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Nano-scale Architecture of Blood-Brain Barrier Tight-Junctions [PDF]

eLife, 2021
Abstract Tight junctions (TJs) between blood-brain barrier (BBB) endothelial cells construct a robust physical barrier, whose damage underlies BBB dysfunctions related to several neurodegenerative diseases. What makes these highly specialized BBB-TJs extremely restrictive remains unknown. Here, we use super-resolution
Esther Sasson, Shira Anzi, Batia Bell, Oren Yakovian, Meshi Zorsky, Urban Deutsch, Britta Engelhardt, Eilon Sherman, Gad Vatine, Ron Dzikowski, Ayal Ben-Zvi   +10 more
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Architectural barriers in the passage of the deficient physicist to the hospitals of Sobral, Ceará

Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem, 2006
Quantitative study on architectural barriers in the passage of the deficient physicist to the hospitals of Sobral, Ceará, with the objective of mapear the access conditions architectural of the carriers of physical deficiency to the four hospitals of the
Paulo César de Almeida, Antonia Eliana de Araújo Aragão, Lorita Marlena Freitag Pagliuca, Kátia Nêyla de Freitas Macêdo   +3 more
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Estudo da acessibilidade de idosos ao centro da cidade de Caratinga, MG

Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
Este estudo, ao abordar a questão da acessibilidade urbana dos idosos, traz à tona a discussão do planejamento do espaço urbano e a importância de se identificar as necessidades dos idosos em relação ao ambiente construído e em relação a seu deslocamento
Renato Campos Freire Júnior, Guilherme Peixoto Tinoco Arêas, Fernando Zanela da Silva Arêas, Luis Guilherme Barbosa   +3 more
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Architectural Culture as a Barrier to Urban Regeneration [PDF]

Defining the Urban Condition: Accelerating Change in the Geography of Power, 1995
The importance of involving local residents and workers in the regeneration of run-down urban areas is now enshrined in UK central government policy, through such programmes as Estate Action and City Challenge. However, it is widely accepted that effective community involvement is difficult to achieve in practice; and it is clear that one of the ...
Ian Bentley, Georgia Watson
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Towards Universal Accessibility: Architectural Barriers in Ukhrul, a Hilly District of Manipur

Indian Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Introduction: Architectural barriers significantly impede access and mobility, especially for persons with disabilities (PWDs). Rural areas like Ukhrul, a hilly district in Manipur, face unique challenges in creating accessible environments due to their ...
S. U. Priyanka, Joy Singh Akoijam, Longjam Nilachandra Singh, Monica Moirangthem, Shruti Pandey, Mongjam Anganba Khumancha   +5 more
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ACCESSIBILITY OF SPORT BUILDINGS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES - INTERVENTION OF REHABILITATION NURSES

Revista Portuguesa de Enfermagem de Reabilitação, 2019
Background: The nurse specialist in rehabilitation nursing is essential in the involvement of people with disabilities in sports practices. Its role is to intervene in deviations of health of the person and to evaluate the accessibility of the building.
Cindy Simões da Silva, Maria Manuela Ferreira Pereira da Silva Martins, Rute Salomé Silva Pereira, Maria Neto Pacheco, Ana Eduarda Carvalho, Wiliam César Alves Machado   +5 more
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Circularity Indicators as a Design Tool for Design and Construction Strategies in Architecture

Buildings, 2023
This study addresses the challenges and barriers associated with the implementation of circular economy principles in architectural design and construction practices.
Francesco Incelli, Luciano Cardellicchio, Massimo Rossetti   +2 more
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ValeAS: an ICT tool to assess accessibility and safety of the built environment

Techne, 2014
ValeAS (Assessment of Accessibility and Safety) is a software developed by the Construction Technologies Institute, Rome Unit, of the National Research Council (ITC-CNR), with the aim of giving an ICT tool for assessing the accessibility level of egress ...
Luigi Biocca, Antonio D’Eredità, Ludovica Malavasi Caula Medici, Nicolò Paraciani   +3 more
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Blindness and visual impairment: quality of life and accessibility in the city of Turin

Frontiers in Medicine
PurposeDespite the increase in socio-health conditions and, in general, the focus on health worldwide, many diseases still adversely affect the quality of life (QoL), including those causing vision loss. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the
Alessia Nuzzi, Alice Becco, Andrea Boschiroli, Andrea Coletto, Raffaele Nuzzi   +4 more
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There or not there? A multidisciplinary review and research agenda on the impact of transparent barriers on human perception, action, and social behavior

Frontiers in Psychology, 2015
Through advances in production and treatment technologies, transparent glass has become an increasingly versatile material and a global hallmark of modern architecture.
Gesine eMarquardt, Emily S Cross, Emily S Cross, Alexandra Allison De Sousa, Eve eEdelstein, Alessandro eFarne, Marcin eLeszczynski, Miles ePatterson, Susanne eQuadflieg, Susanne eQuadflieg   +9 more
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