Water Corals in Atlantic-Canada: A Review of DFO Research (2001–2003)
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2007)Deep-water corals occur in Atlantic Canada at water depths in the general range of 200-1500 m. Prior to 2000, most knowledge of deep-water corals was anecdotal and based primarily on fishing bycatch information. During ...
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