The Canadian seal hunt is the world’s largest commercial slaughter of marine mammals and, as such, has been the subject of veterinary scrutiny for half a century. In that time, veterinary experts have made multiple recommendations to improve welfare at the seal hunt, some of which have been included in Canadian sealing regulations. Yet analysis of video material and studies on the outcomes of t...

The hemoglobins of seven species of pinnipeds-elephant, ribbon, fur, harbor, and grey seals, walrus, and California sea lion-had two major and one minor hemoglobin fractions on electrophoresis at pH 8.6. One of the major fractions in all seven species had the same electrophoretic mobility. The second fractions of the gray, harbor, and ribbon seals were similar, but different from the second fra...

A stable, closed, continuous-flow rotor (rotor systelll B-V) for operation at speeds up to 40,000 rplll has been developed, together with a fluid line seal that allows virus-containing solutions to flow into and out of the rotor without aerosol fOrIDation. The rotor is designed specifically for the isolation of virus particles frolll culture fluids where the mass of Illaterial to be isolated is...

A retrospective survey was performed on the presenting conditions of 205 live grey seal pups (Halichoerus grypus) admitted to the Cornish Seal Sanctuary in Gweek, United Kingdom between May 2005 and March 2011. The purpose of the survey was to examine the prevalence of various presenting signs at the sanctuary. The presenting signs were classified into nine non-mutually exclusive categories: oc...

In cases where human and wildlife are co-using the same geographical areas and resources, management issues often get complex and stakeholder conflicts are common. The Icelandic harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) population is rapidly decreasing, but direct culling of seals still occurs. At the same time seals are becoming an important resource due to increased interest in wildlife watching. Despite...

objectives: this study aimed to evaluate the effect of chlorhexidine (chx) application protocol on durability of marginal seal of class v composite restorations. materials and methods: class v cavities (4×2×1.5mm) were prepared in the buccal surfaces of 160 human third molars. the teeth were randomly divided into five groups (n=32) of (g1) chx+rinse+etching, (g2) chx+etching, (g3) etching+chx+r...

the sealness of wilayah is one of the most important and challenging issues discussed by muslim mystics, and has been discussed by the likes of ibn ‘arabi. like other mystics, ibn ‘arabi divides wilayah into two types: absolute and limited. however, his ideas with regards to instances of absolute wilayah and limited wilayah diverge from the norm. sometimes this divergence is so extreme that acc...

Recently we need to manage statistical process controls to maintain product quality based on the sensor technology such as small thermometers and displacement sensors, which can give as vast information on production parameters. In bag-making process, the strength of bags is very difficult to estimate without any distraction of products, and it sometimes needs a large sample size. In place of t...

Sagan-Zaba II, a habitation site on the shore of Siberia's Lake Baikal, contains a record of seal hunting that spans much of the Holocene, making it one of the longest histories of seal use in North Asia. Zooarchaeological analyses of the 16,000 Baikal seal remains from this well-dated site clearly show that sealing began here at least 9000 calendar years ago. The use of these animals at Sagan-...

There is strong evidence that pinnipeds maintain a lipid-based, aerobic metabolism during diving. However, the few fiber-typing studies performed on pinniped skeletal muscles are not consistent with an aerobic physiological profile. The objective of this study was to reexamine the fiber type distribution throughout the primary locomotory muscles of the harbor seal Phoca vitulina. Results from i...