West Vancouver Research Articles

How different libraries handle their children’s collections

A Report about the classification of children's libraries in 3 countries: Lebanon, the USA, and Canada. It states the customized classification themes in 5 children's libraries: the Lebanese American University Library, Perrot Memorial Library, Westminster Public Library, Berkeley County Library System, and West Vancouver Memorial Library.

Biopsychosocial and Environmental Correlates of Children’s Motor Competence: An Exploratory Study

BackgroundGiven the significance of motor competence (MC) for healthy development and as a cornerstone for lifelong physical activity (PA), it is crucial to understand the manifold factors that are associated with MC. Thus, the aim of the present study was to investigate correlates of children’s MC and their fundamental movement skills (FMS) within their daily life from a comprehensive biopsychosocial-ecological perspective.MethodsThis is a cross-sectional sub-study of the ‘Physical Literacy for Communities (PL4C)’ WAVES cohort study conducted in the West Vancouver School District, Canada. Motor competence was assessed using the PLAYfun tool including overall MC score and five FMS category scores, namely, running, locomotor skills, upper and lower body control and balance skills. By means of structural equation modeling (SEM), direct associationswith MC and with the specific FMS categories addressing physical activity behavior, self-perceived physical literacy, parenting, and school ground design were investigated.ResultsA total of 355 children with a mean age of 7.5 years and 111.1 min of MVPA per day participated. The group comprised 51% boys and 47% girls from 14 elementary schools. Most children were at an emerging MC-level (71%), while those at a competent MC-level exhibited significantly more daily minutes of MVPA (123 versus 109, p = 0.001). Additionally, they played outdoors more frequently and engaged in more instructor-led PA. The results revealed that logistical support from parents had not only a direct positive association with overall MC, both for girls and boys, but also with most of the FMS categories. However, the correlates of MC varied between genders and showed different patterns across the five FMS categories. While time spent in sports or coach-/instructor-led physical activities had a significant SEM generated direct effect only for boys’ MC and for locomotor, upper body object control and balance, the aesthetic design of the school grounds was only associated with girls’ MC and those same three FMS categories. Multivariate SEM could explain 26% of variance for girls’ MC and 30% for boys’.ConclusionsThis exploratory baseline assessment revealed parental logistical support as an important correlate of MC, irrespective of gender. There were distinct gender patterns across biopsychosocial-ecological correlates influencing MC and FMS. Despite the heterogeneity of the results, our findings indicate a potential role of school ground design in supporting the development of children’s MC, especially for girls.

O.6.1-2 Motor competencies of elementary-school aged children – investigating the conjoint impact of parenting, school grounds quality, children’s movement behavior and self-confidence

Abstract Purpose To understand factors that impact on children’s motor competencies (MCs) from a socio-ecological perspective. Methods The study is a cross-sectional sub-study of a three-year longitudinal cohort study called ‘Physical Literacy for communities (PL4C)’ in the West Vancouver school district. Motor competencies were assessed by the Physical Literacy Assessment for Youth (PLAY) Fun tool. Children were asked to perform 18 different movement tasks across five domains: running, locomotor, upper and lower body control, balance. Children’s objective physical activity was measured using wrist-worn accelerometer Actigraph GT3X+BT. Through a survey, parents were asked about their children’s amount of time playing outside during workdays and weekdays as well as time doing sports or instructor-led physical activity. The Activity Support Scale for Multiple Groups (ACTS-MG) were included in the survey measuring parental support for children’s physical activity. Quality of the 14 school grounds was measured by using the Sport, Physical activity and Eating behavior: Environmental Determinants in young people (SPEEDY) school grounds audit tool existing of six component scores: cycling provision, walking provision, sports and play facilities provision, other facility provision, design of the school grounds, aesthetics. Results Complete assessment of motor competencies (with PlayFun) were done for 319 children with average age of 7.5 years (90%; 166 boys, 147 girls, 6 non-binaries), whereof the majority was on an emerging- level (79%) regarding overall MC and one fifth on competent- level (n = 67). Participants accumulated MVPA about 111 minutes per day (113 min/d for boys, 109 min/d for girls, p = 0.37). Children with competent-level MC had in average 15 minutes/day more MVPA compared to children with emerging-level MC (p = 0.001). Analysis with structural equation modeling (SEM) revealed that direct significant effects of parenting, school grounds quality, children’s movement behavior varied for each MC and overall MC and between gender. ‘Logistics’ turned out to influence significantly positive most often, and had a positive significant effect on males and females overall MC (g = 0.267, p = 0.004 and g = 0.247, p = 0.011). Conclusions Beside parents logistics support and participation in sports, school grounds seems to impact positively children’s MCs, yet different school grounds qualities enhance girls’ and boys’ MCs in different ways.

