Annales du Musée colonial de Marseille.

ser.4:v.3-5 (1925-1927)

Annales du Musée colonial de Marseille.

ser.3:v.5-7 (1917-1919)

Annales du Musée colonial de Marseille.

ser.3:v.3-4 (1915-1916)

Annales du Musée colonial de Marseille.

ser.5:v.7-10 (1939-1942)

Annals of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya.

5, 1911

Annales du Musée colonial de Marseille.

ser.3:v.1-2 (1913-1914)

Aïllament de dialquil glicerol dialquil tetraèters (GDGTs) i comparació interlaboratori de l'anàlisi d'aquests compostos

Projecte de recerca elaborat a partir d’una estada al Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Holanda, durant març i abril de 2007. Els glicerol dialkil glicerol tetraèters (GDGTs) són un grup de lípids presents a les membranes dels arqueobacteris que es troben presents en ambients aquàtics, en sòls i en sediments. La distribució d’aquests lípids en sediments s’utilitza per al càlcul dels índexs TEX86 i BIT, els quals són usats en estudis paleoambientals per reconstruir la temperatura i l’aport relatiu de matèria orgànica terrestre als sediments. El mètode d’anàlisi dels GDGTs intactes consisteix en HPLC/APCIMS (High performance liquid cromatography/Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization-Mass spectrometry). S’han comparat les tècniques d’anàlisi dels GDGTs entre el laboratori on s’ha realitzat l’estada i l’ICTA (UAB, Barcelona). Els resultats mostren que existeix una desviació de poca magnitud en el càlcul del TEX86 i el BIT explicat per diferències en el disseny de l’espectròmetre de masses i el procés d’integració dels cromatogrames obtinguts. Així mateix la diferència del procediment utilitzat per a la purificació de la mostra és responsable d’una divergència més important en l’obtenció dels índexs. Aquests resultats demostren que el procés de preparació de la mostra és crític en el càlcul dels índexs i ja s’estan realitzant proves per tal de determinar la causa de la discrepància. D’altra banda, l’estada al laboratori del NIOZ ha propiciat també l’aprenentatge de les tècniques emprades per a l’aïllament individual dels GDGTS, tals com la cromatografia líquida preparativa i el FIA (flow injection analysis). Aquest coneixement s’ha aplicat al laboratori de l’ICTA (UAB) per adaptar el procediment d’aïllament.

Understanding the religious behaviour of Muslims in the Netherlands and the UK

The position of Muslims in Western societies is the subject of intense study and debate. However, remarkably little attention has been paid to the practice of European Muslims and how Muslim religiosity relates to conventional measures of social and economic integration. In this paper we draw on theories of secularization, assimilation, revitalization and integration to explore the correlates of attendance at religious meetings for Muslims of different backgrounds in the Netherlands and the UK. We conclude that patterns of religiosity and secularisation cannot be generalised across national contexts.

Essential diagnostics - the role of the Department of Biomedical Research of the Royal Tropical Institute in the 21st century

In the light of emerging and overlooked infectious diseases and widespread drug resistance, diagnostics have become increasingly important in supporting surveillance, disease control and outbreak management programs. In many low-income countries the diagnostic service has been a neglected part of health care, often lacking quantity and quality or even non-existing at all. High-income countries have exploited few of their advanced technical abilities for the much-needed development of low-cost, rapid diagnostic tests to improve the accuracy of diagnosis and accelerate the start of appropriate treatment. As is now also recognized by World Healt Organization, investment in the development of affordable diagnostic tools is urgently needed to further our ability to control a variety of diseases that form a major threat to humanity. The Royal Tropical Institute's Department of Biomedical Research aims to contribute to the health of people living in the tropics. To this end, its multidisciplinary group of experts focuses on the diagnosis of diseases that are major health problems in low-income countries. In partnership we develop, improve and evaluate simple and cheap diagnostic tests, and perform epidemiological studies. Moreover, we advice and support others - especially those in developing countries - in their efforts to diagnose infectious diseases.

Maternity Services at the Jubilee and Royal Maternity Hospitals (PDF 54KB)

A Consultation Paper

'Bio-nano interactions: new tools, insights and impacts': summary of the Royal Society discussion meeting

Bio-nano interactions can be defined as the study of interactions between nanoscale entities and biological systems such as, but not limited to, peptides, proteins, lipids, DNA and other biomolecules, cells and cellular receptors and organisms including humans. Studying bio-nano interactions is particularly useful for understanding engineered materials that have at least one dimension in the nanoscale. Such materials may consist of discrete particles or nanostructured surfaces. Much of biology functions at the nanoscale; therefore, our ability to manipulate materials such that they are taken up at the nanoscale, and engage biological machinery in a designed and purposeful manner, opens new vistas for more efficient diagnostics, therapeutics (treatments) and tissue regeneration, so-called nanomedicine. Additionally, this ability of nanomaterials to interact with and be taken up by cells allows nanomaterials to be used as probes and tools to advance our understanding of cellular functioning. Yet, as a new technology, assessment of the safety of nanomaterials, and the applicability of existing regulatory frameworks for nanomaterials must be investigated in parallel with development of novel applications. The Royal Society meeting 'Bio-nano interactions: new tools, insights and impacts' provided an important platform for open dialogue on the current state of knowledge on these issues, bringing together scientists, industry, regulatory and legal experts to concretize existing discourse in science law and policy. This paper summarizes these discussions and the insights that emerged.