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Fauna of the Mediterranean Hydrozoa.
Authors: Bouillon Jean , Medel María Dolores , Pagès Francesc , Gili Josep María , Boero Ferdinando , Gravili Cinzia
Published: October 2008

This study provides a systematic account of the hydrozoan species collected up to now in the Mediterranean Sea. All species are described, illustrated and information on morphology and distribution is given for all of them. This work is the most complete fauna of hydrozoans made in the Mediterranean. The fauna includes planktonic hydromedusae, benthic polyps stages and the siphonophores. The Hydrozoa are taken as an example of inconspicuous taxa whose knowledge has greatly progressed in the last decades due to the scientific research of some specialists in the Mediterranean area. The number of species recorded in the Mediterranean almost doubled in the last thirty years and the number of new records is still increasing. The 457 species recorded in this study represents the 12% of the world known species. The fauna is completed with classification keys and a glossary of terms with the main purpose of facilitating the identification of all Meditrranean hydrozoan species
New records of deep-water teleost fish in the Balearic Sea and Ionian Sea (Mediterranean Sea)
Authors: D'Onghia Gianfranco , Lloris Domingo , Politou Chrissi-Yianna , Sion Letizia , Dokos John
Published: October 2008

During an EC-funded research carried out in the Mediterranean Sea deep-water fish (600-4000 m) were collected in the Balearic Sea as well as the western and eastern Ionian Sea. Caelorhynchusmediterraneus is a new record for the Balearic Sea, Cyclothone braueri, Hygophum benoiti, Paralepis speciosa, Chalinura mediterranea, Coryphaenoides guentheri, C. mediterraneus, Lepidion lepidion and Cataetyx laticeps for the western Ionian Sea, and Polyacanthonotus rissoanus, C. guentheri, C. mediterraneus, L. lepidion and C. laticeps for the eastern Ionian Sea. The bathymetric distribution of other species has been updated. Species richness decreased with depth in the three surveyed areas, showing a significant shift below 1500 m. At depths greater than 1000 m macrourid and morid species were dominant except in the Balearic Sea, where Alepocephalus rostratus was found to be very abundant as deep as 1500 m. At depths greater than 1500 m the dominant species were Bathypterois mediterraneus, C. mediterranea and C. guentheri. The results of this research confirm the scarcity of deep fish fauna in the Mediterranean compared to the Atlantic. For the greatest depths are concerned, the faunistic difference between the western and eastern Mediterranean seems to be most probably due to a lesser number of investigations on the eastern side rather than any real paucity of ichthyofauna.
Retinal specialisations in the dogfish Centroscymnus coelolepis from the Mediterranean deep-sea
Authors: Bozzano Anna
Published: October 2008

The present work attempted to study the importance of vision in Centroscymnuscoelolepis, the most abundant shark in the Mediterranean beyond a depthof 1000 m, by using anatomical and histological data. C.coelolepis exhibited large lateral eyes with a large pupil, spherical lens and a tapetum lucidum that gave the eye a strong greenish-golden “eye shine”. In the outer retinal layer, a uniform population of rod-like photoreceptors was observed while in the vitreal retina a thick inner plexiform layer comprised up to 30% of the whole retinal thickness. The cell distribution of the ganglion cell layer formed a thin elongated visual streak in the central plane of the eye that provided a horizontal panoramic field of view. A specialised area of higher visual acuity was located caudally at 32-44º from the geometric centre of the retina and 5-10º above the horizontal plane of the eye. This position indicated that the visual axis pointed in a slightly outward-forward direction with respect to the fish body axis. A non-uniform distribution of large ganglion cells was also found in the horizontal plane of the retina that practically coincided with the distribution of the total cell population in the ganglion cell layer. This is the first time that this type of retinal specialisation has been observed in the elasmobranchs. These characteristics indicate that the retina of C.coelolepis is designed not only to increase sensitivity in the horizontal field of view, as was also observed in other sharks, but also to improve motion detection in the same plane. The visual capacities evolved by C.coelolepis make this species adapted for discriminating the horizontal gradation of light that exists in the mesopelagic environment. Similarly, the large ganglion cell distribution observed in its retina seems to be related to its predatory behaviour, since it allows this shark to perceive the movement of bioluminescent prey against a totally dark background.
Fisheries oceanography and the ecology of early life histories of fishes: a perspective over fifty years
Authors: Govoni John Jeffrey
Published: October 2008

