Marine sediments constitute one of the most energy-limited habitats on Earth, in which microorganisms persist over extraordinarily long timescales with very slow metabolisms.This habitat provides an ideal environment in which to study the energetic limits of life.However, the bioenergetic factors that can determine whether microorganisms will grow,
Abstract Background The emergence of the new causative agent of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the city of Wuhan, China, in December Diet and Weight Loss 2019, and its spread worldwide, led the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a pandemic.The disease has caused high mortality among traditional populations a
Damages Media Chest on contaminated land have been mostly assessed for developments subsisting on the land, neglecting the goods and services derived from the land which possess only socio-cultural values.This paper aims to ascertain the importance of socio-cultural values in the total economic value of contaminated land, drawing from the experienc