Northern royal albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) eggs and chicks were collected at Taiaroa Head from 1995 to 1998 by Department of Conservation staff. Frozen whole eggs and chicks were submitted to ESR for chemical analysis. The analysis quantified the levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and a range of persiste...

A necropsy survey of Laysan albatross, Diomedea immutabilis, chicks on Midway Atoll in June 1993, 1994, and 1995 revealed 54% (21/39), 67% (49/71), and 93% (15/16), respectively, to have enteritis as the most severe pathologic finding. The lesion was limited to the ileum, ceca, and large intestine. We were unable to attribute a single infectious etiology to this lesion. Many birds with enteriti...

This paper presents the main elements of Albatross, an agent communication language whose definition is currently under development. The semantics of Albatross, based on the social notion of commitment, allows one to define speech act types in a neat and concise way. I describe the logical relationship between messages and speech acts; give sample definitions of declarative, assertive, commissi...

The paper presents the translation concept of Library Albatross (1921), most significant project today’s canonical Serbian modernists and avant-garde writers. This is paradigmatic within modernist creative tendencies programs between two world wars. Although published only Poe’s Tales Mystery Imagination, list announced translations, paratexts that accompany Library’s promotional material, publ...

The drone industry yearns for enhanced aerodynamic performance. In order to achieve this feat, researchers and engineers are trying mimic the natural flyers due their optimality. One such flyer, Albatross is an inspiration many marine drones its planform efficiency. wing of plan form designed simulated study properties. Bell-Shaped Lift Distribution incorporated higher efficiency elimination to...