Fisheries oceanography can be defined as the study of the ecology of fishes in the ocean: so defined, it comprises study at all levels of ecological organization—organisms, populations, communities, and ecosystems. The early life history of fishes plays out at each of these levels of organization. A paradigm developed by Johan Hjort at the turn of the twentieth century, along with postulates by Hjort and many of his colleagues that followed, came to guide much of fisheries oceanography through the ensuing hundred years. Research themes that address these postulates can be roughly partitioned as the study of the physiological ecology of the eggs and larvae of fishes in the sea, and the study of the abundance and distribution of fish propagules. Using case studies of organisms and physical processes, considerable progress has been made in understanding the causes of variation in population recruitment, defined either by stage-based models and simulated by individual-based models. Some of this progress has been published in Scientia Marina, or its predecessor Investigación Pesquera. The causes of variation, however, are interactive and operative at differing, yet often overlapping, spatial and temporal scales. Difficulty in matching spatial scales that typically differ by an order of magnitude or more, will continue to trouble the resolution of causes of population recruitment. Moreover, study of the causes of variation in recruitment has not led to predictive power at an annual scale. Prediction at a decadal scale, using community (or more appropriately larval fish assemblages) and ecosystem level dynamics, is more hopeful.
Distributional patterns of shallow-water polychaetes in the Magellan region: a zoogeographical and ecological synopsis
Authors: Montiel San Martín Américo , Gerdes Dieter , Arntz Wolf E.
Published: October 2008

The zoogeography of polychaete annelids was described for the Magellan region. This work considered information available from 19 expeditions carried out in the last 124 years of polychaete taxonomic research around the southernmost tip of the South American continental shelf. The polychaete fauna of the Magellan region comprised a total of 431 species belonging to 108 genera and 41 families. MDS and ANOSIM analyses showed the Magellan region to be divided into two subregions, one on the Pacific side of the tip of South America and one on the Atlantic side. These subregions showed a low percentage of “endemic species” (< 10%) whereas > 70% of the species recorded for the whole Magellan region showed a wide distribution range, and there were especially high affinities with Antarctic and Subantarctic areas. We suggest that the opening of the Straits of Magellan created a new pathway for enhanced exchange of faunal elements between the Pacific and the Atlantic. Transport of larvae via easterly directed currents of the West Wind Drift plays an important role in current distribution patterns of polychaete fauna around the tip of South America.
Zoogeographical relationships of the littoral ascidiofauna at the Antarctic Peninsula, in the Scotia Arc and in the Magellan region
Authors: Ramos-Esplá Alfonso A. , Cárcel Juan A. , Varela Mercedes
Published: October 2008

Three Spanish Antarctic research cruises (Ant-8611, Bentart-94 and Bentart-95) were carried out in the South Shetland Archipelago (Antarctic Peninsula) and Scotia Arc (South Orkney, South Sandwich and South Georgia archipelagos) on the continental shelf and upper slope (10-600 m depth). They have contributed to our knowledge about ascidian distribution and the zoogeographical relationships with the neighbouring areas and the other Subantarctic islands. The distribution of ascidian species suggests that the Scotia Arc is divided into two sectors, the South Orkney Archipelago, related to the Antarctic Province, and the South Georgia Archipelago (probably including the South Sandwich Archipelago), which is intermediate between the Antarctic Province and the Magellan region.
The Magellan-Antarctic Connection: links and frontiers at southern high latitudes. Summary review
Authors: Arntz Wolf E.
Published: October 2008

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Epibenthic communities of trawlable grounds of the Cantabrian Sea
Authors: Serrano Alberto , Sánchez Francisco , García-Castrillo Gerardo
Published: October 2008

