Post-Mucilage Distribution, Daily Growth, Mortality, and Hatch Date Timing of Sand steenbras Lithognathus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758) Juveniles in the Sea of Marmara by Buminhan Burkay Selçuk, Oğuzhan Ayaz, Gençtan Erman Uğur, Tekin Demirkıran, Uğur Özekinci, Ahsen Yüksek, Ali İşmen, Uğur Altınağaç, Adnan Ayaz, Alkan Öztekin, Yusuf Şen, İsmail Burak Daban, Fikret Çakır

“…Due to Sand steenbras having been suggested as an environmental bioindicator species for Mediterranean coastal waters, this study attempts to reveal post-mucilage distribution and potential differences on the timing of hatching, daily age, growth, and mortality as revealed by the otolith microstructure. …”
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First scientific research on common bottlenose dolphins in the Calabrian (Italy) Ionian Sea by Maria Assunta Menniti, Adriana Vella, Jessica Alessi

“… Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) suffer from multiple anthropogenic pressures due to their habitat preference in coastal waters. As this vulnerable species is protected under the European Habitats Directive and various other conventions (Bern, Barcelona, Bonn) and agreements (ACCOBAMS), it requires MPAs (such as SCIs—Sites of Community Importance and SACs—Special Areas of Conservation) for their protection. …”
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FOOT AND MOUTH DISEA SE EPIZOOTOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE IN WILD ANIMAL POPULATION IN ZABAYKALSKY KRAI (RUSSIA) AS EXAMPLE by V. V. Nikiforov, T. V. Vadopalas, D. A. Lozovoy, E. V. Kiriltsov, S. P. Semakina

“…This problem is particularly relevant in the areas of distant-pasture cattle rearing where wild and domestic animals often contact on pastures and near watering places. Therefore, dzerens (or Mon­golian gazelles) migrating from the border areas of Mongolia and China to the Russian Federation can be the source of infection in wildlife. …”
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Changes in Ownership and Ulayat Land Use in Lumban Rau Timur Village, Toba Samosir by Hidayat Hidayat, Lukitaningsih Lukitaningsih

“…Communal land includes areas where ceremonies, graves, rice fields, livestock grazing areas, cultivated forests, expansion areas or settlement expansion, waters and forest areas, wild plants are managed and used together. …”
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Stress-Related Molecular Biomarkers to Monitor the Effects of Global Changes on Calcifying Reef-Forming Organisms: A Review in the Mediterranean by Verdiana Vellani, Matteo Oliva, Carlo Pretti, Monia Renzi

“…Their use is considered a priority, especially for those organisms that will be most affected by the global changes underway, such as sessile benthic organisms in shallow waters. Among them, reef-forming species play a vital role in maintaining biodiversity in temperate aquatic ecosystems. …”
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Adsorption of Cu (II) and Cd (II) from Wastewater by Sodium Alginate Modified Materials by Yingying Zhao, Linchuan Zhan, Zhongjun Xue, Kianpoor Kalkhajeh Yusef, Hongxiang Hu, Mengjun Wu

“…Natural macromolecule adsorbing materials are alternatives for remediation of heavy metals’ polluted waters. In this study, sodium alginate composite gel (SACL) was synthesized from sodium alginate (SA), polyethylene glycol oxide (PEO), and nanomaterials to remove wastewater Cu (II) and Cd (II). …”
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Three new species of the family Idyanthidae (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) from sublittoral zones around the Korean Peninsula by Jong Guk Kim, Kyuhee Cho, Jimin Lee

“…The geographical distribution of Idyellopsis and Idyella is extended by the discovery of three new species in Korean waters. We also discuss a possible phylogenetic relationship among members of family Idyanthidae at genus level.…”
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Oxidative Precipitation of Manganese from Acid Mine Drainage by Potassium Permanganate by Regeane M. Freitas, Thomaz A. G. Perilli, Ana Claudia Q. Ladeira

“…The greatest removal, that is, 99%, occurred at pH 7.0, when treated waters presented manganese levels as low as 1.0 mg/L, the limit established by the Brazilian legislation. …”
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Quantitative Determination of 7 Saikosaponins in Xiaochaihu Granules Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Charged Aerosol Detection by Aoxue Liu, Tongtong Xu, Wenning Yang, Dandan Zhou, Yiwei Sha

“…The saikosaponins were purified on an SPE cartridge and determined on a Waters CORTECTS C18 column (4.6 mm × 150 mm, 2.7 μm) by gradient elution using 0.01% acetic acid aqueous solution and acetonitrile. …”
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Controversial Issues of Hydrocarbon Field Formation and the Role of Geomagnetic Fields by Andrey A. Ponomarev, Marsel A. Kadyrov, Yuri V. Vaganov, Valeria A. Cheymetova, Vadim M. Aleksandrov, Aleksandr V. Morev

