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Effect of Cry Toxins on Xylotrechus arvicola (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Larvae
2022
Simple Summary Xylotrechus arvicola is a destructive pest in vineyards (Vitis vinifera) in the main wine-producing areas of the Iberian Peninsula. X. arvicola larvae bore into the grapevine wood-making galleries, thus damaging the plant both directly and indirectly. The susceptibility of X. arvicola larvae to five coleopteran toxic Cry proteins was evaluated under laboratory conditions in order to deepen the knowledge of the effect of these proteins on this insect throughout its biological development. The Cry proteins tested could be applied to control X. arvicola larvae since they were able to kill them and cause serious alterations in the larvae during the remaining months of development…
Functional characterization of the enhancer blocking element of the sea urchin early histone gene cluster reveals insulator properties and three esse…
2000
Insulator elements can be functionally identified by their ability to shield promoters from regulators in a position-dependent manner or their ability to protect adjacent transgenes from position effects. We have previously reported the identification of a 265 bp sns DNA fragment at the 3' end of the sea urchin H2A early histone gene that blocked expression of a reporter gene in transgenic embryos when placed between the enhancer and the promoter. Here we show that sns interferes with enhancer-promoter interaction in a directional manner. When sns is placed between the H2A modulator and the inducible tet operator, the modulator is barred from interaction with the basal promoter. However, th…
Integrated reporting: a new approach or a change of label?
2014
The aim of this paper is to provide insights into the early stage development of integrated reporting (IR). In particular, its purpose is to investigate whether it might represent a real new mode of corporate reporting or just a way to strengthen other financial and sustainability reports. The paper argues that connectivity of information is crucial to this distinction. Based on previous studies on corporate disclosure and on new research perspectives on IR, this paper shows the preliminary findings of a content analysis of the reports of a selected sample of companies. The first results that should be further researched highlight that more efforts need to be taken to shift IR from the trad…
Molecular Basis for Endocrine Disruption by Pesticides Targeting Aromatase and Estrogen Receptor
2020
The intensive use of pesticides has led to their increasing presence in water, soil, and agricultural products. Mounting evidence indicates that some pesticides may be endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), being therefore harmful for the human health and the environment. In this study, three pesticides, glyphosate, thiacloprid, and imidacloprid, were tested for their ability to interfere with estrogen biosynthesis and/or signaling, to evaluate their potential action as EDCs. Among the tested compounds, only glyphosate inhibited aromatase activity (up to 30%) via a non-competitive inhibition or a mixed inhibition mechanism depending on the concentration applied. Then, the ability of the thr…
Family networks and refugees’ health conditions. A picture from Italian informal settlements
2021
While the relationships between social networks and health are widely acknowledged in the literature, few of these studies have covered the population of refugees living in makeshift camps. In our analysis of a nationally representative Italian survey of individuals living in informal settlements, we find that many had weak family relations: only 10 per cent had one or more family members in their settlement. The paper analyses the effects of individual social network on two measures of health, and finds that the refugees’ health conditions were associated with both their personal characteristics and the characteristics of the settlement. The results show that more than 50 per cent of these…
E-repozitoriji atvērtās zinātnes kontekstā
2020
Bakalaura darba mērķis ir noskaidrot, kādas kompetences un prasmes saistībā ar repozitorijiem atvērtās zinātnes kontekstā ir nepieciešamas informācijas speciālistam. Darbā tiek pētīti ar atvērto zinātni saistīti jēdzieni un koncepcijas, aprakstīti ar repozitorijiem saistīti jautājumi, situācija Latvijā, kā arī kompetenču profili un modeļi, kuros apkopotas informācijas speciālistiem nepieciešamās prasmes un kompetences atvērtās zinātnes kontekstā. Empīriskajā daļā ir veikta kompetenču profilu un modeļu kontentanalīze un analizētas intervijas ar informācijas speciālistēm, kuru darbs ikdienā saistīts ar atvērtās zinātnes jautājumiem. Pētījuma rezultātā tika apkopotas daudzveidīgās prasmes un k…
Costs and benefits of reporting Key Audit Matters in the audit reports
2014
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Le relazioni annuali delle autorità amministrative indipendenti
2022
Nella notizia si dà conto delle relazioni annuali delle autorità amministrative indipendenti italiane It is a note about the annual reports of Italian Authorities
Gamma Oscillations in the Temporal Pole Reflect the Contribution of Approach and Avoidance Motivational Systems to the Processing of Fear and Anger W…
2022
Prior reports suggest that affective effects in visual word processing cannot be fully explained by a dimensional perspective of emotions based on valence and arousal. In the current study, we focused on the contribution of approach and avoidance motivational systems that are related to different action components to the processing of emotional words. To this aim, we compared frontal alpha asymmetries and brain oscillations elicited by anger words associated with approach (fighting) motivational tendencies, and fear words that may trigger either avoidance (escaping), approach (fighting) or no (freezing) action tendencies. The participants’ task was to make decisions about approaching or dis…
Why Open Educational Resources Repositories fail - Review of Quality Assurance Approaches
2014
Regardless of the amount of open educational resources (OER) available, many learning object repositories LORs fail to attract active users and sustainable funding solutions. Previous studies indicate that quality of OER plays a significant role in the success of the repositories; however, there is a lack of systematic deeper understanding of this connection. In this qualitative study we interviewed 35 managers/developers of 27 national, thematic and federated LORs in regards of the LORs’ quality approaches and success. The key findings of this study show that comprehensive quality approach leads to success of the repository in most cases, the key instruments for quality assurance being exp…