USSR Space Life Sciences Digest, volume 1, no. 3

An overview of the developments and direction of the USSR Space Life Sciences Program is given. Highlights of launches, program development, and mission planning are given. Results of ground-based research and space flight studies are summarized. Topics covered include: space medicine and physiology; space biology; and life sciences technology

USSR Space Life Sciences Digest, volume 1, no. 4

An overview of the developments and direction of the USSR Space Life Sciences Program is given. Highlights of launches, program development, and mission planning are given. Results of ground-based research and space flight studies are summarized. Topics covered include: space medicine and physiology; space biology, and life sciences and technology

WeNMR : the tale of virtual research community in NMR and structural biology

Structural biology and life sciences in general, and NMR in particular, have always been associated with advanced computing. The current challenges in the post-genomic era call for virtual research platforms that provide the worldwide research community with both user-friendly tools, platforms for data analysis and exchange, and an underlying e-Infrastructure. WeNMR, a three-year European Commission co-funded project started in November 2010, groups different research teams into a worldwide virtual research community. It builds on the established eNMR e-Infrastructure and its steadily growing virtual organisation, which is currently the second largest VO in the area of life sciences. WeNMR provides an e-Infrastructure platform and Science Gateway for structural biology. It involves researchers from around the world and will build bridges to other areas of structural biology

USSR Space Life Sciences Digest, volume 2, no. 2

An overview of the developments and direction of the USSR Space Life Sciences Program is given. Highlights of launches, program development, and mission planning are given. Results of ground-based research and space flight studies are summarized. Topics covered include: space medicine and physiology; space biology; and life sciences and technology

La biotecnología como ejemplo

La biotecnología ha sido, en los últimos veinte años, objeto de atención preferente en el diseño de las políticas científicas europeas. En España, arropada por el buen nivel de la biología y las ciencias de la vida en general, también ha ocupado un lugar preeminente aunque, a juicio del autor, los esfuerzos llevados a cabo en este período distan de ser los óptimos. = In the last twenty years, biotechnology has received paramount attention in the design of European scientific policies. Spain¿s position in biology and life sciences is considered good, and thus biotechnology has held a preeminent position despite, in the opinion of the author, the effort put forth have been less than optimal

A study of inclusive education and its effects on the teaching of biology to visually impaired learners

AIM AND OBJECTIVES The investigation aimed to determine how the learning of the life sciences is facilitated (mediated) in special schools for blind learners and to establish how the lessons learnt from this experience could be implemented to the advantage of blind learners in the Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Band in inclusive Outcomes-based education settings. METHODOLOGY Educators and blind learners were interviewed through the use of the Qualitative Inquiry methodology as well as its techniques and strategies for data gathering. Analysis of the transcripts resulted in the development of themes/codes discussed in the research investigation. RESULTS Educators spent a good amount of time and effort with blind learners in the biology and life sciences classrooms. It appeared as if the pastoral role of the educator predominantly exceeded the teaching of biology and life sciences to these learners. Further, it became evident that the emphasis did not fall strongly enough on the achievement of the outcomes envisaged with the biology curriculum but more on the establishment of a caring and supportive classroom environment. CONCLUSIONS Biology and other life sciences subjects have much potential for the blind learners in South Africa but they are not offered at some of the schools or efficiently mediated due to educators’ reluctance, lack of knowledge and resources. Learning mediation strategies to make biology and life sciences more accessible to blind learners could be explored.Thesis (PhD (Curriculum and Instructional Design and Development))--University of Pretoria, 2006.Curriculum Studiesunrestricte

Numerical algebraic geometry approach to polynomial optimization, The

2017 Summer.Includes bibliographical references.Numerical algebraic geometry (NAG) consists of a collection of numerical algorithms, based on homotopy continuation, to approximate the solution sets of systems of polynomial equations arising from applications in science and engineering. This research focused on finding global solutions to constrained polynomial optimization problems of moderate size using NAG methods. The benefit of employing a NAG approach to nonlinear optimization problems is that every critical point of the objective function is obtained with probability-one. The NAG approach to global optimization aims to reduce computational complexity during path tracking by exploiting structure that arises from the corresponding polynomial systems. This thesis will consider applications to systems biology and life sciences where polynomials solve problems in model compatibility, model selection, and parameter estimation. Furthermore, these techniques produce mathematical models of large data sets on non-euclidean manifolds such as a disjoint union of Grassmannians. These methods will also play a role in analyzing the performance of existing local methods for solving polynomial optimization problems

Assessment of the Use of a Selection of Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents in the Extraction of Polar Bioactive Compounds from Orange Peel

[EN] The reuse of food chain residues is topical. This revaluation can extract bioactive compounds from these residues. However, extraction involves chemicals that cause environmental damage. In the present work, an experimental design with natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES) has been carried out for extracting bioactive compounds from orange peel residues. NADES have a very low environmental impact. The tests were performed with five different NADES, mixed with 70% water. The results were compared with ethanol¿water 50%, v:v, showing that NADES solvents provided better extraction of phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity. The shelf-life of the extracts was also evaluated, based on the above tests, for 4 weeks, finding significant changes from day 15 of storage at 4 ¿C.This work was financially supported by Ministry of Science and Innovation (Spain) -State Research Agency (PID-2019-111331RB-I00/AEI/10.13039/501100011033).Tejero, A.; Martín-Esparza, M.; López-Malo, D.; Esteve, MJ.; Frigola, A.; Blesa, J. (2021). Assessment of the Use of a Selection of Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents in the Extraction of Polar Bioactive Compounds from Orange Peel. Biology and Life Sciences Forum. 6(1):1-7. https://doi.org/10.3390/Foods2021-11102S176

First results of the SOAP project. Open access publishing in 2010

The SOAP (Study of Open Access Publishing) project has compiled data on the present offer for open access publishing in online peer-reviewed journals. Starting from the Directory of Open Access Journals, several sources of data are considered, including inspection of journal web site and direct inquiries within the publishing industry. Several results are derived and discussed, together with their correlations: the number of open access journals and articles; their subject area; the starting date of open access journals; the size and business models of open access publishers; the licensing models; the presence of an impact factor; the uptake of hybrid open access.Comment: Submitted to PLoS ON