Citation: Otaño-Cruz A, Montañez-Acuña AA, Torres-López V, Hernández-Figueroa EM and Hernández-Delgado EA (2017) Effects of Changing Weather, Oceanographic Conditions, and Land Uses on Spatio-Temporal Variation of Sedimentation Dynamics along Near-Shore Coral Reefs. Front. Mar. Sci. 4:249. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2017.00249 Effects of Changing Weather, Oceanographic Conditions, and Land Uses on Spat...

We describe situations in which chains of N degenerate quantum energy levels, coupled by time-dependent external fields, can be replaced by independent sets of chains of length N, N−1, . . . ,2 and sets of uncoupled single states. The transformation is a generalization of the two-level Morris-Shore transformation J.R. Morris and B.W. Shore, Phys. Rev. A 27, 906 1983 . We illustrate the procedur...

A swimmer falls overboard in an equilateral triangle lake in a fog. If the edge length of the triangle is 1, what is the shortest length swimming path that ensures the swimmer will reach the shore? Swimming one unit straight in any direction certainly reaches the shore. The problem was originally posed in 1963. Besicovitch showed shortly afterward that a 3-link chain of length 3 √ 21/14 = 0.981...

The effects of offshore aquaculture on SBT health (particularly parasitic infections and haematology) and performance were the main aim of this study. Two cohorts of ranched Southern Bluefin tuna (SBT) (Thunnus maccoyii) were monitored throughout the commercial season, one maintained in the traditional near shore tuna farming zone and one maintained further offshore. SBT maintained offshore had...

The habitat selected by northern pike, Esox lucius, a solitary top aquatic predator, was evaluated using radio location and ultrasonic telemetry. These predators moved extensively throughout the lake and exhibited a distinct preference for shallow vegetated areas close to shore. Selection of habitat was significantly influenced by meteorological factors. On windy days pike chose habitats which ...

Habitat fragmentation has been suggested to be responsible for major genetic differentiations in a range of marine organisms. In this study, we combined genetic data and environmental information to unravel the relative role of geography and habitat heterogeneity on patterns of genetic population structure of corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops), a rocky shore species at the northern limit of its...

During a fire, passive fire protection systems are designed to prevent the spread of flames, smoke, and toxic gases. The new fire-retardant (FR) material, used for protection, is created by combining copolymers (VC–co–VAc) (Slovinyl KV 173) PVC K70 with expanded graphite plasticizers/modifiers such as diisononyl phthalate - DINP, terephthalate DINTP, dioctyl adipate DOA, well plasticizers that ...

Identifying locations for secure sequestration of CO(2) in geological formations is one of our most pressing global scientific problems. Injection into basalt formations provides unique and significant advantages over other potential geological storage options, including large potential storage volumes and permanent fixation of carbon by mineralization. The Central Atlantic Magmatic Province ba...

Florida's coasts have been transformed over the past three decades as population growth and unprecedented demand for individual shore access to bays and estuaries led to the creation of residential canal developments. Thousands of miles of channels and basins were dredged as a by-product of this urbanization process. The navigable waterways that resulted are now being stressed by increasing boa...

The off-shore software development companies in countries such as India use a global delivery model in which initial requirement analysis phase of software projects get executed at client locations to leverage frequent and deep interaction between user and developer teams. Subsequent phases such as design, coding and testing are completed at off-shore locations. Emerging trends indicate an incr...