The human adenovirus (Ad) type 2 genome (Mr = 23 X 10‘) is expressed in permissive human cells in two major stages, early and late. Early genes are organized in four major regions (El to E4) located in noncontiguous regions of the viral genome. To define the number of different 5’-termini, we have isolated, characterized, and mapped in E l to E4 the 5”terminal oligonucleotides produced by RNase...

This paper discusses the findings of a small scale research project which explored the possibility of adopting eco-design techniques. The paper focuses on identifying how eco-design techniques can be determined as being compatible with new product development processes. Via the development of a five stage „applicability framework‟, this study demonstrates how a compatible suite of tools can be ...

In most large organizations the management of employees with diverse cultures and backgrounds can become complex and sometimes very difficult. Issues such as communication and collaboration within such an environment are normally a problem to deal with. It is believed that technologies such as Intranets, if used correctly, may have a positive impact in this regard. The author of this article in...

In this paper we merge research approaches from information systems, social and environmental psychology, as well as innovation diffusion to investigate the effect of cultural factors on the adoption of eco-innovations. Specifically, we conduct an empirical study based on the Decomposed Theory of Planned Behavior and the Value Belief Norm Theory to estimate how culture influences the intention ...

Context. Living conditions for elderly people, including household services and healthcare provision in the home, have become a hot topic worldwide with the aging of the population and the rising societal costs for healthcare. The rapid increase of elderly populations putting a heavy strain on social welfare, healthcare providers, hospitals, nursing homes and service homes for elderly as well a...

The ecological efficiency of industrial production has become the focus of a range of innovative and promising research and implementation activities. Eco-efficiency promises to achieve a less polluted environment at lower costs than pollution control and ensure human well-being with less detrimental effects than adaptation and remediation. At the same time, it is less radical and therefore off...

The present paper deals with how to design and test an eco-driving training tool in the form of a digital educational game, including a specific guidance system interface to teach eco-driving rules. We tested whether learners could reproduce the eco-driving behaviour and implement the rules once they were autonomous. We also aimed to validate the method as a relevant eco-driving teaching tool t...

Despite growing interest in the environmental performance and management of public organizations, relatively little is known about the steps individual public employees are taking at their own discretion to promote environmental sustainability and environmental stewardship in the workplace. This article examines public employees’ participation in eco-helping and eco-civic engagement in the work...

The Evidence Ontology (ECO) is a structured, controlled vocabulary for capturing evidence in biological research. ECO includes diverse terms for categorizing evidence that supports annotation assertions including experimental types, computational methods, author statements and curator inferences. Using ECO, annotation assertions can be distinguished according to the evidence they are based on s...