under the contemporary scenario of global climate change and increasing coastal eutrophication, baseline studies of phytoplankton diversity and distribution in relation to habitat conditions constitute the first approach to evaluate potential shifts at the base of the food webs. here we present data of phytoplankton species composition and environmental variables in winter 2006 in a temperate e...

the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of one-month fasting along with yoga training on the body composition of novice female athletes. twenty trained women were randomly assigned to experimental (n=10) and control (n=10) groups. the experimental group participated in yoga training classes for 4 weeks, two 60-min sessions per week; the control group did not participate in any r...

16. Abstract In a previous research project [SPR 2418; "Study of the performance of acoustic barriers for Indiana toll roads,"] the influence of environmental factors and of advanced sound barrier concepts was investigated. The presence of temperature gradients over pavements was found to have a strong influence on sound propagation. Refraction of sound waves emitted by tire-road interactions i...

increasing patch edges in natural habitats, as a result of habitat fragmentation, are a major threat for wildlife populations, especially avifaunal communities. habitat edges provide different conditions compared to the core area which can directly or indirectly cause changes in species number, population and composition. this fact will demand a dissimilar management strategy. this study was co...

During gliding, dragonfly wings can be interpreted as acting as ultra-light aerofoils which, for static reasons, have a well-defined cross-sectional corrugation. This corrugation forms profile valleys in which rotating vortices develop. The cross-sectional configuration varies greatly along the longitudinal axis of the wing. This produces different local aerodynamic characteristics. Analyses of...