Physical Literacy for Communities (PL4C): physical literacy, physical activity and associations with wellbeing

BackgroundPhysical literacy (PL) is considered an important determinant of children's physical activity through which health benefits may be derived. The purpose of this study is to describe a sample of Canadian children’s baseline levels of PL and movement behaviors, and explore whether the associations between PL and their mental wellbeing, if any, are mediated by moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA).MethodsAll grade two children in 14 elementary schools in the West Vancouver School District, Canada were invited to participate in a two-year longitudinal project. PL was assessed through PLAYfun and PLAYself tools. Physical activity was measured by wrist-worn accelerometers (GT3X + BT) for seven days. Children's mental well-being was assessed using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). A score of total difficulties was aggregated for internalizing and externalizing problems.ResultsA total of 355 children aged 7–9 (183 boys, 166 girls, 6 non-binary) participated with 258 children providing valid accelerometer data. Children exhibited an average of 111.1 min of MVPA per day, with 97.3% meeting the physical activity guidelines. Approximately 43% (108/250) of participants were meeting the Canadian 24-h movement guidelines. Children were at an ‘emerging’ level of overall physical competence (45.8 ± 5.6) and reported a mean score of 68.9 (SD = 12.3) for self-perceived PL, with no significant differences between boys and girls. PL was significantly associated with MVPA (r = .27) and all SDQ variables (rs = -.26—.13) except for externalizing problems. Mediation analyses showed PL was negatively associated with internalizing problems and total difficulties when the association with MVPA was considered. However, the mediating role of MVPA was found only between PL and internalizing problems, β = -.06, 95%CI [-.12, -.01].ConclusionsAlthough most of our sample was physically active and showed higher adherence to 24-H movement guidelines than comparable population data, the motor competence and self-perceived PL of our sample were similar to those of previous studies. PL has an independent association with children’s internalizing problems and total difficulties. Ongoing assessment will investigate the relationships between PL and children’s mental health from a longitudinal perspective.

Variability of Longshore Surface Current on the Shelf Edge and Continental Slope off the West Coast of Canada

The shelf-edge and continental slope current off the west coast of Canada has been monitored at a site off West Vancouver Island since 1985. However, observations at this site may not represent the characteristics of the shelf-edge and slope current off the entire west coast of Canada. Here, we use along-track satellite altimetry data over six transects to investigate the characteristics of the surface geostrophic currents over the shelf edge and continental slope off the west coast of Canada from 1992 to 2020. It is shown that along-track satellite altimetry is well suited for monitoring longshore and climatic variations of the near-surface shelf-edge and slope currents off the west coast of Canada. It is found that the surface current over the shelf edge and slope has different features from the south to the north. While the surface current is poleward in winter and equatorward in summer off South Vancouver Island, it is poleward year-round off the rest of the west coast of Canada. The seasonal current anomalies show longshore correlation significant at the 95% confidence level, except at the North Haida Gwaii transect. The first empirical orthogonal function mode of the seasonal current anomalies is correlated with the longshore wind anomalies both off South Vancouver Island and off Oregon. However, this first mode is not correlated with either the Niño 3.4 index or the Pacific Decadal Oscillation index, though they often show large episodic events during strong El Niño and La Niña years. Consistent with previous findings, the present study indicates that the surface currents over the shelf edge and continental slope off the west coast of Canada are related to regional and remote longshore wind forcing.

