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Bioresorbable (or bioabsorbable ) metallic glass is a type of amorphous metal , which is based on the Mg-Zn-Ca ternary system . [ 1 ] Containing only elements which already exist inside the human body, namely Mg , Zn and Ca , these amorphous alloys are a special type of biodegradable metal . [ 2 ]
The first reported m... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioabsorbable_metallic_glass |
Bioaccumulation is the gradual accumulation of substances, such as pesticides or other chemicals, in an organism. [ 1 ] Bioaccumulation occurs when an organism absorbs a substance faster than it can be lost or eliminated by catabolism and excretion . Thus, the longer the biological half-life of a toxic substance , the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioaccumulation |
Bioactive agents are substances that can influence an organism, tissue or cell. Examples include enzymes, drugs, vitamins, phytochemicals , and bioactive compounds .
Bioactive agents can be incorporated into polymers , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] which has applications in drug delivery and commercial production of household goods and... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioactive_agents |
Bioactive glasses are a group of surface reactive glass-ceramic biomaterials and include the original bioactive glass, Bioglass . The biocompatibility and bioactivity of these glasses has led them to be used as implant devices in the human body to repair and replace diseased or damaged bones . [ 2 ] Most bioactive glas... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioactive_glass |
Bioactive paper is a paper-based sensor that can identify various contaminants in food and water. First developed in 2009, bioactive paper research has been ongoing and in 2011 was awarded a 5-year grant totalling $7.5 million CAD. [ 1 ] It has been developed at the biosensor stage level, which means it can detect pest... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioactive_paper |
Bioadhesives are natural polymeric materials that act as adhesives . The term is sometimes used more loosely to describe a glue formed synthetically from biological monomers such as sugars , or to mean a synthetic material designed to adhere to biological tissue .
Bioadhesives may consist of a variety of substances, b... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioadhesive |
Bioaerosols (short for biological aerosols ) are a subcategory of particles released from terrestrial and marine ecosystems into the atmosphere. They consist of both living and non-living components, such as fungi, pollen, bacteria and viruses. [ 1 ] Common sources of bioaerosols include soil, water, and sewage.
Bioae... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioaerosol |
Bioanalysis is a sub-discipline of analytical chemistry covering the quantitative measurement of xenobiotics (drugs and their metabolites , and biological molecules in unnatural locations or concentrations) and biotics ( macromolecules , proteins , DNA , large molecule drugs, metabolites) in biological systems .
Many ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioanalysis |
A bioanalytical equivalent (BEQ) is a unit of measure in the field of environmental toxicology . It is widely used for mixtures and environmental samples to reflect the potential threat of pollutants in the environment and can be obtained by bioassays or using chemical analysis combined with relative potencies. [ 1 ] O... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioanalytical_equivalent |
A bioartificial heart is an engineered heart that contains the extracellular structure of a decellularized heart and cellular components from a different source. Such hearts are of particular interest for therapy as well as research into heart disease . The first bioartificial hearts were created in 2008 using cadaveri... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioartificial_heart |
A liver support system or diachysis is a type of therapeutic device to assist in performing the functions of the liver. Such systems focus either on removing the accumulating toxins ( liver dialysis ), or providing additional replacement of the metabolic functions of the liver through the inclusion of hepatocytes to th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioartificial_liver_device |
Bioasphalt is an asphalt alternative made from non-petroleum based renewable resources .
These sources include sugar , molasses and rice , corn and potato starches , natural tree and gum resins, natural latex rubber and vegetable oils, lignin , cellulose , palm oil waste, coconut waste, peanut oil waste, canola oil wa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioasphalt |
A bioassay is an analytical method to determine the potency or effect of a substance by its effect on living animals or plants ( in vivo ), or on living cells or tissues ( in vitro ). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A bioassay can be either quantal or quantitative, direct or indirect. [ 3 ] If the measured response is binary, the assay is... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioassay |
Bioastronautics is a specialty area of biological and astronautical research which encompasses numerous aspects of biological, behavioral, and medical concern governing humans and other living organisms in outer space ; and includes the design of space vehicle payloads, space habitats , and life-support systems . In s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioastronautics |
Biological augmentation is the addition of archaea or bacterial cultures required to speed up the rate of degradation of a contaminant . [ 1 ] Organisms that originate from contaminated areas may already be able to break down waste, but perhaps inefficiently and slowly.