Epibenthic communities of the Cantabrian shelf were sampled in October 2000 and October 2001 using a 3.5 m beam trawl. The surveys were undertaken following a pattern of stratified sampling in four transects perpendicular to the coastline and included three depth strata (30-100, 101-200, 201-400 m). The total number of species collected was 241, belonging to 9 taxa, of which the best represented were molluscs and crustaceans. Longitudinal differences in ecological indices were detected in relation to biogeographical and hydrographic patterns. Three main assemblage groups were identified using cluster analysis. The effect of environmental variables (depth, near-bottom temperature and salinity, sediment morphology, Atlantic influence) on assemblages was also identified by canonical ordination, showing a pattern of two gradients: depth/water temperature and sediment characteristics. Assemblages identified by both methods were spatially coherent. The hermit crab Diogenes pugilator typifies the poor fine sands of the inner shelf; fishes (Arnoglossus laterna, Callyonimus maculatus, Pomatochistus sp.) and a hermit crab, Anapagurus laevis, characterise the assemblage of inner and middle shelf sediments with higher organic content, and the echinoderm Ophiura affinis, the fish Lepidorhombus boscii and Crangonidae Crustacea typify the deeper community of medium and fine sediments with intermediate levels of organic content.
Discards of Spanish trawler fleets operating in the Bay of Biscay in 2000
Authors: Lema Laura , Pérez Nélida , Araujo Hortensia
Published: October 2008

A stratified sampling programme by gear and port was carried out by observers on board vessels in 2000 to study the discard behaviour of trawler fleets operating off Spanish North Atlantic coasts. No relationship between discards in weight or numbers and haul duration was found, so the results in weight are presented in kilograms per haul instead of kilograms per hour, as is usual for catches. The data were analysed in order to find groups of ports with a similar behaviour and to reduce the number of strata (30 as a result of the crossing of 10 main ports and 3 types of towed gears). The reduction in the number of strata (from the 30 original strata to the 9 new groups obtained) would mean a high improvement in efficiency for raising purposes, for stock assessment needs and for new Spanish sampling programmes. Significant differences in discards between groups of ports were found. Species composition of discards by stratum is given as a percentage of the total weight, based on data collected by the observers on board vessels. There are also differences in the discarded species composition for the different groups of ports obtained.
Growth and condition of juvenile sole (Solea solea L.) as indicators of habitat quality in coastal and estuarine nurseries in the Bay of Biscay with a focus on sites exposed to Erika oil spill
Authors: Gilliers Camille , Le Pape Olivier , Desaunay Yves , Bergeron Jean-Pierre , Schreiber Nathalie , Guerault Daniel , Amara Rachid
Published: October 2008

Indicators of growth and condition were used to compare the habitat quality of nurseries of juvenile sole (Solea solea L.) in the Bay of Biscay, based on one survey in 2000. The four biological indicators are poorly correlated with each other, suggesting that no single measure may give an adequate description of fish health and of its habitat’s quality. Growth indicators showed significant differences between northern and southern areas. Juveniles from the two southernmost nurseries, the Gironde estuary and the Pertuis Antioche, displayed significant lower otolith increment widths and mean sizes. These differences were inversely related to water temperature and unrelated to genetic or age differences, and are unlikely to be due to limiting trophic conditions in the nurseries. Hence, they may be considered in terms of differences in habitat quality and potential anthropogenic impacts. Condition indices do not show this north-south pattern but highlight low condition values in the Pertuis Antioche. Short-term and fluctuating biochemical indicators such as RNA/DNA ratios appeared to be unreliable over a long-term study, while morphometric indices seemed to be relevant, complementary indicators as they integrate the whole juvenile life-history of sole in the nurseries. The growth and condition indices of juveniles in September 2000 from nursery grounds exposed to the Erika oil spill in December 1999 were relatively high. These results lead us to suggest that there was no obvious impact of this event on the health of juvenile sole and on the quality of the exposed nursery grounds a few months after the event.
Changes in occurrence and abundance of northern / southern flatfishes over a 20-year period in a coastal nursery area (Bay of Vilaine) and on the eastern continental shelf of the Bay of Biscay
Authors: Désaunay Yves , Guérault Daniel , Le Pape Olivier , Poulard Jean-Charles
Published: October 2008

