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Acute Effects of Smoking and Vaping on Markers of Vascular Function via Quantitative MRI
Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background E‐cigarettes contribute to endothelial dysfunction, a known cause of systemic atherosclerotic disease that cannot be adequately characterized by a single physiological parameter measured at a single vascular bed. Purpose/Hypothesis Quantify and compare acute effects of smoking or vaping with tobacco cigarettes (t‐cigs), nicotinized ...
Marianne Nabbout +9 more
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Discover PlantsInvasive plant species threaten forest ecosystems by outcompeting native flora for essential resources such as sunlight, water, and nutrients. One such invader, English holly (Ilex aquifolium), a shade-tolerant evergreen shrub or tree native to Eurasia ...
Santiago Lopez +2 more
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“Mesmeric Revelation”: Art as Hypnosis
Humanities, 2015 This article explores the relationship between percipient and the narrative purpose in Poe’s “Mesmeric Revelation”, arguing ultimately that the various questions raised by this relationship have a great deal in common with altered-state theories of ...
Zane Gillespie
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Ilex vomitoria 'Pendula': Weeping Yaupon Holly
EDIS, 2014 Weeping Yaupon Holly makes a very distinct, irregular, weeping form with its upright crooked trunks and slender, curved, pendulous branches clothed with small, oval, grey-green foliage.
Edward Gilman, Dennis Watson
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Salt‐induced nutritional and metabolic shifts in halophytes: implications for food security
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.Abstract Plant species vary in their response to salinity: some crops show a degree of salt tolerance, while halophytes – whether wild or cultivated – are characterized by a high capacity to thrive under saline conditions. Halophytes are considered a source of valuable secondary metabolites with potential economic value, yet they might also produce ...
Giulia Atzori +9 more
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The Quran And Positive Law: A Philosophical Review In A Normative Legal Perspective
KlausulaThis study aims to examine the relationship between the Qur'an as a source of Islamic law and positive Indonesian law from a philosophical perspective. Specifically, this study aims to understand the position of legal values in the Qur'an towards the ...
Faisol Mahmoud Adam Ibrahim +1 more
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Ilex opaca 'Slim Jim': 'Slim Jim' American Holly
EDIS, 2014 A popular landscape plant since the beginning of American history, this broad-leafed evergreen has served a variety of uses through the years. The American Indians used preserved Holly berries as decorative buttons and were much sought after by other ...
Edward Gilman, Dennis Watson
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Identifying Velopharyngeal Dysfunction in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.We evaluated the clinical presentation and treatment patterns of velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD) following head and neck cancer therapy across three academic institutions. VPD demonstrated a highly variable and delayed onset, with radiation‐associated cases developing after a mean of 8.5 years and many patients presenting more than 10 years after ...
Kenneth Newman +8 more
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Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Terraced fields and the Gully Land Reclamation Project (GLRP) are important soil and water conservation measures, widely constructed in China's Loess Plateau and other ecologically fragile areas in the world. However, under large‐scale governance scenarios, the impacts of the “terraced fields‐GLRP” cascade system on water and sediment ...
Zhe Gao +9 more
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Design and Experimental Testing of Holly Pruning Machine with Adaptive Adjustment Tool
BioResourcesTo improve the efficiency of holly pruning, effectively solve the labor intensity of manual handheld pruning machines, and the frequent replacement of tools when pruning different shapes of hollies, this study designed a pruning machine with adaptive ...
Xiuhao Yu +5 more
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