Bioaugmentation is a type of bioremediation in w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioaugmentation |
In pharmacology , bioavailability is a subcategory of absorption and is the fraction (%) of an administered drug that reaches the systemic circulation . [ 1 ]
By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously , its bioavailability is 100%. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] However, when a medication is administered via routes ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioavailability |
Bioburden is normally defined as the number of bacteria living on a surface that has not been sterilized. [ 1 ]
The term is most often used in the context of bioburden testing, also known as microbial limit testing, which is performed on pharmaceutical products and medical products for quality control purposes. Produ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioburden |
Biocatalysis refers to the use of living (biological) systems or their parts to speed up ( catalyze ) chemical reactions. In biocatalytic processes, natural catalysts, such as enzymes , perform chemical transformations on organic compounds . Both enzymes that have been more or less isolated and enzymes still residing i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biocatalysis |
Biocell Center is an international company specializing in the cryopreservation and private banking of amniotic fluid stem cells . [ 1 ] The company is headquartered in Italy with several international locations and is involved with numerous partnerships and research studies of amniotic fluid stem cells . [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biocell_Center |
Biocentrism (from Greek βίος bios , "life" and κέντρον kentron , "center"), in a political and ecological sense, as well as literally, is an ethical point of view that extends equal inherent value to all living things. [ 1 ] It is an understanding of how the earth works, particularly as it relates to its biosphere or b... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biocentrism_(ethics) |
Bioceramics and bioglasses are ceramic materials that are biocompatible . [ 1 ] Bioceramics are an important subset of biomaterials . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Bioceramics range in biocompatibility from the ceramic oxides , which are inert in the body, to the other extreme of resorbable materials, which are eventually replaced by th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioceramic |
Biochar is a form of charcoal , sometimes modified, that is intended for organic use, as in soil. It is the lightweight black remnants remaining after the pyrolysis of biomass , consisting of carbon and ashes . [ 1 ] Despite its name, biochar is sterile immediately after production and only gains biological life follow... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochar |
Biochar carbon removal (also called pyrogenic carbon capture and storage ) is a negative emissions technology. It involves the production of biochar through pyrolysis of residual biomass and the subsequent application of the biochar in soils or durable materials (e.g. cement, tar). The carbon dioxide sequestered by the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochar_carbon_removal |
Bioche's rules , formulated by the French mathematician Charles Bioche [ fr ] (1859–1949), are rules to aid in the computation of certain indefinite integrals in which the integrand contains sines and cosines .