Beyond Storytime: Virtual Augmented Reality, AI, and Arts Programs for Middle Grades

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the West Vancouver (BC) Memorial Library was well-positioned to make the transition to a fully virtual program model—fortunate to have the support of a library foundation and to have two dedicated digital access librarians.But in this time of great transition, we were still left wondering how we were going to offer complex programs on topics like augmented reality (AR) in a virtual environment. We found great success with the Flipped Classroom model, where kids and families do some downloading, experimenting, and playing in advance.

Changes in ocean health in British Columbia from 2001 to 2016

Effective management of marine systems requires quantitative tools that can assess the state of the marine social-ecological system and are responsive to management actions and pressures. We applied the Ocean Health Index (OHI) framework to retrospectively assess ocean health in British Columbia annually from 2001 to 2016 for eight goals that represent the values of British Columbia's coastal communities. We found overall ocean health improved over the study period, from 75 (out of 100) in 2001 to 83 in 2016, with scores for inhabited regions ranging from 68 (North Coast, 2002) to 87 (West Vancouver Island, 2011). Highest-scoring goals were Tourism & Recreation (average 94 over the period) and Habitat Services (100); lowest-scoring goals were Sense of Place (61) and Food Provision (64). Significant increases in scores over the time period occurred for Food Provision (+1.7 per year), Sense of Place (+1.4 per year), and Coastal Livelihoods (+0.6 per year), while Habitat Services (-0.01 per year) and Biodiversity (-0.09 per year) showed modest but statistically significant declines. From the results of our time-series analysis, we used the OHI framework to evaluate impacts of a range of management actions. Despite challenges in data availability, we found evidence for the ability of management to reduce pressures on several goals, suggesting the potential of OHI as a tool for assessing the effectiveness of marine resource management to improve ocean health. Our OHI assessment provides an important comprehensive evaluation of ocean health in British Columbia, and our open and transparent process highlights opportunities for improving accessibility of social and ecological data to inform future assessment and management of ocean health.

Numerical Runout Modeling Analysis of the Loess Landslide at Yining, Xinjiang, China

The Panjinbulake loess landslide is located in the western part of the Loess Plateau, in Yining County, Xinjiang, China. It is characterized by its long runout and rapid speed. Based on a field geological survey and laboratory test data, we used the DAN-W dynamic numerical simulation software (Dynamic Analysis Of Landslides, Release 10, O. Hungr Geotechnical Research Inc., West Vancouver, BC, Canada) and multiple sets of rheological models to simulate the whole process of landslide movement. The best rheological groups of the features of the loess landslide process were obtained by applying the Voellmy rheological model in the debris flow area and applying the Frictional rheological model in the sliding source area and accumulation area. We calculated motion features indicating that the landslide movement duration was 22 s, the maximum movement speed was 20.5 m/s, and the average thickness of the accumulation body reached 5.5 m. The total accumulation volume, the initial slide volume and the long runout distance were consistent with the actual situation. In addition, the potential secondary disaster was evaluated. The results show that the DAN-W software and related model parameters can accurately simulate and predict the dynamic hazardous effects of high-speed and long runout landslides. Together, these predictions could help local authorities make the best hazard reduction measures and to promote local development.

How positive is “change” in climate change? A sentiment analysis

This paper describes the results of a non-computational sentiment analysis of the word ‘change’ on the subject of climate change, local climate innovation and development path change. Results were obtained from interviews conducted with local government officials in 11 communities across British Columbia: Victoria, Vancouver, Prince George, Dawson Creek, North Vancouver, Campbell River, Revelstoke, Surrey, T’Sou-ke First Nation, West Vancouver, and the Kootenay Regional Districts. The sentiment analysis was undertaken to address the lack of agreement among climate researchers and policy-makers over the meaning of change, and to determine whether changes were actually occurring in their development paths. As a result, several drivers and barriers to change were identified at the local government level. Staff quality and horizontal integration were linked to the most positive sentiments, whereas barriers to behavioral change and the limited pace and scale of change were associated with negative sentiments.

