ULTIMO AGGIORNAMENTO BANCA DATI: 13/09/2024 13:00:57
Female choice is often assumed to be based on absolute preference, driven by a threshold value of mate attractiveness. However, increasing evidence suggests that females may instead perform a comparative evaluation of prospective mates, possibly incurring in violation of rational decision rules (e.g. ...
Chemotherapy drugs, such as 5-fluorouracil (5FU), are the standard approach for cancer and are associated with several peripheral toxicities. We previously demonstrated that Muricidae marine molluscs exhibit chemopreventive properties. This study investigated the combined effect of muricid extract derived ...
The objectives of the survey were to analyse the structure of the mollusc communities in the mining subsidence reservoirs that were created as a result of land subsidence over exploited hard coal seams and to determine the most predictive environmental factors that influence the distribution of mollusc ...
Ultraviolet-protective compounds, such as mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) and related gadusols produced by some bacteria, fungi, algae, and marine invertebrates, are critical for the survival of reef-building corals and other marine organisms exposed to high-solar irradiance. These compounds have ...
The clinical success of trastuzumab in breast cancer taught us that appropriate tumor evaluation is mandatory for the correct identification of patients eligible for targeted therapies. Although HER2 protein expression by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and gene amplification by fluorescence in situ hybridization ...
Armor plate changes in sticklebacks are a classic example of repeated adaptive evolution. Previous studies identified ectodysplasin (EDA) gene as the major locus controlling recurrent plate loss in freshwater fish, though the causative DNA alterations were not known. Here we show that freshwater EDA ...
A gas chromatography equipped with mass spectrometer (GCMS) method was developed and validated for determination of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in fish using modified quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe (QuEChERS) method for extraction and solid phase extraction for sample ...
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Method NMFS-NWFSC-59 2004 is currently used to quantitatively analyze seafood for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contamination, especially following events such as the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion that released millions of barrels ...
Objectives. To determine the dietary patterns of middle-aged Thais and their association with metabolic syndrome (MetS). Methods. The Thai National Health Examination Survey IV data of 5,872 participants aged ≥30–59 years were used. Dietary patterns were obtained by factor analysis and their associations ...
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is classically characterized by chromosomal translocation (15;17), resulting in the PML-RARA fusion protein leading to disease. Here, we present a case of a 50-year-old man who presented with signs and symptoms of acute leukemia with concern for APL. Therapy was immediately ...
The content of 12 elements in Cambodian dried striped snakehead fish was determined using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The present study compares the level of the trace toxic metals and nutritional trace elements in the fish processed using solar drying system (SDS) and open sun drying ...
While the commercialization of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) is rapidly expanding, the environmental impact of this nanomaterial is not well understood. Therefore, the present study evaluates the acute aquatic toxicity of SWCNTs towards two freshwater microalgae (Raphidocelis subcapitata and ...
Cement production is a major source of metals and metalloids in the environment, while exposures to metals and metalloids may impact human health in the surrounding communities. We recruited 185 participants living in the vicinity of a cement plant in the northeast U.S., and measured the levels of aluminum ...
Abstract Tahe Oilfield is an important oilfield of Sinopec in Northwest China. The reservoir temperature is up to 130°C, and the salinity is as high as 223,000 mg/L. Water production problem is getting worse along with the continuous water injection, but no gels can be successfully applied for water ...
Abstract The idea of using wellhead data for pressure transient analysis is very attractive, as if it is successful it spares us from the need to deploy any type of downhole tools, which are costly and wireline conveyed tools pose various mechanical risks including planting fish in the wellbore. The ...
Abstract Extracted natural and associated petroleum gases contain water vapor, amount of which is determined by pressure, temperature, gas composition and salinity degree of formation water. The amount of water vapor in natural gas is regulated, because the moisture can condense in technological pipelines ...
Abstract Current processes of globalization and integration of the companies into the world economy necessitated the unification of financial reporting to the third parties and external users, its transparency and uniformity of financial calculations and calculation procedures. International Financial ...
Abstract Adequate and efficient environmental monitoring is a key element of the environmental risk reduction process in the Oil & Gas industry, all the more where sensitive areas in harsh environmental conditions are at stake. This is the case in remote and extreme cold places such as the Arctic, ...
Abstract Reservoir uncertainties, increasing water cut, vertical lift performance, well integrity issue along with decline in production are some of the typical challenges of a mature asset. These coupled with ageing facilities and lower production efficiencies are key issues that an operator faces ...