survival of small-spotted catshark (scyliorhinus canicula) discarded by trawlers in the cantabrian sea

Author(s):  
c. rodríguez-cabello ◽  
a. fernández ◽  
i. olaso ◽  
f. sánchez

discards represent a significant percentage of the total catches (up to 35%) in the north of spain trawl fishery. in the cantabrian sea (southern area of the bay of biscay), the estimated average total annual catch of small-spotted catshark (scyliorhinus canicula) is approximately 1500 tn, from which 80% is discarded. several experiments have been carried out in order to estimate the survival-rate of the small-spotted catshark caught by commercial trawlers in this area. the estimate of mean survival-rate from tagging surveys was 90% while from commercial trawlers it was 78%. several factors potentially influencing the survival-rate (sex, length, maximum depth fished, sorting time and trawl duration) were examined. no significant differences in survival-rates were found between males and females, and no strong relationships between survival-rate and depth fished, sorting time or trawl duration were evident. in commercial trawlers survival-rate was not dependent on the fish length.

2005 ◽  
Vol 85 (5) ◽  
pp. 1297-1300 ◽  
Author(s):  
jorge landa ◽  
juan c. arronte ◽  
pablo abaunza ◽  
antonio c. fariña

this paper describes the interaction between two species: white anglerfish lophius piscatorius and its specific leech parasite calliobdella lophii off the north of spain. catches of white anglerfish by the spanish gill-net fleet operating in those waters were sampled monthly in 2001. abundance, mean intensity and prevalence were used to analyse infestation level by c. lophii. prevalence of leeches and fish length was significantly correlated. mean intensity was higher on larger white anglerfish. significant differences were found in the presence of leeches by fish length between areas, with higher values in the western part of the studied area. no significant differences were found in the presence of leeches between sexes or seasons.


2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 341
Author(s):  
Tri Heru Prihadi ◽  
Adang Saputra ◽  
Gleni Hasan Huwoyon ◽  
Brata Pantjara

Ikan betutu Oxyeleotris marmorata merupakan ikan lokal potensial menjadi komoditas budidaya. Performa pertumbuhan dan sintasan dapat ditingkatkan dengan mengoptimalkan padat tebar. Tujuan penelitian adalah menentukan padat tebar yang menghasilkan sintasan dan pertumbuhan tinggi, serta respons fisiologis terbaik. Kolam yang digunakan berukuran 2 m x 1 m x 1 m dan diisi air 1 m3. Perlakuan yang diuji adalah kepadatan 50 ekor/m3, 100 ekor/m3, dan 150 ekor/m3. Ukuran benih yang digunakan 4,24 ± 0,58 cm dengan bobot 2,74 ± 0,45 g. Selama 60 hari masa pemeliharaan, pakan yang diberikan adalah cacing sutra Tubifex sp. secara sekenyangnya. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan sintasan benih ikan betutu yang dipelihara pada berbagai padat tebar tidak berbeda secara nyata, pertumbuhan spesifik panjang (1,50 ± 0,37%/hari) dan bobot total benih ikan betutu (1,95 ± 0,32%/hari) tertinggi, dan perubah respons fisiologis berupa gambaran darah paling stabil dicapai pada padat tebar 50 ekor/m3, serta biomassa tertinggi dicapai pada kepadatan 150/m3. Hasil penelitian ini dapat dijadikan informasi dasar untuk melakukan pendederan ikan betutu secara terkontrol.Sand goby, Oxyeleotris marmorata is a potential fish species for aquaculture in Indonesia. However, the growth performance and survival rate of the fish seed are still low. Such challenges could be solved through the optimization of stocking density of the fish. The research objective was to determine the optimal stocking density to produce high growth and survival rate, as well as the best physiological response. The ponds used in this experiment were 2 m x 1 m x 1 m in size (water volume: 1 m3). The stocking density treatments were 50, 100, and 150 individual/m3. The initial fish length average was 4.24 ± 0.58 cm, with the initial body weight average of 2.74 ± 0.45 g. During 60 days of rearing period, the fish were fed with Tubifex sp. ad libitum. The results showed that the survival rates on different stocking densities were not significantly different. The highest specific growth on length (1.50 ± 0.37%/day) and body weight total (1.95 ± 0.32%/day) and the most stable physiological response related to its hematological parameters were achieved by seed stocked at 50 individuals/m3. The best biomass total was achieved by seed stocked at 150 individuals/m3. The result of this study could be applied as basic information to culture sand goby in a controlled environment.


