PCN Art Brut Series No. 4, Artwork Description

Reduction of PCN biosynthesis by NO in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Pyocyanin (PCN), a virulence factor synthesized by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, plays an important role during clinical infections. There is no study of the effect of nitric oxide (NO) on PCN biosynthesis. Here, the effect of NO on PCN levels in Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain PAO1, a common reference strain, was tested. The results showed that the NO donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP) can significantly...

THE VALUE OF FOREST ECOSYSTEMS (CBD technical series no. 4)

The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The views reported in this publicatio...

Stereoscopic Artwork

The focus of this work is to investigate and simulate artistic techniques in stereoscopy that go beyond stereo photography, such as stereoscopic painting. We briefly discuss the topic from a stereo artist’s perspective and map some of our observations from traditional stereo techniques to the scientific domain, where we use them to tackle technical tasks involved in the generation of stereo art...

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Viral Art Matters: Using Internet-Based Artwork to Fortify Academic Efforts

Since the 1990s, Internet communications technologies have influenced human activity. Over the last 15 years, a phenomenon called virality—i.e., when content circulates via Internet among an increasingly broad audience at an exponentially rapid rate—has been especially impactful. Only some information achieves virality, so the phenomenon invites reflection. Yet, scholars have failed to adequate...