“Adolf Island” re-humanises experiences of forced and slave labourers during Nazi occupation
A new book, which tells the stories of thousands of forced and slave labourers caught up in the Nazi occupation of Alderney in the Second World War, has been published.'Adolf Island'; The Nazi Occupation of Alderney offers new forensic, archaeological and spatial perspectives on the Nazi forced and slave labour programme that was initiated on the Channel Island of Alderney.
The book is the culmination of ten years’ research carried out by Staffordshire University forensic archaeologists Professor Caroline Sturdy Colls and Associate Professor Kevin Colls. Their investigations on the
HSI praises Romanian Red Cross for unprecedented co-operation to help people with animals in warSibiu, Romania (15 March 2022) – The Romanian Red Cross and animal protection organisation Humane Society International have launched an unprecedented agreement to get vital pet food into Ukraine to help tackle a worsening animal welfare crisis.
Hundreds of animal shelters, veterinary clinics and rescue centres, as well as thousands of families with pets who remain in Ukraine, are struggling to find food for the animals in their care, and providing veterinary care for injured or sick animals
The detection of proteins and peptides is necessary in many clinical diagnostics applications and has been of high importance during the pandemic. Detection using antibodies is well established due to their high specificities and selectivity. However, they have limited chemical- and physical stabilities concerning shelf lives and transport. This paper describes the development of synthetic antibodies with high stability, and the comparable specificity and selectivity for commercially available antibodies.The team of Prof. Nicholls at the Linnaeus University describes how they have developed
