Hitte barnet: episk sång af P. G. Wikman

Nimiösivulla myös motto: Erkenne mich lass meine Stimme dir Zuerst das Ohr berühen, da du uns Aus jener stummen Nacht. zurücke kehrst.

Deras själawåda, som upskjuta sin bättring till en lägligare tid

Imprimatur: Stockholms consistorium 29.3.1791 E. M. Lindströmer, ven. cons. notar.

Niiden ihmisten sielun waaran, jotka parannuksensa wiiwyttäwät, mielestänsä, soweljambaan tilaan ja aikaan

Imprimatur: Aboae 12.11.1817 Gustaf Telenius not. fac. theol. Aboens.

Människor som jag känt: personliga minnen, utdrag ur bref och anteckningar af Jac. Ahrenberg - Femte delen

Kannet painanut: Helsingfors : F. Tilgmann.

Plant-derived compounds stimulate the decomposition of organic matter in arctic permafrost soils

Arctic ecosystems are warming rapidly, which is expected to promote soil organic matter (SOM) decomposition. In addition to the direct warming effect, decomposition can also be indirectly stimulated via increased plant productivity and plant-soil C allocation, and this so called "priming effect" might significantly alter the ecosystem C balance. In this study, we provide first mechanistic insights into the susceptibility of SOM decomposition in arctic permafrost soils to priming. By comparing 119 soils from four locations across the Siberian Arctic that cover all horizons of active layer and upper permafrost, we found that an increased availability of plant-derived organic C particularly stimulated decomposition in subsoil horizons where most of the arctic soil carbon is located. Considering the 1,035 Pg of arctic soil carbon, such an additional stimulation of decomposition beyond the direct temperature effect can accelerate net ecosystem C losses, and amplify the positive feedback to global warming.

Identification of a bitter-taste receptor gene repertoire in different Lagomorphs species

The repertoires of bitter-taste receptor (T2R) gene have been described for several animal species, but these data are still scarce for Lagomorphs. The aim of the present work is to identify potential repertoires of T2R in several Lagomorph species, covering a wide geographical distribution. We studied these genes in Lepus timidus, L. europaeus, Oryctolagus cuniculus algirus, Romerolagus diazi, and Sylvilagus floridanus, using O. cuniculus cuniculus as control species for PCR and DNA sequencing. We studied the identities of the DNA sequences and built the corresponding phylogenetic tree. Sequencing was successful for both subspecies of O. cuniculus for all T2R genes studied, for five genes in Lepus, and for three genes in R. diazi and S. floridanus. We describe for the first time the partial repertoires of T2R genes for Lagomorphs species, other than the common rabbit. Our phylogenetic analyses indicate that sequence proximity levels follow the established taxonomic classification.