Clinostomum marginatum metacercaria: Incidence in Smallmouth Bass from a North Arkansas Stream and in vitro Oxygen Consumption Studies

Small mouth bass (Micropterus dolomieui) captured from Crooked Creek (Marion Co., Arkansas) in the summers of 1977 and 1987 were found to have a high incidence of infection with the metacercaria of Clinostomum marginatum (yellow grub). Of 41 fish collected in 1977, 32 (78%) were found infected with metacercariae with some fish containing large numbers of parasites. The number of larvae per fish ranged from 1 to 184, with an average of 23.2 ± 38 per smallmouth. Eighty-six percent of the bass collected in 1987 were found positive for C. marginatum. The number of metacercariae per fish ranged from 1 to 227 with an average of 32.7 ± 54 per fish. Fish from both collection groups ranged in size from 12 to 34 cm. No significant correlation could be found between the number of metacercariae per fish and the length of the host. Using metacercariae removed from host tissue, the effect on oxygen consumption by glucose, serotonin and insulin, singularly or in combination, was measured by manometric methods. Glucose alone did not stimulate oxygen utilization, serotonin alone and with glucose was stimulatory, and insulin with glucose also increased oxygen consumption

Spatially and Temporally Explicit Energy System Modelling to Support the Transition to a Low Carbon Energy Infrastructure – Case Study for Wind Energy in the UK

Renewable energy sources and electricity demand vary with time and space and the energy system is constrained by the location of the current infrastructure in place. The transitioning to a low carbon energy society can be facilitated by combining long term planning of infrastructure with taking spatial and temporal characteristics of the energy system into account. There is a lack of studies addressing this systemic view. We soft-link two models in order to analyse long term investment decisions in generation, transmission and storage capacities and the effects of short-term fluctuation of renewable supply: The national energy system model UKTM (UK TIMES model) and a dispatch model. The modelling approach combines the benefits of two models: an energy system model to analyse decarbonisation pathways and a power dispatch model that can evaluate the technical feasibility of those pathways and the impact of intermittent renewable energy sources on the power market. Results give us the technical feasibility of the UKTM solution from 2010 until 2050. This allows us to determine lower bounds of flexible elements and feeding them back in an iterative process (e.g. storage, demand side control, balancing). We apply the methodology to study the long-term investments of wind infrastructure in the United Kingdom

Mobile integrated conditional access system

This paper presents design of a novel security architecture integrating mobile and broadcasting technologies in the Pay-TV system. The security architecture proposed herein is a state-of-the-art solution to tackle well-known problems challenging current Pay-TV systems including but not limited to interoperability amongst service providers, relatively high cost of the service deployment, the security compromise, limited interactivity and bespoken services offered to subscribers. It also proposes the Follow-me service that enables subscribers to access their entitlements via an arbitrary set-top box

Security architectures in mobile integrated pay-TV

This paper presents the design and describes the advantage of the state-of-the-art Mobile Integrated Conditional Access System (MICAS) concerning interoperability, personalisation, security and operational costs in Pay-TV systems. The Message Handling Subsystem is proposed and outlined together with ‘Follow-Me’ service, which proposed herewith to extend mobility and personalisation concepts on Pay-TV service

Pengaruh Kompetensi, Disiplin Dan Kompensasi Terhadap Kinerja Pegawai Badan Pemberdayaan Perempuan Dan Keluarga Berencana Daerah Provinsi Sulawesi Tengah

This research aims to: (1) provide description of competency, dicipline, compensation personnel performance at regional office of women empowerment and family planning, Central Sulawesi Province; (2) know and analyze simultaneous effect of competency, dicipline, compensation on personnel performance at regional office of women empowerment and family planning, Central Sulawesi Province; (3) know and analyze the effect of competency on personnel performance at regional office of women empowerment and family planning, Central Sulawesi Province; (4) know and analyze the effect of dicipline on personnel performance at regional office of women empowerment and family planning, Central Sulawesi Province; (5) know and analyze the effect of compensation on personnel performance at regional office of women empowerment and family planning, Central Sulawesi Province. This research involves 55 personnel that have been determined using census method. The results of multiple linear regression show that competency, dicipline, compensation simultaneously and partially perform positive and significant effects on personnel performance at regional office of women empowerment and family planning, Central Sulawesi Province

