HETEROGENEOUS UPTAKE OF N2O5 IN SAND DUST AND URBAN AEROSOLS OBSERVED DURING THE DRY SEASON IN BEIJING


The international liability funds in the maritime field

This Paper aims to explore the current system of the international liability funds in the maritime field.Through the systematic economical, legal and political analysis of the current and envisaged international, regional and national liability funds connected to the pollution of the seas, an overview of the function, efficiency and critical consid

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Dysregulated transmethylation leading to hepatocellular carcinoma compromises redox homeostasis and glucose formation

Objective: The loss of liver glycine N-methyltransferase (GNMT) promotes liver steatosis and the transition to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).Previous work showed endogenous glucose production is reduced in GNMT-null mice with gluconeogenic precursors being used in alternative biosynthetic pathways that utilize methyl donors and are linked to tumor

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TOWARDS EGRESS MODELLING IN VOXEL BUILDING MODELS

Egress (or Evacuation) modelling has the purpose to simulate how the people inside a building can move outside in a safe manner and as quick as possible in case of an emergency.The goal can be to assess the safety of an existing building or a building design, to establish evacuation routes and install signage, or even to give real-time guidance Die

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Species as conservation umbrellas: A case study with lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) in the southern Great Plains of North America

Conservation efforts often focus on a single species, but this approach is inefficient for agencies dealing with many declining species at risk of extinction.Leveraging already-funded management for additional species can help stretch limited resources to conserve more biodiversity.However, evaluation of the efficacy of such an umbrella approach is

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