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Proposal of sampling protocols to verify possible performance objectives for Campylobacter species control in Italian broiler batches
(Italian Association of Veterinary Food Hygienists (AIVI), 2013)Campylobacteriosis represents the most important food-borne illness in the EU. Broilers, as well as poultry meat, spread the majority of strains responsible for human cases. The main aims of this study were to suggest an ... -
The Lin28/Let-7 System in Early Human Embryonic Tissue and Ectopic Pregnancy
(PLOS, 2014)Our objective was to determine the expression of the elements of the Lin28/Let-7 system, and related microRNAs (miRNAs), in early stages of human placentation and ectopic pregnancy, as a means to assess the potential role ... -
Circulation of a Meaban-Like Virus in Yellow-Legged Gulls and Seabird Ticks in the Western Mediterranean Basin
(PLOS, 2014)In recent years, a number of zoonotic flaviviruses have emerged worldwide, and wild birds serve as their major reservoirs. Epidemiological surveys of bird populations at various geographical scales can clarify key aspects ... -
Desafíos ambientales y sociales frente al cambio climático
(Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, 2014)Los modelos actuales de desarrollo y explotación de recursos naturales están incrementando las tensiones y los impactos que sufren estos recursos. 2El cambio climático está intensificando esta situación. El presente ... -
Policy Appraisal Actores locales y modelos de gobernanza sostenible
(Comité Español de la UICN, 2014)El COMET-LA (COmmunity-based Management of EnvironmenTal challenges in Latin America) es un proyecto de investigación y cooperación enfocado a buscar soluciones locales para prevenir y resolver tensiones derivadas del uso ... -
Social capital formation in Mexican ejidos. Land decisions after the article 27 constitutional reform
(Instituto de Estudios Sociales Avanzados (CSIC), 2014)The Mexican ejidos are complex land-based structures developed by the post-revolutionary state formation (1915-1992). The success of some ejidos was based on trust ties. With the economic liberalization of the country ... -
Immunohistochemical Approach to Study Cylindrospermopsin Distribution in Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) under Different Exposure Conditions
(MDPI, 2014)Cylindrospermopsin (CYN) is a cytotoxic cyanotoxin produced by several species of freshwater cyanobacteria (i.e., Aphanizomenon ovalisporum). CYN is a tricyclic alkaloid combined with a guanidine moiety. It is well known ... -
Magnesium Inhibits Wnt/β-Catenin Activity and Reverses the Osteogenic Transformation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
(Public Library of Science, 2014)Magnesium reduces vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) calcification in vitro but the mechanism has not been revealed so far. This work used only slightly increased magnesium levels and aimed at determining: a) whether ... -
TGF-β Prevents Phosphate-Induced Osteogenesis through Inhibition of BMP and Wnt/β-Catenin Pathways
(Public Library of Science, 2014)Background: Transforming growth factor-b (TGF-b) is a key cytokine during differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) into vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). High phosphate induces a phenotypic transformation of ... -
A Novel Methodology to Estimate Single-Tree Biophysical Parameters from 3D Digital Imagery Compared to Aerial Laser Scanner Data
(MDPI, 2014)Airborne laser scanner (ALS) data provide an enhanced capability to remotely map two key variables in forestry: leaf area index (LAI) and tree height (H). Nevertheless, the cost, complexity and accessibility of this ... -
Participatory scenario planning in place-based social-ecological research: insights and experiences from 23 case studies
(Resilience Alliance Publications, 2015)Participatory scenario planning (PSP) is an increasingly popular tool in place-based environmental research for evaluating alternative futures of social-ecological systems. Although a range of guidelines on PSP methods are ... -
Is the community-based management of natural resources inherently linked to resilience? An analysis of the Santiago Comaltepec community (Mexico)
(Centro de Estudios sobre la Despoblación y Desarrollo de Áreas Rurales, 2015)The sustainable management of forests is a current pressing need. Many communities around the world manage common pool forests and base their livelihoods on forest products. The communitybased management of natural ... -
Making Ostrom’s framework applicable to characterise social ecological systems at the local level
(The International Association for the Study of the Commons, 2015)Ostrom’s framework to analyse the sustainability of social-ecological systems has attracted great interest in the last years. It was not conceived to characterise systems, but its nature and structure make it very appealing ... -
Impact of extreme meteorological events on crop yield: a common framework approach
(2015)The hypothesis is that yield variations due to an extreme event (cold temperature, high temperature or water deficit) is mediated by a change in Harvest Index (HI), while the main effect of weather on crop performance ... -
Local perceptions on social-ecological dynamics in Latin America in three community-based natural resource management systems
(Resilience Alliance, 2015)Several examples of community-based natural resource management in Latin American social-ecological systems exist in which communities control the management of common-pool resources. Understanding community perceptions ...