98 research outputs found
Diving behaviour of whale sharks in relation to a predictable food pulse
We present diving data for four whale sharks in relation to a predictable food pulse (reef fish spawn) and an analysis of the longest continuous fine-resolution diving record for a planktivorous shark. Fine-resolution pressure data from a recovered pop-up archival satellite tag deployed for 206 days on a whale shark were analysed using the fast Fourier Transform method for frequency domain analysis of time-series. The results demonstrated that a free-ranging whale shark displays ultradian, diel and circa-lunar rhythmicity of diving behaviour. Whale sharks dive to over 979.5 m and can tolerate a temperature range of 26.4 degrees C. The whale sharks made primarily diurnal deep dives and remained in relatively shallow waters at night. Whale shark diving patterns are influenced by a seasonally predictable food source, with shallower dives made during fish spawning periods
Religious education in the experience of young people from mixed-faith families
On the basis of recent ethnographic study at the University of Warwick of the religious identity formation of young people in âmixed-faithâ families, this article focuses on their (and their parentsâ) experiences and perceptions of religious education (RE) and of religious nurture in the community. The young peopleâs experience of RE differed between primary and secondary school and only a few were engaged in supplementary classes. We highlight the complementarity between school and home in young peopleâs religious learning and draw out implications for RE
Comparison of microbial load in immersion chilling water and poultry carcasses after 8, 16 and 24 working hours
From old organisms to new molecules: integrative biology and therapeutic targets in accelerated human ageing
Understanding the basic biology of human ageing is a key milestone in attempting to ameliorate the deleterious consequences of old age. This is an urgent research priority given the global demographic shift towards an ageing population. Although some molecular pathways that have been proposed to contribute to ageing have been discovered using classical biochemistry and genetics, the complex, polygenic and stochastic nature of ageing is such that the process as a whole is not immediately amenable to biochemical analysis. Thus, attempts have been made to elucidate the causes of monogenic progeroid disorders that recapitulate some, if not all, features of normal ageing in the hope that this may contribute to our understanding of normal human ageing. Two canonical progeroid disorders are Wernerâs syndrome and Hutchinson-Gilford progeroid syndrome (also known as progeria). Because such disorders are essentially phenocopies of ageing, rather than ageing itself, advances made in understanding their pathogenesis must always be contextualised within theories proposed to help explain how the normal process operates. One such possible ageing mechanism is described by the cell senescence hypothesis of ageing. Here, we discuss this hypothesis and demonstrate that it provides a plausible explanation for many of the ageing phenotypes seen in Wernerâs syndrome and Hutchinson-Gilford progeriod syndrome. The recent exciting advances made in potential therapies for these two syndromes are also reviewed
Letter to Jane Bradt from her brother James W.O. Clark
Letter to Jane Bradt from her brother James W.O. Clark, dated at Louth, 8 May
1839. The letter concerns the settlement of their motherâs assets
Letter to George Bradt from James W.O. Clark
Letter to George Bradt from James W.O. Clark, dated at Ingersoll, 14 May 1870.
The letter discusses the purchase of farm produce
Letter to Jane Bradt, Clinton, from her brother James W.O. Clark
Letter to Jane Bradt, Clinton, from her brother James W.O. Clark, dated at Louth,
29 May 1839. The letter concerns the settlement of family problems
Letter to Peter Bradt, Clinton, from James W.O. Clark
Letter to Peter Bradt, Clinton, from James W.O. Clark, dated at Louth, 31
December 1847. The letter concerns Clarkâs running for public office. Clark asks
Bradt to distribute copies of his address to the Rectors, and follows ââŠif you feel
favourable to my election I shall be most thankful for your vote and influenceâ
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