Improved Access

Recently completed under budget and ahead of schedule, the $252-million West Vancouver Freight Access program significantly improved the ability of Washington State’s Port of Vancouver USA to accommodate rail traffic and larger freight volumes. The largest capital improvement effort in the port’s history, the program has helped reduce rail congestion on nearby critical rail lines by as much as 40 percent.

Amplify Your Impact: Communications and Engagement at West Vancouver Memorial Library: Successfully Promoting the Imagine IT Technology Fair

A recent winner from the ALA’s PR Xchange competition lets us in on some of their secrets as they describe their process for creating and promoting their first IT Technology Fair. Perhaps it will stimulate similar ideas in your library.—Editors

Adjuvant Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Therapy for Staphylococcal Arthritis and Sepsis: A Cautionary Note

Although etanercept, a dimeric fusion protein linking two 75-kDa tumor necrosis factor (TNF)–a receptor molecules to the Fc portion of immunoglobulin G1, is clearly effective for inhibiting TNF-mediated synovial inflammation and joint destruction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis [1, 2], the role of anti-TNF adjuvant therapy for septic arthritis is far from certain. Because proinflammatory mediators such as TNF-a play an important role in the pathogenesis of septic arthritis [3], there is reason to believe that antiTNF therapy in combination with antibiotics may be beneficial. Two other studies have demonstrated that systemic corticosteroids or a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug administered in combination with antibiotics was superior to antibiotics alone in animal studies of Staphylococcus aureus septic arthritis [4, 5]. A double-blind, placebocontrolled randomized clinical trial also demonstrated that short-course dexamethasone adjuvant therapy significantly reduced symptom duration and joint dysfunction in children with hematogenous septic arthritis, including those with S. aureus infection [6]. In this issue of the Journal, Fei et al [7] provide evidence suggesting that anti-TNF adjuvant therapy may also be beneficial in S. aureus septic arthritis and sepsis. Using a murine hematogenous infection model, they demonstrated significant reduction in both clinical severity (arthritic index) and bone destruction (histopathologic index) after combination treatment with cloxacillin and etanercept, compared with cloxacillin alone. Furthermore, overall mortality at 14 days was reduced in mice treated with the combination. However, this study also raises a number of questions. Is this animal model relevant to human disease? Is the favorable response of etanercept specific to the strain of S. aureus used in their animal model? Is there sufficient evidence to warrant further studies of etanercept by randomized clinical trials in patients with S. aureus septic arthritis? What about safety concerns with etanercept? An important but unexplained observation in their murine model of S. aureus septic arthritis is the high early mortality rate in mice receiving antibiotics alone ( 65% within 2 days after treatment). In contrast, mice receiving phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) had a more gradual death rate ( 45% at 10 days after infection). Fei et al suggested that this early mortality in the antibiotic treatment group could be due to the release of cell wall components after exposure to bactericidal antibiotics. This is certainly a possibility, because peptidoglycan and lipoteichoic acid are released from grampositive cell wall during antibiotic exposure, and are known to activate a cascade of proinflammatory cytokines, including TNF-a, interleukin-1, and interleukin-6 [8, 9]. However, whether release of these bacterial cell wall components contributes to early mortality after antibiotic treatment during experimental S. aureus infection is unknown. An alternative and equally attractive proposition is that this early mortality was due to the release of superantigen exotoxins from the infecting strain of S. aureus after treatment with bactericidal antibiotics [10], because LS-1, the S. aureus strain used in the experimental model of septic arthritis, is known to produce toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 (TSST-1) [11, 12]. TSST1 was found to be both arthritogenic and lethal in this murine model, because TSST-1–deficient mutants were significantly less arthritogenic and produced less severe disease than their isogenic parental strains [13]. Thus, the beneficial effect of etanercept in this animal model was probably derived from its anti-TNF effect on TSST-1–mediated lethality, as confirmed by its protective Received 9 March 2011; accepted 14 March 2011. Potential conflicts of interest. none reported. Correspondence: Anthony W. Chow, MD, 769 Burley Pl, West Vancouver, BC, CanadaV7T 2A2 (tonychow@interchange.ubc.ca). The Journal of Infectious Diseases 2011;204:332–34 The Author 2011. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals. permissions@oup.com 0022-1899 (print)/1537-6613 (online)/2011/2043-0002$14.00 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir272

