Protected areas (PAs) are globally important environmental management tools against the effects of human activities, as they support the conservation of marine biodiversity, habitats, ecosystems and the processes within them, as well as resources in a broad sense.However, the application of Ecosystem Services (ESs) research in the environmental man

As conspiracy Cat6a Patch Cables theories about COVID-19 take root in the United States, understanding the psychological foundations of conspiracy beliefs is increasingly critical.Our research shows that beliefs in two popular variants of COVID-19 conspiracy theory are the joint product of the psychological predispositions 1) to reject information

ABSTRACT Chlamydia trachomatis is the leading cause of bacterial sexually transmitted infections in the USA and of preventable blindness worldwide.This obligate intracellular pathogen replicates within a membrane-bound inclusion, but how it acquires nutrients from the host while avoiding detection by the innate immune system is incompletely underst

Submarine pipelines are important resource delivery devices between land and ocean.For safety reasons, pipelines are often embedded beneath the seabed at a certain depth, to reduce the risk of direct damage to the pipeline.In the past, various kinds of detection equipment have been used for pipeline inspection, to ensure the normal operation of pip

The prevalence of HIV in Uganda is 7.3%, and yet nearly 40% of people living with HIV are unaware of their status.The current HIV testing policy which is strictly blood-based poses several challenges including: a need for high level laboratory skills, stringent waste disposal needs, and painful sample collection.It is envisaged that introduction of