Several works have demonstrated trends in the distribution of fish species relative to global warming. This study investigated whether similar trends have occurred for selected flatfish species on the continental shelf of the Bay of Biscay. These species were used as indicators and changes in their populations were studied in a coastal nursery ground where flatfish juveniles are concentrated as well as on the entire shelf. Previous studies analysing changes in sea surface temperature for the continental shelf indicate that winter warming occurred in the 1980s and 1990s. Sixteen autumn cruises conducted since 1981 in the Bay of Vilaine nursery area and 11 autumn cruises since 1987 over the entire shelf provided data on a nearly annual basis for the abundance of benthic fish. The four most common flatfish species were selected and their occurrence and yearly abundance were analysed with regard to specific biogeographic ranges and climate change. Similar results were obtained for juveniles on a nursery scale and for all age groups on the entire shelf. Although sole (Solea solea) showed irregular yearly variations, northern winter spawners such as plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) and dab (Limanda limanda) exhibited significantly high abundance during the 1980s, followed by a continuing low level and ultimately zero catches. On the other hand, the wedge sole (Dicologoglossa cuneata), a southern summer spawner, showed an increasing trend in the late 1990s.
Typology of hydrological structures modelled and observed over the Bay of Biscay shelf
Authors: Planque Benjamin , Lazure Pascal , Jegou Anne-Marie
Published: October 2008

Collecting hydrological observations over the whole Bay of Biscay continental shelf can require several weeks. As a result, the observations are not truly synoptic and the interpretation of hydrological structures is corrupted by the time-lags between observations at distinct locations. We evaluated the effects of non-synoptic sampling during a spring cruise (17 April to 13 May 2000), using outputs from 3D hydrodynamic models as a substitute for true synoptic sampling. We developed a method for clustering hydrological regions based on the vertical structure of the water column and temporal changes in hydrography. In parallel, outputs from the 3D model were compared with field observations. The results show that in spring 2000 the Bay of Biscay continental shelf could be separated into six principal hydrological regions, one of them being characterised by vertical stability and low temporal variability. This region corresponds to an area where pelagic fish spawning activity is known to be persistently low.
Short-term effects of experimental trampling on polychaetes of a rocky intertidal substratum (Asinara Island MPA, NW Mediterranean)
Authors: Casu Daniela , Ceccherelli Giulia , Curini-Galletti Marco , Castelli Alberto
Published: October 2008

Rocky intertidal platforms at Asinara Island Marine Protected Area (Italy, Mediterranean Sea) were experimentally trampled to assess the impact of human visitation on polychaetes. Trampling at two different experimental intensities (60,120 steps/20x20 cm quadrat) and controls were applied at two locations (“no-entry, no-take” zones) of the MPA. One day after the experimental trampling, benthic samples were collected and the polychaetes counted and identified. Overall 1146 individuals were collected; Salvatoria clavata, Polyophthalmus pictus, Syllis prolifera, Amphiglena mediterranea, Fabricia stellaris, Platynereis dumerilii and Sphaerosyllis taylori were the most abundant species. Analyses of variance on all polychaetes and on each of the important polychaete species showed a significant higher abundance in controls than in trampled plots. Given the short-term decline in abundance, these results suggest that polychaetes are vulnerable even to the lowest experimental level of trampling.
Polychaete assemblages in the Argentinean Biogeographical Province, between 34° and 38° S
Authors: Bremec Claudia , Giberto Diego
Published: October 2008

Polychaete assemblages were studied from samples taken in the Southwestern Atlantic, between 34°S and 38°S (Argentinean Biogeographical Province) during 1993, 2001 and 2002 from a series of oceanographic cruises in mixohaline to oceanic waters. Polychaetes represented almost 25% (number of taxa) of the macrobenthic assemblages; 57 taxa corresponding to 29 families were identified. The MDS plot shows an ordination of samples according to the following areas: the central estuary and mouth of Río de la Plata (group 1), the coastal shelves of Uruguay and Argentina and the transect off the mouth of Río de la Plata (groups 2 and 3) and other coastal stations from both countries (groups 4 and 5). The abiotic variable that best explained the distribution pattern (BIO-ENV analysis) was the bottom salinity, while the best combination included 2 variables: bottom salinity and type of bottom. Trophic diversity increased with salinity. The distributional range of four species: Sabellaria bellis Hansen, 1882; Travisia amadoi Elías et al., 2003a: Terebellides lanai Solis-Weiss et al., 1991 and Aglaophamus uruguayi Hartman, 1953, was extended.
Body size response of abyssal polychaetes to different nutrient regimes
Authors: Paterson Gordon L J , Glover Adrian G. , Tillman Claire
Published: October 2008

