The volatile organic compounds present in 18 Zimbabwean naturally fermented milk (amasi) samples and those produced by various yeasts, lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and yeast/ LAB combinations were determined using headspace gas chromatography. The yeast strains used were: Candida kefyr 23, C. lipolytica 57, Saccharomyces cerevisiae 71, C. lusitaniae 68, C. tropicalis 78, C. lusitaniae 63, C. coll...

Flexible IR Imaging Photodetectors In article number 2300159, Jinzhong Wang, Shiyong Gao, and co-workers, successfully prepared, a large-area freestanding Bi2S3 nanofibrous membrane (NFM) with high flexibility, which is self-assembled from ultralong nanowires. The flexible photodetector based on the as-prepared NFM exhibits responsivity, fast response, excellent stability splendent imaging capa...

Natural flood management (NFM) is widely promoted for managing risks but the effectiveness of different types NFM schemes at medium (100–1000 km2) and large scales (>1000 remains unknown. This study demonstrates importance fully understanding impact model structure, calibration uncertainty techniques on results before assessment undertaken. Land-based undertaken in two medium-scale lowland catc...

Research on news exposure has shown that while political knowledge and interest largely determine the degree of active engagement with online news, some people are generally less willing to invest into actively staying informed. Instead, these report pursue a passive mode relying specific sources, such as social media, based belief “news finds me” (NFM). Notably, three dimensions NFM—feeling in...

Using data from a two-wave panel survey among 18 countries worldwide, this study investigates the individual- and country-level antecedents of “News Finds Me” perception (NFM). Results show that older, more educated, individuals belonging to ethnic majority are less prone develop NFM. However, social media (news) use, incidental news exposure, discussion frequency, group affiliations lead highe...

The studies of signaling mechanisms involved in the disruption of the cytoskeleton homeostasis were performed in a model of quinolinic acid (QUIN) neurotoxicity in vitro. This investigation focused on the phosphorylation level of intermediate filament (IF) subunits of astrocytes (glial fibrillary acidic protein - GFAP) and neurons (low, medium and high molecular weight neurofilament subunits - ...

The Chinese government has proposed a synchronous development strategy for new urbanization, industrialization, informatization, and agricultural modernization (called “New Four Modernization,” NFM), which provides ideas solving social sustainable problems such as large urban-rural gaps, irrational industrial structures, environmental pollution. This study aims to examine their interactive mode...

Abstract This chapter is written primarily for those planning to implement, or wanting evaluate the effectiveness of, natural flood management (NFM) interventions. To support evidence-based decision making, we describe applications of a range spatial Policy Support Systems as well Eco:Actuary Investment Planner, which focuses on understanding investment costs associated with different types and...

mesenchymal stem cells (mscs) have the ability to differentiate into neuronal like cells under appropriate culture condition. in this study, we investigated whether mscs derived from human peripheral blood (pb-mscs) can differentiate into neuronal like cells by synergic effect of the growth factors egf, bfgf and noggin. for this purpose, the expression of five neuronal markers (nestin, β iii tu...

Natural flood management (NFM) is the use of natural processes and environments to mitigate risk by reducing delaying peak flood. This review introduces concept history NFM looks at current state research into potential for using different types woodland fulfill aims NFM. Four (catchment, cross-slope, floodplain, riparian) are discussed with reference studies carried out, mainly in United Kingd...