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Trace elements in squid statoliths were analyzed by PIXE for the following fourteen species in five families of different habitat origin: Ommastrephidae, Ommastrephes bartrami, Dosidicus gigas, Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis; Gonatidae, Gonatopsis makko, G. borealis, Berryteuthis magister; Loliginidae, Loligo bleekeri, L. duvaucelii, L. chinensis, L. edulis and Sepioteuthis lessoniana; Sepiidae, Sepia aculeata and Sepiella inermis; Sepiolidae, Rossia pacifica, Manganese, iron, copper, zinc and strontium were detected from statoliths of all species examined. Among these trace elements, Sr is the highest in concentration. Variation of statoliths Sr concentration reflects taxonomic position and the habitat of specimens. In Ommastrephids and Gonatids, that have oceanic habitat, statoliths Sr concentration is relatively high whereas that of Loliginids and Sepiids, that have coastal habitat, is comparatively low. This fact supports our previous report on this subject. R. pacifica exceptionally shows high statoliths Sr concentration although this species inhabits in coastal water.

During the last years, the possibility to use Artificial Neural Networks in experimental High Energy Physics has been widely studied. In particular, applications to pattern recognition and pattern classification problems have been investigated. The purpose of this article is to review the status of such investigations and the techniques established.

Polarimetric measurements are a powerful tool in the classification of surface properties, including compositions and structures of porous dust layers of asteroids and other solar system objects. A pilot project was carried out using the Triple Range Imager and Polarimeter (TRIPOL) on the one-meter (LOT) telescope at Lulin Observatory to obtain instrument characteristics essential polarimetric diagnostics of asteroids. We observed number of unpolarized and polarized standard stars and 29 main-belt to asteroids with known taxonomic types (B-, C-, S-, and M-type). Furthermore, we observed a metal-rich object, (16) Psyche in different rotational phase.