Ceramics are used in a wide variety of technologies including body armor fuel cells spark plugs nuclear rods and superconductors.
There are a lot of things that feed into the same model of resistant starch as a cancer-protective agent Higgins says.
But besides merely protecting against these losses the Bt trait has boosted also corn yields in some cases beyond normal expectations.
#Pest uses plant hairs for protection: Trichomes save insect from beetle predationeveryone needs to eat.
To cope with this vicious reality a tiny insect that eats plants has learned to employ the plant's hairs for physical protection from its beetle predator.
A well-studied practice by some specialist insects is their predilection to consume these plant poisons sequester those poisons into parts of their body then exploit the poisons for their own protection.
Brennan who works at the ARS Crop Improvement and Protection Research Unit in Salinas has published some his findings in Agronomy Journal and Applied Soil Ecology.
It is hoped this research--which was published in the journal Ecology--will make a difference by highlighting the importance of protecting vulnerable calves in captivity from the effects of climate changeexperts at the University of Sheffield accessed unique recordings of the life
It also highlights the importance of protecting vulnerable calves from extremes of temperature because more calves will be needed to maintain the dwindling population of endangered Asian elephants.
Less protective dikesmore than three quarters of Guyana's 450 km of coastline along the Atlantic are diked currently up.
However these dikes do not provide the same level of protection as mangroves against the swell which is the main cause of erosion.
The only means of protection consists of rebuilding the mangroves. This assessment will enable the Guyana government to specify the measures for action that should be implemented to help the mangroves recolonise the coastline.
Despite some terrestrial protections that are high by global standards this paper shows key gaps in protection for the Amazon's freshwater systems
Restoration can be far costlier than proactive protection cautioned Abell. The principal threat to most Amazon freshwater ecosystems is large-scale alteration of the basin's natural hydrology.
Adequate protection of Amazon freshwater ecosystems requires broadening the forest-centric focus of prevailing environmental management
and cooler sequestering carbon protecting biodiversity and air quality and preventing soil erosion. Story Source: The above story is provided based on materials by Biomed Central Limited.
and used for bioenergy feedstock without significantly interfering with the role of crop residues in protecting soils.
For ground crews even for those wearing the most advanced hearing protection available this creates an acoustically hazardous environment.
Without cordgrass protection you also get really significant erosion retreating at sometimes over a meter a year.
whether beta carotene and gamma tocopherol are respectively protective and harmful themselves or merely markers whose blood levels dovetail with the presence
Camera trap data revealed that lowland tapir abundance was higher at sites under protection than sites outside protected areas.
New genetics research underscores importance of protecting forest corridorsas rapid economic expansion continues to shape the Asian landscape on
Laboratory reports of human Salmonella cases in the UK 1981 to 2010--Health Protection Agency;
Health Protection Scotland; Public health Agency of Northern Irelandstory Source: The above story is provided based on materials by University of Liverpool.
--and certain types of food already linked to protective or damaging effects on healththese included meat fish fruits and vegetables pulses cereals bread and pasta rice butter margarine nuts
On the other hand fruit seemed to be protective in both age groups across all centres for all three conditions among children--both current and severe--and for current and severe wheeze and rhinitis among the teens.
Beetle-kill conditions are a good benchmark for the protection of sub-canopy vegetation to preserve water quality during forest management activities.
The researchers used computer modeling to show that in western forests such a compensatory response provides potent water quality protection against the adverse effects of nitrates
In addition with these measures agriculture can make a very important positive contribution to the protection of nature
and global temperature continues to rise natural protection from tidal waves and cyclones is being degraded at alarming rates.
Degradation is happening fast weakening this natural shield for India and Bangladesh. The name'Sundarban'can be translated literally as'beautiful forest'in the Bengali language.
Although mangroves are rare they are an important barrier against climate change providing protection to coastal areas from tsunamis and cyclones.
It is essential that the protection of mangroves becomes a priority particularly for the charismatic species
Mangrove protection is given urgent the continuing threats to the world's remaining 14 to 15 million hectares of mangroves from aquaculture land development and overexploitation.
and Metabolism provides further evidence that the protective benefits of having a pear-body shape may be more myth than reality.
