~ We compared the early life history of black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) in Richmond (an impoundment) and Brant (a natural lake) lakes during 1994-1996. We expected variable recruitment (i.e., missing year classes) in the natural lake and more consistent recruitment in the impoundment. Larval black crappie abundance was always higher in Richmond Lake than Brant Lake. Peak abundance of lar...

The synthesis of the complete family of phosphatidylinositol phosphate analogues (PIPs) from five key core intermediates A-E is described. These core compounds were obtained from myo-inositol orthoformate 1 via regioselective DIBAL-H and trimethylaluminium-mediated cleavages and a resolution-protection process using camphor acetals 10. Coupling of cores A-E with phosphoramidites 34 and 38, deri...

~ We compared the early life history of black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) in Richmond (an impoundment) and Brant (a natural lake) lakes during 1994-1996. We expected variable recruitment (i.e., missing year classes) in the natural lake and more consistent recruitment in the impoundment. Larval black crappie abundance was always higher in Richmond Lake than Brant Lake. Peak abundance of lar...

Barrett, R.T., Josefsen, T.D. & Polder, A. 2004. Early spring wreck of Blacklegged Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla in North Norway, April 2003. Atlantic Seabirds 6(2): 33-45. Large numbers of dead Black-legged Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla were washed ashore in 'orth 'orway in late April 2003. Inspection of 51 corpses indicated that they had died of starvation. More than 90% of those collected were m...

This paper assumes that the underlying asset prices are lognormally distributed, and derives necessary and su cient conditions for the valuation of options using a Black-Scholes type methodology. It is shown that the price of a futures-style, marked-to-market option is given by Black's formula if the pricing kernel is lognormally distributed. Assuming that this condition is ful lled, it is then...

Plausible cause and effect of the big bang model are presented without violating conventional laws of physics. The initial cosmological singularity is resolved by introducing the uncertainty principle of quantum theory. We postulate that, preceding the big bang at the end of the gravitational collapse, the total observed mass including all forms of energy of the universe condensed into the prim...

In contrast to Lewis (LEW) and Wistar rats, black hooded (BH) rats inoculated with Borna disease (BD) virus developed neither encephalitis nor clinical disease despite persistent replication of the virus in the central nervous system. In comparison to LEW rats, production of virus-specific antibodies was significantly delayed in BD-resistant BH rats, even though identical titres were finally re...

The mineralisation of remazol black B (RBB) was studied at concentrations ranging from 20-1000 mgL(-1). The work was aimed at investigating the Fenton-like peroxidation of RBB at a concentration typically obtained in Batik cottage industries. Other response parameters were degradation and colour removal efficiencies. The parameters that were measured included total organic carbon (TOC), chemica...

In this paper we report the results of axisymmetric relativistic MHD simulations for the problem of Kerr black hole immersed into a rarefied plasma with ”uniform” magnetic field. The long term solution shows properties which are significantly different from those of the initial transient phase studied recently by Koide(2003). The topology of magnetic field lines within the ergosphere is similar...

To date, most genetic progress for quantitative traits in livestock has been made by selection on phenotype or on estimates of breeding values (EBV) derived from phenotype, without knowledge of the number of genes that affect the trait or the effects of each gene. In this quantitative genetic approach to genetic improvement, the genetic architecture of traits of interest has essentially been tr...