In the following, f ( t ) {\displaystyle f(t)} is a rational expression in sin t {\displaystyle \sin t} an... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioche's_rules |
Biochemical Predestination is a 1969 book by Dean H. Kenyon and Gary Steinman which argued in support of biochemical evolution . [ 1 ]
In the book, Kenyon and Steinman conclude that "Life might have been biochemically predestined by the properties of attraction that exist between its chemical parts, especially between... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochemical_Predestination |
The Biochemical Society is a learned society in the United Kingdom in the field of biochemistry , including all the cellular and molecular biosciences. It was founded in 1911 and acquired the existing Biochemical Journal the following year. The society additionally publishes the journals Clinical Science and Biochemica... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochemical_Society |
A biochemical cascade , also known as a signaling cascade or signaling pathway , is a series of chemical reactions that occur within a biological cell when initiated by a stimulus. This stimulus, known as a first messenger, acts on a receptor that is transduced to the cell interior through second messengers which ampli... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochemical_cascade |
Biochemical detection is the science and technology of detecting biochemicals and their concentration where trace analysis is concerned this is usually done by using a quartz crystal microbalance , which measures a mass per unit area by measuring the change in frequency of a quartz crystal resonator . Another method is... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochemical_detection |
Biochemical engineering , also known as bioprocess engineering , is a field of study with roots stemming from chemical engineering and biological engineering . It mainly deals with the design, construction, and advancement of unit processes that involve biological organisms (such as fermentation ) or organic molecules ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochemical_engineering |
Biochemical oxygen demand (also known as BOD or biological oxygen demand ) is an analytical parameter representing the amount of dissolved oxygen (DO) consumed by aerobic bacteria growing on the organic material present in a water sample at a specific temperature over a specific time period. The BOD value is most commo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochemical_oxygen_demand |
A series of biochemical switches control transitions between and within the various phases of the cell cycle . The cell cycle is a series of complex, ordered, sequential events that control how a single cell divides into two cells, and involves several different phases. The phases include the G1 and G2 phases, DNA repl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochemical_switches_in_the_cell_cycle |
The biochemical systems equation is a compact equation of nonlinear differential equations for describing a kinetic model for any network of coupled biochemical reactions and transport processes. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
The equation is expressed in the following form:
d x d t = N v ( x ( p ) , p ) {\displaystyle {\dfrac {\bf {dx... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochemical_systems_equation |
Biochemical systems theory is a mathematical modelling framework for biochemical systems , based on ordinary differential equations (ODE), in which biochemical processes are represented using power-law expansions in the variables of the system .
This framework, which became known as Biochemical Systems Theory, has bee... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochemical_systems_theory |
Biochemists are scientists who are trained in biochemistry . They study chemical processes and chemical transformations in living organisms . Biochemists study DNA , proteins and cell parts. The word "biochemist" is a portmanteau of "biological chemist."
Biochemists also research how certain chemical reactions happen ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochemist |
Biochemistry , or biological chemistry , is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms . [ 1 ] A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology , biochemistry may be divided into three fields: structural biology , enzymology , and metabolism . Over the last decades of the 20th century, bioche... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochemistry |
The biochemistry of Alzheimer's disease , the most common cause of dementia , is not yet very well understood. Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been identified as a proteopathy : a protein misfolding disease due to the accumulation of abnormally folded amyloid beta (Aβ) protein in the brain . [ 1 ] Amyloid beta is a short ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochemistry_of_Alzheimer's_disease |
The biochemistry of body odor pertains to the chemical compounds in the body responsible for body odor and their kinetics.
Body odor encompasses axillary (underarm) odor and foot odor . [ 1 ] It is caused by a combination of sweat gland secretions and normal skin microflora . [ 1 ] In addition, androstane steroids and... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochemistry_of_body_odor |
In molecular biology , biochips are engineered substrates ("miniaturized laboratories") that can host large numbers of simultaneous biochemical reactions. One of the goals of biochip technology is to efficiently screen large numbers of biological analytes, with potential applications ranging from disease diagnosis to d... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochip |
A biochore is a subdivision of the biosphere consisting of biotopes that resemble one another and thus are colonized by similar biota . [ 1 ] Biochores provide some information regarding past environmental conditions and evolutionary processes. Biochore's have fluid descriptions that can change in range and composition... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochore |
A biocide is defined in the European legislation as a chemical substance or microorganism intended to destroy, deter, render harmless, or exert a controlling effect on any harmful organism. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) uses a slightly different definition for biocides as "a diverse group of poisonous su... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biocide |
Bioclaustration is kind of interaction when one organism (usually soft bodied) is embedded in a living substrate (i.e. skeleton of another organism); it means "biologically walled-up". In case of symbiosis the walling-up is not complete and both organisms stay alive (Palmer and Wilson, 1988).
This ecology -related ar... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioclaustration |
Bioclimatology is the interdisciplinary field of science that studies the interactions between the biosphere and the Earth's atmosphere on time scales of the order of seasons or longer (in contrast to biometeorology ).
