Abstract Background Adaptive responses to stress are essential for cell and organismal survival.In metazoans, little is known about the impact of environmental stress on RNA homeostasis.Results By studying the regulation of a cadmium-induced gene named numr-1 in Caenorhabditis elegans, we discovered that disruption of RNA processing acts as a signa
This publication presents a multi-faceted analysis of the fuel consumption of motor vehicles and the way human impacts the environment, with a particular emphasis on the passenger cars.The adopted Play Mat research methodology is based on the use of artificial neural networks in order to create a predictive model on the basis of which fuel consumpt
Abstract Backgrounds Aedes albopictus (Diptera; Culicidae) is a highly invasive mosquito species and a competent vector of several arboviral diseases that have spread rapidly throughout the world.Prevalence and patterns of dispersal of the mosquito are of central importance for an effective control of the species.We used site-occupancy models accou
Abstract Backgrounds Aedes albopictus (Diptera; Culicidae) is a highly invasive mosquito species and a competent vector of several arboviral diseases that have spread rapidly throughout the world.Prevalence and patterns of dispersal of the mosquito are of central importance for an effective control of the species.We used site-occupancy models accou