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View article: Absolute and relative intensity physical activity of children with healthy and low levels of cardiorespiratory fitness
Absolute and relative intensity physical activity of children with healthy and low levels of cardiorespiratory fitness Open
Introduction Accelerometer-derived outcomes describing physical activity (PA) volume and intensity distribution relative to a person’s maximal capacity have provided insight into associations with health in adults. Little is known, however…
View article: Natural and Engineered Ocean Inflow Projects to Improve Water Quality Through Increased Exchange
Natural and Engineered Ocean Inflow Projects to Improve Water Quality Through Increased Exchange Open
Globally, the health of coastal water bodies continues to be threatened by climate change and mounting anthropogenic pressures related to population increase and associated development. Land use changes have increased the direct runoff of …
View article: Mangroves as Coastal Protection for Restoring Low-Energy Waterfront Property
Mangroves as Coastal Protection for Restoring Low-Energy Waterfront Property Open
Mangroves offer vital ecological advantages including air and water filtration, coastal and estuarine habitat provision, sediment stabilization, and wave energy dissipation. Their intricate root systems play a key role in safeguarding shor…
View article: Mangroves as Coastal Protection for Restoring Low-Energy Waterfront Property
Mangroves as Coastal Protection for Restoring Low-Energy Waterfront Property Open
Mangroves offer vital ecological advantages including air and water filtration, coastal and estuarine habitat provision, sediment stabilization, and wave energy absorption. Their intricate root systems play a key role in safeguarding shore…
View article: Mangroves as Coastal Protection for Restoring Low-Energy Waterfront Property
Mangroves as Coastal Protection for Restoring Low-Energy Waterfront Property Open
Mangroves offer vital ecological advantages including air and water filtration, coastal and estuarine habitat provision, sediment stabilization, and wave energy absorption. Their intricate root systems play a key role in safeguarding shore…
View article: The Development of the Attitude toward Catholic Beliefs Scale
The Development of the Attitude toward Catholic Beliefs Scale Open
The purpose of this study was the development and initial examination of the psychometric properties of the Attitude Toward Catholic Beliefs Scale (ATCBS) administered to 263 adult Catholics living in a Roman Catholic diocese located in ce…
View article: Ensemble Neural Networks for the Development of Storm Surge Flood Modeling: A Comprehensive Review
Ensemble Neural Networks for the Development of Storm Surge Flood Modeling: A Comprehensive Review Open
This review paper focuses on the use of ensemble neural networks (ENN) in the development of storm surge flood models. Storm surges are a major concern in coastal regions, and accurate flood modeling is essential for effective disaster man…
View article: BIOMIMICRY OF NATURAL REEF HYDRODYNAMICS IN AN ARTIFICIAL SPUR AND GROOVE REEF FORMATION
BIOMIMICRY OF NATURAL REEF HYDRODYNAMICS IN AN ARTIFICIAL SPUR AND GROOVE REEF FORMATION Open
An artificial spur-and-groove (SAG) reef formation designed to perform as a submerged breakwater was studied. Not only do natural SAG reefs effectively attenuate waves, but they also create important circulation within the system that enco…
View article: PREDICTING NEAR-BED SEDIMENT TRANSPORT THROUGH PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY
PREDICTING NEAR-BED SEDIMENT TRANSPORT THROUGH PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY Open
Coastal communities are growing globally, promoted by the ocean’s abundant opportunity for food, recreation, tourism, and green energy. Erosion and accretion along the coast significantly affect the safety of these communities and longevit…
View article: Modeling Benthic Community Settlement and Recruitment on Living Dock Restoration Mats
Modeling Benthic Community Settlement and Recruitment on Living Dock Restoration Mats Open
An increase in population along the Indian River Lagoon has led to eutrophication, a decline in water quality, and overall degradation. The Living Docks program is a citizen–science initiative started at the Florida Institute of Technology…
