Effects of stream-crossing by a pipeline on the benthic macroinvertebrate communities of a small mountain stream

Aquatic environmental impact associated with stream-crossing by a pipeline was monitored at Archibald Creek, B.C. for two years. Water chemistry and benthic macroinvertebrates were used as monitoring tools. Results indicated that impacts arising from stream-crossing were short-term and non-residual.Funded by a contract from Canadian Arctic Gas Study Limited, calgary, to Aquatic Environments Limited, Calgary.Aquatic Environments Limited, Calgary.Aquatic Environments Limited, Calgary.     

Über das Invertierungsvermögen der Speicheldrüsen und des Mitteldarmes von Bienen verschiedenen Alters

Zusammenfassung Die gewonnenen Ergebnisse zeigen mit völliger Klarheit, daß die Schlunddrüse ein stark ausgesprochenes Invertierungsvermögen besitzt, das sich jedoch in hohem Grade, je nach dem Alter der Bienen ändert. Im Gegensatz zum Mitteldarm, der Invertase auszuscheiden beginnt von dem Augenblicke des Ausschlüpfens der jungen Biene, bedarf die Schlunddrüse eines gewissen Zeitraumes zu ihrer Entwicklung. Die von uns angestellten Versuche können indessen die Frage noch nicht endgültig entscheiden, in welchem Moment die Schlunddrüse zu funktionieren beginnt. Wir haben die Sekretionstätigkeit der Drüse an verhältnismäßig alten Bienen — von 10 Tagen an — beobachtet und die maximalen Ziffern der Zuckerinversion bei 30tägigen Bienen ermittelt. Hieraus lassen sich noch keine verallgemeinernden Schlüsse ziehen. Unsere Versuche begannen im August und dauerten bis Mitte September, fanden also am Ende der Saison statt. Das Versuchsvolk war schwach und die Zahl der jungen Bienen und der Brut gering (auf einem Rahmen). Als Beleg dazu genügt der Hinweis, daß die Bienen ihre Orientierungsausflüge im Alter von 18 Tagen unternahmen. Alle diese Faktoren könnten zweifellos das Tempo der Entwicklung des Organismus der Biene — und der Sehlunddrüse im besonderen — beeinflussen. Es ist sehr wahrscheinlich, daß eine Untersuchung über die Veränderung des Invertierungsvermögens der Schiunddrüsen von Bienen, die zu verschiedenen Zeiten der Frühlings- und Sommersaison ausgeschlüpft waren, auch eine verschiedene Schnelligkeit der Entwicklung der Drüse ergeben würde.Was die Brustdrüse anbetrifft, so geben unsere Versuche kein genügendes Material zur Beurteilung, welche Rolle sie im Kohlehydratstoffwechsel der Biene spielt. Nur eines steht fest, daß sie an der Invertierung des Zuckers in keinem Falle beteiligt ist.Der Mitteldarm scheint auch mit dem Alter der Biene sein Invertierungsvermögen zu steigern, wenn auch nicht in solchem Umfange als die Schlunddrüse.Die von uns gewonnenen Resultate erlauben, einige Schlüsse über mehrere Fragen der Bienenbiologie zu ziehen, wie z. B. die Frage über den Anteil der Schlunddrüse an der Futtersaftbereitung usw. Doch müssen solche spezielle Fragen an einer anderen Stelle ausführlich besprochen werden.Zum Schlusse sprechen wir Dr. Resnitschenko sowie Dr. Alpatov für die freundliche Hilfe bei der Ausführung der Arbeit unseren Dank aus.     

Staff Nurses’ Perceptions and Experiences about Structural Empowerment: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study

The aim of the study reported in this article was to investigate staff nurses’ perceptions and experiences about structural empowerment and perceptions regarding the extent to which structural empowerment supports safe quality patient care. To address the complex needs of patients, staff nurse involvement in clinical and organizational decision-making processes within interdisciplinary care settings is crucial. A qualitative study was conducted using individual semi-structured interviews of 11 staff nurses assigned to medical or surgical units in a 600-bed university hospital in Belgium. During the study period, the hospital was going through an organizational transformation process to move from a classic hierarchical and departmental organizational structure to one that was flat and interdisciplinary. Staff nurses reported experiencing structural empowerment and they were willing to be involved in decision-making processes primarily about patient care within the context of their practice unit. However, participants were not always fully aware of the challenges and the effect of empowerment on their daily practice, the quality of care and patient safety. Ongoing hospital change initiatives supported staff nurses’ involvement in decision-making processes for certain matters but for some decisions, a classic hierarchical and departmental process still remained. Nurses perceived relatively high work demands and at times viewed empowerment as presenting additional. Staff nurses recognized the opportunities structural empowerment provided within their daily practice. Nurse managers and unit climate were seen as crucial for success while lack of time and perceived work demands were viewed as barriers to empowerment.     

The uptake of liposome-entraped 125I-labelled poly(vinylpyrrolidone) by rat jejunum in vitro

The uptake of free and liposome-entrapped ¹²⁵I-labelled poly(vinylpyrrolidone) was measured in an intestinal sac preparation from adult rats. An an equal concentration of ¹²⁵I-labelled poly(vinylpyrrolidone), the rate of uptake of the liposome-entrapped material was four times that of the free macromolecule.     

Loci controlling lymphocyte production of interferon γ after alloantigen stimulation in vitro and their co-localization with genes controlling lymphocyte infiltration of tumors and tumor susceptibility

Low infiltration of lymphocytes into cancers is associated with poor prognosis, but the reasons why some patients exhibit a low and others a high infiltration of tumors are unknown. Previously we mapped four loci (Lynf1–Lynf4) controlling lymphocyte infiltration of mouse lung tumors. These loci do not encode any of the molecules that are involved in traffic of lymphocytes. Here we report a genetic relationship between these loci and the control of production of IFNγ in allogeneic mixed lymphocyte cultures (MLC). We found that IFNγ production by lymphocytes of O20/A mice is lower than by lymphocytes of OcB-9/Dem mice (both H2 ^pz ) stimulated in MLC by irradiated splenocytes of C57BL/10SnPh (H2 ^b ) or BALB/cHeA (H2 ^d ) mice, or by ConA. IFNγ production in MLCs of individual (O20 × OcB-9)F₂ mice stimulated by irradiated C57BL/10 splenocytes and genotyped for microsatellite markers revealed four IFNγ-controlling loci (Cypr4-Cypr7), each of which is closely linked with one of the four Lynf loci and with a cluster of susceptibility genes for different tumors. This suggests that inherited differences in certain lymphocyte responses may modify their propensity to infiltrate tumors and their capacity to affect tumor growth.     

The Photoreceptor Outer Segments of the River Lamprey (Lampreta fluviatilis). An Electron-, Fluorescence- and Light Microscopic Study

The outer segment of long and short photoreceptors in the retina of the river lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis, were studied by light- and fluorescence microscopy together with some different electron microscopic methods. The outer segments show characteristics of both rods and cones and are suggested to represent intermediate kinds of photoreceptors.