Consistency in impact assessments of invasive species is generally high and depends on protocols and impact types

Impact assessments can help prioritising limited resources for invasive species management.However, their usefulness to provide information for decision-making depends on their repeatability, i.e.the consistency of the estimated impact.Previous studies have provided important insights into the consistency of final scores and rankings.However, due t

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Extracellular ATP and the P2X7 receptor in astrocyte-mediated motor neuron death: implications for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Abstract Background During pathology of the nervous system, increased extracellular ATP acts both as a cytotoxic factor and pro-inflammatory mediator through P2X7 receptors.In animal models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), astrocytes expressing superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1G93A) mutations display a neuroinflammatory phenotype and contribute t

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John, the Talking Baby of Luke 1:64

The aim of this article is to review the age-old assumption of who may be horse the object of the miraculous speech in Lk 1:64, without eliminating the traditional interpretation of Zachary as both loosing and receiving back his speech in conjunction with the events surrounding the birth of John.The thesis of the article is that the orator of Lk 1:

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