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The Useless Arctic: Exploiting Nature in the Arctic in the 1870s
Nordlit, 2015 <p align="LEFT">What is the discursive genealogy of an ecological approach to the Arctic? Building on distinctions suggested by Francis Spufford and Gísli Pálsson, this article examines a specific juncture in the history of European–Arctic interaction – the reception of the Austro-Hungarian Arctic Expedition in 1874 – and traces the potential for
Spring, Ulrike, Schimanski, Johan Henrik
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disease affecting motor neurons. Individuals with SMA experience mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of an antioxidant and neuroprotective substance, ergothioneine (ERGO), on an SMNΔ7 mouse model of SMA.
Francesca Cadile +8 more
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Risk factors for perinatal mortality in Murmansk County, Russia: a registry-based study
Global Health Action, 2017 Background: Factors contributing to perinatal mortality (PM) in Northwest Russia remain unclear. This study investigated possible associations between selected maternal and fetal characteristics and PM based on data from the population-based Murmansk ...
Anna A. Usynina +5 more
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Flux of nutrients from Russian rivers to the Arctic Ocean: Can we establish a baseline against which to judge future changes? [PDF]
, 2000 Climate models predict significant warming in the Arctic in the 21st century, which will impact the functioning of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems as well as alter land‐ocean interactions in the Arctic.
Gordeev, V. V. +6 more
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The impact of Arctic sea ice on the Arctic energy budget and on the climate of the Northern mid-latitudes [PDF]
, 2012 The atmospheric general circulation model EC-EARTH-IFS has been applied to investigate the influence of both a reduced and a removed Arctic sea ice cover on the Arctic energy budget and on the climate of the Northern mid-latitudes.
McGrath, R., Semmler, T., Wang, S.
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Microbial exopolysaccharide production by polyextremophiles in the adaptation to multiple extremes
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Polyextremophiles are microorganisms that endure multiple extreme conditions by various adaptation strategies that also include the production of exopolysaccharides (EPSs). This review provides an integrated perspective on EPS biosynthesis, function, and regulation in these organisms, emphasizing their critical role in survival and highlighting their ...
Tracey M Gloster, Ebru Toksoy Öner
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International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2018 Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the associations between changes in leisure time physical activity and changes in cardiovascular risk factors over 16 years and whether they differ between two ethnic groups in Norway.
Rune Hermansen +5 more
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Simultaneous Oxidation of Atmospheric Methane, Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen for Bacterial Growth
Microorganisms, 2021 The second largest sink for atmospheric methane (CH4) is atmospheric methane oxidizing-bacteria (atmMOB). How atmMOB are able to sustain life on the low CH4 concentrations in air is unknown.
Alexander Tøsdal Tveit +5 more
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Social Indicators for Arctic Mining [PDF]
, 2011 This paper reviews and assesses the state of the data to describe and monitor mining trends in the pan-Arctic. It constructs a mining index and discusses its value as a social impact indicator and discusses drivers of change in Arctic mining.
Crow, Andrew +4 more
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The Seismicity of the Arctic [PDF]
Seismological Research Letters, 1929 The paper (to be published in full in J. R. Astr. Soc. Can.) presents an analysis of the data compiled at the Dominion Observatory, Ottawa, Canada, in connection with the series of publications on the “Location of epicenters” for the years 1911–1927, inclusive, together with that given in the series of “International summaries” published by Prof. H. H.
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