Cancer research has undergone radical changes over the last few years. The issue today is no longer the amount of molecular, cellular, and clinical information available, but how to handle it. Systems biology is the latest in a series of innovative strategies driven by technological advances that have provided us with a suite of “omics” (1). Technology advancements have enabled comprehensive ch...

Conflicting views exist at the present regarding the influences of a deep saturation dive on liver function in divers. Therefore, we first reevaluated whether a deep saturation dive (400 msw) induces a hepatic disturbance. As the result, plasma activities of both transaminases (aspartate aminotransferase [AST] and alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) increased significantly, whereas cholinesterase (...

In order to document deep (> 100 m) dives and aortic temperature responses of emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) at an isolated dive hole, and also to evaluate a new catheterization technique, three birds were equipped with time depth recorders, temperature data loggers, and percutaneously-inserted aortic thermistors. After recovery from anesthesia, they were provided access for one day to...

The anatomy and volume of the penguin respiratory system contribute significantly to pulmonary baroprotection, the body O2 store, buoyancy and hence the overall diving physiology of penguins. Therefore, three-dimensional reconstructions from computerized tomographic (CT) scans of live penguins were utilized to measure lung volumes, air sac volumes, tracheobronchial volumes and total body volume...

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The objective of this research was to investigate and describe the foraging behaviour of monk seals in the main Hawaiian Islands. Specifically, our goal was to identify a metric to classify foraging behaviour from telemetry instruments. We deployed accelerometers, seal-mounted cameras and GPS tags on six monk seals during 2012-2014 on the islands of Molokai, Kauai and Oahu. We used pitch, calcu...

Context: COVID-19 pandemic has impacted different business sectors around the world. Objective. This study investigates impact of on software projects and development professionals. Method: We conducted a mining repository based 100 GitHub developed in Java using ten metrics. Next, we surveyed 279 professionals for better understanding daily activities wellbeing. Results: identified 12 observat...

Conservation and the Genomics of Populations. 3rd edition. Allendorf, F. W., W. C. Funk, S. N. Aitken, M. Byrne, G. Luikart. 2022. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. 746 pp. US$60.00 (paperback). ISBN 978-0-198-85657-3. Conservationists usually face problem shrinking populations endangered wildlife. In such cases, contemporary conservation management can greatly benefit from genetic backgroun...

Marine mammals have adapted to forage while holding their breath in a suite of aquatic habitats from shallow rivers to deep oceans. The key to tolerate such extensive apnea is the dive response, which comprises bradycardia and peripheral vasoconstriction. Although initially considered an all-or-nothing reflex [1], numerous studies on freely diving marine mammals have revealed substantial dynami...