Academic Articles & Research Papers

Effects of sponge‐to‐sponge contact on the microbiomes of three spatially competing Caribbean coral reef species

Abstract Sponges perform important ecosystem functions, host diverse microbial symbiont communities (microbiomes), and have been increasing in density on Caribbean coral reefs over the last decade. Sponges compete for space in coral reef co...

Exposure, hazard, and vulnerability and their contribution to Schistosoma haematobium re-infection in northern Senegal

Background: The risk of infectious diseases, including snail-borne schistosomiasis, is determined by three inter-related components: exposure, hazard, and vulnerability. For schistosomiasis, exposure occurs through behaviours involving wate...

Microplastics in <i>Cronius ruber</i>: Links to Wastewater Discharges

Microplastic pollution in the ocean is a growing problem. It affects the entire ecosystem and, therefore, the species that inhabit it. Plastics can be filtered or ingested by organisms, entering and negatively affecting individuals. Among t...

Multi-omics for studying and understanding polar life

Abstract Polar ecosystems are experiencing amongst the most rapid rates of regional warming on Earth. Here, we discuss ‘omics’ approaches to investigate polar biodiversity, including the current state of the art, future perspectives and rec...

Cyclodepsipeptides and Other O-Containing Heterocyclic Metabolites from Beauveria felina EN-135, a Marine-Derived Entomopathogenic Fungus

Bioassay-guided fractionation of a culture extract of Beauveria felina EN-135, an entomopathogenic fungus isolated from a marine bryozoan, led to the isolation of a new cyclodepsipeptide, iso-isariin D (1); two new O-containing heterocyclic...

The crowns have eyes: multiple opsins found in the eyes of the crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci

Abstract Background Opsins are G protein-coupled receptors used for both visual and non-visual photoreception, and these proteins evolutionarily date back to the base of the bilaterians. In the current sequencing age, phylogenomic analysis ...

Response of Phytoplankton Assemblages From Naturally Acidic Coastal Ecosystems to Elevated pCO2

The interplay of coastal oceanographic processes usually results in partial pressures of CO2 (pCO2) higher than expected from the equilibrium with the atmosphere and even higher than those expected by the end of the century. Although this i...

The avifauna of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu along the Southeast coast of India: waterbird assessments and conservation implications across key sanctuaries and Ramsar sites

Background Wetlands, globally, face significant threats from human activities, and waterbirds, as key indicators of wetland health, are essential to maintaining ecological balance. Any long-term conservation measures should prioritize coord...

Seabird Migration Strategies: Flight Budgets, Diel Activity Patterns, and Lunar Influence

Every year, billions of birds undertake extensive migrations between breeding and non-breeding areas, facing challenges that require behavioural adjustments, particularly to flight timing and duration. Such adjustments in daily activity pat...

Magic prose of Vasilij Belov

Vasiliy Belov (1932–2012) belongs to the noticeable representatives of the so called Russian Rural Prose. He started his literary activities as a poet and his strong poetic feelings found their expression in lyrically full prose. His work i...

Rôle de l'orthophoniste dans le cadre de la sclérose latérale amyotrophique

LA DISTANCIA DE LA ESPERANZA: ANÁLISIS RETÓRICO DE “ASÍ ESTAMOS” DE ALEJANDRO ROMUALDO Y “AÑOS DE LOS CASTIGOS” DE MANUEL SCORZA

La obra de Alejandro Romualdo ocupa un lugar paradigmático en el corpus de la poesía peruana del siglo xx. La tendencia purista ampliamente ignorada de sus primeros trabajos todavía se encuentra presente en sus poemarios de temática social,...

David Sobrevilla, César Vallejo. Poeta nacional y universal y otros trabajos vallejianos

DAVID SOBREVILLA, César Vallejo. Poeta nacional y universal y otros trabajos vallejianos. Lima, Amaru Editores, 1994. 336 p....

Visual attention and phonological processing in children with developmental language disorder

IntroductionDevelopmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a neurobiological condition characterized by insufficient language and communication development, with no underlying physical, sensory, or cognitive explanations. A prominent feature amon...

The Mediating Effect of Social Anxiety on the Relationship Between Social Media Use and Body Dissatisfaction Among University Students

Body dissatisfaction has become increasingly common among women and young adults and has only become worse in the digital age, where people have increased access to social media and are in constant competition and comparisons with their “fr...

Tiktok as a new paradigm for information in the Ukrainian War. A study from the West of the initial coverage of the conflict through this platform

En virtud de que las redes sociales se perfilaron como fuentes de información desde el primer momento en que Rusi tomó la decisión de invadir Ucrania en febrero de 2022, la presente investigación pretende analizar, de forma exploratoria el ...

Espacio y tiempo en el siglo XXI: velocidad, instantaneidad y su repercusión en la comunicación humana

El espacio y el tiempo son dos conceptos que permiten al ser humano poner orden y comprender aquello que le rodea. La digitalización que caracteriza al siglo XXI ha resignificado estos parámetros reduciendo su valor a un aquí y ahora, minim...

Comunicación política en Instagram durante la emergencia sanitaria por el COVID 19. El caso de Otto Sonnenholzner en Ecuador

En los últimos años, Instagram se convertido en una plataforma útil para la comunicación política, especialmente en períodos electorales. Por otro lado, las crisis suelen incrementar el interés de los ciudadanos por el trabajo que realizan ...

Representación de las mujeres periodistas en El reino de Rodrigo Sorogoyen

El cine ha incorporado en sus historias el oficio del periodismo ya que, por la naturaleza de la profesión, permite introducir narraciones con un alto grado de interés. En el imaginario colectivo los periodistas se posicionan como el cuarto...

Predictors of Mobile News Consumption through News Applications (Apps): The Impacts of Audience Characteristics, Media Usage, and Motivations

This study investigates news audiences’ platform preferences, usage patterns, and factors affecting their mobile news consumption through news apps. Four explanatory factors, news app users’ demographics, news media usage, perceptions, and ...