Decision makers who face uncertain prospects often gather information with the intention of reducing uncertainty. If we can reduce uncertainty about future outcomes, then we can make choices that give us a better chance ...

The glucose analogue sorbose has an interesting effect on the growth of the fungus Neurospora crassa. On sorbose Neurospora crassa wild type (wt) grows slower and with a marked difference in morphology. The appearance ...

Ulike sider ved bruk av sinkbånd til korrosjonsbeskyttelse av karbonstål umbilical er evaluert. Det er utført litteraturstudie ved gjennomgang av tidligere rapporter, sammenligning av standarder og artikkelsøk. Langtidsforsøk ...

Analyses of water quality parameters in Ranomafana Lake showed that the lake is hypereutrophic. It receives untreated wastewater from Antsirabe municipality by three main inlets: the North West inlet, the North inlet and ...

Polyethylene is used in the manufacturing of cables. Because of the amount of high voltages which is transmitted through the cables at elevated temperatures, crosslinking of PE is necessary for stabilizing the insulation. ...

Angiosperm plants growing in darkness are free of chlorophyll and develop etioplasts instead of chloroplasts the characteristic organelles of green plants. Upon illumination, chlorophyll and the chlorophyll binding proteins ...

Every year, approximately 200 million tones of produced water are discharged into the sea by the Norwegian oil industry. Although rapidly diluted, due to its large amount and possible long term (chronic) effects, the ...

The North Sea is becoming heavily contaminated by organic pollutants. The dominating sources of contamination are land-based releases, transport and offshore oil and gas industry. This creates a complex spectrum of different ...

Nowadays, the use of microorganisms in wastewater handling known as ‘biological treatment’ becomes more and more popular. Better results can be achieved with this process. SNJ, one of the biggest chemical wastewater ...