scholarly journals Do we have enough information to apply the ecosystem approach to management of deep-sea fisheries? An example from the West of Scotland

2010 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 265-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna J. Heymans ◽  
Kerry L. Howell ◽  
Morag Ayers ◽  
Michael T. Burrows ◽  
John D. M. Gordon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Sea ◽  
Ecosystem Model ◽  
Ecosystem Approach ◽  
The West ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Predator Prey ◽  
Relative Paucity ◽  
Water Ecosystem ◽  
Fisheries Interactions

Abstract Heymans, J. J., Howell, K. L., Ayers, M., Burrows, M. T., Gordon, J. D. M., Jones, E. G., and Neat, F. 2011. Do we have enough information to apply the ecosystem approach to management of deep-sea fisheries? An example from the West of Scotland. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 68: 265–280. There is currently a global call for more use of an ecosystem approach to fisheries management (EAFM), and ecosystem models such as Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE) are being used to provide a holistic view of ecosystem–fisheries interactions. Although these can be useful for an EAFM, the relative paucity of data available for deep-sea ecosystems raises concerns whether we can effectively apply an EAFM to the deep sea. The deep-sea ecosystem off the west coast of Scotland has been studied for longer and in more detail than most. This study assimilates the significant published and unpublished information available on this ecosystem into an EwE model. The results suggest that there are sufficient data available to construct an ecosystem model, but the quality of the data varies and serious potential sources of error are present in biomass and discard estimates. The assumptions needed to produce a model are varied and must be considered when interpreting the outputs of the model. Ecosystem modelling provides a unique view of the deep-water ecosystem and facilitates hypothesis development concerning predator–prey and inter-fishery interactions. Sharks are used to illustrate the benefits of using an ecosystem model to describe changes in their biomass and their prey species. The results show that both fishing for sharks and fishing for their prey affect the biomass of sharks.

Relationship between morphometrics and trophic levels in deep-sea fishes

2020 ◽  
Vol 637 ◽  
pp. 225-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
MA Ladds ◽  
MH Pinkerton ◽  
E Jones ◽  
LM Durante ◽  
MR Dunn
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotopes ◽  
Trophic Level ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Ecosystem Model ◽  
Trophic Levels ◽  
Fish Size ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Gape Size ◽  
Morphological Variables

Marine food webs are structured, in part, by predator gape size. Species found in deep-sea environments may have evolved such that they can consume prey of a wide range of sizes, to maximise resource intake in a low-productivity ecosystem. Estimates of gape size are central to some types of ecosystem model that determine which prey are available to predators, but cannot always be measured directly. Deep-sea species are hypothesized to have larger gape sizes than shallower-water species relative to their body size and, because of pronounced adaptive foraging behaviour, show only a weak relationship between gape size and trophic level. Here we present new data describing selective morphological measurements and gape sizes of 134 osteichthyan and chondrichthyan species from the deep sea (200-1300 m) off New Zealand. We describe how gape size (height, width and area) varied with factors including fish size, taxonomy (class and order within a class) and trophic level estimated from stable isotopes. For deep-sea species, there was a strong relationship between gape size and fish size, better predicted by body mass than total length, which varied by taxonomic group. Results show that predictions of gape size can be made from commonly measured morphological variables. No relationship between gape size and trophic level was found, likely a reflection of using trophic level estimates from stable isotopes as opposed to the commonly used estimates from FishBase. These results support the hypothesis that deep-sea fish are generalists within their environment, including suspected scavenging, even at the highest trophic levels.

scholarly journals Palliative care and complex chronic conditions since the perspective of healthcare professionals

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
A Doñate-Martínez ◽  
L Llop ◽  
J Garcés
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Early Identification ◽  
Chronic Conditions ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Care Pathway ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Complex Chronic Conditions ◽  
Symptom Intensity

Abstract Background According to the WHO, palliative care (PC) is applicable early in the course of illness together with other curative therapies. Early PC has demonstrated beneficial effects on quality of life and symptom intensity among cancer patients. However, PC is not as early integrated on the care pathway of complex chronic conditions (CCC). This abstract presents barriers and needs identified to effectively implement early PC on CCC performed under the EU-funded InAdvance project (ref.: 825750). Methods Semi-structured interviews were performed with 16 healthcare professionals (HPs) from primary care and hospital settings working with older patients with CCC in Valencia (Spain). Results Interviews reported that main needs identified to provide early PC are: (a) coordinated strategies between multi-setting HPs to an early identification of CCC patients in need of PC; (b) adequate resources to attend patients' PC needs from a holistic view, i.e. psychosocial and spiritual needs; and (c) early integration of basic PC at primary care teams. The main barriers identified were: (a) stereotypes associated to the traditional PC approach; (b) poor knowledge from HPs of the PC holistic approach; and (c) lack of specific protocols or pathways for CCC in need of PC. Conclusions Specific skills and resources are the most relevant needs to effectively provide early PC among patients with CCC. First, it is urgent to demystify the negative culture-related vision of PC that is commonly associated to sedation and last days of a person's life. Also, multidisciplinary HPs require specific training to identify and provide early PC tailored to CCC. And, it is required a strategic and multi-setting organizational approach with fluent information flow and coordinated roles. Key messages Healthcare expenditure would be considerably reduced, especially at hospital and emergency units, with an early identification of patients with CCC in need of PC. Empowering primary HPs in PC would improve the quality of care of patients with CCC.