Analyses of body size of abyssal polychaetes were made from sites experiencing different levels of nutrient flux in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Measuring polychaetes was problematical due to high levels of fragmentation, and width of the first chaetiger was used as a surrogate for body size. Results indicated that polychaetes were significantly smaller in Atlantic areas experiencing seasonal or periodic input of phytodetritus. This observation held not just for comparison of sizes of the total assemblage but also when comparisons were made at the family and species level. Not all families showed a response. In the Atlantic, individuals belonging to the families Cirratulidae, Spionidae and Sabellidae indicated size differences, while in the Pacific spionids were significantly smaller from phytodetrital sites. At the species level, six species - all deposit feeders - were significantly smaller from phytodetrital sites, while two nominally predator/omnivore species showed an increase in size. Two hypotheses for the size frequency of the Atlantic populations from phytodetrital sites are suggested – the juvenile recruitment hypothesis where the smaller population body size is because of an influx of newly recruited juveniles; and the allometric plasticity hypothesis which postulates a physiological response from populations from non-phytodetrital areas delaying reproduction and putting more energy into growth, hence resulting in a larger body size. It is hypothesised that the larger size in non-phytodetrital sites may be a response to starvation.
A new species of the genus Aonides Claparède, 1864 (Polychaeta, Spionidae) from the Macaronesian Region (Eastern Central Atlantic)
Authors: Brito María del  Carmen , Núñez Jorge , Riera Rodrigo
Published: October 2008

P align=justify>A new spionid of the genus Aonides Claparède, 1864 has been collected in a muddy sand bottom of a marine cave from the Selvagens Islands. This genus included seven species, two of which have been recorded from the central Macaronesian region: Aonides oxycephala (Sars 1862) and the new species Aonides selvagensis. The new species differs from the remaining Aonides species by the presence of 5 anal cirri, 6-8 pairs of branchiae, the absence of eyes, and shape and arrangement of the parapodial hooks.
Two new species of Syllidae (Polychaeta) from Japan
Authors: Aguado Mª Teresa , San Martín Guillermo , Nishi Eijiroh
Published: October 2008

Two new species of Japanese Syllidae (Polychaeta) belonging to the genera Haplosyllis Langerhans, 1879 and Syllis Lamarck, 1818 are described. Haplosyllis crassicirrata n. sp. is characterized by its distinctly spindle-shaped thick dorsal cirri, with yellow granular inclusions, two unequal simple chaetae per parapodium, and the shape of the chaetae. Syllis marugani n. sp. is characterized by its distinct orange colour (in ethanol preserved specimens), long and broad dorsal cirri, compound chaetae having robust shafts in the posterior part of the body, and short blades strongly bidentate.
Protein‐Resistant Surfaces through Mild Dopamine Surface Functionalization
Authors: Wach Jean‐Yves , Malisova Barbora , Bonazzi Simone , Tosatti Samuele , Textor Marcus , Zürcher Stefan , Gademann Karl
Published: October 2008

The synthesis and evaluation of new dopamine‐based catechol anchors coupled to poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) for surface modification of TiO2 are reported. Dopamine is modified by dimethylamine–methylene (7) or trimethylammonium–methylene (8) groups, and the preparation of mPEG‐Glu didopamine polymer 11 is presented. All these PEG polymers allow stable adlayers on TiO2 to be generated through mild dip‐and‐rinse procedures, as evaluated both by variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometry and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The resulting surfaces substantially reduced protein adsorption upon exposure to full human serum.
Solvent Effects on Environmentally Coupled Hydrogen Tunnelling During Catalysis by Dihydrofolate Reductase from Thermotoga maritima
Authors: Loveridge E. Joel , Evans Rhiannon M. , Allemann Rudolf K.
Published: October 2008