Re-Use of Nest Sites by Marbled Murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus) in British Columbia

Marbled Murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus) nest predominantly in the canopies of large old-growth conifers, and are listed as Threatened in Canada and 3 US states mainly as a consequence of reductions in this habitat due to logging. We assessed the re-use of nest sites (nest trees) by murrelets in British Columbia using 3 types of data: 1) evidence o fr eturn of adults to the same nest site; 2) evidence of multiple nests within the same tree; and 3) re-checking known nest trees in subsequent seasons for evidence of re-use. All 3 methods showed evidenc eo f re-use of nest trees in different years, but there were marked regional differences in the degree of re-use. Re-use of nest trees was most frequent in regions with extensive loss of nesting habitat due to logging (Southern Mainland Coast and East Vancouver Island), and rare in a less disturbed region (West Vancouver Island). Overall, 26 of 143 (18%) nest trees climbed showed evidence of multiple nesting in separate seasons. Management of nesting habitat should incorporate these results by providing greater protection of habitat in regions where habitat is sparse, and by minimizing predation risk where murrelets more frequently re-use nest sites. Since re-use of nest sites is infrequent, managers should aim to provide murrelets with multiple choices for nest sites, such as maintaining large tracts of old- growth forest with many large trees containing potential nest platforms.

A haiku suite: the importance of music making in the lives of secondary school students

This study offers an arts-based a/r/tographic inquiry using poetic transcription and representation of interviews conducted with a co-educational group of 14 students in a West Vancouver, British Columbia secondary school rhythm and blues band class. The decision to translate and analyse the interview transcripts into the Japanese poetry form of haiku is rooted in research literature in education and other fields, primarily health and nursing studies. Those studies demonstrate the efficacy of the highly condensed haiku to transmit meaning in a synthesised and creative form. While music education has a body of scholarship on students’ attitudes towards music and their music education, this kind of research has generally been presented in more traditional ways. Our contention here is that arts-based topics are complemented and illuminated when investigated through arts-based methods. As well, arts-based methods such as a/r/tography, offer multiple and complex perspectives of what the data ‘means’, thereby offering a welcome harmony of topic and method. This paper captures the depth and intensity of emotions, engagement and transformative affects that adolescents experience through music making – music matters to young people.

Transnationalism Within: internal diversity in the Iranian diaspora

Transnationalism research is dominated by studies of national groups. This paper instead looks at the internal diversity of one national diasporic community. The analysis draws on research with the children of Iranian migrants from Baha'i and Muslim backgrounds in Sydney, London and Vancouver. This paper shows the differential reproduction of homeland class relations in different cities of the Iranian diaspora, and how these processes are influenced by the internal diversity within the Iranian diaspora. The reproduction of homeland class relations in the diaspora in part aids in the reproduction of real and imagined links to Iran, fostering transnational social fields that extend from the upper class areas of north Tehran into the suburbs of Kensington in London, West Vancouver, or St Ives in Sydney. Connections by socioeconomic status, or class, by religion, by generation and time of settlement are shown in this paper to exist alongside national affiliation as possible lenses through which transnational communities can be understood. All of these forms of communal belonging produce distinctive and yet intersecting transnational social fields.

