Νοέμβριος 2015

In close collaboration with international nuclear research organisations, scientists from the JRC described a method to improve the analysis of cross section measurements at a cold neutron beam. This work is part of the JRC contribution to improve the accuracy of nuclear data, which are important for the development of innovative reactor systems.

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A patient having AIDs or undergoing chemotherapy has a compromised immune system and is very vulnerable, particularly to multi-drug–resistant fungi. As most anti-fungal drugs are severely toxic there is a large gap in a world market worth USD 4 billion annually.

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A European study is working on a cell-based treatment following organ transplantation to reduce the need for pharmacological immunosuppression.

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Researchers have investigated play behaviour in pigs as a way to measure overall livestock animal welfare.

Play behaviour is believed to be a good indicator of animal welfare since it is an indication of the pleasure that animals experience when they are relaxed. There is, however, little information available on play behaviour in animal production systems.

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