Mannose-binding lectin gene polymorphisms in the East Siberia and Russian Arctic populations
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DOI: 10.1007/s00251-020-01175-5
Abstract: Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) encoded by MBL2 gene is a protein with the ability to form carbohydrate complexes with microbial wall promoting their subsequent elimination. Genetically determined levels of MBL can modify the risk and clinical… read more here.
Keywords: binding lectin; lectin; mannose binding; nenets dolgan ... See more keywords
Recent shift in biological communities: A case study from the Eastern European Russian Arctic (Bol`shezemelskaya Tundra)
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DOI: 10.1007/s00300-021-02876-7
Abstract: Recent Arctic warming has major influences on biological communities, especially in freshwater environments. There is substantial evidence that lake ecosystems in the Canadian Arctic and Fennoscandia are undergoing changes that have been linked to human-induced… read more here.
Keywords: bol shezemelskaya; biological communities; shezemelskaya tundra; russian arctic ... See more keywords
Distribution of floating marine macro-litter in relation to oceanographic characteristics in the Russian Arctic Seas.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112201
Abstract: The main objectives of this work were the acquisition of new data on floating marine macro litter (FMML) and natural floating objects in the Arctic seas, an initial assessment of the level of pollution by… read more here.
Keywords: relation oceanographic; floating marine; marine macro; arctic seas ... See more keywords
Is there Arctic resource curse? Evidence from the Russian Arctic regions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2019.101547
Abstract: The ongoing interest in the Arctic and its immense natural wealth calls for better understanding the effects of resource development on the local Arctic economies. The idea that natural resources might be an economic curse… read more here.
Keywords: arctic regions; resource; curse; resource curse ... See more keywords
Accelerating glacier mass loss on Franz Josef Land, Russian Arctic
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2018.04.004
Abstract: Abstract The glaciers of the Franz Josef Land (FJL) archipelago in the Russian Arctic are subjected to rapidly-warming temperatures but are small contributors to sea level. We analyze ice surface elevation data derived from satellite… read more here.
Keywords: franz josef; mass loss; josef land; russian arctic ... See more keywords
Captain Wiggins and Admiral Makarov: commerce and politics in the Russian Arctic (1874–1904)
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DOI: 10.1017/s0032247417000377
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper discusses the motives underlying two approaches to the development of the Russian Arctic in the late nineteenth century. The first, the brainchild of the British merchant seaman Joseph Wiggins (1832–1905), derived principally… read more here.
Keywords: makarov commerce; russian arctic; commerce politics; captain wiggins ... See more keywords
Iodine and bromine in fish consumed by indigenous peoples of the Russian Arctic
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-62242-1
Abstract: Fish muscle may constitute one of the main sources of iodine (I) for the indigenous peoples of the Russian Arctic, although limited information is available about its content in commonly consumed fish species. In the… read more here.
Keywords: indigenous peoples; atlantic cod; iodine bromine; fish species ... See more keywords
The pico-sized Mamiellophyceae and a novel Bathycoccus clade from the summer plankton of Russian Arctic Seas and adjacent waters.
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DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiaa251
Abstract: Global climate changes and anthropogenic activity greatly impact Arctic marine biodiversity including phytoplankton which contribute greatly to atmospheric oxygen production. Thus the study of microalgae has rising topicality. Class Mamiellophyceae is an important component of… read more here.
Keywords: pico sized; sized mamiellophyceae; bathycoccus; mamiellophyceae ... See more keywords
Ichthyoplankton of Russian Arctic Seas: 1. Polar cod Boreogadus saida
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DOI: 10.1134/s0032945218050156
Abstract: The information on the size composition and distribution of the larvae and juveniles of polar cod Boreogadus saida on the shelf of Russian Arctic seas (the Kara Sea, the Laptev Sea, and the East Siberian… read more here.
Keywords: cod boreogadus; boreogadus saida; polar cod; cod ... See more keywords
The Interior of the Russian Arctic: A Trove of Metals for Green Technology
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DOI: 10.1134/s1019331620010141
Abstract: Abstract The supply of Russia’s high-tech industry with critical mineral raw materials has become an aggravating concern in recent years because of the steady shrinkage of rich and technically and economically feasible deposits and the… read more here.
Keywords: green technology; arctic trove; metals green; trove metals ... See more keywords
Prediction of Socioeconomic Risks in the Cryolithic Zone of the Russian Arctic in the Context of Upcoming Climate Changes
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DOI: 10.1134/s1075700720040036
Abstract: The article assesses the internal differentiation of municipalities in the regions of the Russian Arctic by the scale of potential socioeconomic damage from dangerous geocryological processes. Based on a specially developed technique, the areas where… read more here.
Keywords: socioeconomic risks; climate; prediction socioeconomic; cryolithic zone ... See more keywords