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A New Era for Using Natural Pigments: The Case of the C50 Carotenoid Called Bacterioruberin

Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Haloarchaea are extremophilic microorganisms belonging to the Archaea domain that require high salt concentrations to live, thus inhabiting ecosystems like salty ponds, salty marshes, or extremely salty lagoons. They are more abundant and widely distributed worldwide than initially expected.
Micaela Giani, Elena Valdés, José María Miralles‐Robledillo, Guillermo Martínez, Carmen Pire, Rosa María Martínez‐Espinosa   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relationships of Big Five personality traits and nonverbal intelligence at high school age

SHS Web of Conferences, 2016
The article presents the results of study on the relationship of personality traits and intelligence in Russian high school students. The study focused on Big Five personality traits - Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness, Agreeableness and ...
Voronina Irina, Fenin Alexander, Malykh Tamara, Belova Alexandra   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding international students' agency in developing employability: Case study of a post‐1992 university in the United Kingdom

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Employability remains a critical issue for international students in the United Kingdom. This study adopts the Employability Agency Framework proposed by Pham et al. to explore how a group of international students actively exercised their agency to enhance their employability during their Master's studies in the United Kingdom.
Hoang Nguyen, Ming Cheng
wiley   +1 more source

Soil-Driven Coupling of Plant Community Functional Traits and Diversity in Desert–Oasis Transition Zone

Plants
Understanding the relationships between diversity and functional traits in plant communities is essential for elucidating ecosystem functions, forecasting community succession, and informing ecological restoration efforts in arid regions.
Zhuopeng Fan, Tingting Xie, Lishan Shan, Hongyong Wang, Jing Ma, Yuanzhi Yue, Meng Yuan, Quangang Li, Cai He, Yonghua Zhao   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Personality Traits as Moderator of Risk Perception and Investment Decision

International Research Journal of Multidisciplinary Scope
The present study uses a quantitative research approach to explore the impact of behavioural biases and personality on investment decisions and risk perception. It analyses how biases such as Anchoring, Disposition, Representativeness, and herding influence people's risk perception and investment behaviour. The research also investigates the moderating
Manisha Kumari, null Sushma C, Pullarao Kota, Venkata Naga Siva Kumar Challa, null Kavitha SR   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Teacher‐makers and teacher‐breakers: (Re)defining how status and safety influence trajectories into and away from teaching

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper uses empirical data from a longitudinal qualitative study conducted with aspirant teachers in England to propose (re)definitions of the concepts of ‘status’ and ‘safety’ as a framework with which to understand and improve teacher recruitment.
Emily MacLeod
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of female-specific selection for reproductive investment on male fertility traits

Journal of Evolutionary Biology
Abstract Despite sharing an autosomal genome, the often divergent reproductive strategies of males and females cause the selection to act in a sex-specific manner. Selection acting on one sex can have negative, positive, or neutral fitness consequences on the opposite sex.
Mason, C., Tschirren, B., Hemmings, N.
openaire   +4 more sources

Re‐thinking teachers' professional development: An analysis of National Professional Qualifications for school leaders in England

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article considers how teachers' professional development could be redeveloped to help address the current crisis in teacher recruitment and retention by offering greater intellectual rigour and more opportunities for intellectual growth. Our analysis is focused on the UK government's current policy for leadership development in schools in
Mark Innes, Elizabeth Gregory, Louisa Dawes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Life History Strategies Drive Meso‐Scale Distribution Patterns in Coastal Benthic Macroinvertebrates

Ecology and Evolution
The environment shapes the spatial distribution of species, but species also comprise suites of traits which may indicate their adaptability to a specific environment. This forms the basis of trait biogeography studies.
Molline Natanah C. Gusha, Christopher D. McQuaid   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enclosing the Global Plant Genetic Commons [PDF]

, 1999
Looks at policies related to the development, use, and control of plant genetic resources, with a focus on property rights in relation to changing technology and its impact on food security in developing ...
Robert W. Herdt
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