New research provides further evidence that the protective benefits of having a pear-body shape may be more myth than reality The UC Davis study found that fat stored in the buttock area--also known as gluteal adipose tissue--secretes abnormal levels of chemerin
These pinhead-sized insects form white protective armor that allows them to live and feed for their entire lives on a single blade of cordgrass.
#Mangroves protecting corals from climate changecertain types of corals invertebrates of the sea that have been On earth for millions of years appear to have found a way to survive some of their most destructive threats by attaching to and growing under mangrove roots.
The team found a significant protective effect of the probiotic against mercury and arsenic in the pregnant women.
The researchers were excited by the potential of basic foodstuffs to provide preventative protection for pregnant women worldwide.
The UFZ scientists'results are also interesting for practical aspects in climate protection policy. On the one hand it makes sense to require a minimum size of at least around 10000 hectares for forest island areas
#Herbivores play important role in protecting habitats from invasive speciesherbivores (species that eat plants; e g. caterpillars) consume more nonnative (introduced from other places) oak leaf material in areas with diverse native plant communities than in less diverse communities.
As the introduction of nonnative species increases protection of intact plant communities and their associated herbivores may become critical to guarding against the nonnative species invaders.
Most of these bacteria are symbiotic drawing from and providing for the plant in ways such as nitrogen-fixing and leaf-protection.
The hypothesis behind this research is that the best way to defend against pathogenic contamination is with a healthy microbiome colonized by bacteria provide protection from invasive pathogens.
and were able to isolate a unique strain of Bacillus pumilus that provides the bean with enhanced microbial protection.
Grasses and crops such as maize attach sugars to chemical defenses called benzoxazinoids to protect themselves from being poisoned by their own protective agents.
but new research says the aroma also summons beneficial insects to the rescue. â#oewhen there is need for protection the plant signals the environment via the emission of volatile organic compounds which are recognized as a feeding queue for parasitic wasps to come to the plant that is being eaten
but a new study makes clear that a key service of the marsh--coastal protection--remains diminished.
Prevention and real restorationamong the many services that saltmarshes provide coastal protection is of particular importance as sea levels rise due to climate change Bertness said.
The new work by Rice chemist James Tour and his colleagues could keep glass surfaces from windshields to skyscrapers free of ice
They were coated subsequently with a thin layer of polyurethane for protection. Samples were spread onto glass slides that were iced then.
And their studies suggest that these methods could be as efficient in protecting crops as using chemical based pesticides.
Commonly farmers use plant protection products like insecticides or plant growing regulators to protect their crops against pests and diseases.
Nevertheless several epidemiological studies have indicated that a high intake of dairy products may be protective. Subsequently the importance of dietary fat content and food sources of fat remains to be clarified.
The decreased risk at high intakes of high-fat dairy products but not of low-fat dairy products indicate that dairy fat at least partly explains observed protective associations between dairy intake and T2d.
Bacteria in tropical forests may also play a vital role protecting leaves against pathogens and even affecting the ability of forests to respond to climate change.
and JIP60-like play a major role in the protective actions triggered by a key plant defense hormone called jasmonate or JA.
Mother's milk a source of protectionprevious studies by the research group showed that protective antibodies against porcine neonatal coccidiosis are transferred to the piglets through the sow's milk directly after birth.
when the recommended amount by the European Organization for the Protection of Plants to not affect the crop yield is of just 40 cysts;
By encouraging cost sharing local communities and governments play a crucial role in ensuring that everybody gains from the benefits of using evolutionary biology to realise the long-term goals of sustainable development such as increasing food security protecting biodiversity
and humans and is essential for the protective pathway against UV radiation it also simultaneously provides the elucidation and potential means with
since advances in this field are important for protecting biodiversity in the context of climate and land use changes and for calculating carbon balances.
but the politics of establishing a network for in situ protection of CWR and for accessing plant material for crop improvement is incredibly complex.
It seems to have worked well for millions of years of protecting bees'health and honey against other harmful microorganisms.
Improved firefighting response could provide additional protection against forest fires. The study was the first to examine adaptation to forest fire danger on a pan-European scale.
and fur could have a protective effect against asthma and allergies. Previous studies have suggested that exposure to a wider range of environments from a young age could be protective against asthma and allergies.
