Antipersonnel mines, weapons of cheap manufacture but lethal effect, have a high impact on the population even decades after the conflicts have finished.Here we investigate the use of a chemo-sensing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (cUAV) for Gardening Stool demining tasks.We developed a blimp based UAV that is equipped with a broadly tuned metal-thin oxid
This study presents novel information on sponge (Porifera) colonization of artificial substrates in the framework of the LIFE EU Strong Sea Life Project, focusing on the northwestern Sardinian Sea (Western Mediterranean Sea).Five abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gears (ALDFGs) of the local artisanal fishery from circum-seas of the Asinara Isla
Recent studies have demonstrated that several mineral products sold for medicinal purposes demonstrate antimicrobial activity, but little is known about the physicochemical properties involved in antibacterial activity.Using in vitro mineral suspension testing, we have identified two natural mineral mixtures, arbitrarily designated BY07 and penis-e
Abstract Objective We attempted to conduct a randomized controlled trial of three different informed consent training formats to evaluate their effectiveness.We recruited 503 clinical research professionals, who received $50 for participation.Incidental findings showed unexpectedly low rates of compliance with completing the study training protocol
Guanine-rich DNA strands can adopt tertiary structures known as G-quadruplexes (G4s) that form when Hoogsteen base-paired guanines assemble as planar stacks, stabilized by a central cation like K+.In this Porch Swing Accessories study, we investigated the conformational heterogeneity of a G-rich sequence from the 5′ untranslated region of the