1The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, North Shore-LIJ Health System, Manhasset, NY; 2Department of Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, North Shore-LIJ Health System, New Hyde Park, NY; 3Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY; 4Department of Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, North Shore-LIJ Health System, Manhasset, NY; 5Experimental Tra...

Hemoglobin (Hb) North Shore (beta 134 val leads to glu) is a mutant hemoglobin that is associated with the phenotype of mild heterozygous beta-thalassemia. Heterozygotes are characterized low normal hemoglobin levels or mild anemia, microcytosis, increased HbA2, and 34%-38% Hb North Shore. The mechanism of the anemia and microcytosis associated with Hb North Shore was explored by studies of hem...

to study the population structure of decapods in the intertidal zone of bushehr rocky shores, some random sample collection from four rocky and rubble shores of bushehr were done using a 50×50 quadrates sampling unit, in four successive seasons from autumn 2009 to summer 2010. totally 8 speciesbelonging to 5 family of decapods were identified and counted. in the whole course of sample collectio...

172. Can Procalcitonin (PCT) Be Used as an Early Marker of Sepsis in Patients with Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH)? Pranisha Gautam-Goyal, MD; Arthur Luka, MD; Prashant Malhotra; Marcia Epstein, MD; David Ledoux, MD; Lisa George, MD; Erfan Hussain, MD; Rebecca Schwartz, PhD; Celine Rahman Dematteo; Reuben Burshtein; Infectious Diseases, Hofstra North Shore LIJ Health System, Manhasset, NY; Neuros...

Developed decades ago for spatial choice problems related to zoning in the urban planning field, multicriteria analysis (MCA) has more recently been applied to environmental conflicts and presented in several documented cases for the creation of protected area management plans. Its application is considered here for the development of zoning as part of a proposed marine protected area managemen...

T HE Connecticut State Department of Health has recently completed a fairly exhaustive survey of the sanitary condition of all of Connecticut's shore waters on Long Island Sound. For many years, and particularly in recent years, the department has received numerous inquiries as to the safety of sections of the shore for bathing. It has been impossible to give intelligent answers to these questi...