Sixteen Type 1 polymorphic microsatellite markers from Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) expressed sequence tags

Animal GeneticsVolume 39, Issue 1 p. 84-85 Sixteen Type 1 polymorphic microsatellite markers from Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) expressed sequence tags J. J. Wright, J. J. Wright Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorK. P. Lubieniecki, K. P. Lubieniecki Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorJ. W. Park, J. W. Park Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorS. H. S. Ng, S. H. S. Ng Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorR. H. Devlin, R. H. Devlin Centre for Aquaculture & Environmental Research, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 4160 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC V7V 1N6, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorJ. Leong, J. Leong Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W 3N5, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorB. F. Koop, B. F. Koop Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W 3N5, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorW. S. Davidson, W. S. Davidson Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, CanadaSearch for more papers by this author J. J. Wright, J. J. Wright Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorK. P. Lubieniecki, K. P. Lubieniecki Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorJ. W. Park, J. W. Park Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorS. H. S. Ng, S. H. S. Ng Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorR. H. Devlin, R. H. Devlin Centre for Aquaculture & Environmental Research, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 4160 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC V7V 1N6, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorJ. Leong, J. Leong Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W 3N5, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorB. F. Koop, B. F. Koop Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W 3N5, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorW. S. Davidson, W. S. Davidson Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, CanadaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 30 January 2008 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2052.2007.01666.xCitations: 4 W. S. Davidson ([email protected]) Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article.Citing Literature Volume39, Issue1February 2008Pages 84-85 RelatedInformation

Pacific Hagfish, <em>Eptatretus stoutii</em>, Spotted Ratfish, <em>Hydrolagus colliei</em>, and Scavenger Activity on Tethered Carrion in Subtidal Benthic Communities off Western Vancouver Island

The influence of pelagic carrion food falls on marine benthic scavenging communities was investigated at two depths (10 m, 50 m) in Barkley Sound, west Vancouver Island, British Columbia from 12 May to 4 June, 2003. A remotely operated vehicle (ROV) equipped with video cameras was used to monitor anchored carrion (15 kg pig leg) during daylight and darkness. The videos were subsequently analyzed for species diversity, abundance and the intensity of scavenging. At 10 m, Redrock Crab (Cancer productus) and Kelp Greenling (Hexagrammos decagrammus) dominated, while at 50 m, Spot Shrimp (Pandalus platyceros), Spotted Ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei) and Pacific Hagfish (Eptatretus stoutii) were the dominant species, most of which were nocturnal. Hagfish were the major consumers of the carrion and after 23 days, no soft tissues remained at 50 m while 40% remained at 10 m. Within 24 hours of the carrion deployment, two of eleven ratfish succumbed, probably due to the direct clogging effects of hagfish mucus on the respiratory apparatus of the ratfish. These field observations are consistent with laboratory results suggesting high efficacy of hagfish mucus in competitive interactions.

The Jazz Discography, Version 4.4, and: 85 Years of Recorded Jazz (1917-2002, A-Z Complete) (review)