These findings have not been confirmed conclusively in urban settings. In this new study researchers investigated children from a city environment who had been exposed to animal skin by sleeping on the material shortly after birth.
Now an ambitious study has created a'global roadmap'for prioritising road building across the planet to try to balance the competing demands of development and environmental protection.
There is hope if robust plant protection strategies and biosecurity measures are implemented particularly in the developing world where knowledge is scant.
This study published in the scientific online journal PLOS ONE will contribute to the protection of cheetahs--but not in adversity to the interest of the farmers.
The authors acknowledge funding from the Bavarian State Ministry of the Environment and Consumer Protection.
and adaptation to climate knowledge that could be vital for protecting honeybees in a rapidly changing world says Matthew Webster.
Both wetlands and forest cover are critical to the promotion and protection of coastal habitat for the nation's multi-billion dollar commercial and recreational fishing industries..
and Australian National University they conclude that primary forest protection is the joint responsibility of developed as well as developing countries
In the absence of specific policies for primary forest protection in biodiversity and climate change treaties their unique biodiversity values
4 Universally accept the important role of indigenous and community conserved areas--governments could use primary forest protection as a mechanism within multilateral environmental agreements to support sustainable livelihoods for the extensive populations
However the costs of such site-based protection in terms of funds and human lives will continue to increase
which showed good protection in nonhuman primates against the Zaire Ebola virus. Currently the vaccine is being developed with the help of Peter Jahrling at the Integrated Research Facility at the NIH
If you see soybeans bouncing off your windshield from the truck ahead of you and bands of soybeans along the berm why wouldn't you try to prevent it?
It could serve as a protection against Parkinson's and is actually very tasty at the same time! This is why the researchers have filed a patent for their finding.
Thus the researchers believe that the DJ1-products could have a general role in protecting cells from decline.
The team also assessed 174 protected areas finding that for every hectare of forest put into protection an average 95 metric tons of carbon are stored on land with even more carbon sequestered below the soil surface.
and also fulfill the public trust of protection of life property and resources Lake said. By aligning tribal values with public values you can get a win-win reduce fire along wildlife-urban interfaces
In practice that means good fertility longer life udders that give good protection against infections improved claws and more efficient feed utilisation.
The paper provides the most comprehensive analysis to date linking legal recognition and government protection of community forest rights with reductions in carbon pollution.
and local communities have boosted greatly the capacity of countries to achieve national-level forest protection and restoration.
The results of the measurements and analyses indicated that a temperature increase of approximately 2â°C was able to improve the plants'photosynthetic activity and level of antioxidant protection.
However care should be taken in organic apple production to ensure nutrients are applied not over thereby protecting soil
The nightjar--Caprimulgus europaeus--is a migratory species protected under the Birds Directive (Directive 2009/147/EC) and in the UK by the classification of Special Protection Areas (SPAS.
and environmental protection relate to making more crop calories available for human consumption by shifting crops from livestock to humans and reducing food waste.
and critically important goal of feeding the world while protecting the environment. Of course while calories are a key measure of improving food security nutrition access
Meanwhile Williams and colleagues from the DNR and Department of agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection are inspecting commercial nurseries around the state.
and bamboo researchers have found that by gradually changing the internal structure of metals they can make stronger tougher materials that can be customized for a wide variety of applications--from body armor to automobile parts.
and improving other management strategies such as protection from overfishing and excessive coastal pollution could help the reefs recover
These'resilient reefs'have strong local protections that are enforced strictly and double or triple the average coral cover of the 14%seen throughout the Caribbean.
and respond to the Caribbean coral reef crisis through joint actions including protecting parrotfish under the Protocol on specially protected areas and wildlife of the Cartagena Convention.
In wealthier developing countries there has been a significant increase in public demand for conservation which has not yet been matched by an equivalent increase in protective actions by the governments of those countries said Jeffrey R. Vincent a Duke environmental economist who led the study
This could make a big difference in protecting tropical biodiversity and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.
and results from public opinion surveys about the priority governments should place on environmental protection in relation to potentially opposing concerns such as job creation.
while protective government policies and expenditures lag behind Vincent said. To test these findings the researchers conducted a case study on forest conservation in the remote Belum-Temengor forest of Malaysia's northernmost state Perak.