Protein motions may be perturbed by altering the properties of the reaction medium. Here we show that dielectric constant, but not viscosity, affects the rate of the hydride‐transfer reaction catalysed by dihydrofolate reductase from Thermotoga maritima (TmDHFR), in which quantum‐mechanical tunnelling has previously been shown to be driven by protein motions. Neither dielectric constant nor viscosity directly alters the kinetic isotope effect of the reaction or the mechanism of coupling of protein motions to tunnelling. Glycerol and sucrose cause a significant increase in the rate of hydride transfer, but lead to a reduction in the magnitude of the kinetic isotope effect as well as an extension of the temperature range over which “passive” protein dynamics (rather than “active” gating motions) dominate the reaction. Our results are in agreement with the proposal that non‐equilibrium dynamical processes (promoting motions) drive the hydride‐transfer reaction in TmDHFR.
ChemInform Abstract: LiSc(BH4)4: A Novel Salt of Li+ and Discrete Sc(BH4)4‐ Complex Anions.
Authors: Hagemann Hans , et al. et al.
Published: October 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Phosphorous Acid and Urea: Valuable Sources of Phosphorus and Nitrogen in the Hydrothermal Synthesis of Ammonium‐Thorium Phosphates.
Authors: Salvado Miguel A. , Pertierra Pilar , Bortun Anatoly I. , Trobajo Camino , Garcia Jose R.
Published: October 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Microwave Assisted Solvothermal Synthesis of a New Compound, Pyrochlore‐Type Sn1.24Ti1.94O3.66 (OH)1.50F1.42.
Authors: Xie Yahong , Yin Shu , Yamane Hisanori , Hashimoto Takatoshi , Machida Hiroshi , Sato Tsugio
Published: October 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Photoreductive Self‐Assembly from [MoVI7O24]6‐ to Antitumoral [H2MoV12O28(OH)12 (MoVIO3)4]6‐ in Aqueous Media.
Authors: Yamase Toshihiro , Ishikawa Eri
Published: October 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Combination of Lacunary Polyoxometalates and High‐Nuclear Transition‐Metal Clusters under Hydrothermal Conditions. Part 6. Two Hexanickel‐Substituted Keggin‐Type Germanotungstates.
Authors: Zhao Jun‐Wei , Zhang Jie , Song You , Zheng Shou‐Tian , Yang Guo‐Yu
Published: October 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Exceptionally Efficient Unsymmetrical Ruthenium(II) NNN Complex Catalysts Bearing a Pyridyl‐Based Pyrazolyl—Imidazolyl Ligand for Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones.
Authors: Zeng Fanlong , Yu Zhengkun
Published: October 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Efficient Oxidative Deprotection of Trimethylsilyl, Tetrahydropyranyl and Methoxymethyl Ethers under Solvent‐Free Conditions.
Authors: Shirini Farhad , Saeidi Saeideh
Published: October 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Organozinc Reagents in DMSO Solvent: Remarkable Promotion of SN2′ Reaction for Allene Synthesis.
Authors: Kobayashi Koji , Naka Hiroshi , Wheatley Andrew E. H. , Kondo Yoshinori
Published: October 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Selective Debenzylation of Aromatic Benzyl Ethers by Silica‐Supported Sodium Hydrogen Sulfate.
Authors: Zhou Linna , Wang Wenjing , Zuo Li , Yao Shanyan , Wang Wei , Duan Wenhu
Published: October 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Convenient Preparations of Azo‐Dye Labeled Amino Acids and Amines.
Authors: Katritzky Alan Roy , Chen Qi‐Yin , Tala Srinivasa Rao
Published: October 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Effective Pd‐Nanoparticle (PdNP)‐Catalyzed Negishi Coupling Involving Alkylzinc Reagents at Room Temperature.
Authors: Marder Todd B. , et al. et al.
Published: October 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Copper‐Catalyzed Sonogashira‐Type Reactions under Mild Palaldium‐Free Conditions.
Authors: Monnier Florian , Turtaut Francois , Duroure Leslie , Taillefer Marc
Published: October 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Enantioselective Epoxidation of Electrophilic Olefins by Using Glycosyl Hydroperoxides.
Authors: Kosnik Wioletta , Bocian Wojciech , Kozerski Lech , Tvaroska Igor , Chmielewski Marek
Published: October 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Chiral Non‐racemic Substituted Vinyl Aziridines.
Authors: Chigboh Kordi , Morton Daniel , Nadin Alan , Stockman Robert A.
Published: October 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Pd(II)‐Catalyzed Domino Heterocyclization/Cross‐Coupling of α‐Allenols and α‐Allenic Esters: Efficient Preparation of Functionalized Buta‐1,3‐dienyl Dihydrofurans.
Authors: Alcaide Benito , Almendros Pedro , Martinez del Campo Teresa , Carrascosa Rocio
Published: October 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Biological Activities of Novel 1,3‐Bis[substituted‐pyridyl(thiazolyl)methyl] ‐2‐substituted‐methylideneimidazolidines.
Authors: Yan Man , Luo Zai‐Gang , Zhu Xiao‐fei , Shi De‐Qing
Published: October 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Some Novel Pyrazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidine, 1,2,4‐Triazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidine, Pyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidine, Pyrazolo[5,1‐c]‐1,2,4‐triazine and 1,2,4‐Triazolo[5,1‐c]‐1,2,4‐triazine Derivatives Incorporating a Thiazolo[3,2‐a]benzimidazole Moiety.
Authors: Abdel‐Aziz Hatem A. , Hamdy Nehal A. , Farag Ahmad M. , Fakhr Issa M. I.
Published: October 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: A Mild and Facile Method for One Pot Synthesis of 2,5‐Di‐substituted 1,3,4‐Oxadiazoles at Room Temperature.
Authors: Rostamizadeh Shahnaz , Ghamkhar Somaye
Published: October 2008

