More fodder for the oven? Dealing with forest-related conflicts arising from the production and use of energy wood in Europe

Results from the COOL project201

Negotiating their right to play: Asian-specific cricket teams and leagues in the UK and Norway

The cultural significance of ‘ethnic-specific’ cricket teams and leagues has received limited scholarly attention, despite increasing evidence of their various social functions. This paper aims to contribute to this under-researched area by drawing upon two individual case studies of Pakistani Muslim cricket teams; the first is based in the UK and the second in Norway. In this paper we argue that leisure and sport are key spaces for the delineation of social identities and hierarchies. We identify how cricket represents a significant social network within both the British and Norwegian Pakistani communities. In particular, we articulate the role of cricket in establishing and maintaining friendships and relationships, bolstering a sense of belonging, initiating diasporic sentiments, as well as being significant in the development of social capital, and resisting institutionalised white privilege

Human gut Faecalibacterium prausnitzii deploy a highly efficient conserved system to cross-feed on β-mannan-derived oligosaccharides

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We are grateful for support from The Research Council of Norway (FRIPRO program to P.B.P.: 250479; BIONÆR program to B.W.: 244259), the European Research Commission Starting Grant Fellowship (awarded to P.B.P.; 336355 MicroDE), and the Scottish Government Rural and Environmental Sciences and Analytical Services (RESAS) (for P.L. and S.H.D.). S.L.L.R. generated constructs and performed recombinant protein production and purification and functional characterizations of the binding protein and GHs. L.J.L., S.L., and L.M. expressed, purified, and performed functional characterization of FpCE2 and FpCE17. Growth experiments on mannans and SCFA quantifications were performed by G.L. ITC was performed by Å.K.R., Z.L., and L.S.M. G.V.P. and S.L.L.R. conducted the human metagenomic analysis. S.L.L.R., P.B.P., and B.W. conceived the study and supervised research. The manuscript was written primarily by S.L.L.R. with contributions from P.B.P., S.H.D., G.L, L.M., S.L., G.V.P., E.C.M., L.S.M., B.W., and L.J.L. Figures were prepared by S.L.L.R. We declare that we have no competing interests. Funding Information: We are grateful for support from The Research Council of Norway (FRIPRO program to P.B.P.: 250479; BIONÆR program to B.W.: 244259), the European Research Commission Starting Grant Fellowship (awarded to P.B.P.; 336355 MicroDE), and the Scottish Government Rural and Environmental Sciences and Analytical Services (RESAS) (for P.L. and S.H.D.).Peer reviewedPublisher PD