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Monitoring elasmobranch populations using scuba divers : patterns, trends and potential biase
(2015-04-13)
Around the world, elasmobranch populations have undergone dramatic shifts - many large sharks have reached such low numbers that they may be at risk of extinction, while many smaller sharks and rays have increased in ...
River dolphins as indicators of ecosystem degradation in large tropical rivers
(2012-03-08)
Freshwater ecosystem degradation in the Amazon and Orinoco river basins is increasing due to rising human population numbers, and large water development projects. Therefore, monitoring ecosystem condition in these rivers ...
Patient Education Based on Clinical Practice Guideline Recommendations to Improve Shared Decision Making in Healthcare Using Semantic Web Technology
(2012-06-27)
Patient education and evidence-based clinical practice are two important issues with respect to improving health outcomes. However, there is a “communication gap” between physicians and patients at the point of care. To ...
REGULATION OF FIBRINOLYSIS BY S100A10 IN VIVO
(2013-02-06)
Endothelial cells form the inner lining of vascular networks and maintain blood fluidity
by inhibiting blood coagulation and promoting blood clot dissolution (fibrinolysis).
Plasmin, the primary fibrinolytic enzyme, is ...
Vibratory Response of Dry Human Skulls
(2012-04-09)
Hearing loss effects millions of people of all ages and is commonly treated with hearing aids and prostheses. Bone anchored hearing prostheses use bone conduction to transmit sound through the skull bone to the functioning ...
Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts: An Exploration of Family Home Visiting Programs Involving both Volunteer and Paid Visitors
(2011-12-20)
The goal of this international study was to gain insight into a little-known approach to family home visiting: programs that make use of both volunteer and paid visitors. Using a qualitative embedded multiple case study ...
Simulation Based Modeling of Inventory Policies and Operating Procedures in Complex, Low-Volume Electronics Manufacturing
(2011-11-18)
This simulation study considers a low-volume manufacturing system, which produces complex, customized electronics. Modeling demand as a renewal-reward process, the simulation, inspired by the production system and available ...
Investigation of Antifreeze Protein Activity in Blue Mussels and Amyloid-Like Transition in a Predominant Winter Flounder Serum Antifreeze Protein
(2013-10-28)
The study of marine antifreeze proteins has provided new findings. The blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) was known to have antifreeze activity; however, the antifreeze protein or other molecule responsible has never been ...
Modulation Of Cardiac Inward-Rectifier K+ Current IK1 By Intracellular K+ And Extracellular K+
(2011-12-19)
The inwardly-rectifying K+ current (IK1) is important for heart cell function because it sets the resting potential, influences cell excitability, and promotes repolarization of the action potential. My objective was to ...
The role of neuromasts in non-visual feeding of larval striped bass (Morone saxatilis)
(2011-08-03)
Striped bass larvae, native to the Shubenacadie River, catch invertebrates in
darkness using mechanoreception via lateral line neuromasts. The neuromast total
increased from 17 at first feeding (5 to 7 dph) to 135 by the ...