2021 ◽  
pp. 1165-1173
Author(s):  
В. М. Мерабишвили ◽  
Э. Н. Мерабишвили

Настоящее исследование посвящено изучению особенностей достоверности учета и эффективности лечения больных на популяционном уровне с привлечением надежных аналитических показателей выживаемости, исчисленных по международным стандартам, с учетом гистологической структуры опухолей и стадии заболевания. Для проведения любых исследовательских разработок мы, в первую очередь, должны убедиться в надежности отобранного для исследования материала. Среди шести основных наиболее надежных критериев оценки деятельности онкологической службы, таких как заболеваемость, смертность, уровень морфологической верификации опухолей, важнейшее значение имеют такие показатели, как индекс достоверности учета, погодичная летальность и выживаемость больных злокачественными новообразованиями. Цель работы - определить уровень достоверности учета больных меланомой кожи (С43) и ее динамику с 1995 по 2018 г. по России в целом и по ряду административных территорий. Исчислить пятилетнюю выживаемость в СЗФО РФ с учетом гистологической структуры опухолей и стадии заболевания. Материалом для исследования являются статистические сборники, в том числе авторские, база данных ракового регистра СЗФО РФ. Использованы стандартные методы статистического анализа. Важно отметить, что по всем административным территориям, чьи базы данных Популяционного ракового регистра были привлечены для расчета пятилетней наблюдаемой и относительной выживаемости, уровень показателей выживаемости больных злокачественной меланомой кожи существенно ниже среднеевропейских (Eurocare-4). Таким образом, проведенное исследование выявило существенное улучшение учета больных злокачественной меланомой кожи. Вместе с тем, сохраняется относительно низкий уровень расчетных показателей пятилетней наблюдаемой и относительной выживаемости больных злокачественной меланомой кожи. The present study examines the characteristics of registration accuracy and efficiency of treatment of patients at the population level using reliable analytical indicators of survival of patients, calculated according to international standards, taking into account the histological structure of tumors and the stage of the disease. For any research development, we must first ensure the reliability of the material selected for research. Among the six main most reliable criteria for evaluating the activities of the cancer service, such as morbidity, mortality, and the level of morphological verification of tumors, such indicators as the index of reliability of accounting, primary mortality, and survival of patients with malignant neoplasms are of the most important importance. The aim of the work is to determine the level of reliability of accounting for patients with skin melanoma (C43) and its dynamics from 1995 to 2018. for Russia as a whole and for a number of administrative territories. Calculate the five-year survival rate in the North-Western Federal District, taking into account the histological structure of tumors and the stage of the disease. The material for the study is statistical collections, including author’s ones, the database of the cancer register of the North-Western Federal District of the Russian Federation. Standard methods of statistical analysis were used. It is important to note that for all administrative territories whose population cancer registry databases were used to calculate the five-year observed and relative survival rates, the survival rate of patients with malignant skin melanoma is signifi cantly lower than the European average (Eurocare-4). Thus, the study revealed a significant improvement in the treatment of patients with malignant melanoma of the skin. At the same time, the estimated fiveyear observed and relative survival rates of patients with malignant melanoma of the skin remain relatively low.


1951 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 117 ◽  
Author(s):  
WS Fairbridge

In a previous paper the catch statistics of the east Australian trawl fishery (Fairbridge 1948) were discussed, and in the present work, the biology of the most important species, the tiger flathead, is examined in greater detail. An age determination technique is developed for this species, and the age composition of the catch of recent years is analysed. The sampling technique carried out at the Sydney Fishmarkets is described and tested. The results are given of the first experimental trawling in Australian waters using a fine-meshed cover on the codend. The biology of the species is studied, chiefly from the point of view of establishing the age determination technique and the final analysis of the catch. Spawning is protracted, lasting throughout the six warmer months, and takes place throughout the geographical range of the species. The males spawn first in their second year, the females in their third or fourth. The "condition" (K) of the gutted fish is lowest in February, after spawning. It is probable that there is a single, genetically uniform stock, with a single centre of maximum occurrence. The younger age-groups probably do not undertake extensive coastwise movement; as a result, local areas are liable to become relatively depopulated by heavy fishing. The method of collecting and reading the flathead otolith is described. The otolith is found to grow isauxetically above a fish-length of 10 cm., and the technique of back-calculation is therefore used as an aid in age determina- tion. The otolith in this species is certainly not as clear to interpret as that of the North Sea plaice, but is probably comparable with that of the cod or hake.


Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 960
Author(s):  
Manuel Rico ◽  
Santiago Cantarero ◽  
Francisco Puig

Firm survival, bankruptcy, and turnaround are of great interest nowadays. Bankruptcy is the ultimate resource for a company to survive when it is affected by a severe decline. Thus, determinants of firm turnaround and survival in the context of bankruptcy are of interest to researchers, managers, and policy-makers. Prior turnaround literature has broadly studied firm-specific factors for turnaround success. However, location-specific factors remain relatively unstudied despite their increasing relevance. Thus, this paper aims to evaluate the existence of spatial dependence on the outcome of the bankruptcy procedure. Economic geography and business literature suggest that location matters and closer companies behave similarly to further ones. For this purpose, we designed a longitudinal analysis employing spatial correlation techniques. The analyses were conducted on a sample of 862 Spanish bankrupt firms (2004–2017) at a regional level (province). For overcoming the limitations of the broadly usually logistic model employed for the turnaround context, the Moran’s Index and the Local Association Index (LISA) were applied with gvSIG and GeoDa software. The empirical results show that the predictors GDP per capita and manufacturing specialization are related to higher bankruptcy survival rates. Both characteristics tend to be present in the identified cluster of provinces with better outcomes located in the North of Spain. We suggest that location broadly impacts the likelihood of the survival of a bankrupt firm, which can condition the strategic decision of locating in one region or another. Our findings provide policy-makers, managers, and researchers with relevant contributions and future investigation lines.


2007 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Sangster

This paper considers the printing of Pacioli's Summa de Arithmetica, Geometria, Proportioni et Proportionalita (Summa) in 1494. In particular, it attempts to answer the question, how many copies of Summa were printed in 1494? It does so through consideration of the printing process, the printer of Summa, the size of the book, survival rates of other “serious” books of the period, and the dates it contains revealing when parts of it were completed. It finds that more copies were published than was previously suggested, and that the survival rate of copies has probably as much to do with the manner in which it was treated once acquired as in the number of copies printed.


BMC Cancer ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaiwat Tawarungruang ◽  
Narong Khuntikeo ◽  
Nittaya Chamadol ◽  
Vallop Laopaiboon ◽  
Jaruwan Thuanman ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) has been categorized based on tumor location as intrahepatic (ICCA), perihilar (PCCA) or distal (DCCA), and based on the morphology of the tumor of the bile duct as mass forming (MF), periductal infiltrating (PI) or intraductal (ID). To date, there is limited evidence available regarding the survival of CCA among these different anatomical and morphological classifications. This study aimed to evaluate the survival rate and median survival time after curative surgery among CCA patients according to their anatomical and morphological classifications, and to determine the association between these classifications and survival. Methods This study included CCA patients who underwent curative surgery from the Cholangiocarcinoma Screening and Care Program (CASCAP), Northeast Thailand. The anatomical and morphological classifications were based on pathological findings after surgery. Survival rates of CCA and median survival time since the date of CCA surgery and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated. Multiple cox regression was performed to evaluate factors associated with survival which were quantified by hazard ratios (HR) and their 95% CIs. Results Of the 746 CCA patients, 514 had died at the completion of the study which constituted 15,643.6 person-months of data recordings. The incidence rate was 3.3 per 100 patients per month (95% CI: 3.0–3.6), with median survival time of 17.8 months (95% CI: 15.4–20.2), and 5-year survival rate of 24.6% (95% CI: 20.7–28.6). The longest median survival time was 21.8 months (95% CI: 16.3–27.3) while the highest 5-year survival rate of 34.8% (95% CI: 23.8–46.0) occurred in the DCCA group. A combination of anatomical and morphological classifications, PCCA+ID, was associated with the longest median survival time of 40.5 months (95% CI: 17.9–63.0) and the highest 5-year survival rate of 42.6% (95% CI: 25.4–58.9). The ICCA+MF combination was associated with survival (adjusted HR: 1.45; 95% CI: 1.01–2.09; P = 0.013) compared to ICCA+ID patients. Conclusions Among patients receiving surgical treatment, those with PCCA+ID had the highest 5-year survival rate, which was higher than in groups classified by only anatomical characteristics. Additionally, the patients with ICCA+MF tended to have unfavorable surgical outcomes. Showed the highest survival association. Therefore, further investigations into CCA imaging should focus on patients with a combination of anatomical and morphological classifications.


