Consensual deprivation indicators represent one influential approach to measuring poverty,. The approach is based on the assumption that there is a broad consensus on what goods/services families should be able to afford, and that we can use enforced non-possession of those items to measure deprivation. Using data from two GB surveys from 1999, this paper argues that (a) the degree of consensus...

Ameisen: Die heimliche Weltmacht (Ants: Nature's Secret Power) is a nature documentary about ants. Wolfgang Thaler wrote, filmed, and directed the film, which focuses on the work of ant researcher Bert Hölldobler. The 2004 film was produced by Adi Mayer Film for Österreichischer Rundfunk (Austrian Broadcasting), a public service broadcaster headquartered in Vienna, Austria. Ants: Nature's Secre...

We describe the synthesis and fluorescence properties of a Fura-2FF-based fluorescent Ca(2+) indicator that can be covalently linked to SNAP-tag fusion proteins and retains its Ca(2+) sensing ability after coupling to protein.