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Main components and human health risk assessment of PM10 in an area influenced by a cement plant in Catalonia, Spain, between 2013 and 2016: Seasonal and daily variations
Particulate matter (PM) composition has a key role in a wide range of health outcomes, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, and death, among others. Montcada i Reixac, ...
Plant polyamines in stress and development: an emerging area of research in plant sciences.
Compelling evidence indicates the participation of polyamines in abiotic and biotic stress responses in plants. Indeed, genetic engineering of polyamine levels in plants has successfully improved biotic and abiotic stress ...
Ethnobotany of Artistic Plant Uses. Crop Art in Baix Llobregat (Catalonia, NE Iberian Peninsula)
<span style="color:black">Artistic uses of plants are rarely explored in ethnobotanical studies. However, in Baix Llobregat (Catalonia, NE Iberian Peninsula), seeds and other plant parts are utilized to create art expressions ...
Organisation, expression and evolution of rRNA genes in plant genomes
Podeu consultar el llibre complet a: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/103042
Usos populars de les plantes i gestió del paisatge: alguns resultats d'una recerca etnobotànica a l'Alt Empordà.
Des dels temps més reculats, les societats humanes han fet una utilització i una gestió de la natura per a treure'n profit en aspectes diversos de la vida, entre els quals l'alimentari i el medicinal han jugat papers ...
Sobre la presencia de Solanum cornutum Lam. en España.
We report the presence of Solarium cornutum Lam., an introduced species, for Spain. We recall its record in Italy, published by SACCHI in 1 9 5 4 .
NLR Mutations Suppressing Immune Hybrid Incompatibility and Their Effects on Disease Resistance
Genetic divergence between populations can lead to reproductive isolation. Hybrid incompatibilities (HI) represent intermediate points along a continuum toward speciation. In plants, genetic variation in disease resistance ...
Una nit al Parlament
La mateixa nit del 6 de setembre, durant l'aprovació de la llei de referèndum, es discutia al Parlament la creació de l'Agència de Biodiversitat de Catalunya. A continuació resumim la crònica d’aquella nit de la biodiversitat ...
The lipopolysaccharide of Aeromonas spp: structure-activity relationships
Marine microorganisms, including Aeromonas, are a source of compds. for drug development that have generated great expectations in the last decades. Aeromonas infections produce septicemia, and ulcerative and haemorrhagic ...
Xyloglucan, Hibiscus and Propolis for the prevention of Urinary Tract Infections: results of in vitro studies
Aim: To assess the properties of a medical device containing xyloglucan, propolis and hibiscus to create a bioprotective barrier to avoid the contact of uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains on cell walls in models of ...
Viure de l'aire
Les dades estadístiques de població només existeixen des dels últims dos o tres segles. Fins i tot al segle xviii pocs governs es dedicaven a realitzar un cens de població exacte. Es pensa que fa 100.000 anys la població ...
Case report: Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis by Leishmania infantum in a patient undergoing immunosuppressive therapy: risk status in an endemic Mediterranean area.
This case report highlights the risk of severe cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) by Leishmania infantum in patients undergoing immunosuppressant therapy who either live in an endemic area or are visiting in the transmission ...
Biological remediation approach involving soils and groundwaters polluted with chlorinated solvents in a Mediterranean context
Podeu consultar el llibre complet a: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/32392
Detection of a 73-75 kDa and a 123 kDa fractions of Leishmania antigen in urine of patients with visceral leishmaniosis
Two polypeptide fractions of 72-75 kD were detected in the urine of 14 of 15 patients with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and another fraction of 123 kD was found in 10 of the 15 patients by using a Western blot technique. ...
Método de diferenciación de Caolinitas y Cloritas
En el presente trabajo se hace una revision bibliografica de 10s distintos mtodos de identificacin de Caolinita y Clorita en mezclas naturales y artificiales, valorando la distinta problematica que presentan cada uno de ...
Trois cas de gynandromorphisme chez Sergentomyia minuta (Diptera, Psychodidae) dans la Péninsule Ibérique
Three gynandromorphe specimens of Sergentomyia minuta have been identified among sandflies captured in North-East Spain. The simultaneous presence of more or less modified male genitalia and of fome female structures were ...
Field study of the improved rapid sand fly exposure test in areas endemic for canine leishmaniasis
BACKGROUND: Canine leishmaniasis (CanL) is a severe chronic disease caused by Leishmania infantum and transmitted by sand flies of which the main vector in the Western part of the Mediterranean basin is Phlebotomus ...
Assessment of dead-end ultrafiltration for the detection and quantification of microbial indicators and pathogens in the drinking water treatment processes
A safe water supply requires distinct treatments and monitoring to guarantee the absence of pathogens and substances potentially hazardous for human health. In this study we assessed the efficiency of the dead-end ...