Climate processes largely control the distribution, size, shape and properties of living organisms o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioclimatology |
The Bioclipse project is a Java -based, open-source , visual platform for chemo - and bioinformatics based on the Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP). [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Biclipse gained scripting functionality in 2009, [ 4 ] and a command line version in 2021. [ 5 ]
Like any RCP application, Bioclipse uses a plugin architect... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioclipse |
A biocenosis (UK English, biocoenosis , also biocenose , biocoenose , biotic community , biological community , ecological community , life assemblage ), coined by Karl Möbius in 1877, describes the interacting organisms living together in a habitat ( biotope ). [ 1 ] The use of this term has declined in the 21st сentu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biocoenosis |
In the study of the biological sciences , biocommunication is any specific type of communication within (intraspecific) or between ( interspecific ) species of plants , animals , fungi , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] protozoa and microorganisms . [ 3 ] Communication means sign -mediated interactions following three levels of rules ( syn... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biocommunication_(science) |
' Biocomplexity' is a multidisciplinary field that examines and investigates emergent properties arising from the interaction of multiple biological agents, phenomena, and systems, which may range in spatiotemporal scales, biological relationships,interactions and levels from molecules to ecosystems. Research in this a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biocomplexity |
In aquatic toxicology , bioconcentration is the accumulation of a water-borne chemical substance in an organism exposed to the water. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
There are several ways in which to measure and assess bioaccumulation and bioconcentration. These include: octanol-water partition coefficients (K OW ), bioconcentration fa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioconcentration |
Bioconjugation is a chemical strategy to form a stable covalent link between two molecules, at least one of which is a biomolecule . Methods to conjugate biomolecules are applied in various field, including medicine, diagnostics, biocatalysis and materials. Synthetically modified biomolecules can have diverse functiona... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioconjugation |
Since the advent of genetic engineering in the 1970s, concerns have been raised about the dangers of the technology. Laws, regulations, and treaties were created in the years following to contain genetically modified organisms and prevent their escape. Nevertheless, there are several examples of failure to keep GM cro... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biocontainment_of_genetically_modified_organisms |
Bioconvergence is a multidisciplinary industry that leverages the synergy between biology and engineering technologies to address challenges in life sciences and related fields. It is applied in diagnostic processes, material development , and pharmaceutical research. Beyond healthcare, bioconvergence [ 1 ] has applica... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioconvergence |
Bioconversion , also known as biotransformation , is the conversion of organic materials, such as plant or animal waste, into usable products or energy sources by biological processes or agents, such as certain microorganisms. One example is the industrial production of cortisone , which one step is the bioconversion o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioconversion |
Biocrystallization is the formation of crystals from organic macromolecules by living organisms . [ 1 ] This may be a stress response, a normal part of metabolism such as processes that dispose of waste compounds, or a pathology. Template mediated crystallization is qualitatively different from in vitro crystallization... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biocrystallization |
The bio(4) pseudo-device driver and the bioctl(8) utility implement a generic RAID volume management interface in OpenBSD and NetBSD . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The idea behind this software is similar to ifconfig , where a single utility from the operating system can be used to control any RAID controller using a generic interface ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioctl |
Biocultural diversity is defined by Luisa Maffi , co-founder and director of Terralingua , as "the diversity of life in all its manifestations: biological , cultural , and linguistic — which are interrelated (and possibly coevolved) within a complex socio-ecological adaptive system ." [ 1 ] "The diversity of life is ma... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biocultural_diversity |
Biocybernetics is the application of cybernetics to biological science disciplines such as neurology and multicellular systems. Biocybernetics plays a major role in systems biology , seeking to integrate different levels of information to understand how biological systems function. The field of cybernetics itself has o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biocybernetics |
Biodefense refers to measures to counter biological threats , reduce biological risks, and prepare for, respond to, and recover from bioincidents, whether naturally occurring, accidental, or deliberate in origin and whether impacting human, animal, plant, or environmental health. [ 1 ] Biodefense measures often aim to ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodefense |
Biodegradability prediction is biologically inspired computing and attempts to predict biodegradability of anthropogenic materials in the environment . Demand for biodegradability prediction is expected to increase with governments stepping up environmental regulations (see, for instance, testing for bioaccumulation in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodegradability_prediction |
Biodegradable bags are bags that are capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms. [ 1 ]
Each year approximately 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are used worldwide. [ 2 ]
In typical parlance, the word biodegradable is distinct in meaning from compostable . While biodegradable simply means ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodegradable_bag |
Biodegradable polymers are a special class of polymer that breaks down after its intended purpose by bacterial decomposition process to result in natural byproducts such as gases ( CO 2 , N 2 ) , water , biomass , and inorganic salts. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] These polymers are found both naturally and synthetically made, and large... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodegradable_polymer |
Biodegradation is the breakdown of organic matter by microorganisms , such as bacteria and fungi . [ a ] [ 2 ] It is generally assumed to be a natural process, which differentiates it from composting . Composting is a human-driven process in which biodegradation occurs under a specific set of circumstances.