To gauge public demand for expanded protection Vincent and his team surveyed households in Kuala lumpur Malaysia's capital
Despite receiving no direct benefits people were willing to pay $6 per month to provide full protection to Belum-Temengor Vincent said.
That works out cumulatively to about $437 a year per hectare of land--a much larger sum than the estimated costs of protecting Belum-Temengor.
Very few protections for such non-intact forest ecosystems exist. According to Curran extensive land conversion to oil palm plantations could lead to a perfect storm combining the crop's environmental effects with those from a massive El Niã o-associated drought.
Hypervelocity impact tests are used mostly to simulate the impact of different projectiles on shields spacecraft
since they lack the natural sun protection fur affords. Here too though skin pigmentation plays a role
Owners of vulnerable breeds should take particular care to protect their animals from the sun. Sun protection for animalsâ#oeas a rule animals should have a shady place to lie in.
Particularly sensitive animals require sun protection in the form of a waterproof sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30
  For longer hikes through the mountains where the sunâ##s rays are particularly aggressive sensitive animals should wear a t-shirt coat or hat for protection.
Common insect repellent products contain up to 30%DEET for maximum protection says Christina Hantsch MD toxicologist at Loyola.
Products with DEET provide longer duration protection as the concentration of DEET increases. The longest duration is up to 5 hours for 30%DEET concentration.
Our finding of protection against synaptic deficits by Lavado cocoa extract but not Dutched cocoa extract strongly suggests that polyphenols are the active component that rescue synaptic transmission
From the 1930's to the present generations of citizens and government leaders have worked to protect this special area through designations of wilderness wild and scenic rivers and protection of critical wildlife habitat.
Wildlife and Wild Lands on the Flathead National Forest Montana WCS Senior Scientist Dr. John Weaver notes that these protections may not be enough in the face of looming challenges such as climate change.
These roadless refugia offer a rare opportunity to complete the legacy of protecting wildlife and wildlands on this crown jewel of the National Forest system for people today and generations yet to come.
With that in mind it is not hard to see that soil is a nonrenewable resource and worth protecting.
study findsresearchers have found no evidence of a protective association between soy food and endometrial cancer risk says a new study published (18 june) in BJOG:
Some studies have highlighted their potential cancer protective properties however research looking at the link to endometrial cancer has been inconsistent.
This large population-based study found no evidence of a protective association of soy food
Protecting diversity hotspotthe forests are home to 2800 plant species and a diverse range of birds reptiles amphibians and mammals with some only found in this region making it
and most of these would be owned by tobacco companies. â#oeobviously tobacco companies would be concerned more with protecting cigarette market share than smaller e-cigarette companiesâ#Zhu said.
Secondary analyses by the investigators indicated that the sulforaphane may be exerting its protective actions by activating a signaling molecule NRF2 that elevates the capacity of cells to adapt to
Maybe the land that we know isn't well-suited for agriculture anyway should be prioritized for protection from deforestation.
by the time we recognize the deformities of rickets to ensure maximal protection against the autoimmune diseases (for example) for which susceptibility is determined mainly in the first year of life.
Writtle College and several conservation organizations (the Society for Conservation Biology Royal Society for Protection of Birds Birdlife Europe Butterfly Conservation Europe and Friends of the Earth--Switzerland.
The EU Biodiversity target implicitly assumes that the biodiversity-related measures under the CAP are effective at protecting wildlife.
Tropical Nations Where Forest Protection and Reforestation Policies Have worked highlights successes in reducing deforestation and restoring forests while supporting economic development in 17 cases across Africa Latin america and South and Southeast asia.
Today 80 percent of original Amazonian forest is still standing due to forest protections moratoriums and the REDD+program Brazil is lauded most notably for their deforestation reductions
because participants invested in protecting forests even when not required to do so. Ninety-four percent of the program participants voluntarily spent significant portions of their allotments on forest management proving that the program was successful overall.
The Parrot came with a protective polystyrene hull for use indoors and Bowman has demonstrated it during meetings with area farmers.
and no vaccine against the disease repellents are the number one protection. It is winter in Brazil at the moment
when out and about to maintain protection throughout the day and evening. If bites do happen make sure they don't become infected by applying an antiseptic
while still providing forest cover and wildlife habitat worked equally as well as more intensive treatments in allowing for the protection of homes during the 2011 Wallow Fire a study published in the journal Forest Ecology
whether a resource already available at the MGH might help expand options for protecting burned areas following removal of damaged skin.
