Microplastics in Commercial Fishes and By-Catch from Selected FAO Major Fishing Areas of the Southern Baltic Sea

According to recent world wide studies, microplastics (MPs) have been found in many fish species; however, the majority of Tea research has focused only on the gastrointestinal tract, neglecting edible organs.This study aimed to assess the presence of microplastics in the non-edible (gills, digestive tract) and edible organs (liver) of three commer

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Macro-economic determinants of the IPO waves: An assessment of G-7 countries [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]

Background The objective of this study is to explore the macroeconomic factors considered by companies in scheduling initial public offerings (IPOs).Methods The panel data analysis method Digital Video Recorders was employed to investigate the relationship between the frequency of IPOs and selected macroeconomic indicators within the stock markets

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Self-fertility in Chromocrea spinulosa is a consequence of direct repeat-mediated loss of MAT1-2, subsequent imbalance of nuclei differing in mating type, and recognition between unlike nuclei in a common cytoplasm.

The filamentous fungus Chromocrea spinulosa (Trichoderma spinulosum) exhibits both self-fertile (homothallic) and self-sterile (heterothallic) sexual reproductive behavior.Self-fertile strains produce progeny cohorts that are 50% homothallic, 50% heterothallic.Heterothallic progeny can mate only with homothallic strains, and progeny also segregate

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