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ChemInform Abstract: Sulfamic Acid Catalyzed One‐Pot Three‐Component Condensation for the Synthesis of 1,4‐Dihydropyrano[2,3‐c]pyrazoles.
Authors: Shinde Sandeep V. , Jadhav Wamanrao N. , Kondre Jeevan M. , Gampawar Sumit V. , Karade Nandkishor N.
Published: October 2008

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 200 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Antimicrobial Screening of N‐[Coumarin‐6‐yl‐amino]thiazolidinone and Its Derivatives.
Authors: Mulwad Vinata V. , Mir Abid Ali
Published: October 2008

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 200 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
ChemInform Abstract: Stereoselective Syntheses of 3‐Substituted Flavene Derivatives and Asymmetric Dehydration via Kinetic Resolution.
Authors: Lee Min Hee , Choi Eui Ta , Lee Yoon Min , Kim Dajung , Park Yong Sun
Published: October 2008

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 200 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
ChemInform Abstract: Rapid Microwave‐Promoted Solvent‐Free Synthesis of Zincke′s Salts and Their Conversion into Chiral Pyridinium Salts in Water.
Authors: Vianna Gustavo H. R. , dos Santos Itamar C. , de Freitas Rossimiriam P. , Gil Laurent , Alves Rosemeire B.
Published: October 2008

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 200 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
ChemInform Abstract: 2‐(Azulen‐1‐yl)‐4,6‐diphenyl Substituted Six‐Membered Heteroaromatics.
Authors: Razus Alexandru C. , Birzan Liviu , Zaharia Oana , Enache Cristian
Published: October 2008

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 200 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
ChemInform Abstract: MgCl2×6H2O/p‐TSA Catalyzed Simple and Efficient Synthesis of Some Known and Novel Quinolines.
Authors: Pasha M. A. , Jayashankara V. P. , Mahammed K. A.
Published: October 2008

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 200 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Novel 5,7‐Disubstituted 8‐Hydroxyquinolines
Authors: Himmi Banacer , Joly Jean‐Pierre , Hlimi Fouzia , Soufiaoui Mohamed , Kitane Said , Bahloul Abdelmejid , Eddaif Abdelhamid , Sebban Abdelfatah
Published: October 2008

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 200 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
ChemInform Abstract: A Green and Efficient Synthesis of Furo[3,4‐e]pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridine Derivatives in Water under Microwave Irradiation Without Catalyst.
Authors: Shi Feng , Wang Qian , Tu Shujiang , Zhou Jianfeng , Jiang Bo , Li Chunmei , Zhou Dianxiang , Shao Qingqing , Cao Longji
Published: October 2008

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 200 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
ChemInform Abstract: Facile Acidic Hydrolysis and Displacement Reactions of 2‐Chloro‐ and 2,9‐Dichloro‐1,10‐phenanthroline.
Authors: Krapcho A. Paul , Sparapani Silvia
Published: October 2008

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 200 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
ChemInform Abstract: A Facile Synthesis and Heteroannulation of Thiazolopyrimidine and Related Heterocyclic Systems.
Authors: Aly A. A.
Published: October 2008

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 200 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Novel Heterocyclic Calixarenes via the Diels—Alder Reaction of Calix[4]bis(spirodienones).
Authors: Ganga V. B. , Suresh E. , Suresh C. H. , Varma R. Luxmi
Published: October 2008

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 200 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
ChemInform Abstract: Ring‐Closing Metathesis for the Synthesis of a Highly G‐Quadruplex Selective Macrocyclic Hexaoxazole Having Enhanced Cytotoxic Potency.
Authors: Satyanarayana Mavurapu , Rzuczek Suzanne G. , LaVoie Edmond J. , Pilch Daniel S. , Liu Angela , Liu Leroy F. , Rice Joseph E.
Published: October 2008