#Protective milk shot: How mothers milk protects piglets from parasite infectionsantibodies against C. suis are transferred via the sow's very first milk to the piglets immediately after birth.
Protective milk as the basis for a vaccineresearchers found particularly high concentrations of Iga in the very first milk known as colostrum a highly nutritious milk all mammals ingest during the first days of life.
This species also produces a sheetlike extracellular matrix that may function as protection from drought.
Cook-Mills had done previous allergy research in mice showing alpha-tocopherol decreased lung inflammation protecting healthy lung function and gamma-tocopherol increased lung
Thus the study concludes that the protective effect of the Mediterranean diet combining unsaturated fats
They showed that traditional cheeses have unrivalled advantages in terms of both their diversity and their gustatory richness but also regarding their protection against pathogenic agents.
The International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15 (ISPM 15) is a set of standards developed by the International Plant Protection Convention stipulating how wood packaging material used for international trade such as pallets
High tunnels can provide protection against some insects early freezes hail and other weather events.
Overall the single layer and double layer models provided adequate protection for growing crops were less expensive to build provided more interior growing space
#Protecting crops from pests, diseasea team of international researchers has uncovered a mechanism by which plants are able to better defend themselves against disease-causing pathogens.
BABA has long been known for its protective effects against devastating plant diseases such as potato blight but has so far not been used widely in crop protection because of undesirable side effects.
We have found that the plant receptor binding BABA is an'aspartyl trna synthetase 'which we have called IBI1.
thus offering more durable crop protection. Dr Oliver Berkowitz a Research Associate in the ARC Centre for Excellence in Plant Energy Biology and the School of Plant Biology at the University of Western australia was involved also in the research.
Since plant immunisation by BABA is primed long-lasting crops would require fewer applications of fungicides thereby increasing sustainability of crop protection.
Although their research has been performed in a weed called'Arabidopsis thaliana'the work horse of plant geneticists the team is confident that their discovery can be used for the protection of crops from their enemies.
Water protection efforts will have to adapt to increased run off erosion and nutrition loads. This will result in new challenges particularly in agricultural water protection.
The warming of Finland's climate is already evident in Finnish fauna; birds for example are migrating earlier in the spring and later in the autumn.
According to conventional wisdom our bodies turn on their Nrf2-mediated protection pathway when subjected to high oxidative stress to limit the damage from the destructive oxygen compounds.
Somehow the protective mechanism mediated by Nrf2 is compromised by another factor other than Keap1 in liver cirrhosis. Adding to the mystery is the fact that drugs aimed at inhibiting Keap1 from chewing up Nrf2 have proven ineffective in a cirrhotic liver.
Boosting Nrf2 is good for protection in general which is why you should always eat your broccoli she stressed.
The study Hrd1 suppresses Nrf2-mediated cellular protection during liver cirrhosis is published in the April 1 issue of the journal Genes and Development.
As well as protecting soils and boosting food security own growing offers other health benefits says Edmondson: Using urban land including domestic gardens allotments
#Protecting olive oil from counterfeiterswho guarantees that expensive olive oil isn't counterfeit or adulterated? An invisible label developed by ETH researchers could perform this task.
if ranchers want the protection afforded by the 4 (d) rule. â#oethe way I read the rule the ranchers might be affected more than crop producers in this particular situationâ#Lee said. â#oewhen you look at it the lesser prairie chicken uses cropland for a minor amount of food certain times of the year.
The protections for CRP participants within the conferencing document he said provides assurances to participants during the CRP contract period
and viruses the researchers recommend that beekeepers in East Africa maintain healthy bee populations by protecting vital nesting habitat
The authors suggest that chimpanzees select trees like the Ugandan ironwood due to these properties as they may provide protection from predators
The powerful protection these vaccines produced surprised us. We expected some protective effect but nothing as strong as what we found said Bicalho.
An effective vaccine against uterine diseases will have a significant positive impact on the dairy industry limiting the use of antibiotics and decreasing economic losses due to these disorders.
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