Problems with invasive species: Biofouling and potential harm to oysters and ecosystem disruption

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Environmental boundaries The niche of a new species is defined by several factors. Not only must the habitat fit the species regarding to physical attributes (substrate type and location, salinity, temperature, food availability),...

Ecological consequences of climate stress

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Ecological consequences of climate stress Increased temperature and thermal fluctuations To improve predictions of species responses to climate change, thermal fluctuations should be taken into account (Thompson et al. 2013; Vasseur et al....

The potential physiological consequence of the increase in CCK in the lower intestine 

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Gut hormonal signaling pathways There are four types of pathways through which gut hormones signal to exert their regulatory functions (Figure 10): (1) the endocrine pathway via the blood, (2) the paracrine pathway...

The human genome and genetic diversity

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Mechanisms of taste perception in humans Among the five senses humans can experience – vision, olfaction, hearing, taste and touching –, taste is essential for nutrition and survival. Because of the connection between...

Economy and happiness, The Easterlin Paradox

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » PREVIOUS RESEARCH AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK Previous research Development is currently mainly valued through the economic growth of a nation, or of the world. Some researchers like Porta , Diener, Zidansˇek and Graham suggests...

What is the functional relevance of GABAB receptor dependent hyperexcitability for the emergence of depressive like symptoms

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » GABA B receptors trafficking Newly synthesized cell-surface receptors are processed and passed through distinct membrane compartments before reaching the plasma membrane, including the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), cis-Golgi network, and trans-Golgi network. Different check...

Doing Well and Doing Good: A Multi-Dimensional Puzzle

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » CSR AS EXTERNALITY INTERNALIZATION AND PUBLIC GOOD PROVISION Most CSR activities, based in particular on environmental and social factors, aim at reducing negative externalities (e.g. pollution abatement) or generating positive externalities (e.g. financing...

In vitro and in silico toxicity estimations

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Context and molecules The concept of contaminants of emerging concern Water management is one of the most pressing societal challenges of the 21st century. Clean water is essential for human life, agriculture, and...

The Globalization of Virtual Water Flows

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Water conflicts and cooperation up and down African rivers Esther Delbourg & Eric Strobl "Why go to war over water? For the price of one week’s fighting, you could build five desalination plants....

VIRAL RNA QUANTIFICATION AND VIRUS PRECIPITAION BY POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL (PEG) 

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Discovery of hepatitis C virus In the early seventies, the only viruses known to be responsible for transfusion-associated hepatitis were hepatitis A virus (HAV) (Bayer et al., 1968) and hepatitis B virus (HBV)...