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Yang ◽  
Huiting Hu ◽  
Mianyan Zeng ◽  
Hongxing Chu ◽  
Zekun Gan ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Few large-sample studies in China have focused on the early survival of dental implants. The present study aimed to report the early survival rates of implants and determine the related influencing factors. Methods All patients receiving dental implants at our institution between 2006 and 2017 were included. The endpoint of the study was early survival rates of implants, according to gender, age, maxilla/mandible, dental position, bone augmentation, bone augmentation category, immediate implant, submerged implant category, implant diameter, implant length, implant torque, and other related factors. Initially, SPSS22.0 was used for statistical analysis. The Chi-square test was used to screen all factors, and those with p < 0.05 were further introduced into a multiple logistic regression model to illustrate the risk factors for early survival rates of implants. Results In this study, we included 1078 cases (601 males and 477 females) with 2053 implants. After implantation, 1974 implants were retained, and the early survival rate was 96.15%. Patients aged 30–60 years (OR  2.392), with Class I bone quality (OR  3.689), bone augmentation (OR  1.742), immediate implantation (OR  3.509), and implant length < 10 mm (OR  2.972), were said to possess risk factors conducive to early survival rates. Conclusions The early survival rate of implants in our cohort exceeded 96%, with risk factors including age, tooth position, bone quality, implant length, bone augmentation surgery, and immediate implantation. When the above factors coexist, implant placement should be treated carefully.


Author(s):  
Fouad A. Sakr ◽  
Rana H. Bachir ◽  
Mazen J. El Sayed

Abstract Introduction: Early police transport (PT) of penetrating trauma patients has the potential to improve survival rates for trauma patients. There are no well-established guidelines for the transport of blunt trauma patients by PT currently. Study Objective: This study examines the association between the survival rate of blunt trauma patients and the transport modality (police versus ground ambulance). Methods: A retrospective, matched cohort study was conducted using the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB). All blunt trauma patients transported by police to trauma centers were identified and matched (one-to-four) to patients transported by ground Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for analysis. Descriptive analysis was carried out. This was followed by comparing all patients’ characteristics and their survival rates in terms of the mode of transportation. Results: Out of the 2,469 patients with blunt injuries, EMS transported 1,846 patients and police transported 623 patients. Most patients were 16-64 years of age (86.2%) with a male predominance (82.5%). Fall (38.4%) was the most common mechanism of injury with majority of injuries involving the head and neck body part (64.8%). Fractures were the most common nature of injury (62.1%). The overall survival rate of adult blunt trauma patients was similar for both methods of transportation (99.2%; P = 1.000). Conclusion: In this study, adult blunt trauma patients transported by police had similar outcomes to those transported by EMS. As such, PT in trauma should be encouraged and protocolized to improve resource utilization and outcomes further.


Author(s):  
Jorge L. Villacís ◽  
Jesús de la Fuente ◽  
Concepción Naval

A renewed interest in the study of character and virtue has recently emerged in the fields of Education and Psychology. The latest research has confirmed the association between virtuous consistent behaviours and academic positive outcomes. However, the motivational dimension of character (the intentions underlying the patterns of observed behaviours) has received little attention. This research aims to extend the knowledge on this topic by examining the predictive relationships between the behavioural and motivational dimensions of character, with reference to academic engagement, career self-doubt and performance of Spanish university students. A total of 183 undergraduates aged 18–30 (142 of whom were women) from the north of Spain completed specific parts of self-report questionnaires, including the Values in Action VIA-72, a Spanish translated and validated version of the Moral Self-Relevance Measure MSR, and the Utrecht Work Engagement Student Scale UWES-S9. The collected data were analysed using Structural Equation Modelling. The behavioural dimension of character (character strength factors of caring, self-control and inquisitiveness) showed positive associations with academic engagement and performance. The motivational dimension of character (phronesis motivation), was negatively related to career self-doubt. For the first time, the present study has provided support for the contribution of both dimensions of character to undergraduate academic outcomes.


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