Apex predators were extirpated from the UK hundreds of years ago.Practitioners have recently advocated for reintroductions of predators in the UK given their role as keystone species.For a reintroduction to take place, a survey of public desirability needs to be conducted.We aimed to understand the perspectives of people across the United Kingdom o
Designed ankyrin repeat proteins (DARPins) are engineered proteins comprising consensus designed ankyrin repeats as scaffold.Tightly packed repeats form a continuous hydrophobic core Lowball Tumbler and a large groove-like solvent-accessible surface that creates a binding surface.DARPin domains recognizing a target of interest with high specificity
In wild salmonid fish, specific individual behavioral traits have been correlated with the timing of fry emergence from their gravel spawning nests; Early emerging fish display more aggressive behavior and have a higher probability of becoming socially dominant, compared to fish that emerge at a later stage.Apart from IGF aggression and dominance,
Abstract Fundamental cause theory suggests that differences in social status lead to health inequalities, with lifestyle serving as the intermediary mechanism.This study uses multiple waves of data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) to first explore differences in drinking, smoking, and physical exercise across different social classes and
Natural disasters can cause widespread damage to buildings and infrastructures and kill thousands of living beings.These events are difficult to be overcome both by the populations and by government authorities.Two challenging issues require in particular to be addressed: find an effective way to evacuate people first, and later to rebuild houses a