: biological traits of tropical tuna and bycatch species caught by purse seine fisheries in the Western Indian and Eastern Central Atlantic Oceans.

Background: Along with the development of the tropical tuna purse-seine fishery from the 1960s in the Atlantic Ocean and from the 1980s in the Indian Ocean, many projects and studies have been conducted to improve knowledge about the biology, migrations and dynamics of the stocks of target and non-target (i.e. bycatch) species taken in these fisheries.

[Care in an LTC unit: between psychosis, fantasy and challenge].

In nursing homes, residents with psychiatric disorders are cared for alongside other residents. While the clinical presentation is different to that of dementia, the caregivers need to adopt a new approach in order to provide the necessary long-term support. Their social representations of madness must also be questioned.

Bifocals in Down syndrome study (BiDS): analysis of video recorded sessions of literacy and visual perceptual skills.

Purpose: In this longitudinal study, a group of school children with Down syndrome (DS) and reduced accommodation were prescribed bifocals and followed to investigate the impact of bifocal spectacles on early literacy and visual perceptual skills. The natural progression of early literacy skills in this population along with the changes with bifocals, described by monthly subtest scores and the time taken to complete literacy and visual perceptual tasks, are reported.

Methods: Fourteen children with DS, aged eight to 18 years, were followed for five months with single vision lenses; 11 were prescribed bifocals based on their accommodative ability and followed for another five months.