A pyrene-degrading consortium from deep-sea sediment of the West Pacific and its key memberCycloclasticussp. P1

2008 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1948-1963 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baojiang Wang ◽  
Qiliang Lai ◽  
Zhisong Cui ◽  
Tianfeng Tan ◽  
Zongze Shao
Keyword(s):  
Deep Sea ◽  
The West ◽  
West Pacific ◽  
Deep Sea Sediment

St Symeon the New Theologian (969-1022): Byzantine spiritual renewal in search of a precedent

1997 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 75-90
Author(s):  
John Anthony McGuckin
Keyword(s):  
Christian Tradition ◽  
Spiritual Renewal ◽  
Divine Love ◽  
The West ◽  
Conference Theme ◽  
Autobiographical Accounts ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The Church

St Symeon the New Theologian is, without question, one of the most original and intriguing writers of medieval Byzantium. Indeed, although still largely unknown in the West, he is surely one of the greatest of all Christian mystical writers; not only for the remarkable autobiographical accounts he gives of several visions of the divine light, but also for the passionate quality of his exquisite Hymns of Divine Love, the remarkable intensity of his pneumatological doctrine, and the corresponding fire he brings to his preaching of reform in the internal and external life of the Church. He was a highly controversial figure in his own day. His disciples venerated him as a saint who had returned to the roots of the Christian tradition and personified its repristinization. His opponents, who secured his deposition and exile, regarded him as a dangerously unbalanced incompetent who, by overstressing the value of personal religious fervour, had endangered the stability of that tradition. The Vita which we possess was composed in 1054, in an attempt to rehabilitate Symeon’s memory and prepare for the return of his relics to the capital from which he had been expelled when alive. This paper will investigate how he himself understood and appropriated aspects of the earlier tradition (particularly monastic spirituality), hoping to elucidate why he felt himself inspired to reformist zeal, and why many of his contemporaries (not simply his ‘worldly opponents’ as his hagiographer would have us believe) regarded him as unbalanced. It will end by attempting some reflection on what the controversy reveals on the larger front about how the Church ‘selectively looks back on itself, so to paraphrase our president’s description of the conference theme, and whether the model of tradition and its reception exemplified in this Byzantine writer can offer anything to the dialogue between history and theology which the doctrine of Tradition (Paradosis) inevitably initiates.

scholarly journals A IMPLANTAÇÃO DE PROGRAMAS E AÇÕES INCLUSIVAS EM UM MUNICÍPIO DO OESTE PAULISTA: PDDE ACESSIBILIDADE

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (Especial 2) ◽  
pp. 57-69
Author(s):  
Ana Mayra Samuel da Silva ◽  
Elisa Tomoe Moriya Schlünzen ◽  
Danielle Aparecida do Nascimento dos Santos ◽  
Ana Virginia Isiano Lima
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
School Context ◽  
National Policy ◽  
School Management ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Management Team ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
The West

In order for all to be included according to their needs and specificities, the objectives proposed by school education must be directed to the recognition and problematization of differences. The objective of this study was to analyze the implementation of programs and actions proposed in the scope of the National Policy of Special Education from the perspective of Inclusive Education (BRASIL, 2008), in a school located in a small municipality in the west of São Paulo. The methodology consisted of formative intervention on public educational policies, programs and actions in an inclusive perspective, and participant observation to follow the actions developed by the school management team, based on a qualitative approach. The programs and actions of the Ministry of Education are effective, since they aim to contribute and help with the guarantee, not only of access, but also of the permanence with the quality of students in the school context.

scholarly journals How do the general population behave with facemasks to prevent COVID-19 in the community?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin DESCHANVRES ◽  
Thomas HAUDEBOURG ◽  
Nathan PEIFFER-SMADJA ◽  
Karine BLANCKAERT ◽  
David BOUTOILLE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Demographic Data ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
The West ◽  
Information Campaigns ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
General Populations ◽  
Indoor And Outdoor

