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Contemporary Strategies and Barriers to Transplantation Tolerance

open access: yesTransplantation, 2018
The purpose of this review is to discuss immunologic tolerance as it applies to solid organ transplantation and to identify barriers that hinder the achievement of this long-term goal. First, the definition of tolerance and an introduction of mechanisms by which tolerance exists or can be achieved will be discussed.
Ezekian, Brian   +5 more
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Novel Soil Barrier Systems Potentially Protect Urban Growing Beds from Legacy Soil Contamination and Improve Soil Health

open access: yesUrban Agriculture & Regional Food Systems, 2018
Urban agriculture is growing rapidly in the United States and can combat food deserts and insecurity in metropolitan areas. However, urban farm soils are challenged by legacies of contamination and degradation.
Blake T. Moskal, Sean T. Berthrong
doaj   +1 more source

Barrier Coverage for 3D Camera Sensor Networks

open access: yesSensors, 2017
Barrier coverage, an important research area with respect to camera sensor networks, consists of a number of camera sensors to detect intruders that pass through the barrier area.
Pengju Si   +5 more
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Strategies to Overcome Enrollment Barriers [PDF]

open access: yesInnovation in Aging, 2020
Abstract The importance of postsecondary education for economic vitality and individual opportunity has received increased focus with over 40 states embracing postsecondary attainment goals for their populations in alignment with Lumina Foundation’s goal that 60% of individuals ages 25-64 have a recognized credential by 2025. Credentials
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Sea crossings of migratory pink‐footed geese: seasonal effects of winds on flying and stopping behaviour

open access: yesJournal of Avian Biology, 2022
Migratory birds may need to cross barriers such as seas, without opportunities to rest or refuel. Waterbirds, unlike land birds, can stop at sea to rest or wait for better winds and thus may be less selective for supportive winds at departure and ...
Jan Geisler   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optimal Dividend Payments for the Piecewise-Deterministic Poisson Risk Model

open access: yes, 2014
This paper considers the optimal dividend payment problem in piecewise-deterministic compound Poisson risk models. The objective is to maximize the expected discounted dividend payout up to the time of ruin. We provide a comparative study in this general
Chao Zhu   +7 more
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Strategies to Reduce Barriers to Recruitment and Participation

open access: yesOnline Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 2010
To identify barriers encountered and solutions employed to improve research recruitment and retention of rural subjects for participation in the Promoting Heart Health in Rural Women (PHH) study.This article provides an examination of experiences encountered by nurse researchers in recruiting rural women from two locations to a randomized, controlled ...
Margaret Pribulick   +2 more
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Strategies for overcoming language barriers in healthcare

open access: yesNursing Management, 2018
Language barriers between nurses and patients increasingly affect nursing practice, regardless of where care is delivered. In the United States, a language other than English is now spoken at home in one of five households, the highest level since just after World War I.1 Patients with limited ...
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Barrier Detectors Versus Homojunction Photodiode

open access: yesMetrology and Measurement Systems, 2014
In the last two decades several new concepts of photodetectors to improve their performance have been proposed. New strategies are especially addressed to the group of so called high-operating-temperature detectors where - apart from increasing of ...
Martyniuk P., Gawron W.
doaj   +1 more source

Barriers and Strategies for Research in Arab Americans [PDF]

open access: yesDiabetes Care, 2003
Conducting clinical research in minority populations is challenging. Barriers to participation in research and strategies to overcome these barriers have been described by Fujimoto and other investigators (1–4). These reports and experiences have been invaluable in the planning and execution of a community-based epidemiological study in the Arab ...
openaire   +2 more sources

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