Publications by authors named "M Suhr"
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- Microalgae, particularly Chlorella vulgaris, are being studied as health-boosting feed additives in aquaculture, specifically for Atlantic salmon, due to their ability to enhance immune function and manage stress responses.
- In the study, salmon were fed diets with varying levels of C. vulgaris and showed improved feed conversion and protein retention, with notable changes in gut microbial diversity and composition after feeding on higher amounts of the algae.
- Exposure to a stressor (peracetic acid) revealed that fish on higher algae diets exhibited less transcriptional stress response and increased antioxidant protein levels, suggesting that C. vulgaris may help mitigate stress effects in aquatic species.
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- This study investigates how a plant-protein diet and stress (from being chased) affect the gut mucus microbiota of rainbow trout across two different genetic lines.
- No significant changes in fish performance were noted due to diet or stress, but greater microbiota diversity was found in fish on a fishmeal-based diet (F) compared to a plant-based diet (V).
- The results suggest that while diet is a key factor in shaping gut microbiota, the impact is influenced by the stress levels of the fish, with stressed fish showing more pronounced diet-related differences.
Sea-salt aerosols (SSA) are one of the key natural aerosols in our atmosphere, consisting predominantly of sodium chloride (NaCl). Throughout their atmospheric transport, these aerosols undergo complex internal mixing, giving rise to a rich variety of inorganic and organic species, including dicarboxylic acids. This study investigates firstly the composition and deliquescence properties of coarse particles containing pure malonic acid (MA, CH(COOH)) and internally mixed NaCl and MA, by means of an acoustic levitation system coupled with a Raman microspectrometer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn recent years, certain luminous extragalactic optical transients have been observed to last only a few days. Their short observed duration implies a different powering mechanism from the most common luminous extragalactic transients (supernovae), whose timescale is weeks. Some short-duration transients, most notably AT2018cow (ref.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF: Language learning, including on a speech-generating device (SGD), relies on having communication opportunities to use language. Yet, children who use SGDs do not consistently use their devices throughout the day. As a first step towards increasing device use, it is important to determine how the numerous contexts (e.
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