The photonic nanojet is a non-resonance focusing phenomenon with high intensity and narrow spot that can serve as powerful biosensor for in vivo detection of red blood cells, micro-organisms, tumor cells blood. In this study, we first demonstrated modulation by utilizing spider-silk-based metal–dielectric dome microlens. A cellar spider was employed extracting the silk fiber, which possesses li...

A pleural mesothelioma arose in an employee of a wine farm whose work history shows an unusual occupational exposure to asbestos. The information, gathered directly from the case and from a work colleague, clarifies some aspects of the use of asbestos in the process of winemaking which has not been previously reported in such details. The man had worked as a winemaker from 1960 to 1988 in a far...

This paper analyses yeast diversity and dynamics during the production of Asturian cider. Yeasts were isolated from apple juice and at different stages of fermentation in a cellar in Villaviciosa during two Asturian cider-apple harvests. The species identified by ITS-RFLP corresponded to Hanseniaspora valbyensis, Hanseniaspora uvarum, Metschnikowia pulcherrima, Pichia guilliermondii, Candida pa...


 In November 1970, Joseph Beuys and Terry Fox performed Isolation Unit in Düsseldorf the cellar of Kunstakademie, an hour-long performance front audience about thirty people. As many Beuys’s performances, relation with (live or dead) animals use natural materials played a crucial role. This is evident by title he later used for work: Action dead mouse. During this performance, wore, first...

According to research, between 15 to 20 percent of the total energy consumption of every country is used for residential spaces. This amount is explanatory of the high cost and will follow the destruction of natural resources and environmental demolition. The aim of this research is to recognize earth thermal ability and its usage in public buildings and especially in private buildings in order...