View article: Coupling a Parametric Wave Solver into a Hydrodynamic Circulation Model to Improve Efficiency of Nested Estuarine Storm Surge Predictions
Coupling a Parametric Wave Solver into a Hydrodynamic Circulation Model to Improve Efficiency of Nested Estuarine Storm Surge Predictions Open
Efficiency in storm surge modeling is crucial for forecasting coastal hazards in real-time. While computation cost may not be the main concern for organizations with ample resources, the robustness of forecasts generated by most parties ar…
View article: Assessing the Biological Performance of Living Docks—A Citizen Science Initiative to Improve Coastal Water Quality through Benthic Recruitment within the Indian River Lagoon, Florida
Assessing the Biological Performance of Living Docks—A Citizen Science Initiative to Improve Coastal Water Quality through Benthic Recruitment within the Indian River Lagoon, Florida Open
Like many estuaries worldwide, the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), has seen a decline in resources and overall water quality due to human activities. One method to help restore water quality and benthic habitats is to construct and deploy oyste…
View article: Statistical Modeling of Fine Sediments Dredged Using a Variable Area Dredging Suction Head to Improve Water Quality
Statistical Modeling of Fine Sediments Dredged Using a Variable Area Dredging Suction Head to Improve Water Quality Open
The changing climate affects the agricultural lands, and, in turn, the changes in agricultural lands alter the watershed. A major concern regarding waterbodies is the increased sedimentation rates due to climate change. To improve the wate…
View article: A genomic analysis and transcriptomic atlas of gene expression in Psoroptes ovis reveals feeding- and stage-specific patterns of allergen expression
A genomic analysis and transcriptomic atlas of gene expression in Psoroptes ovis reveals feeding- and stage-specific patterns of allergen expression Open
View article: A genomic analysis and transcriptomic atlas of gene expression in<i>Psoroptes ovis</i>reveals feeding- and stage-specific patterns of allergen expression
A genomic analysis and transcriptomic atlas of gene expression in<i>Psoroptes ovis</i>reveals feeding- and stage-specific patterns of allergen expression Open
Psoroptic mange, caused by infestation with the ectoparasitic mite, Psoroptes ovis , is highly contagious, resulting in intense pruritus and represents a major welfare and economic concern for the livestock industry Worldwide. Control reli…
View article: MOESM5 of A genomic analysis and transcriptomic atlas of gene expression in Psoroptes ovis reveals feeding- and stage-specific patterns of allergen expression
MOESM5 of A genomic analysis and transcriptomic atlas of gene expression in Psoroptes ovis reveals feeding- and stage-specific patterns of allergen expression Open
Additional file 5. Annotated lists of differentially expressed genes identified from each of the pairwise life-cycle stage comparisons.
View article: MOESM2 of A genomic analysis and transcriptomic atlas of gene expression in Psoroptes ovis reveals feeding- and stage-specific patterns of allergen expression
MOESM2 of A genomic analysis and transcriptomic atlas of gene expression in Psoroptes ovis reveals feeding- and stage-specific patterns of allergen expression Open
Additional file 2. Gene lists for each life cycle expression cluster.
View article: MOESM3 of A genomic analysis and transcriptomic atlas of gene expression in Psoroptes ovis reveals feeding- and stage-specific patterns of allergen expression
MOESM3 of A genomic analysis and transcriptomic atlas of gene expression in Psoroptes ovis reveals feeding- and stage-specific patterns of allergen expression Open
Additional file 3. IDs and annotation for all genes attributed to each of the Venn/Euler diagram shown in Fig. 6.
View article: MOESM4 of A genomic analysis and transcriptomic atlas of gene expression in Psoroptes ovis reveals feeding- and stage-specific patterns of allergen expression
MOESM4 of A genomic analysis and transcriptomic atlas of gene expression in Psoroptes ovis reveals feeding- and stage-specific patterns of allergen expression Open
Additional file 4. Gene IDs for all P. ovis genes attributed to each WHO/IUIS allergen groups.
