Otter Trawl Gear Effects On Estuary Ecosystems
Estuaries are very productive ecosystems, where the distribution of sediments and fauna are driven by environmental parameters as speed and direction of the wind, river…
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Can We Make Old Drugs Great Again? The Relevance Of Licensing Generics
Throughout a drug’s life cycle, there is a continuous development of drug features and new uses beyond the initial or approved drug indication. Identifying new…
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Male Mate-Copying Practices In Drosophila melanogaster Males
Finding the right partner can be difficult, time-consuming, and prone to errors. And that is true for species across the tree of life, not just…
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Evaluating Different Radiocesium Decontamination Practices In A Forest Plantation Near The Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
Owing to an earthquake and the resulting tsunami that occurred on March 2011 in central-eastern Japan, the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant was damaged by…
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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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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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Facile And Scalable Fabrication Of Polymer-Ceramic Composite Electrolyte With High Ceramic Loadings For Solid State Lithium Ion Batteries
Economic growth requires energy. To support future U.S. economic growth, pursue national energy independence and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, development of advanced energy storage technologies…
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The Backside Of Paintings: Why It’s Time For The Back Of Paintings To Get A Regeneration Process
When looking at paintings at the museum, the observer’s attention is literally captured by the colors, the forms, the feelings expressed by the artist. In…
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Hilltopping Behavior In Tiger Moths
Naturalists have long marveled at the beauty of butterflies fluttering about verdant fields, blossoming gardens, and urban green spaces. Watching a brightly-colored butterfly alight on…
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Exaggerated Weapons In New Zealand Spiders – Does Size Matter?
We have always been thrilled by animal weapons. From enormous antlers to fangs to crab claws, in their multitude of forms and shapes, we are…
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Using Social Information Cascade To Spread Information
One of the most spectacular scenes one can witness in a tropical rainforest is the swarming of army-ants as they scavenge for prey. As hundreds…
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