The delay in the development of experimental colitis from isomaltosyloligosaccharides in rats is dependent on the degree of polymerization. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Isomaltosyloligosaccharides (IMO) and dextran (Dex) are hardly digestible in the small intestine and thus influence the luminal environment and affect the maintenance of health. There is wide variation in the degree of polymerization (DP) in Dex and IMO (
Hitoshi Iwaya +14 more
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The Future of Energy in Ships and Harbors [PDF]
TransNavIn recent decades, maritime transport, hand in hand with the International Maritime Organization (OMI), has promoted a change in the energetic model in ships and harbors.
Graciliano NicolÁs Marichal Plasencia +4 more
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New Standards for Providing Meteorological and Hydrographic Information via AIS Application-specific Messages [PDF]
, 2010 AIS Application-specific messages transmitted in binary format will be increasingly used to digitally communicate maritime safety/security information between participating vessels and shore stations.
Alexander, Lee, Kurt, Schwehr
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Energy efficiency parametric design tool in the framework of holistic ship design optimization [PDF]
, 2011 Recent International Maritime Organization (IMO) decisions with respect to measures to reduce the emissions from maritime greenhouse gases (GHGs) suggest that the collaboration of all major stakeholders of shipbuilding and ship operations is required to ...
A D Papanikolaou +20 more
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Illegal Fishing, Your Number's Up! [PDF]
, 2013 Unlike merchant vessels, automobiles, and even cellphones, fishing vessels are not required to have unique identifying numbers that stay with them from construction to scrapping.
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The role of metaphor in shaping the identity and agenda of the United Nations: the imagining of an international community and international threat [PDF]
, 2011 This article examines the representation of the United Nations in speeches delivered by its Secretary General. It focuses on the role of metaphor in constructing a common ‘imagining’ of international diplomacy and legitimising an international ...
Barthes R +25 more
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Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2019 Background High epilepsy prevalence and incidence have been reported in areas with high onchocerciasis transmission. Recent findings suggest that proper community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) is potentially able to prevent onchocerciasis ...
Joseph N. F. Siewe +18 more
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Evaluation of the Wadden Sea Particularly sensitive Sea Area. On behalf of the Common Wadden Sea Secretariat. [PDF]
, 2010 The purpose of this document is to present the high level outcomes for the evaluation of the effectiveness of the Wadden Sea PSSA, seven years after its designation by the IMO.
Butt, Nickie +4 more
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North European Export Industry and the Shadows of Sulphur Directive
Transport and Telecommunication, 2016 EU Directive of MARPOL Annex VI and its economic impact on the Nordic paper industry is theme of this research work. Empirical data for analysis purposes was gained from a large Nordic paper mill that exports bulk products mainly to Europe (70 % of its ...
Hämäläinen Esa +2 more
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The performance of stochastic designs in wellbore drilling operations
Petroleum Science, 2018 Wellbore drilling operations frequently entail the combination of a wide range of variables. This is underpinned by the numerous factors that must be considered in order to ensure safety and productivity.
Kenneth Imo-Imo Eshiet, Yong Sheng
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