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 200 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
ChemInform Abstract: A Ferrrocene Derivative Redox Sensor for Mercuric Ion: Synthesis and Electrochemical Study.
Authors: Bui Nhat‐Nguyen , Hong Jong‐Tai , Mho Sun‐il , Jang Hye‐Young
Published: October 2008

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 200 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
ChemInform Abstract: Taxodal, a Novel Irregular Abietane‐Type Diterpene from the Cones of Taxodium distichum.
Authors: Kusumoto Norihisa , Murayama Tetsuya , Kawai Yasushi , Ashitani Tatsuya , Ogiyama Koichi , Takahashi Koetsu
Published: October 2008

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 200 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
ChemInform Abstract: Efficient Synthesis of Aza‐Phenanthroindolizidine and Aza‐Phenanthroquinolizidine and Anticancer Activities.
Authors: Wang Kailiang , Wang Wenlong , Wang Qingmin , Huang Runqiu
Published: October 2008

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 200 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
ChemInform Abstract: First Total Synthesis of (.+‐.)‐Abyssinoflavanone V.
Authors: Yang Jin Hui , Zhao Yan Min , Ji Cong Bin
Published: October 2008

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 200 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
ChemInform Abstract: Chrobisiamone A, a New Bischromone from Cassia siamea and a Biomimetic Transformation of 5‐Acetonyl‐7‐hydroxy‐2‐methylchromone into Cassiarin A.
Authors: Oshimi Shiori , Tomizawa Yuichiro , Hirasawa Yusuke , Honda Toshio , Ekasari Wiwied , Widyawaruyanti Aty , Rudyanto Marcellino , Indrayanto Gunawan , Zaini Noor Cholies , Morita Hiroshi
Published: October 2008

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 200 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
ChemInform Abstract: Constituents from Clausena excavata.
Authors: Xin Zhen‐Qiang , Lu Jing‐Jian , Ke Chang‐Qiang , Hu Chao‐Xin , Lin Li‐Ping , Ye Yang
Published: October 2008

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 200 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
ChemInform Abstract: The Assembly Line: Self‐Assembling Nanocars.
Authors: Sasaki Takashi , Guerrero Jason M. , Tour James M.
Published: October 2008

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 200 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
ChemInform Abstract: Dynamical Resonances in the Fluorine Atom Reaction with the Hydrogen Molecule
Authors: Yang Xueming , Zhang Dong H.
Published: October 2008

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 200 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
Cramer–Rao bound and minimum variance unbiased estimator for joint sampling clock offset and channel taps in MC‐CDMA systems
Authors: Seirafian Amir , Vakily Vahid Tabataba
Published: October 2008

Exact closed‐form expressions of the Cramer–Rao bound (CRB) for joint sampling clock offset and channel taps are obtained in multi‐carrier code division multiple access systems. CRB is undoubtedly the most well known variance's bound to determine. It provides a benchmark against which we can compare the performance of any unbiased estimator. Furthermore, minimum variance unbiased (MVU) estimator for these parameters is proposed. Moreover, maximum likelihood (ML) and least‐squares estimators for joint sampling clock offset and channel taps are presented. Best linear unbiased estimator is also introduced just for channel taps. The performances of the estimators are compared through simulation results with the proposed CRB. Our results show the better performances of MVU and ML estimators with more computational complexity compared with the others. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Neurodevelopmental sequelae of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia and its treatment
Authors: Janzen Laura A. , Spiegler Brenda J.
Published: October 2008

This review will describe the neurocognitive outcomes associated with pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and its treatment. The literature is reviewed with the aim of addressing methodological issues, treatment factors, risks and moderators, special populations, relationship to neuroimaging findings, and directions for future research. It is concluded that neurocognitive outcomes for the majority of children with standard‐risk ALL treated according to current chemotherapy protocols is relatively good, but subgroups of children are more significantly compromised. As medical treatments advance and survival rates continue to improve, neurocognitive outcomes and other quality of life indicators will become increasingly important. Preventing or ameliorating treatment‐related neuropsychological sequelae represents the next major challenge in pediatric ALL. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. Dev Disabil Res Rev 2008;14:185–195.