During the xanthophyll cycle, which occurs upon illumination in thylakoid membranes of chloroplasts, violaxanthin is transformed via antheraxanthin into zeaxanthin.Not all of the violaxanthin, which seems to be present in a loosely and a more tightly bound form in pigment-protein complexes, participates in Hat the cycle.Here we study the xanthophyl
Abstract Background Schistosomiasis is known to affect the cognitive functions of children, however, but there is paucity of information on its impact on early childhood development in developing countries where the disease is endemic.This study aimed at determining the effects of schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma haematobium on early childhood de
Fusion technologies have rapidly evolved.These technologies are normally customized according to the needs of domains.Despite a large number of publications on intelligence fusion applications for various domains, they are scattered.The aim of this review is to present the state of the art for intelligence fusion applications within a specific doma
Honey is a sweet and healthy food produced by honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) from flower nectars.Using Hat bidimensional zymography, we have detected the, until now unrevealed, proteolytic activities present in row honey samples.The resulting zymograms were specific for each type of the four unifloral honey under study, and enzymes were identified a
Urban ecosystem services are crucial for human well-being and the livability of cities.A central challenge for sustaining ecosystem services lies in addressing scale mismatches between ecological processes on one hand, and social processes of governance on the other.This article synthesizes a set of case studies from urban green areas in Stockholm,