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Rob Markowitz NSA The Conservation of Coagulation Factor V Protein, and its Role in Factor V Leiden Thrombophilia Introduction: The cascade which must occur for blood to successfully clot is complex, multivariable, and fraught with opportunities to go awry. The coagulation process requires the organization of platelets, enzymes, cofactors, and fibrin to develop a protective covering when blood vessels become injured to prevent loss of blood and prohibit infection.1 While some

Will sewage treatment plants have effect on water birds’ persistence and distribution? Longji Deng, 100189430, Group 8 Introduction: Anthropogenic climate warming has elevated the global temperature, and it has risen faster during the last 40 years. There is no doubt that the temperature change has affected the biological process of birds such as wintering, migration and breeding. (K Meller 2016) Also the increasing temperature can cause a poleward geographical distribution.( Rachael H, et al,

California Clapper Rail (A) Description and Ecology The California Clapper Rail, Rallus longirostris obsoletus, is a northern California bird that typically resides in the San Francisco Bay Estuary, and can be seen as south as San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay. The clapper rail is part of the order Gruiformes and the family Rallidae. It is one of the largest birds in the Rallidae family, measuring 32-47 cm bill to tail typically. Males on average weigh 300-350g and females weigh in at 248-301g

The main objective of our study is to determine if artificial reefs can be used as a fisheries enhancement or conservation tool in Narragansett Bay. Using a variety of research techniques, we will attempt to answer the following questions: (1) do artificial reefs increase the abundance (and biomass) of important species of demersal sport fish? Or (2) do reefs attract existing numbers of fish to the reef and increase the rate of exploitation, thus potentially decreasing localized populations (or communities)

respiratory system, the system in living organisms that takes up oxygen and discharges carbon dioxide in order to satisfy energy requirements. In the living organism, energy is liberated, along with carbon dioxide, through the oxidation of molecules containing carbon. The termrespiration denotes the exchange of the respiratory gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) between the organism and the medium in which it lives and between the cells of the body and the tissue fluid that bathes them. With the