• Modelling the Material Resistance of Wood—Part 2: Validation and Optimization of the Meyer-Veltrup Model 

      Brischke, Christian; Alfredsen, Gry; Humar, Miha; Conti, Elena; Cookson, Laurie; Emmerich, Lukas; Flæte, Per-Otto; Fortino, Stefania; Francis, Lesley; Hundhausen, Ulrich; Irbe, Ilze; Jacobs, Kordula; Klamer, Morten; Krzisnik, Davor; Lesar, Bostjan; Melcher, Eckhard; Meyer-Veltrup, Linda; Morell, Jeffrey; Norton, Jack; Palanti, Sabrina; Presley, Gerald; Reinprecht, Ladislav; Singh, Tripti; Stirling, Rod; Venalainen, Martti; Westin, Mats; Wong, Andrew; Suttie, Ed (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05-06)
      Service life planning with timber requires reliable models for quantifying the effects of exposure-related parameters and the material-inherent resistance of wood against biotic agents. The Meyer-Veltrup model was the first ...
    • Modelling the Material Resistance of Wood—Part 3: Relative Resistance in above- and in-Ground Situations—Results of a Global Survey 

      Brischke, Christian; Alfredsen, Gry; Humar, Miha; Conti, Elena; Cookson, Laurie; Emmerich, Lukas; Flæte, Per-Otto; Fortino, Stefania; Francis, Lesley; Hundhausen, Ulrich; Irbe, Ilze; Jacobs, Kordula; Klamer, Morten; Krzisnik, Davor; Lesar, Bostjan; Melcher, Eckhard; Meyer-Veltrup, Linda; Morrell, Jeffrey; Norton, Jack; Palanti, Sabrina; Presley, Gerald; Reinprecht, Ladislav; Singh, Tripti; Stirling, Rod; Venalainen, Martti; Westin, Mats; Wong, Andrew; Suttie, Ed (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05-08)
      Durability-based designs with timber require reliable information about the wood properties and how they affect its performance under variable exposure conditions. This study aimed at utilizing a material resistance model ...
    • Models for integrating and identifying the effect of senescence on individual tree survival probability for norway spruce 

      Siipilehto, Jouni; Mäkinen, Harri; Andreassen, Kjell; Peltoniemi, Mikko (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-12)
      Ageing and competition reduce trees’ ability to capture resources, which predisposes them to death. In this study, the effect of senescence on the survival probability of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) was analysed ...
    • Modification of sunlight radiation through colored photo-selective nets affects anthocyanin profile in Vaccinium spp. berries 

      Zoratti, Laura; Jaakola, Laura; Häggman, Hely; Giongo, Lara (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Objectives In recent years, the interest on the effects of the specific wavelengths of the light spectrum on growth and metabolism of plants has been increasing markedly. The present study covers the effect of modified ...
    • Modis snowline elevation changes during snowmelt runoff events in Europe 

      Parajka, Juraj; Bezak, Nejc; Burkhart, John; Hauksson, Bjarki; Holko, Ladislav; Hundecha, Yeshewa; Jenicek, Michal; Krajčí, Pavel; Mangini, Walter; Molnar, Peter; Riboust, Philippe; Rizzi, Jonathan; Sensoy, Aynur; Thirel, Guillaume; Viglione, Alberto (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-07)
      This study evaluates MODIS snow cover characteristics for large number of snowmelt runoff events in 145 catchments from 9 countries in Europe. The analysis is based on open discharge daily time series from the Global Runoff ...
    • Modulation of defense genes and phenolic compounds in wild blueberry in response to Botrytis cinerea under field conditions 

      Abbey, Joel; Jose, Sherin; Percival, David; Jaakola, Laura; Asiedu, Samuel K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-02-28)
      Botrytis blight is an important disease of wild blueberry [(Vaccinium angustifolium (Va) and V. myrtilloides (Vm))] with variable symptoms in the field due to differences in susceptibility among blueberry phenotypes. ...
    • Modulation of nutrient composition of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae by feeding seaweed-enriched media 

      Liland, Nina Sylvia; Biancarosa, Irene; Araujo, Pedro; Biemans, Daan; Bruckner, Christian Guido; Waagbø, Rune; Torstensen, Bente Elisabeth; Lock, Erik-Jan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-08-24)
      Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae are a promising source of protein and lipid for animal feeds. The nutritional composition of the BSF larvae depend partly on the composition of the feeding medium. The BSF lipid ...
    • Molecular Cloning and Expression Analysis of hyp-1 Type PR-10 Family Genes in Hypericum perforatum 

      Karppinen, Katja; Derzso, Emese; Jaakola, Laura; Hohtola, Anja (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Hypericum perforatum L. is an important medicinal plant for the treatment of depression. The plant contains bioactive hypericins that accumulate in dark glands present especially in reproductive parts of the plant. In this ...
    • Molecular Diagnostic Tools Applied for Assessing Microbial Water Quality 

      Paruch, Lisa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-04-22)
      Microbial water quality is of vital importance for human, animal, and environmental health. Notably, pathogenically contaminated water can result in serious health problems, such as waterborne outbreaks, which have caused ...
    • Molecular diversity and the fate of biochemical fractions of eucalypt tissues in soil 

