… Usher (1973) explored definitions which ranged from the noninterventionist, 'genuine
conservation forbids any interference' (Margalef, 1968), to the interventionist, 'conservation …

Inappropriate excess of the steroid hormone aldosterone, which is a mineralocorticoid
receptor (MR) agonist, is associated with increased inflammation and risk of cardiovascular …

The management of a renewable resource, classified by size classes, is considered. A
mathematical model which predicts the stable structure of such a resource is developed. Data on …

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-γ is a nuclear receptor and transcription
factor in the steroid superfamily. PPAR-γ agonists, the thiazolidinediones, are clinically used …

Each one of the 24 nature reserves in the preceding case studies has received introduced
species of plants and vertebrates (and invertebrates where the data exist). Some of these …

This book contains 20 chapters, divided into six parts, focusing on soil biodiversity and its
role in the soil ecosystem. The first part presents the development of new perspectives from …

(1) Analysis of published studies generally indicates that ecological succession can be
considered as a non-random process. (2) Two examples are discussed in detail, termite …

A major unifying role for PPARs in hypertension and its complications through modification
of the innate immune system and inflammation is increasingly likely. PPAR agonists may be …

Background Despite past and ongoing efforts to achieve health equity in the USA, racial and
ethnic disparities persist and appear to be exacerbated by COVID-19. Objective Evaluate …

We construct “barcodes” for the chain complexes over Novikov rings that arise in Novikov’s
Morse theory for closed one-forms and in Floer theory on not-necessarily-monotone …