Development and progress of aquaculture in Egypt with special reference to cage and pen culture

After a brief review of Egypt's present annual production of wild fish, the idea of increasing this production by means of cage and pen culture is discussed, as it would utilize vast aquatic areas of good water quality. A preliminary experiment on cage culture of the carp, Cyprinus carpio is briefly reported

Panama City Fisheries Resources Office: FY 2002 Annual Report

HIGHLIGHTS FOR FY 2002 1. United States Senator Bob Graham assisted with a Gulf sturgeon survey. 2. Completed 3-year Gulf sturgeon population study in the Choctawhatchee River drainage. 3. Completed Gulf sturgeon potential spawning habitat survey for Northwest Florida and Southeast Alabama river systems. 4. Initiated Gulf sturgeon marine habitat and food resources study. 5. Completed Gulf sturgeon sentinel fish study. 6. Coordinated and conducted tagging of over 110,000 Phase II striped bass at Welaka and Warm Springs National Fish Hatchery. 7. Completed Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge fishery sampling. 8. Developed a manuscript regarding the fishery of Banks Lake NWR. 9. Initiated development of a fish Index of Biotic Integrity for Florida panhandle streams. 10. Coordinated Okaloosa darter workshop. 11. Continued examining insect communities on Eglin AFB. 12. Sponsored and coordinated stream restoration workshop. 13. Provided technical assistance via Partners for Fish and Wildlife for stream restoration within the Northeast Gulf Ecosystem. 14. Finalized regional curve development in the Northern Region of Florida and secured significant funds for FY03 to expand to other regions in Florida. 15. Initiated freshwater mussel conservation in the Northeastern Gulf Ecosystem

Application of Polyculture Using Stratified Double Net Cage : A Case Study at Awerange Gulf, Barru, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

This research is aimed to develop aquaculture techniques, particularly the use of stratified double floating net cage (SDFNC) for polyculture to increase productivity, and maintain a healthy water ecosystem for sustainable aquaculture. Installation of SDFNC was done at the Gulf Awerange, Barru, South Sulawesi. The polyculture system consisted of macro algae (Euchema cottoni), rabbitfish (Siganus sp.), black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon), and Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei). Macroalgae was cultivated by binding to the algae using polyethylene strap transversely from the water surface to a depth of 5 m along the edge cage. A number of 50 ind. m-3 of rabbit fish were farmed in the bottom net cage; 100 ind. m-3 of 12 m3 in total of PL30 Pacific white shrimp and 50 individuals m-3 of 12 m3 in total of PL30 black tiger shrimps were located in the upper net cage. Biomonitoring was carried out by observing the structure of macrobenthic community. The condition of the water at the farmed area was still within the normal range, both at a depth of 1 m and 5 m from the surface, and 1 m of bottom waters. There was a significantly difference between polyculture and reference site, implying that there was a slight environmental disturbance of sedimentary habitat underneath the farm cage. Overall, the area is considerably suitable for the application of SDFNC, with water current range up to 14.1 cm sec-1. The growth of main biotas represented by Siganus sp. and L. vannamei farmed using SDFNC exhibited faster compared to monoculture farm, owing to the relatively high values of the relative growth rate (RGR) (2.3-6.2%) and specific growth rate (SGR) (1.05-1.4%). Key Words: biomonitoring, polyculture, growth rate, Euchema cottoni, Siganus sp

“Can you hear me now?”: Insurance Coverage for Hearing Benefits in the United States

Public and private insurance coverage for hearing benefits underscores the gaps in coverage for treating hearing loss in the U.S. The commodification of the hearing benefits sector of healthcare in this country has detrimental consequences for personal health. Using three personal anecdotes to frame the issue, my paper explores the complex worlds of both public and private insurance as well as the implications of each type of insurance for both adults and children. Current regulations and laws for hearing benefits leave many people to suffer financially, physically, and emotionally. After reviewing the current regulations I propose changes to rectify some of the problems within this sector of health care

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Presentazione editorial

UJI KESESUAIAN JUMLAH LEUKOSIT URINE METODE CARIK CELUP DENGAN KAMAR HITUNG SHIH-YUNG PADA PASIEN SUSPEK INFEKSI SALURAN KEMIH

Pendahuluan: Infeksi saluran kemih merupakan salah satu penyakit infeksi yang sering ditemukan pada anak. Penentuan jumlah leukosit urine dengan metode carik celup merupakan metode paling umum dan praktis, namun presisi dan akurasinya sangat dipengaruhi banyak faktor terutama pengumpulan urine pada bayi. Pemeriksaan sedimen urine metode Shih-Yung diharapkan memiliki ketelitian dan ketepatan yang lebih baik dibandingkan dengan metode carik celup. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui tingkat kesesuaian antara pemeriksaan jumlah leukosit urine antara metode carik celup dengan kamar hitung Shih-Yung pada pasien suspek infeksi saluran kemih di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang. Metode: Penelitian observasional analitik dengan rancangan potong lintang dilakukan terhadap 28 orang pasien yang didiagnosis suspek infeksi saluran kemih oleh klinisi dan melakukan pemeriksaan leukosit urine di Laboratorium sentral RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang dari bulan September 2018 sampai dengan Juli 2019. Pemeriksaan leukosit urin menggunakan carik celup dan kamar hitung Shih-Yung. Hasil dianalisis dengan uji kesesuaian menggunakan nilai Kappa. Kemaknaan statistik ditentukan jika p<0,05. Hasil: Subjek penelitian berjumlah 28 orang. Rerata umur subyek penelitian adalah 6,7 ± 5,7 tahun. Jenis kelamin subyek penelitian terdiri dari 14 (50%) orang laki-laki dan 14 (50%) orang perempuan. Uji kesesuaian antara kamar hitung Shih-Yung dan carik celup didapatkan nilai kappa 0,868 dengan interpretasi baik sekali dan bermakna secara statistik (p<0,05). Simpulan: Terdapat kesesuaian jumlah leukosit urine antara carik celup dengan kamar hitung Shih-Yung pada pasien suspek infeksi saluran kemih