To explore the physiological or pathological roles of proteases, it is important to be able to detect and precisely localize them in a tissue, to differentiate between inactive and active forms, as well as to quantify and determine the nature of the enzyme that degrades a given substrate. Here we present an in situ gelatin zymography method that allows for a precise localization of active gelatin-degrading ...

In this thesis,we investigate the potential use of in-situ sea ice observations from the Ice Watch database as ground truth data for an automated classification algorithm of sea ice types from Sentinel-1 SAR data. The Ice Watch database and the Sentinel-1 data archive are searched for in-situ observations and satellite data acquisitions in Extra Wide swath mode overlapping in both space and time. ...

One of the largest challenges with the utilization of wind as a renewable resource, is its natural variability and intermittent nature. To achieve a sustainable integration of wind power into the power grid, a precise and reliable prediction method is therefore required. In this study, several short-term wind power prediction models based on statistical time series analysis were developed and tested, ...

The intertidal brown mussel <i>Perna perna</i> is targeted by recreational and subsistence fisheries in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The recreational mussel fishery is monitored by off-site postal, telephone and online questionnaire surveys, assessed in this study. Trends in fisher avidity (proportion of permit holders that went fishing), mean number of outings undertaken per quarter year and catch ...

Given that noninnocent and metalloradical-type electronic structures are ubiquitous among dipyrrin-bisphenolate (DPP) complexes, we synthesized the gold(III) derivatives as potentially innocent paradigms against which the properties of other metallo-DPP derivatives can be evaluated. Electronic absorption spectra, electrochemical studies, a single-crystal X-ray structure, and DFT calculations all ...

Ribosome assembly occurs mainly in the nucleolus, yet recent studies have revealed robust enrichment and translation of mRNAs encoding many ribosomal proteins (RPs) in axons, far away from neuronal cell bodies. Here, we report a physical and functional interaction between locally synthesized RPs and ribosomes in the axon. We show that axonal RP translation is regulated through a sequence motif, ...

Denne studien undersøker vestlige selvbilder og (fiende)bilder av Russland i samtidens konfliktfylte relasjon. Siden Ukraina-konflikten fra 2013/14 har forholdet mellom Vesten og Russland vært svært spent. Dette har blant annet kommet til uttrykk gjennom det som – med fokus på den vestlige siden av relasjonen – kan betraktes som maling av et fiendebilde av Russland og et ‘selvberettiget’ selvbilde. ...

The dilution and/or disappearance of religious ideals throughout western societies has been identified as a result of the turn of the enlightenment, the advent and advancement of scientific rationale, processes of industrialization and fundamentally the political and societal separation between church and state (Nietzsche 1882, Jung 1964). Post-enlightenment philosophies have worked to distance ...

This study describes three fundamental quality-enhancing business models in the Norwegian cod industry, which challenge the traditional and dominant volume-focused wild catch model: a quality-enhancing Live storage model, a quality-enhancing Farm raised model, and a Wild-caught Quality model. Furthermore, the study explores whether the models are sustainable based on their performance over almost ...