Cities may save some threatened species but not their ecological functions

Interleukin-8 but Not Interleukin-6 Variant May Affect Susceptibility to Brucellosis

Background: Increased levels of interleukin-8 (IL-8) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in acute human brucellosis have been reported. Previous studies have shown that the production and level of IL-6 and IL-8 cytokines are associated with the polymorphism of the encoding genes. Objective: To investigate the probable association between IL-6 (-174 C/G) and IL-8 (-251 A/T) gene polymorphisms and susceptib...

Can Cities Control Their Destiny? - Vista, May 2000 - Dallas Fed

in the 1990s has been remarkable, not only in length but also in the broad-based participation across U.S. metropolitan areas and regions. Many cities fought hard to attract jobs during the rolling recessions of the 1980s, but by the end of the 1990s they were focusing on the headaches accompanying those jobs—growing traffic congestion and increased air pollution. How cities try to attract new ...

You may delay, but time will not!

Meetings that flatter, but may not deliver.

76 The e-mails come from Amber, Rainy, Dora, and Arlene. “How are you doing now?” some begin. “Hope this e-mail fi nds all the best on you.” Flattering and solicitous and written in bewitchingly mangled English, the e-mails have the hallmarks of spam offering carnal pleasure—except they are actually far tamer. They are invitations to attend scientifi c meetings in China organized by a company t...

Traditional ecological knowledge-based assessment of threatened woody species and their potential substitutes in the Atakora mountain chain, a threatened hotspot of biodiversity in Northwestern Benin, West Africa

BACKGROUND Atakora mountains in Benin are a unique but fragile ecosystem, harboring many endemic plant species. The ecosystem is undergoing degradation, and the woody vegetation is dramatically declining due to high anthropogenic actions and recurrent drought. This study aimed to (i) assess the diversity of threatened woody species and (ii) identify their potential substitutes in the three regi...