Alien Registration- Daly, Josephine H. (Bangor, Penobscot County)

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Effectiveness of Teacher Child Parent Program on Self Esteem among School Children in Selected Schools at Kanyakumari District

An Experimental study was conducted on Self-Esteem before and after Teacher-Child-Parent-Program among school children in selected schools at Kannyakumari District. The objectives of the study were to compare the Pre test and Post test Self-Esteem among school children in Experimental group; to compare the mean difference in Self-Esteem between school Children in Experimental and Control group; to find the association between mean difference in Self-Esteem and the selected background variables among school children in Experimental group. Relevant reviews were done and presented as: (i). Studies related to self esteem, (ii). Studies related to Self-esteem and various interventions, (iii). Studies related to Teacher’s role and self-esteem and iv. Studies related to parent’s role and selfesteem. Researcher has stated following null hypotheses: H01. There will be no significant difference in the mean Self–Esteem before and after Teacher-Child-Parent Program among School Children in experimental group; H02. There will be no significant difference in Self–Esteem between pre test and post test in experimental and control group; and H03. There will be no significant association between mean differences in Self–Esteem and selected background variables. A conceptual framework based on Imogene King Goal Attainment theory (1990) was used in this study. Data were collected using structured self administered questionnaire and Dr. Ken Williams (2000) Brief Self-Esteem Inventory. Pre test Post test Control group design was used in this study. Sample size consists of 58 school children in Experimental group and 58 in Control group. School children were selected by using Cluster Random Sampling technique. Teacher-Child-Parent-Program was administered to the teachers and parents separately for the Experimental group. Post test was done after 8 weeks of intervention. Data collection period was 2 months. Data were analyzed using SPSS Version 20. A probability of less than 0.05 was considered to be significant. Major Findings of the study were: The post test mean self-esteem among school children in experimental group 64.71 was significantly high; t=-5.71, (P < 0.001). The mean difference in self esteem among experimental group 9.91 (SD= ± 13.23) was significantly higher than the control group 3.76 (SD = ± 9.70), t= -2.857 (P < 0.05). The Teacher child parent program was effective among the experimental group. However there was a significant relationship with parents, cell phone usage and Mean difference in Self-Esteem among school children in experimental group, t= 3.0597 (<0.01), {β = 0.506 (95% CI 12.9 – 47.1)}; t = 2.6 (P <0.05) {β = 0.459, (95% CI 2.01-16.18)} respectively. The implication, limitation and recommendations of the study have been elaborately stated

When Both Transmitting and Receiving Energies Matter: An Application of Network Coding in Wireless Body Area Networks

A network coding scheme for practical implementations of wireless body area networks is presented, with the objective of providing reliability under low-energy constraints. We propose a simple network layer protocol for star networks, adapting redundancy based on both transmission and reception energies for data and control packets, as well as channel conditions. Our numerical results show that even for small networks, the amount of energy reduction achievable can range from 29% to 87%, as the receiving energy per control packet increases from equal to much larger than the transmitting energy per data packet. The achievable gains increase as a) more nodes are added to the network, and/or b) the channels seen by different sensor nodes become more asymmetric.Comment: 10 pages, 7 figures, submitted to the NC-Pro Workshop at IFIP Networking Conference 2011, and to appear in the conference proceedings, published by Springer-Verlag, in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) serie

Modelling sustainable urban travel in a whole systems energy model

Many proposed low carbon transitions of the transport system have focused on decarbonisation in terms of technological transformation; however, significant opportunities exist for behavioural or demand side orientated measures to play an important role. This paper explores how one such option, mode shift, can contribute to low-carbon energy systems. For the first time, endogenous mode choice is integrated into a whole energy systems model, ESME, by representing mode speed, travel time budgets, infrastructure costs, and maximum rates of modal shift. Results indicate that the cost-optimal model solution favours sustainable transport modes, although this is strongly contingent on financial disincentives for car travel and measures to make slower modes more attractive. This approach is relevant in many different country contexts, as the need to assess options for lower carbon, more sustainable urban transport systems increases