The proces... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodegradation |
Biodegradation is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering biotransformation, mineralization, detoxification, recycling, amelioration or treatment of chemicals or waste materials by naturally occurring microbial strains, microbial associations or recombinant organisms. [ 1 ]
According to the Journal Citation Report... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodegradation_(journal) |
Biodemography is a multidisciplinary approach, integrating biological knowledge (studies on human biology and animal models) with demographic research on human longevity and survival. Biodemographic studies are important for understanding the driving forces of the current longevity revolution (dramatic increase in huma... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodemography_of_human_longevity |
Biodesulfurization is the process of removing sulfur from crude oil through the use of microorganisms or their enzymes . [ 1 ]
Crude oil contains sulfur in its composition, with the latter being the most abundant element after carbon and hydrogen . [ 2 ] Depending on its source, the amount of sulfur present in crude o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodesulfurization |
Biodiesel production is the process of producing the biofuel , biodiesel , through the chemical reactions of transesterification and esterification . [ 1 ] This process renders a product (chemistry) and by-products .
The fats and oils react with short-chain alcohols (typically methanol or ethanol ). The alcohols used ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiesel_production |
Biodilution , sometimes referred to as bloom dilution , is the decrease in concentration of an element or pollutant with an increase in trophic level . [ 1 ] This effect is primarily observed during algal blooms whereby an increase in algal biomass reduces the concentration of pollutants in organisms higher up in the f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodilution |
Biodistribution is a method of tracking where compounds of interest travel in an experimental animal or human subject. For example, in the development of new compounds for PET ( positron emission tomography ) scanning, a radioactive isotope is chemically joined with a peptide (subunit of a protein ). This particular ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodistribution |
Canada's Biodiversity Convention Office (BCO) [ 1 ] serves as National Focal Point for the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity [ 2 ] and the Canadian Biodiversity Strategy . BCO also provides a leadership role in the Biodiversity Conservation Working Group of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_Convention_Office |
A Biodiversity Impact Credit ( BIC ) is a transferable biodiversity credit designed to reduce global species extinction risk. The underlying BIC metric, developed by academics working at Queen Mary University of London and Bar-Ilan University , is given by a simple formula that quantifies the positive and negative eff... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_Impact_Credit |
The Biodiversity Indicators Partnership (BIP) brings together a host of international organizations working on indicator development, to provide the best available information on biodiversity trends to the global community. The Partnership was initially established to help monitor progress towards the Convention on Bio... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_Indicators_Partnership |
The Biodiversity Literature Repository ( BLR ) is a biodiversity dedicated community created in November 11, 2013, [ 1 ] in Zenodo , the open science repository at CERN and part of the European project OpenAIRE . [ 2 ] The goal of BLR is to provide a long-term, stable, open repository that allows deposition of bio-taxo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_Literature_Repository |
The Biodiversity Monitoring Switzerland ( BDM ) is a Swiss Confederation programme for the long-term monitoring of species diversity in Switzerland. [ 1 ]
The Biodiversity Monitoring Switzerland surveys the long-term development of species diversity in selected organism groups in Switzerland . The focus is on surveyin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_Monitoring_Switzerland |
A biodiversity action plan ( BAP ) is an internationally recognized program addressing threatened species and habitats and is designed to protect and restore biological systems. The original impetus for these plans derives from the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). As of 2009, 191 countries have ratified t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_action_plan |
Biodiversity and Conservation is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of biological diversity, its conservation, and sustainable use. It was established in 1992 and is published by Springer Science+Business Media .
