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Updates in the flora of the Maltese Islands (Central Mediterranean)
No full textDuring the last 5 years, this author has been involved in the research and exploration of the flora of the
Maltese islands in order to create and update the website http://www.maltawildplants.com. This paper
consists of several important discoveries of new populations of very rare or endangered floral species for
the Maltese Islands which were recorded during field surveys to collect material for this website. It also
includes the species Calendula bicolor Rafin., which is a new record for the Maltese islands.peer-reviewe
Flora Tristan Life Stories
No full textFlora Tristan is best known as a nineteenth century French social critic and reformer. Her writings can be seen as a precursor to Marxism and Feminism. Flora Tristan: Life Sories by Susan Grogan, investigates the life of Flora Tristan through an exploration of the way she represented herself in her own writings. The author also examines the portrayal of Flora Tristan in paintings and literature. Rather than adopting a chronological approach, the author surveys the personae of Flora Tristan through thematic chapters on her roles as author, socialist, traveller and "Mother of the Workers". She places Flora Tristan in the context of contemporary debates and ideas, adding to our understanding of the times in which Flora Tristan lived. Flora Tristan: Life Stories argues that Flora Tristan's self-representations were attempts to claim a role of authority and significance not open to women in the nineteenth century. This authoritative study also engages with attempts to re-evaluate the writing of biography and to explore the meaning of an individual life in historical context.Book Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- ContentsFlora Tristan is best known as a nineteenth century French social critic and reformer. Her writings can be seen as a precursor to Marxism and Feminism. Flora Tristan: Life Sories by Susan Grogan, investigates the life of Flora Tristan through an exploration of the way she represented herself in her own writings. The author also examines the portrayal of Flora Tristan in paintings and literature. Rather than adopting a chronological approach, the author surveys the personae of Flora Tristan through thematic chapters on her roles as author, socialist, traveller and "Mother of the Workers". She places Flora Tristan in the context of contemporary debates and ideas, adding to our understanding of the times in which Flora Tristan lived. Flora Tristan: Life Stories argues that Flora Tristan's self-representations were attempts to claim a role of authority and significance not open to women in the nineteenth century. This authoritative study also engages with attempts to re-evaluate the writing of biography and to explore the meaning of an individual life in historical context.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
A comparison of the moss floras of Chile and New Zealand
No full textChile and New Zealand share a common stock of 181 species of mosses in 94 genera and 34 families. This number counts for 23.3% of the Chilean and 34.6% of the New Zealand moss flora. If only species with austral distribution are taken into account, the number is reduced to 113 species in common, which is 14.5% of the Chilean and 21.6% of the New Zealand moss flora. This correlation is interpreted in terms of long distance dispersal resp. the common phytogeographical background of both countries as parts of the palaoaustral floristic region and compared with disjunct moss floras of other continents as well as the presently available molecular data
Defining indigenous plants: some problematic species from Norfolk Island
No full textDefining indigenous species may at first appear straight forward; most botanical texts provide similar definitions. The consistent requirement of such definitions is the lack of human intervention in the occurrence of the species within the area under consideration. Islands around the world have been invaded by plant species brought to their shores by humans. They are also places where self-introduced species can be continually arriving, as they have done for millennia. Scrutiny of the situation on Norfolk Island (1200 km east of Australia) finds that the distinction between indigenous and introduced taxa is sometimes unclear. There is also inconsistency regarding the acceptance of self-introduced species as indigenous. This paper explores these issues and notes that they are more important than idle botanical curiosity, because control of introduced (weed) species is a major area of activity in managing protected natural areas
Fragile X syndrome: causes, diagnosis, mechanisms, and therapeutics
No full textFragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most frequent form of inherited intellectual disability and is also linked to other neurologic and psychiatric disorders. FXS is caused by a triplet expansion that inhibits expression of the FMR1 gene; the gene product, FMRP, regulates mRNA metabolism in the brain and thus controls the expression of key molecules involved in receptor signaling and spine morphology. While there is no definitive cure for FXS, the understanding of FMRP function has paved the way for rational treatment designs that could potentially reverse many of the neurobiological changes observed in FXS. Additionally, behavioral, pharmacological, and cognitive interventions can raise the quality of life for both patients and their families.sponsorship: Randi Hagerman has received grant support from Roche, Novartis, Seaside Therapeutics, Forest, and Curemark to carry out clinical trials for fragile X and/or ASD. She has also consulted with Novartis regarding clinical trials in fragile X syndrome. Giovanni Neri received grant support from Novartis for an in vitro study of AFQ056.This work was supported by grants from VIB, Telethon (GGP10150), Compagnia San Paolo, PRIN 2008, Queen Elisabeth Foundation (NICHD HD036071, HD02274, and NCRR 3UL1 RR024146-04S4), Associazione Italiana Sindrome X Fragile, American National Fragile X, and FRAXA Foundations. We are grateful to Matthew Holt and Tilmann Achsel, and to members of our laboratories for critical reading of the manuscript. We thank Nicholas Rajan for helping with the figures. Due to space constraints, we apologize to our colleagues whose work has not been cited. Further, we limit our discussion to FXS in human and mouse models. (Roche, Novartis, Seaside Therapeutics, Forest, Curemark, VIB, Telethon|GGP10150, Compagnia San Paolo, PRIN, Queen Elisabeth Foundation|NICHD HD036071, Queen Elisabeth Foundation|HD02274, Queen Elisabeth Foundation|NCRR 3UL1 RR024146-04S4, Associazione Italiana Sindrome X Fragile Foundation, American National Fragile X Foundation, FRAXA Foundation)status: Publishe
A contribution to the Campylopus flora of Chile
No full textA key to the species of Campylopus known from Chile is given, completed by records of Campylopodioideae of the author in southern Chile. Campylopus acuminatus Mitt. var. kirkii (Mitt.) J.-P. Frahm is reported for the first time for Chile
Growth and physiology of carbon limited "Penicillium ochrochloron" cultures in dependence of the illumination conditions
No full textAuthor: Flora Burgstaller, B.Sc.Masterarbeit Universität Innsbruck 202
Growth and physiology of carbon limited "Penicillium ochrochloron" cultures in dependence of the illumination conditions
No full textAuthor: Flora Burgstaller, B.Sc.Masterarbeit Universität Innsbruck 202
Growth and physiology of carbon limited "Penicillium ochrochloron" cultures in dependence of the illumination conditions
No full textAuthor: Flora Burgstaller, B.Sc.Masterarbeit Universität Innsbruck 202
Worker Absenteeism and the Value of Unemployment
No full textAuthor Flora StiftingerMasterarbeit Universität Linz 202
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