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Genetic study reveals close link between irish and northern spanish specimens of the protected lusitanian sluggeomalacus maculosus
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2015-05-14)
The slug Geomalacus maculosus is a prominent member of the Lusitanian fauna. As its global distribution is restricted to western Ireland and northern Iberia, it is protected under EU legislation. Nothing is known about the ...
Drug resistance mutations in drug-naive hiv type 1 subtype c-infected individuals from rural malawi
(Mary Ann Liebert Inc, 2011-04-01)
In this preliminary study we show that in 2008, 3 years after antiretroviral therapy was introduced into the Karonga District, Malawi, a greater than expected number of drug-naive individuals have been infected with HIV-1 ...
Geohab–the global ecology and oceanography of harmful algal blooms program: motivation, goals, and legacy
(The Oceanography Society, 2017-03-01)
In 2001, the first international research program focusing exclusively on harmful marine algae, GEOHAB (Global Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms), was established by the HAB research community, under the ...
Implementation of blinded outcome assessment in the effective verruca treatments trial (evert) – lessons learned
(Springer Nature, 2016-07-12)
Background: Trials using inadequate levels of blinding may report larger effect sizes than blinded studies. It has been suggested that blinded outcome assessment in open trials may in some cases be undertaken by assessments ...
Estrogen plus estrogen receptor antagonists alter mineral production by osteoblasts in vitro
(Thieme Publishing Group, 2011-11-28)
In early postmenopausal women, estrogen withdrawal is associated with increased bone turnover leading to bone loss and increased risk of fracture. Recent studies have suggested that the remaining bone tissue is significantly ...
General overview: european integrated project on aerosol cloud climate and air quality interactions (eucaari) – integrating aerosol research from nano to global scales
(Copernicus GmbH, 2011-12-21)
In this paper we describe and summarize the main achievements of the European Aerosol Cloud Climate and Air Quality Interactions project (EUCAARI). EUCAARI started on 1 January 2007 and ended on 31 December 2010 leaving a ...
Smart -- sunflower mutant population and reverse genetic tool for crop improvement
(Springer Nature, 2013-01-01)
Background: Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is an important oilseed crop grown widely in various areas of the world. Classical genetic studies have been extensively undertaken for the improvement of this particular oilseed ...
Comparison of outpatient and home-based exercise training programmes for copd: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2017-11-30)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a common, preventable and treatable disease. Exercise training programmes (ETPs) improve symptoms, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and exercise capacity, but the optimal ...
Aerosol decadal trends – part 1: in-situ optical measurements at gaw and improve stations
(Copernicus GmbH, 2013-01-22)
Currently many ground-based atmospheric stations include in-situ measurements of aerosol physical and optical properties, resulting in more than 20 long-term (> 10 yr) aerosol measurement sites in the Northern ...