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Effects of relaxants before embedding nucleus for the survival rate and pearl qualities in Pinctada fucata [PDF]
Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST), 2006 Nucleation in the spherical pearl production from Akoya pearl oysters Pinctada fucata (Gould, 1850) obtained low survival rate, and the nuclei were frequently excluded.
Piyathamrongrut, K. +2 more
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Potential profitability of pearl culture in coastal communities in Tanzania
Aquaculture Reports, 2017 Artisanal half-pearl culture has been shown to provide livelihood and economic opportunities for coastal communities in Tanzania that depend directly on exploitation of marine resources.
Ismail Saidi +2 more
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Macau as Method: Recombinant Urbanism in Post‐Socialist China
Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In ‘Asia as Method’, Chen Kuan‐Hsing argues for the value of an indigenous inter‐Asian approach to analysing the effects of European imperialism on the countries and citizens of Asia. This article mobilises both Chen's inter‐Asian referencing strategy and the city‐state of Macau to explore Macau's role in China's engagements with global ...
Tim Simpson
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Spore ornamentation of Minchinia occulta n. sp. (Haplosporidia) in rock oysters Saccostrea cuccullata (Born, 1778) [PDF]
, 2008 A Minchinia sp. (Haplosporidia: Haplosporidiidae) parasite was identified infecting rock oysters and morphologically described by Hine and Thorne (2002) using light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM).
Spiers, Z. +4 more
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Frontiers in Marine ScienceIntroductionPearl oyster ecosystems have played a central role in Bahrain’s marine economy and cultural heritage for centuries. Despite their ecological importance, systematic research on Bahrain’s pearl oyster beds is lacking since the early 1990s.
Reem K. AlMealla +13 more
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Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Pinctada margaritifera (black‐lipped pearl oyster) artefacts are ubiquitous in the archaeological record throughout the Pacific and particularly in Polynesia. Despite efforts towards the development of typologies, the lack of microwear and use‐wear studies has prevented the development of technological approaches. We used 20 pearl shell valves
Jemma McGloin +2 more
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Aquaculture ReportsCholine (Cho) plays a pivotal role in cellular and organismal homeostasis. In this study, transcriptome and serum immune indicator analysis were used to focus on the immune regulatory roles of Cho in the LPS and transplantation induced immune responses ...
Guixuan Chen +7 more
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Finding Pearls in London's Oysters [PDF]
Built Environment, 2016 Public transport is perhaps the most significant component of the contemporary smart city currently being automated using sensor technologies that generate data about human behaviour. This is largely due to the fact that the travel associated with such transport is highly ordered.
Reades, Jonathan Edward +4 more
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Cladistics, EarlyView.Abstract A long‐standing challenge in phylogenomics has been the resolution of relationships originated from ancient radiations. In these cases, phenomena such as incomplete lineage sorting can increase the support for conflicting resolutions. Most of the diversity in the Class Bivalvia originated during an Ordovician radiation; indeed, several deep ...
Alessandro Formaggioni +7 more
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Investigation of natural habitats of pearl oyster Pinctada radiata around the Lavan Island, northern Persian Gulf [PDF]
بومشناسی آبزیان, 2014 Mohar pearl oyster Pinctada radiata is the dominant economic species of pearl oyster in the Persian Gulf, particularly along the Iranian coastal waters.
Mohammad Movahedi Nia +5 more
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