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Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 31 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Andes.

1. 11. Controls on carbon cycling in tropical soils from the Amazon to the Andes : the influence of climate, plant inputs, nutrients and soil organisms

   Författare :Lettice Hicks; BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate; []
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   Sammanfattning : .... LÄS MER

3. 12. Arsenic exposure and early biomarkers of cardiovascular disease and cancer

   Författare :Syeda Shegufta Ameer; Avdelningen för arbets- och miljömedicin; []
   Nyckelord :Cardiovascular disease; DNA methylation; Telomere length; MtDNAcn; Gene expression; Cancer;

   Sammanfattning : AbstractInorganic arsenic exposure through drinking water is a serious public health concern because of its association to cancer and non-cancer diseases. More than one hundred million people world-wide are exposed to elevated levels of arsenic on a regular basis. LÄS MER

4. 13. TRANSMISSION AND PATHOGENESIS OF HANTAVIRUS

   Författare :Lisa Pettersson; Magnus Evander; Clas Ahlm; Annika Allard; Tatjana Avšič - Županc; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Puumala virus; Hantavirus; human-to-human transmission; saliva; nephropathia epidemica; NE; IgA; IgG; IgM; neutrophils; neutrophil; viremia; treatment; climate; snow cover; temperature.; medicinsk virologi; Medical Virology;

   Sammanfattning : Hantaviruses are the causative agents of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Eurasia, and of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) in the Americas. Transmission to humans usually occurs by inhalation of aerosolized virus-contaminated rodent excreta. LÄS MER

5. 14. Spatiotemporal Evolution of Neotropical Organisms: New Insights into an Old Riddle

   Författare :Alexandre Antonelli; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Neotropics; Biodiversity patterns; Speciation models; Andean uplift; K T Event; Biogeography; Phylogenetics; Molecular dating; Rubiaceae; Chloranthaceae; Campanulaceae; Tetrapods; Biological systematics;

   Sammanfattning : Nowhere else on Earth are there so many species of plants and animals as in the Neotropical region. Yet, many questions remain concerning the causes underlying such outstanding diversification. LÄS MER

7. 15. Late quaternary equatorial glacier fluctuations

   Författare :Gunhild Rosqvist; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; naturgeografi; Physical Geography;

   Sammanfattning : On several occasions during the Quaternary, climate permitted equatorial glaciers to advance significantly. In East Africa, where the highest mountains of the African continent are located, evidence of three pre-Weichselian glaciations on Kilimanjaro, and two on Mount Kenya and Ruwenzori were recognized. LÄS MER