View article: Wind driven setup in east central Florida's Indian River Lagoon: Forcings and parameterizations
Wind driven setup in east central Florida's Indian River Lagoon: Forcings and parameterizations Open
View article: Coastal Water Quality: From Science to Solutions
Coastal Water Quality: From Science to Solutions Open
View article: The Living Dock: A Study of Benthic Recruitment to Oyster Substrates Affixed to a Dock in the Indian River Lagoon
The Living Dock: A Study of Benthic Recruitment to Oyster Substrates Affixed to a Dock in the Indian River Lagoon Open
Benthic filter feeding organisms have the potential to improve local water quality by filtering microalgae and particulate matter out of the water column. A pilot project was conducted to test the concept of creating a Living Dock by growi…
View article: Fabrication and Testing of a Variable Area Dredge Coupled With an Inline Slurry Treatment System for Concurrent Muck and Nutrient Removal
Fabrication and Testing of a Variable Area Dredge Coupled With an Inline Slurry Treatment System for Concurrent Muck and Nutrient Removal Open
This project examined the feasibility of coupling a mobile ferrate treatment facility with a hydraulic dredge for use in nutrient removal and water quality improvement. The system featured a variable area suction head that was coupled with…
View article: Draft Genome Assembly of the Sheep Scab Mite, Psoroptes ovis
Draft Genome Assembly of the Sheep Scab Mite, Psoroptes ovis Open
Sheep scab, caused by infestation with Psoroptes ovis , is highly contagious, results in intense pruritus, and represents a major welfare and economic concern. Here, we report the first draft genome assembly and gene prediction of P. ovis …
View article: Predicting Evangelistic Behavior During the New Evangelization
Predicting Evangelistic Behavior During the New Evangelization Open
View article: Effect of plant regulators on set and berry development in certain seedless and seeded varieties of Vitis vinifera L.
Effect of plant regulators on set and berry development in certain seedless and seeded varieties of Vitis vinifera L. Open
• Flowering clusters on ungirdled, nondefoliated shoots of 'Black Corinth', and girdled shoots defoliated to 1 /ia leaf, were dipped in 4-CPA at 15 ppm, or GA3 at 5 or 15 ppm. In nondefoliated shoots the set was decreased about 13 °/o at 1…
View article: Experiments on thinning grapes with alpha-naphthaleneacetic acid and dinitro-sec-butylphenol
Experiments on thinning grapes with alpha-naphthaleneacetic acid and dinitro-sec-butylphenol Open
• Zinfandel vines at various stages of flower and fruit dev,elopment were sprayed in the years 1954, 1955, and 1956 with NAA in the range from 0 to 500 ppm. NAA at 5 to 10 ppm applied at bloom stage or 10 ppm NAA applied at fruit-set stage…
View article: Absorption and translocation of gibberellic acid in the grapevine
Absorption and translocation of gibberellic acid in the grapevine Open
• Studies were made on the absorption and translocation patterns of nonradioactive gibberellin and carbon-14-gibberellin. • When the mature leaves of young shoots of Zinfandel or the stem and the leaf axils were sprayed with nonradioactive…
View article: Response of Thompson Seedless grapes to prebloom thinning
Response of Thompson Seedless grapes to prebloom thinning Open
• Paired treatments with and without application of GA at bloom were applied to Thompson Seedless vines that were • cluster-thinned at prebloom, and berrythinned at shatter, • cluster-thinned and berry-thinned at prebloom, or • cluster-thi…
View article: Relation of plant regulators to bud rest in Vitis vinifera grapes
Relation of plant regulators to bud rest in Vitis vinifera grapes Open
A large varietal difference was noted in time required for grape buds to terminate rest. 'Pearl of Csaba' and seedless varieties terminated rest most rapidly. Exogenous applications of benzyladenine (BA) at 1000 ppm or of N-dimethylamino s…