The journal is abstracted and indexed in: [ 1 ]
According to the Journal Citation Re... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_and_Conservation |
Manitoba is home to a variety of ecosystems across the province that need to be considered in development and conservation plans. [ 1 ] There are terrestrial ecosystems, which includes prairies , boreal forest , and tundra . Manitoba is also the home to a number of aquatic ecosystems, including wetlands , rivers, and l... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_and_conservation_in_Manitoba |
Biodiversity plays a vital role in maintaining human and animal health because numerous plants, animals, and fungi are used in medicine to produce vital vitamins , painkillers , antibiotics , and other medications. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Natural products have been recognized and used as medicines by ancient cultures all aro... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_and_drugs |
Biodiversity banking , also known as biodiversity trading, conservation banking , mitigation banking , [ 1 ] habitat banking, compensatory habitat, [ 1 ] or set-asides, [ 1 ] describes a market-based framework for biodiversity offsetting where offsets can be traded in the form of credits to offset negative environmenta... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_banking |
A biodiversity hotspot is a biogeographic region with significant levels of biodiversity that is threatened by human habitation. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Norman Myers wrote about the concept in two articles in The Environmentalist in 1988 [ 3 ] and 1990, [ 4 ] after which the concept was revised following thorough analysis by Myers... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_hotspot |
According to the biodiversity hypothesis , reduced contact of people with natural environment and biodiversity may adversely affect the human commensal microbiota and its immunomodulatory capacity . The hypothesis is based on the observation that two dominant socio-ecological trends – the loss of biodiversity and incre... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_hypothesis_of_health |
Biodiversity in agriculture is the measure of biodiversity found on agricultural land. Biodiversity is the total diversity of species present in an area at all levels of biological organization . [ 1 ] It is characterized by heterogeneous habitats that support the diverse ecological structure. [ 1 ] In agricultural are... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_in_agriculture |
Biodiversity informatics is the application of informatics techniques to biodiversity information, such as taxonomy , biogeography or ecology . It is defined as the application of Information technology technologies to management, algorithmic exploration, analysis and interpretation of primary data regarding life, part... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_informatics |
Biodiversity loss happens when plant or animal species disappear completely from Earth ( extinction ) or when there is a decrease or disappearance of species in a specific area. Biodiversity loss means that there is a reduction in biological diversity in a given area. The decrease can be temporary or permanent. It is t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_loss |
For a small country, Albania is characterised by a considerable wealth of terrestrial and marine ecosystems and habitats with contrasting floral , faunal , and fungal species, defined in an area of 28,748 square kilometres. Most of the country is predominantly of Mediterranean character, comprehending the country's cen... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_of_Albania |
The biodiversity of Assam , a state in North-East India , makes it a biological hotspot with many rare and endemic plant and animal species. The greatest success in recent years has been the conservation of the Indian rhinoceros at the Kaziranga National Park , but a rapid increase in human population in Assam threaten... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_of_Assam |
The island of Borneo is located on the Sunda Shelf , which is an extensive region in Southeast Asia of immense importance in terms of biodiversity, biogeography and phylogeography of fauna and flora that had attracted Alfred Russel Wallace and other biologists from all over the world. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_of_Borneo |
The biodiversity of Israel and Palestine is the fauna , flora and fungi of the geographical region of Israel and of Palestine (the West Bank and the Gaza Strip ). This geographical area within the historical region of Palestine extends from the Jordan River and Wadi Araba in the east, to the Mediterranean Sea and the S... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_of_Israel_and_Palestine |
Kosovo is characterised by a diverse biodiversity and an abundance of different ecosystems and habitats determined by the climate along with the geology and hydrology . [ 1 ] Predominantly mountainous, it is located at the center of the Balkan Peninsula bounded by Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the north and east, N... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_of_Kosovo |
