Quantifying the Volume of Residual Air in Commercial Intravenous Fluids and Assessing the Stability of Airless Intravenous Fluid Containers.

Introduction: Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) intravenous fluid (IVF) containers contain residual air, introducing the risk of venous air embolism (VAE). Venous air embolism occurs when air displaces blood flow in vasculature. The danger from residual air is often negligible in terrestrial settings, where gravitational forces generate buoyancy, pushing residual air to the top of the IVF container.

A new marine tardigrade species (Heterotardigrada: Batillipedidae) from the southeast coast of India.

A new marine tardigrade species, Batillipes chandrayaani sp. nov. is described from the sandy mid littoral region of the southeast coast of India.

The role of environment descriptors and seagrass biometrics in shaping macrobenthic assemblages' structure in intertidal Zostera noltei meadows.

The present study describes macroinvertebrate assemblages in three Zostera noltei meadows, following a salinity gradient along the Aveiro lagoon (Portugal). The main environmental descriptors and Z. noltei biometrics were studied to provide a model of the multivariate macroinvertebrate assemblage structure.

Intertidal assemblages on groynes along sandy shores in Portugal: Exploring the effects of orientation and distance to rocky shore.

Coastal erosion is becoming increasingly problematic as sea level rise and coastal areas become more urbanised. In response, more defence structures such as groynes are being built, which are crucial for counteracting sediment loss and coastline retreat. Despite worldwide use, comparatively little is known about the factors that determine the species composition on such structures.

Unveiling the role of taxonomic sufficiency for enhanced ecosystem monitoring.

The use of Artificial substrates (AS) as sampling devices addresses challenges in macrofaunal quantitative sampling. While effectively capturing biodiversity patterns, the time-intensitive identification process at the species level remains a substantial challenge. The Taxonomic Sufficiency approach (TS), where only taxa above species level are identified, arises as a potential solution to be tested across different environmental monitoring scenarios.