This article examines two podcasts, Black Coffee and S/Confini, authored by Italian second-generation migrants. Podcasting has recently been recognised as an independent medium that allows unheard minorities’ voices to emerge. The aim of the is twofold. Firstly, it tackles question what extent S/Confini can be understood part a bigger phenomenon online presence migrants counter-narrating tradit...

(1) Boudens R, Reid T, VanMensel D, Prakasan MRS, Ciborowski JJ, Weisener CG. Biophysicochemical effects of gamma irradiation treatment for naphthenic acids in oil sands fluid fine tailings. Sci Total Environ 2016 Jan 1;539:114-24. Abstract: Naphthenic acids (NAs) are persistent compounds that are components of most petroleum, including those found in the Athabasca oil sands. Their presence in ...

Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) are widely existed in oil production system, and its H2S product inhibits rhamnolipid producing bacteria. In-situ production of rhamnolipid is promising for microbial enhanced oil recovery. Inhibition of SRB, removal of H2S and production of rhamnolipid by recombinant Pseudomonas stutzeri Rhl were investigated. Strain Rhl can simultaneously remove S(2-) (>92%) an...

(2) Dehaut A, Midelet-Bourdin G, Brisabois A, Duflos G. Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of H S positive and negative strains of Shewanella baltica isolated from spoiled whiting (Merlangius merlangus). Lett Appl Microbiol 2014 Jul 29. Abstract: Four strains were isolated from a spoiled whiting (Merlangius merlangus). All of them were able to grow aerobically from 4 degrees C to 30 degr...

A novel probe based on the fluorescence off-on strategy was prepared to optically detect hydrogen sulfide (H2S) via an excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) mechanism. The probe shows high sensitivity and excellent selectivity to H2S. It also displays a large Stokes shift ( approximately 140nm) and a remarkable quantum yield enhancement (capital EF, Cyrillic=0.412) after interact...