The Problem Of Bias In Association Indices
In 1945, an ecologist named Lee R. Dice was studying the association of different species of plants. In order to quantify the rate of association…
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Yearly Archive: 2018
Hybrid Polysaccharide Membranes For Dehydration Processes
Solvent dehydration processes have a high economic and environmental relevance in the pharmaceutical, fine-chemistry, and chemical industries. In particular, ethanol dehydration is one of the…
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Creative Right Down To The Genes – What Twin Studies Say
He’s a chip off the old block — but does this also apply for creativity? Scientists have investigated whether and what role inheritance plays in…
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Listening In: Eavesdropping Saves Lives In The African Mammal Community
The African savanna is home to one of the world’s most diverse large mammal communities: lions, cheetahs, hyenas, leopards, and wild dogs all roam the…
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The Hard Life Of Female Offspring When Sharing Maternal Care With A Brother
In many polygynous species, males do not participate in brood care duties. Offspring frequently have long maternal dependence periods during which they receive protection and…
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Accelerating SN2-Type Reactions By Hetero-Aggregation Effect Of Simple Metal-Salt
SN2-type reactions are fundamentally simple and ubiquitous processes which are important in physical organic chemistry and biological systems. The factors affecting the rate of the…
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Innovative Architecture Sets The Standard For Scaling Up Supercapacitive Energy Storage Devices
“Economy of size is important; it allows economies of energy. Nature does it through evolution and adaptation – human ingenuity does it through elegance, short-cuts…
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The Role Of Evolution In A Helping Hand
It’s something you see every day. Around the holiday season, you’ll certainly see more of it. Why are people nice to each other? Why do…
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Changing The Boron Environment – A Powerful Tool To Tune The Reactivity
Shortly after its discovery in 1942, sodium borohydride (NaBH4) has rapidly become recognized as an extremely convenient reductant 1-3. The borohydrides nowadays are considered as…
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Water Transport Within A Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell: Why It Is So Important And How It Can Be Modeled
Scientists typically refer to the rise in global average temperature and the associated effects on Earth’s climate with the term “climate change.” Lately, it is…
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Alternative Methods To Disperse And Treat Oil Spills
Oil spills at sea continue to pose a major threat to the marine ecosystem. Our joint University of Greifswald and Louisiana State University research team…
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