IMPORTANCE The appropriate use of facemasks, recommended or mandated by authorities, is critical to protect the community and prevent the spread of COVID-19. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the frequency and quality of facemask use in general populations of different socio-spatial backgrounds. DESIGN A multi-site observational study carried out from 25 June 2020 to 21 July 2020. SETTING The observations were carried out in 43 different locations in a region in the west of France, representing various areas: rural and urban, indoor and outdoor, and in areas where masks were mandated or not. An observer was positioned at a predetermined place, facing a landmark, and collected information about the use of facemasks and socio-demographic data. PARTICIPANTS All individual passing between the observer and the landmark were included. EXPOSURE The observer collected information on whether a mask was worn, the type of mask used, the quality of the positioning, gender, and the age category of each individual. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The main outcomes were the use of a facemask and the quality of the positioning. Factors associated with these outcomes were identified. RESULTS A total of 3354 observations were recorded. A facemask was worn by 56.4% (n=1892) of individuals, varying from 49% (n=1359) in non-mandatory areas and 91.7% (n=533) in mandatory areas, including surgical facemasks (56.8%, n=1075) and cloth masks (43.2%, n=817). The facemask was correctly positioned in 75.2% (n=1422) of cases. The factors independently associated with wearing a facemask were being indoors (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 0.37; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.31-0.44), being in a mandatory area (aOR, 0.14; 95%CI, 0.10-0.20), female gender (aOR, 0.57; 95%CI, 0.49-0.66), and age >40 years (aOR, 0.54; 95%CI, 0.46-0.63). The factors independently associated with correct mask position were rural location (aOR, 0.76; 95%CI, 0.97-0.98), being in an indoor area (aOR, 0.49; 95%CI, 0.38-0.65), use of a cloth mask (aOR, 0.65; 95%CI, 0.52-0.81), and age >40 years (aOR, 0.61; 95%CI 0.49-0.76). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Information campaigns should promote the use of cloth masks. Young people in general and men in particular are the priority targets. Simplifying the rules to require universal mandatory masking seems to be the best approach for health authorities.

scholarly journals Placemaking Interventions in Palestine as Demonstration Effects on the Ground

2020 ◽  
pp. 167-176
Author(s):  
Ahmad El-Atrash
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
West Bank ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
The West ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas ◽  
Privately Owned

The urban development and rapid urbanization that the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem and Gaza Strip have recently encountered have adversely affected the quality and availability of open spaces inside the Palestinian urban and rural areas. Public spaces are fundamental in the lives of any community striving to achieve a sustainable and inclusive environment and improve the quality of life of its inhabitants. In that respect, the prevailing planning practices fall short in terms of adequately addressing the provision of public spaces. Laws and regulations are designed to focus on limited physical properties of buildings (e.g. building design, elevation, heights, setbacks, parking, etc.,) with little or no attention to the residual space, inevitably, created between those blocks. Lands are chiefly privately owned, and considered of a very high value due to the artificial land scarcity phenomenon resulted from the geo-political classification of the West Bank Existing public spaces are not welcoming to the general public. Spaces are misplaced and scattered, they offer pre-defined activities and an inflexible environment. Many parts of the society feel alienated to such public spaces, created by a top-down process with minimal integration of their needs and aspirations.

scholarly journals PUSAT KONSERVASI EKOSISTEM LAHAN BASAH DENGAN DENGAN KONSEP EKOWISATA DI DESA BANARAN, KULON PROGO, DAERAH ISTIMEWA YOGYAKARTA

Arsitektura ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Riska Isnaeni ◽  
Ana Hardiana ◽  
Mohamad Muqoffa
Keyword(s):  
Low Impact Development ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Wetland Ecosystem ◽  
Surrounding Area ◽  
Wetland Area ◽  
Wetland Habitat ◽  
Water Ecosystem ◽  
Sensitivity Level ◽  
Site Planning

<p><em>Wetland have vital role to keep the balance between land and water ecosystem which is very important to the plant and wildlife. The design of Wetland Conservation Centre in Kulon Progo Regency is motivated by some issues, those are the importance to increase Indonesian’s knowledge of wetland ecosystem, the opportunities to develop wetland tourism  in Banaran Village, and the urgency to restore and conserve the wetland ecosystem in Trisik Beach area. The purpose of this design is getting a design of area and building which can be functioned as a conservation activities, education and tourism space that able to contribute in enhancing the quality of existing wetland habitat in Banaran village, Kulon Progo Regency, and also act as a space that can facilitate community and local people conservation related activities with the implementation of ecotourism concept. The design problem is how to implement ecotourism concept in site planning and also space programming of Wetland Centre, so that it can contribute in the enhancement of ecological quality of the wetland habitat even also to the surrounding area. The method used is the method of designing architecture based on ecotourism concept. The results obtained are the design of visitor centre building and the landscape design of the wetland area which applied the ecotourism concept in the design process, i.e. </em><em>site zonnification based on site’s sensitivity level, the use of signage and circullation path which is classified into three type of path so that it can minimize the disturbance to the site, </em><em>application of local and nature material, such as bricks, coconut timber, etc in building interior and exterior, management of greywater and drainage based on Low Impact Development System, </em><em>and the application of solar panel in landscpae area which is</em> <em>friendly to wetland habitat and wildlife that live in it.</em></p><p><strong><em>Keywords</em></strong><em>: </em><em>Architecture, Conservation, Ecosystem, Ecotourism, Wetland, Wildlife.</em><em></em></p>

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