Portugal is located on the Mediterranean Basin , the third most diverse hotspot of flora in the world. [ 1 ] Due to its geographical and climatic context - between the Atlantic and Mediterranean - Portugal has a high level of biodiversity on land and at sea. It is home to six terrestrial ecoregions: Azores temperate mi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_of_Portugal |
The biodiversity of Wales is the wide variety of ecosystems , living organisms , and the genetic makeups found in Wales . [ 1 ]
Wales is a predominantly mountainous peninsula located between England and the Irish Sea , covering 8,023 square miles. It has terrestrial habitats and many protected areas rich in biodiversi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_of_Wales |
Biodiversity offsetting is a system used predominantly by planning authorities and developers to fully compensate for biodiversity impacts associated with economic development , through the planning process . In some circumstances, biodiversity offsets are designed to result in an overall biodiversity gain. Offsetting ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_offsetting |
Biodyl is a trademark of Merial for a dietary supplement used in animals. It is manufactured in two formulations: a powder for use in an individual animal's drinking water, and an injectable solution. The injectable solution is available by veterinary prescription in some countries and over the counter in others.
Bi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodyl |
The bioecological model of development is the mature and final revision of Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological system theory . The primary focus of ecological systems theory is on the systemic examination of contextual variability in development processes. It focuses on the world outside the developing person and how they... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioecological_model |
Biobased economy , bioeconomy or biotechonomy is an economic activity involving the use of biotechnology and biomass in the production of goods, services, or energy. The terms are widely used by regional development agencies, national and international organizations, and biotechnology companies. They are closely linked... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioeconomy |
A bioeffector is a viable microorganism or active natural compound which directly or indirectly affects plant performance ( biofertilizer ), and thus has the potential to reduce fertilizer and pesticide use in crop production. [ 1 ]
Bioeffectors directly or indirectly affect plant performance by influencing the functi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioeffector |
A Bioelectrochemical reactor is a type of bioreactor where bioelectrochemical processes are used to degrade/produce organic materials using microorganisms. [ 1 ] This bioreactor has two compartments: The anode , where the oxidation reaction takes place; And the cathode , where the reduction occurs. At these sites, elec... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioelectrochemical_reactor |
Bioelectrochemistry is a branch of electrochemistry and biophysical chemistry concerned with electrophysiological topics like cell electron-proton transport, cell membrane potentials and electrode reactions of redox enzymes .
The beginnings of bioelectrochemistry, as well as those of electrochemistry , are closely rel... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioelectrochemistry |
Bioelectromagnetics , also known as bioelectromagnetism , is the study of the interaction between electromagnetic fields and biological entities. Areas of study include electromagnetic fields produced by living cells , tissues or organisms , the effects of man-made sources of electromagnetic fields like mobile phones ,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioelectromagnetics |
Bioelectronics is a field of research in the convergence of biology and electronics .
At the first C.E.C. Workshop, in Brussels in November 1991, bioelectronics was defined as 'the use of biological materials and biological architectures for information processing systems and new devices'. [ citation needed ] Bioelect... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioelectronics |
Bio-electrospraying is a technology that enables the deposition of living cells on various targets with a resolution that depends on cell size and not on the jetting phenomenon. It is envisioned that "unhealthy cells would draw a different charge at the needle from healthy ones, and could be identified by the mass spec... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioelectrospray |
Bioenergetic systems are metabolic processes that relate to the flow of energy in living organisms. Those processes convert energy into adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which is the form suitable for muscular activity. There are two main forms of synthesis of ATP: aerobic , which uses oxygen from the bloodstream, and anae... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioenergetic_systems |
Bioenergetics is a field in biochemistry and cell biology that concerns energy flow through living systems. [ 1 ] This is an active area of biological research that includes the study of the transformation of energy in living organisms and the study of thousands of different cellular processes such as cellular respirat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioenergetics |
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