Abstract Climate change Girls boardshorts and biological invasions are two of the major threats to biodiversity.They could act synergistically to the detriment of natives as non-native species may be more plastic and resilient when facing changing environments.The twoline skiffia (Skiffia bilineata) is an endangered Mexican topminnow that cohabits
Euphemism and dysphemism are two cognitive processes of conceptualisation, with countervalent effects (having the same base and resources but different aims and purposes), of a certain forbidden reality.The expressiveness immanent in these phenomena is so consubstantial that it explains not only its forbidden origin (the affective ambivalence of th
Abstract Alien species are organisms introduced into an area outside of their natural range and are considered a major cause of biodiversity loss in the marine environment.The aim of this work is to report on the alien crustacean species observed in Ecuador.A bibliographic review was conducted using a digital search in the scientific literature.A t
Cancer is one of notorious diseases across the globe.Therapeutic approaches for cancer are often expensive and develop severe side effects, and usually result comorbidities among the cancer survivors.Identifying novel therapies for treatment will reduce comorbidities in curing these diseases.It has been reported that flavones, a sub-class LEMON of
Lubricant additives, based on inorganic nanoparticles coated with organic outer layer, can reduce wear and increase load-carrying capacity of base oil remarkably, indicating the great potential of hybrid nanoparticles as anti-wear and extreme-pressure additives with excellent levels of performance.The FLOOR LAMP organic part in the hybrid materials