Human subpopulations experience different exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) because of differences in the structure of their food webs and the extent of environmental contamination.Here we quantify the time-variant exposure of different human populations around the world to one representative POP, namely the polychlorinated biphenyl
This paper presents a garment design recommendation system based on two mathematical models that permit the prediction and control of garment styles and structural parameters from a consumer’s personalized requirements in terms of fitting and aesthetics.Based on a formalized professional garment knowledge base, enabling the quantitative character
It is observed a gap in the literature regard to studies related to strategic planning in small businesses, specifically related to environmental monitoring.As a result of this gap, this study aimed to understand how a small real estate company monitors the environment in which it operates.To develop the study, we opted for a descriptive and qualit
This article focuses on a semiotic analysis of Frankenweenie, one of Disney Picture’s 3D animated films.Anchored within the psychoanalytic film the gel bottle cashmere theory, the aim was to highlight how animated films, as colorful and comic as they are, can demonize a certain group of people.Studying how animated films can do this can lead to a
Mammary stem cells are maintained within specific microenvironments and recruited throughout lifetime to reconstitute de novo the mammary gland.Mammary stem cells have been isolated through the identification of specific cell surface markers and in vivo transplantation into cleared mammary fat pads.Accumulating evidence showed that during the refor