It was previously believed that the long-term persistent increase in the spin-down rate of the Crab pulsar following a glitch is direct evidence of a starquake-induced glitch or at least related to a starquake.Using radio data covering 1710 days following the 2017 glitch, we obtain an extreme persistent increase of the spin-down rate, black knight

Bifidobacteria play a vital role in human nutrition and health by shaping and maintaining the gut ecosystem.In order to exert a beneficial effect, a sufficient population of bifidobacteria must colonise the host.In this flumeglumine study, we developed a miniaturised high-throughput in vitro assay for assessing the colonising ability of bacterial s

Tourist season in Halkis is nowadays limited to the three summer months offering a resort for weekend tourists (Athens-Halkis).Halkis is given the opportunity to improvise and illustrate its cultural and historical elements that constitute her uniqueness by establishing a local development programme that would include alternate tourism forms.This p