Hope and love are popular themes of literature and art in many human societies. The human physiology of love and hope is less well understood. This review presents evidence that the lack of love and/or hope delays growth disturbs development and maturati
Most of those who study this in the bodybuilding community have come to a consensus that IGF-1’s impact on muscle growth is due to its capacity for localization as the IGF-1 released by our livers is different than that which is produced by our muscle tissues. So what does this mean f...
Does a protein with its DNA-binding domain intact but without a transactivation domain act as a repressor? How do the three alternative forms of the carboxy-terminus alter the functions of the p53 protein? Recently, one of these isoforms has been shown to have a distinct and critical function...
41 UNCLOS does not stipulate when this needs to be in place, however, the 1994 Implementation Agreement does provide that “Between the entry into force of the Convention and the approval of the first plan of work for exploitation, the Authority shall concentrate on: [.] (d) Monitoring and...
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Milk is an important part of the human diet. It provides protein, fat, calcium and vitamin D, and for the youngest members of our population, it is especially critical as a main source of many nutrients. But not all milk is created equal. For nearly 15 y
Thus, although interscapular BAT can be identified during rodent embryogenesis, it does not express significant amounts of UCP-1 until it matures during the postnatal period. In contrast, precocial mammals have a long gestation; such species, which include sheep and humans, are able to rapidly ...
The demand for duck meat, duck eggs, and associated products is increasing each year. Classic and modern selection programs have been applied to enhance the economic traits of ducks to satisfy the requirements of consumers and enhance the incomes of prod
The term sarcopenia was first introduced in 1988 by Irwin Rosenberg to define a condition of muscle loss that occurs in the elderly. Since then, a broader
The history of seabed mining in New Zealand suggests that when stakeholders are broadly defined and a transparent process is established for incorporating their views, a high threshold is set before sea- bed mining can take place. In a different example, the Cook Islands is like many states (...