Derelict nets are found in large numbers on parts of Australia’s northern shores and particularly within the Gulf of Carpentaria (Figure 1). The direction of the winds and ocean currents at different times of the year influences where and when these derelict nets wash ashore. On the eastern side of the Gulf (Cape York) the derelict nets arrive with the north-west monsoon winds of the wet season...

Background: Fluoride-18 is the most widely used radioisotope for Positron Emission Tomography (PET). [18F] 2-flouro- 2-deoxy D-glucose (FDG) has become a standard tool in the area of clinical research. The oxygen-18 enriched water is the most widely used target for the production of fluoride-18. The use of the nuclear reaction 18O (p,n)18F has been found as the most effective method for the pro...

An algorithm in which kinetic lattice grand canonical Monte Carlo simulations are combined with mean field theory (KLGCMC/MF) is presented to calculate ion currents in a model ion channel system. In this simulation, the relevant region of the system is treated by KLGCMC simulations, while the rest of the system is described by modified Poisson-Boltzmann mean field theory. Calculation of reactio...

Preliminary notes The kinetic energy of river currents is weakly researched for the possibility of production of electrical energy. Thus there are very few new suggestions for the exploitation of this energy form. This paper shows a method of exploiting the hydrokinetic energy of river currents created by combining the traditional water wheel and the Darrieus turbine. The water wheel is used du...

Wind, wave and current interactions control the boundary fluxes, momentum and energy exchange between the atmosphere and the ocean, and within the water column. The wind wave effect on the circulation is investigated in a threedimensional time-dependant ocean circulation model. This POM (Princeton Ocean Model) based model is implemented with realistic coastlines in South China Sea and emphasize...

The goal of this study was to determine the effects of the L-type calcium channel blockers verapamil and diltiazem on the currents of voltage-gated potassium channel (fKv1.4ΔN), an N-terminal-deleted mutant of the ferret Kv1.4 potassium channel. Measurements were made using a two electrode voltage clamp technique with channels expressed stably in Xenopus oocytes. The fKv1.4ΔN currents displayed...