Abstract This study aims to evaluate an intervention, consisting of nine weeks health-management course, combined with social and working life orientation language instruction for recently settled immigrants in Sweden. One hundred one participants the intervention groups 48 control group participated. The consisted a health management course participated regular local authority program orientat...

Flexibility in behavior is advantageous for organisms that transition between stages of a complex life history. However, various constraints can set limits on plasticity, giving rise to the existence of personalities that have associated costs and benefits. Here, we document a field and laboratory experiment that examines the consistency of measures of boldness, activity, and aggressive behavio...

The marine sediment hosts a mosaic of microhabitats. Recently it has been demonstrated that the settlement of phycodetrital aggregates can induce local changes in the benthic O2 distribution due to confined enrichment of organic material and alteration of the diffusional transport. Here, we show how this microscale O2 shift substantially affects benthic nitrogen cycling. In sediment incubations...

Adhesion Strength of Settled Spores of the Green Alga Enteromorpha J. A. Finlay a; Maureen E. Callow a; M. P. Schultz b; G. W. Swain c;J. A. Callow a a School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK. b Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD 21402, USA. c Department of Oceanography and Ocean Engineering, Florida...

The present paper aims for the most part to prove the fact that religious and spiritual places and above all, mosques play major roles within Islamic urban areas. They are in fact the basis of civil infrastructures. A historical analysis focusing on where mosques stand in Islamic urban areas reveals that mosques have always been the center of development and growth and that they must be studied...

With the rapid growth of information and communication technologies, the attempt for more convenient, safe, and sustainable urban development has been going around the world. The Korean government has launched a R&D project to develop a new software platform that supports the smart city applications such as transportation, anti-disaster, anti-crime, and eco-friendly environment. This paper repo...

This article presents the religious aspects of community emigrants from British Isles, mainly Scots, in Gdańsk. They tried to provide for their needs already Middle Ages, as evidenced by existence chapels and altars some churches Gdansk. After success Reformation, Scottish Presbyterians settled Clergymen home country were brought ministry. Both Presbyterian clergy wealthy merchant elite this de...

During early demersal ontogeny, many marine fishes display complex habitat-use patterns. Grunts of the speciose genus Haemulon are among the most abundant fishes on western North Atlantic coral reefs, with most species settling to shallow habitats (≤12 m). To gain understanding into cross-shelf distributional patterns exhibited by newly settled stages of grunts (<2 cm total length), we examined...

Childhood maltreatment (CM), including abuse and neglect, is a crucial factor that distorts child development. CM is associated with alterations in numerous brain regions, and may be associated with hormonal dysregulation. This study aimed to investigate differences in secretion patterns of cortisol (CT) and oxytocin (OT) among children who experienced CM, children living in residential care fa...