      Almeida, Luís F.J.; Souza, Ivan F.; Hurtarte, Luís C.C.; Teixeira, Pedro P.C.; Inagaki, Thiago Massao; Silva, Ivo R.; Mueller, Carsten W. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-04)
      The molecular diversity of the source substrate has been regarded as a significant controller of the proportion of plant material that is either mineralized or incorporated into soil organic matter (SOM). However, quantitative ...
    • Molecular Identification of Infectious Enteropathogens in Faeces of Healthy Horses 

      Paruch, Lisa; Paruch, Adam (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-04-11)
      Zoogenic faecal contamination of the environment is one of the indices included in the evaluation of ecological threats, health hazards and adverse impacts on various ecosystems. The risks and environmental concerns are ...
    • Molecular underpinnings of methyl jasmonate‐induced resistance in Norway spruce 

      Magerøy, Melissa; Wilkinson, Samuel W.; Tengs, Torstein; Cross, Hugh; Almvik, Marit; Petriacq, Pierre; Vivian-Smith, Adam; Zhao, Tao; Fossdal, Carl Gunnar; Krokene, Paal (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-04-22)
      In response to various stimuli, plants acquire resistance against pests and/or pathogens. Such acquired or induced resistance allows plants to rapidly adapt to their environment. Spraying the bark of mature Norway spruce ...
    • Molecularly imprinted films and quaternary ammonium-functionalized microparticles working in tandem against pathogenic bacteria in wastewaters 

      Gavrila, Ana-Mihaela; Zaharia, Anamaria; Paruch, Lisa; Perrin, Francois Xavier; Sarbu, Andrei; Olaru, Andreea Gabriela; Paruch, Adam; Iordache, Tanta-Verona (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-11-15)
      Despite major efforts to combat pollution, the presence of pathogenic bacteria is still detected in surface water, soil and even crops due to poor purification of domestic and industrial wastewaters. Therefore, we have ...
    • Monitoring deer food and browsing in forests: Coherence and discrepancies between national and local inventories 

      Wam, Hilde Karine; Solberg, Erling Johan; Eriksen, Rune; Granhus, Aksel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-01)
      Field-based monitoring of deer food availability and browsing on recruiting forest trees is a necessary but labour-intensive task. We explored how such estimates from a low-resolution multipurpose national forest inventory ...
    • Monitoring Fishing Mortality: Compliance in Norwegian Offshore Fisheries 

      Gezelius, Stig Strandli (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2006-09)
      Sustainable management of wild fish stocks by means of catch quotas requires reliable data on fishing mortality. Norwegian authorities have attempted to ensure the reliability of this data through catch report procedures ...
    • Monitoring of the Apple Fruit Moth: Detection of Genetic Variation and Structure Applying a Novel Multiplex Set of 19 STR Markers 

      Elameen, Abdelhameed; Eiken, Hans Geir; Fløystad, Ida; Knudsen, Geir; Hagen, Snorre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-08)
      The apple fruit moth Argyresthia conjugella (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutidae) is a seed predator of rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) and is distributed in Europe and Asia. In Fennoscandia (Finland, Norway and Sweden), rowan fruit ...
    • Monitoring Spodoptera frugiperda in Benin: Assessing the influence of trap type, pheromone blends, and habitat on pheromone trapping 

      Tepa-Yotto, Ghislain Tchoromi; Meagher, Robert L.; Winsou, Jeannette K.; Dahoueto, Borghero T. A.; Tamò, Manuele; Sæthre, May; Nagoshi, Rodney N. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-04-12)
      The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), has now become a pest of global concern. Originally known to be endemic to the Western Hemisphere, its first detection in Africa was followed ...
    • Monitoring the Meteorological and Hydrological Droughts in the Largest River Basin (Mahaweli River) in Sri Lanka 

      Senatilleke, Udara; Sirisena, Jeewanthi; Gunathilake, Miyuru; Muttil, Nitin; Rathnayake, Upaka (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-03-02)
      This study assessed the meteorological and hydrological droughts and their relationship over 30 years from 1985 to 2015 in the largest river basin (Mahaweli River Basin (MRB)) in Sri Lanka. Data from 14 rainfall, 5 ...
    • Monochromatic light increases anthocyanin content during fruit development in bilberry 

      Zoratti, Laura; Sarala, Marian; Carvalho, Elisabete; Karppinen, Katja; Martens, Stefan; Giongo, Lara; Häggman, Hely; Jaakola, Laura (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Background: Light is one of the most significant environmental factors affecting to the accumulation of flavonoids in fruits. The composition of the light spectrum has been shown to affect the production of phenolic compounds ...
    • Moose Alces alces habitat use at multiple temporal scales in a human-altered landscape 

      Bjørneraas, Kari; Solberg, Erling Johan; Herfindal, Ivar; Van Moorter, Bram; Rolandsen, Christer Moe; Tremblay, Jean-Pierre; Skarpe, Christina; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Eriksen, Rune; Astrup, Rasmus (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Habitat alteration by humans may change the supply of food and cover for wild ungulates, but few studies have examined how these resources are utilised over time by individuals of different sex and reproductive status. We ...