CORAL REEF MONITORING, REEF ASSESSMENT TECHNOLOGIES, AND ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT


Crocus sativus L. Ecotypes from Mediterranean Countries: Phenological, Morpho-Productive, Qualitative and Genetic Traits

The characterization of C.sativus ecotypes is of great interest for preserving them from a possible genetic erosion due to the decrease of European cultivation surface.In this study, we evaluated four ecotypes from Italy (Sardinia and Abruzzo), Spain (Castilla-La Mancha), and GAN Greece (Kozani) in order to detect the existence of variability and p

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Sugar in disguise or healthy indulgence: A cross-cultural comparision of the perceptions of dietary vice/virtue bundles

Consumers often choose virtue food to attain health goals and vice food to achieve indulgence goals.However, food and beverage companies have begun to nullify the vice and virtue categories by bundling vice and virtue ingredients into a single item Coffee Decanters (e.g.Yogurt with Oreo topping).This research contrasts how consumers from Asian and

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Human phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein 4 promoted the radioresistance of human rectal cancer by activating Akt in an ROS-dependent way.

Human phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein 4(hPEBP4) is a novel anti-apoptosis molecule associated with the resistance of tumors to apoptotic agents.Here we sought to investigate the role of hPEBP4 in the radioresistance of rectal cancer.Immunohistochemistry analysis showed hPEBP4 was expressed in 27/33 of rectal cancer specimens, but only in 2

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Ageing: A Dialogue

In April 2021, longing to learn first-hand about ageing philosophically, Valery Vino reached out to the legendary Arnold Berleant (who was 89 at the time of writing), to see whether he might be interested in recording a dialogue to this theme, Rocking Chair with a companion of his choice.Berleant Dresses selected his ideal collaborator Michael Alpe

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