Animal pee in the sea: consumer‐mediated nutrient dynamics in the world's changing oceans
Humans have drastically altered the abundance of animals in marine ecosystems via
exploitation. Reduced abundance can destabilize food webs, leading to cascading indirect …
exploitation. Reduced abundance can destabilize food webs, leading to cascading indirect …
Reducing antimicrobial use in food animals
The large and expanding use of antimicrobials in livestock, a consequence of growing
global demand for animal protein, is of considerable concern in light of the threat of …
global demand for animal protein, is of considerable concern in light of the threat of …
Mapping and linking supply-and demand-side measures in climate-smart agriculture. A review
L Scherer, PH Verburg - Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2017 - Springer
Climate change and food security are two of humanity's greatest challenges and are highly
interlinked. On the one hand, climate change puts pressure on food security. On the other …
interlinked. On the one hand, climate change puts pressure on food security. On the other …
Allometric scaling of skin thickness, elasticity, viscoelasticity to mass for micro-medical device translation: from mice, rats, rabbits, pigs to humans
Emerging micro-scale medical devices are showing promise, whether in delivering drugs or
extracting diagnostic biomarkers from skin. In progressing these devices through animal …
extracting diagnostic biomarkers from skin. In progressing these devices through animal …
Human exposure risk assessment due to heavy metals in groundwater by pollution index and multivariate statistical methods: a case study from South Africa
Heavy metals in surface and groundwater were analysed and their sources were identified
using multivariate statistical tools for two towns in South Africa. Human exposure risk …
using multivariate statistical tools for two towns in South Africa. Human exposure risk …
Wastewater-based epidemiology as a new tool for estimating population exposure to phthalate plasticizers
I González-Mariño, R Rodil, I Barrio… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
This study proposes the monitoring of phthalate metabolites in wastewater as a nonintrusive
and economic alternative to urine analysis for estimating human exposure to phthalates. To …
and economic alternative to urine analysis for estimating human exposure to phthalates. To …
The impact of vertical human-structure interaction on the response of footbridges to pedestrian excitation
In the present paper, a detailed crowd model is applied to investigate the impact of vertical
human-structure interaction (HSI) on the dynamic response of footbridges to pedestrian …
human-structure interaction (HSI) on the dynamic response of footbridges to pedestrian …
Profile of cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean region: The need for action
I Kulhánová, F Bray, I Fadhil, AS Al-Zahrani… - Cancer …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Many countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR) are undergoing
marked demographic and socioeconomic transitions that are increasing the cancer burden …
marked demographic and socioeconomic transitions that are increasing the cancer burden …
Half-life of IgE in serum and skin: Consequences for anti-IgE therapy in patients with allergic disease
MG Lawrence, JA Woodfolk, AJ Schuyler… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2017 - Elsevier
We present results from clinical studies on plasma infusion done in the late 1970s in patients
with hypogammaglobulinemia in which we documented the short half-life of both total and …
with hypogammaglobulinemia in which we documented the short half-life of both total and …
Does alcohol use have a causal effect on HIV incidence and disease progression? A review of the literature and a modeling strategy for quantifying the effect
In the first part of this review, the nature of the associations between alcohol use and
HIV/AIDS is discussed. Alcohol use has been found to be strongly associated with incidence …
HIV/AIDS is discussed. Alcohol use has been found to be strongly associated with incidence …