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Curating landscapes to encourage care for biodiversity through arts and citizen science

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates how combining Citizen Science and Art workshops within curated wildflower meadows can generate repeated, positive experiences with nature, and foster a sense of care for it. The project aimed to increase awareness, encourage responsibility, and develop competencies related to urban nature.
Elisa Olivares Esquivel, Simone Farris, Catherine Higham   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Past, present and future of local crop evolution

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Promoting agrobiodiversity is a promising strategy for mitigating the negative effects of climate change on global food security. We highlight the central role evolutionary processes play in harnessing the potential of local crops by integrating genomics, archaeology, ethnobotany and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).
Nataly Allasi Canales, Philippa Ryan, Amy Jackson, Hong Phuong Le, James Borrell, Aaron Davis, Rafal M. Gutaker   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interferons and Dry Eye in Sjögren’s Syndrome

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2018
Various cytokines, including interferon (IFN)-γ and IL-17, are augmented, and autoreactive T cells and B cells are activated in the immune pathogenesis of Sjögren’s syndrome (SS). In particular, IFNs are involved in both the early stages of innate immunity by high level of type I IFN in glandular tissue and sera and the later stages of disease ...
Yoko Ogawa, Eisuke Shimizu, Kazuo Tsubota   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Nocturnal awakening secondary to pain in sleep‐related painful erection: A case report and literature review

Sleep Research, EarlyView.
Abstract A 41‐year‐old male patient presented with a 13‐year history of recurrent nocturnal penile pain associated with erections during sleep. Over the course of his illness, the patient attended outpatient clinics on 298 occasions and was hospitalized three times. The primary symptom reported was erectile pain occurring during sleep.
Liping Zhang, Jinxiang Cheng, Jiaxiu He, Rui Guo, Changjun Su, Xianchao Zhao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decoding Dry Eye in Allergic Conjunctivitis: Insights from Tear Film Tests

Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology
Background: Allergic conjunctivitis (AC) and dry eye disease (DED) frequently affect the ocular surface and often present with overlapping symptoms. Quantitative tear film assessments, including the tear film break-up time (TBUT) and Schirmer’s test ...
Priyanka Yadav, Kritika Garg, Kanav Gupta, Brij Kishor Gupta   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Machine Learning‐Guided Near‐Infrared Laser Processing for Precise Geometry Control in Microneedles with Downstream microLED‐Triggered Photothermal Functionality

Small, EarlyView.
Machine learning‐guided near‐infrared laser processing enables predictive fabrication of microneedles with application‐specific geometries. The optimized metal templates are translated into polymeric microneedles and integrated with a flexible microLED platform.
Ismail Eş, Burak M. Gormus, Pinar Ayas, Irfan Ullah, Christopher M. Proctor   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficacy of isolated treatment with Intense Pulsed Light applied directly to the eyelids of patients with Meibomian gland dysfunction: a retrospective cohort [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia
Objective: To describe the clinical benefits of intense pulsed light applied directly to the eyelids of patients with Meibomian gland dysfunction and without glandular expression.
George Luiz Soares de Oliveira, Laura Pires Soares de Oliveira, Sofia Pires Soares de Oliveira, Dillan Cunha Amaral, Filipi Fim Andreão, José Eduardo Ferreira Manso, Mário Luiz Ribeiro Monteiro, Milton Ruiz Alves, Ricardo Noguera Louzada   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Sargassum Lung Syndrome: Air Flow Obstruction and Bronchial Inflammation Are Observed After Prolonged Exposure to Sargassum Gas Emissions in the Eastern Caribbean

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sargassum inundation of Caribbean and American shorelines is a growing environmental hazard. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and ammonia (NH3) produced by decomposing Sargassum could be involved in airway obstruction and bronchial inflammation. The study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of exposure to H2S and NH3 gases emitted during Sargassum ...
Rishika Banydeen, Jonathan Florentin, Maxime Boutourlinsky, Remi Nguyen, Fatima Radouani, Moustapha Agossou, Gary Lutin, Thierry Lebrun, Remi Neviere, Dabor Resiere   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of estrogen on morphology and programmed cell death in the meibomian glands of rats

Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia
Objective: To examine the relationship between hormonal changes, particularly estrogen, and lacrimal gland function in dry eye syndrome using a surgically induced menopausal rat model.
Vinícius da Silva Varandas, Caio Brenno Abreu, Márcio Penha Morterá Rodrigues, Christina Maeda Taliya, Artur Marin Varandas, Adroaldo de Alencar Costa Filho   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Validation of nursing outcome indicators of the nursing outcomes classification: dry eye severity [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Objective: To validate the content of the indicators of the nursing outcome Dry eye severity, of the Nursing Outcomes Classification, in adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit.
Mércio Gabriel de Araújo, Allyne Fortes Vitor, Amanda Barbosa da Silva, Leandro Melo de Carvalho, Dase Luyza Barbosa de Sousa Alves, Jéssica Naiara de Medeiros Araújo   +5 more
doaj   +4 more sources