V. Daux, I. Garcia de Cortazar-Atauri, P. Yiou, I. Chuine, E. Garnier, E. Le Roy Ladurie, O. Mestre, and J. Tardaguila LSCE/IPSL, laboratoire CEA/CNRS/UVSQ, UMR8212, Gif/Yvette, France Université Versailles-Saint Quentin en Yvelines, Versailles, France INRA-Agroclim, Avignon, France CEFE, UMR5175, Montpellier, France CRHQ UMR CNRS Université de Caen, Caen, France Institut Universitaire de Franc...

A new method of retting flax recently developed to suit the United Kingdom climate has allowed the reintroduction of flax growing to this country. The weed killer glyphosate is sprayed on the crop which then rets before harvesting six weeks later. The acute bronchoconstrictor responses of 11 normal subjects to dust from dew retted and from pre-harvest retted flaxes were compared in a double bli...

OBJECTIVE To establish if harvesting cartilage to source chondrocytes for autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) results in donor site morbidity. DESIGN Twenty-three patients underwent ACI for chondral defects of either the ankle or the hip. This involved cartilage harvest from the knee (stage I), chondrocyte expansion in the laboratory and implantation surgery (stage II) into the affected...

Free fibula transfer can be associated with a slow and tedious dissection/harvest due to difficulty in visualizing the deeper structures. The purpose of this article is to review the first author's (Y.D.) experience with a novel technique for expedited harvest of fibula free flaps for mandibular reconstruction. A retrospective chart review was performed using the first author's clinical practic...

1 Fresh data on English grain yields 1268-1480 are combined with revised price series to measure the frequency and scale of serious harvest shortfalls and estimate the elasticity of demand for cereals. Major food availability declines are shown to have been a significant component of most historical subsistence crises, as back-to-back shortfalls were of the worst famines. Although farmers did a...

Area estimation is widely used in forestry applications and can greatly affect how forest land is managed. This study examined whether image attributes and interpreters affected area estimation and management activities used in forestry practices. Seven interpreters, chosen for this study, delineated stands on two different images of the same area. Results from these interpretations were then e...

Over the last decade, the average size at age of Pacific halibut sampled in IPHC surveys and in commercial landings has declined markedly, and this trend has been cited as a concern with respect to various aspects of harvest policy. These declines have traditionally been attributed to declining growth rates. However, due to the nature of the observations that have been made, it remains unclear ...

Life history traits of wild animals can be strongly influenced, both phenotypically and evolutionarily, by hunting and fishing. However, few studies have quantified fishery selection over long time periods. We used 57 years of catch and escapement data to document the magnitude of and trends in gillnet selection on age and size at maturity of a commercially and biologically important sockeye sa...

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of the leaf essential oil of C. sinensis harvested at 7.00a.m and 4.00p.m on some Liver and Kidney function indices of diabetic rats as well as investigate the effect of time of harvest on the observed effect. Experimental animals were divided into 4 groups (A, B, C and D). Diabetes mellitus was induced in all animals, except the normal control...

Private landowners increasingly are asked to cooperate with landscape-level management to protect or enhance ecological resources. We examine the willingness of nonindustrial private forest owners in the Pacific Northwest (USA) to forego harvesting within riparian areas to improve riparian habitat. An empirical model is developed describing owners’ willingness to accept an economic incentive to...