For information regarding the scope of this column, consult the headnote in the September 2004 issue (p. 194 of this volume). All Web sites were accessed 24 November 2004. The Jazz Discography, Version 4.4 [CD-ROM]. Tom Lord. West Vancouver, B.C.: Lord Music Reference Inc., 2004. [Contact: http://www.lordisco .com; lord@lordisco.com; fax/phone: (604) 926-9822. $330. Purchasers of version 3.3 are eligible for 50 percent discount on 4.4. Requires: Windows 95 or higher, or Macintosh OS 9 or higher (OS X required for printing); 300 Mhz CPU speed; 15 MB drive space (or 650 MB if data copies to hard drive); 64 MB RAM (124 MB preferred); 16x CD-ROM speed (or 2x if data copied to hard drive).] 85 Years of Recorded Jazz (1917-2002, A-Z Complete) [CD-ROM]. Walter Bruyninckx and Domi Truffandier, 2004. [Contact: lucien .bruyninckx@telenet.be; Walter Bruyninckx, 121 Lange Nieuwstraat, BE-2800 Mechelen, Belgium. Orders received in U.S. by Barb Hauser, 328 Andover St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, barb@girlrep.com. $350. Requires: Adobe Acrobat version 4.0 or higher.] The recent release of two comprehensive discographies on CD-ROM covering all or most of the recorded history of jazz marks a watershed in music research. Despite some and controversies, they are essential for any school in which jazz research takes place. The first complete comprehensive jazz discography on CD-ROM came from Tom Lord in 2002 (version 3.3), about a decade after he began publishing his print volumes. Version 4.4 is his first updated edition. Lord's Web site promises progressive updates for future versions. Bruyninckx began publishing discographies in the 1960s, lending his name a legendary iconic status. After four CD-ROM releases covering different sections of the alphabet, a fifth release (the first complete edition) was published by Bruyninckx and Truffandier (hereafter referred to as just Bruyninckx), and is the one reviewed here. A letter accompanying the Bruyninckx CD-ROM indicates that one final installment eliminating typographical and other errors and updating it to December 2006 is targeted for release in mid-2007. Unlike record label and artist discographies (e.g., Cuscuna and Ruppli 2001, Sheridan 2001), which enjoy solid authoritative publications on reputable academic presses, comprehensive discographies (sometimes called metadiscographies) have had to fend for themselves in the thankless world of do-it-yourself publications. Questions of accuracy, copying (less charitably called plagiarism), and citation of sources plague them, perhaps an inevitable consequence of the colossal, tedious, labor-intensive task undertaken without the support of academic or government institutions. These CD-ROMs suffer from problems that are straightforward issues of library and information science . . . [including] weak database design and search capabilities, according to Snyder (2004: 42), who has recently studied this phenomenon in his M.L.S. thesis, which I highly recommend. In short, academia has not embraced comprehensive discographies, nor have academic presses. Therefore, the usual rigorous standards of academia and peer review are not in place. Snyder hypothesized that, given the growing status of jazz research within the academic community, and of jazz within the culture at large, reference database publishers may have an interest in publishing a jazz metadiscography, in the form of a subscription online database, marketed to academic institutions and independent researchers. (Snyder 2004: 33) Surveys sent out to reference publishers were inconclusive, and Snyder suggested that chances of interesting commercial or academic publishers would be improved by three conditions: The author . . . should be a reputable scholar . . . must use relational database software to compile discographical data . . . [and] should attempt to secure additional outside funding for research. (Snyder 2004: 60) This combination is nowhere on the horizon, but librarians, scholars, and students cannot afford to wait. …

Genes Differentially Expressed in Growth Hormone Transgenic Salmon.

Previous articleNext article No AccessProtein Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and EvolutionGenes Differentially Expressed in Growth Hormone Transgenic SalmonKristen M. Ettensohn, Peggy Biga, Christina Romano, Robert H. Devlin, and Steven B. RobertsKristen M. Ettensohn1. Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts2. Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire Search for more articles by this author , Peggy Biga3. Great Lakes WATER Institute, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Search for more articles by this author , Christina Romano1. Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts Search for more articles by this author , Robert H. Devlin4. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Search for more articles by this author , and Steven B. Roberts1. Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Biological Bulletin Volume 207, Number 2October 2004 Published in association with the Marine Biological Laboratory Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/BBLv207n2p168a Views: 33Total views on this site PDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

Improving the organisation of breast cancer care increases quality of care while reducing costs

Polychaete taxocene characteristics from seven stations in Vancouver Harbour obtained during the PICES Practical Workshop are presented. Thirty families and 79 polychaete species were identified. Polychaete density ranged from 194.0 individuals m−2 in Port Moody Arm to 846.0 individuals m−2 in the Central Harbour, with a mean abundance over the seven stations of 428.9 individuals m−2. Biomass varied from 3.0 g wet wt. m−2 to 28.5 g wet wt. m−2, with a mean biomass for the seven stations of 12.9 g wet wt. m−2. High species diversity and richness of polychaete taxocene were observed at two stations, the West Vancouver Laboratory in the Outer Harbour and at a far field reference station in Thornborough Cannel. Sediment quality assessment indicated severe adverse effects at two sites in Port Moody Arm, where high concentrations of chlorinated hydrocarbons and some trace metals were found. A limited number of species, dominance of pollution-tolerant Tharyx multifilis, and the lowest values of polychaete biomass and indices of richness and diversity were detected in Port Moody Arm. Rich species composition and domination of pollution-sensitive species provided evidence of unstressed communities at the far field reference station. Sites in the Outer Harbour, Central Harbour and Indian Arm were characterised by intermediate pollutant exposure.