Floating artificial structures provide sites for fouling communities and favourable habitat for the establishment of non-indigenous species. Two species of Tanaididae dominated crustacean biota in a one year time-series sampling of macroalgae on the floating dock at the West Beach boat ramp, Adelaide, South Australia. This paper provides identifications for these two species and discusses inter- and intra-species variability considering the available body of morphological and molecular information.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Teamwork in the operating theatre is a complex emergent phenomenon and is driven by cooperative relationships between staff. A foundational requirement for teamwork is the ability to communicate effectively, and in particular, knowing each other's name. Many operating theatre staff do not know each other's name, even after formal team introductions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe amphipod genus Jassa Leach, 1814 now comprises 24 species that occur in temperate regions of both hemispheres on solid substrates from the lower intertidal zone to 500 m depth. The propensity for some species to form dense colonies in water intake structures and offshore platforms has brought them to attention as an unwanted pest. Based on the examination of ~25,000 specimens from ~1,100 museum and private collections, it is evident that some species of Jassa have been transported by human vectors since at least the 19th century and now occur widely.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFour Southern Hemisphere and one Northern Hemisphere species of Jassa (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Ischyrocerini) are removed from this genus. The south temperate Jassa barnardi Stephensen, 1949 is synonymized with Ventojassa frequens (Chilton, 1883). The south temperate and subantarctic Jassa multidentata Schellenberg, 1931 and Jassa wandeli Chevreux, 1906 are transferred to Pleojassa n.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To examine the rates of antipsychotic prescribing in the Irish paediatric and young adult population enrolled in the Irish General Medical Services Scheme pharmacy claims database from the Health Service Executive Primary Care Reimbursement Services database, with a focus on age and sex differences. To examine concomitant prescribing of certain other related medicines in this population.
Methods: Data were obtained from the Irish General Medical Services (GMS) scheme pharmacy claims database from the Health Service Executive (HSE) - Primary Care Reimbursement Services (PCRS).