“…We also present the leading causes of discrete magnetic fields in the sedimentary cover: Earth’s geomagnetic reversals, generation of ferromagnetic minerals in oil deposits, electromechanical effects of rock friction near faults, and intermixing of reservoir waters with different mineralization (spontaneous ion polarization). …”
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Machine learning to identify environmental drivers of phytoplankton blooms in the Southern Baltic Sea by Maximilian Berthold, Pascal Nieters, Rahel Vortmeyer-Kley

“…Nutrients availability was driving factor for blooms in enclosed coastal waters; nutrients and temperature in more open regions. …”
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Evaluation of Fish Biosolids as a Fertilizer for Organic Tomato Transplant Production by Cicely Schembri, Nicholas Kaczmar, John Osborn, Michael B. Timmons, Neil S. Mattson

“…Grower management protocols could further improve seedling performance by providing additional top dressings of fish biosolids or fish effluent waters as plants age.…”
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The Maritime Cultural Ecology of the Biak People: A Historical Study of the Sowek Region, Supiori Regency, Papua by Endang Susilowati, Haryono Rinardi, Albert Rumbekwan, Ismail Ali, Rabith Jihan Amaruli

“…The Sowek people navigate these waters using traditional boats such as the Wairon, Waimansusu, and Karures, guided by advanced astronomical knowledge of constellations like Orion (sawakoi) and Scorpion (romanggwandi). …”
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Species identification for Indian seafood markets: A machine learning approach with a fish datasetMendeley Data by Priyanka Paygude, Namita Shinde, Amol Dhumane, Geeta S. Navale, Prashant Chavan, Atul Kathole, Vijaykumar Bidve

“…It includes a comprehensive collection of images representing eight commercially significant fish species native to Indian waters, comprising a total of 8488 images. This dataset serves as a valuable resource for developing and refining machine learning models in the domain. …”
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Expression Analysis of Heavy-Chain-Only Antibodies in Cloudy Catshark and Japanese Bullhead Shark by Reo Uemura, Susumu Tanimura, Nao Yamaguchi, Ryuichi Kuroiwa, Gabriel Takashi Andrés Tsutsumi, Toshiaki Fujikawa, Kiyoshi Soyano, Kohsuke Takeda, Yoshimasa Tanaka

“…In this study, we analyzed IgNAR of the cloudy catshark and Japanese bullhead shark, small demersal sharks available in the coastal waters of Japan. By analyzing the IgNAR gene sequence and comparing it with the constant regions of five other known shark species, high homology was observed in the C4 region. …”
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QUALITATIVE CHANGES IN JAPAN’S POLICY IN THE FIELD OF MILITARY SECURITY IN 2013 by D. V. Streltsov

“…Apparently, the Chinese ships’ patrolling of the areas around the Senkaku will become a routine practice, and Japan will have to if you do not accept, but at least to get used to a permanent Chinese presence in the disputed waters. Thus, the question is how to establish bilateral mechanisms of preventing escalation of tension to the stage of an armed conflict.Key words: Japan, the Constitution, the National Security Council, the restrictions on the export of arms, the right of collective self-defense, territorial dispute, the UN Convention on the law of the sea, the Shangri-La dialogue.…”
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State Anxiety Is Associated with Cardiovascular Reactivity in Young, Healthy African Americans by Mildred A. Pointer, Sadiqa Yancey, Ranim Abou-Chacra, Patricia Petrusi, Sandra J. Waters, Marilyn K. McClelland

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Opportunistic bone density assessment using pre-treatment [18F]FDG-PET/CT identifies fracture risk in lymphoma patients undergoing corticosteroid-containing chemotherapy by Genevieve Douglas, Kane M. Nicholls, Erin Paul, Zoe Loh, Sze-Ting Lee, Kathryn L Hackman, Cherie Chiang, Niamh Waters, Geoffrey Chong, Ashvind Prabahran, Eliza A. Hawkes

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First identification report for amino acid composition of red algae Gracilaria spp. obtained from Central Java, Indonesia by Klara Kharisma Bunga Chandra, Tri Rini Nuringtyas, Tri Joko Raharjo

“…Various species of Gracilaria are distributed throughout Indonesia’s marine waters, especially in coastal areas, and are cultivated for research and economic purposes. …”
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Monitoring Volcanic Eruptions with Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing Methods: The Case Study of Cumbre Vieja Volcano (Spain) by Özer Akyürek

“…While they have benefits in various aspects (heating-geothermal waters, etc.), they also have harmful effects. Volcanic eruptions, one of the natural disasters, have caused many destructions and deaths throughout human history and continue to do so. …”
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