COMPARATIVE PRECISION AND BIAS OF FIVE DIFFERENT AGEING METHODS FOR THE LARGE TROPICAL SNAPPER LUTJANUS JOHNII

Comparative Precision and Bias of Five Different Ageing Methods for the Large Tropical Snapper Lutjanus johnii

Five common methods of age determination were compared to determine their usefulness in monitoring the catch structure of a small Australian sportfishery for Lutjanus johnii.Presumed annuli were visible on scales, whole otoliths, sectioned otoliths, whole vertebrae and sectioned vertebrae of Rotisserie Spike Lutjanus johnii in a sample of 44 younge

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The history of the European native oyster Ostrea edulis in Northern Irish waters and the four phases of resource exploitation

An in-depth history of the European native oyster in Northern Irish waters has been absent from international and regional peer-reviewed publications.The knowledge of historical losses and a need to recover ecosystems for habitat and biodiversity purposes are primary drivers in an urgency to restore Ostrea edulis.However, a Ear Syringe comprehensiv

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A Protocol for Fabrication and on-Chip Cell Culture to Recreate PAH-Afflicted Pulmonary Artery on a Microfluidic Device

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare pulmonary vascular disease that affects people of all ethnic origins and age groups including newborns.In PAH, pulmonary arteries and arterioles undergo a series of pathological changes including remodeling of the entire pulmonary vasculatures and extracellular matrices, mis-localized growth of pulmon

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Interorganizational Cooperation and Youth Policy: Case of Utena

The implementation of youth policy is closely ROSE SOAP connected to interorganizational cooperation between the organizations that are active in the field of youth activities.The goal of this paper is to present the results of a study wherein the factors that possibly determine cooperation between youth organizations and the local government admin

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