Testing the paradox of enrichment along a land use gradient in a multitrophic aboveground and belowground community.

In the light of ongoing land use changes, it is important to understand how multitrophic communities perform at different Missouri Star Souvenirs land use intensities.The paradox of enrichment predicts that fertilization leads to destabilization and extinction of predator-prey systems.We tested this prediction for a land use intensity gradient from

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Nitrous oxide emissions from an intermittent aeration activated sludge system of an urban wastewater treatment plant

This study investigated the emission of N2O during the sequential aerated (60-min) and non-aerated (30-min) stages of an intermittent aeration cycle Primers in an activated sludge wastewater treatment plant (WWTP).N2O emission occurred during both stages; however, emission was much higher during aeration.Air stripping is the major factor controllin

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Elevated glycolytic metabolism of monocytes limits the generation of HIF1A-driven migratory dendritic cells in tuberculosis

During tuberculosis (TB), migration of dendritic cells (DCs) from the site of infection to the draining lymph nodes is known to be impaired, hindering the rapid development of protective T-cell-mediated immunity.However, the mechanisms involved in the delayed migration of DCs during TB are still poorly defined.Here, we found that infection of DCs w

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Reinforcing locally led solutions for universal health coverage: a logic model with applications in Benin, Namibia and Uganda

Development assistance for health programmes is often characterised as donor-led models with minimal country ownership and limited sustainability.This article presents new ways for low-income and middle-income countries to gain more control of their development assistance programming as they move towards universal health coverage (UHC).We base Bike

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