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Cod-liver oil and other marine products containing polyunsaturated fatty acids have anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and anti-viral effects and may be useful in the treatment of various inflammatory and infectious diseases. We developed suppositories and ointment with 30% free fatty acid (FFA) extract ...
The invention relates to a method for recovering inert or living microparticles, during which a rising liquid column under partial vacuum of an aqueous effluent including inert or living microparticles is formed, and foam is separated from the top of the riser in a multiphase effluent enriched with ...
The inventor has found that a meat based food product comprising lactobionic acid shows a reduced water loss upon freezing and subsequent thawing and/or upon cooking compared to a similar product without lactobionic add.
The invention relates to a piezoelectric switch comprising a first piezoelectric element, an operating unit that can move transverse to the principal plane of the first piezoelectric element for exerting a force on the first piezoelectric element which deforms the piezoelectric element and electrical ...
A method for controlling a cooking process of food stuff (20) comprising the steps of: a) detecting at least one physical property, in particular an electrical impedance (Z) or at least one component thereof and/or a temperature (T), at at least one check point or at a plurality of check points (22) ...
The bivalve Arctica islandica is extremely long lived (>400 years) and can tolerate long periods of hypoxia and anoxia. European populations differ in maximum life spans (MLSP) from 40 years in the Baltic to >400 years around Iceland. Characteristic behavior of A. islandica involves phases of ...
Seagrass ecosystems are expected to benefit from the global increase in CO2 in the ocean because the photosynthetic rate of these plants may be Ci-limited at the current CO2 level. As well, it is expected that lower external pH will facilitate the nitrate uptake of seagrasses if nitrate is cotransported ...
Understanding historical roles of species in ecosystems can be crucial for assessing long term human impacts on environments, providing context for management or restoration objectives, and making conservation evaluations of species status. In most cases limited historical abundance data impedes quantitative ...
Changes in ocean ventilation driven by climate change result in loss of oxygen in the open ocean that, in turn, affects coastal areas in upwelling zones such as the northeast Pacific. Saanich Inlet, on the west coast of Canada, is a natural seasonally hypoxic fjord where certain continental shelf species ...
Introduction Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have become a treatment option in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. However, despite their use in this disease, a significant number of patients will eventually develop resistance and relapse. In this ...
Background Animals with a spiral cleavage program, such as mollusks and annelids, make up the majority of the superphylum Lophotrochozoa. The great diversity of larval and adult body plans in this group emerges from this highly conserved developmental program. The 4d micromere is one of the most conserved ...
The article i.e. protective gloves, has a metal ring network (12) comprising metal rings that are interlocked with each other. A holding element i.e. metallic articulated band (10), is provided for holding of the article at a body of a user. The holding element is connected with the metal ring network ...
A glove or apparel formed at least partially from a knitted thread substrate and including areas on an outer surface which has a substantially continuous surface surrounding ends of the finger portions and thumb portion of the glove and areas which have a substantially non-continuous surface positioned ...
Life jacket with a floating body (1), which has a neck region (2) with two adjoining breast regions (3, 3 '). The floating body (1) is formed of substantially V- or Ω-shaped, superimposed and at the edges via a weld (7) interconnected airtight films and provided with means for introducing or discharging ...
Background The striped venus Chamelea gallina clam fishery is among the oldest and the largest in the Mediterranean Sea, particularly in the inshore waters of northern Adriatic Sea. The high fishing pressure has lead to a strong stock abundance decline, enhanced by several irregular mortality events. ...
Isocyanide is a potential antifouling compound in marine environments. In this study, we investigated its mode of action in three aquatic organisms. Two of them, the bryozoan Bugula neritina and the barnacle Balanus amphitrite, are major marine fouling invertebrates, and the other organism is the non-target ...
Background Vibrio harveyi and closely related species are important pathogens in aquaculture. A complex quorum sensing cascade involving three autoinducers controls bioluminescence and several genes encoding virulence factors. Single cell analysis of a V. harveyi population has already indicated intercellular ...
Sexual segregation (sex differences in spatial organisation and resource use) is observed in a large range of taxa. Investigating causes for sexual segregation is vital for understanding population dynamics and has important conservation implications, as sex differences in foraging ecology may affect ...
XMRV, or xenotropic murine leukemia virus (MLV)-related virus, is a novel gammaretrovirus originally identified in studies that analyzed tissue from prostate cancer patients in 2006 and blood from patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in 2009. However, a large number of subsequent studies failed ...