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The Impact of Anthropological Machine on Women and Non-Human Animals: A Study of Coetzee’s Disgrace

, 2022
This article unfolds the impact the anthropological machine on women and non-human animals in J M Coetzee s Disgrace The research method implemented in this article includes the post-humanist view that dismantles the divide between humans and non ...
Durgesh Malla
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Paraquat and Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review protocol according to the OHAT approach for hazard identification

Systematic Reviews, 2017
Background Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative condition that has genetic susceptibility, aging, and exposure to certain chemicals as risk factors.
Carolina Vaccari, Regina El Dib, João Lauro V. de Camargo   +2 more
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Comparative Evaluation of Hemodiafiltration, Hemoperfusion, and Standard Hemodialysis on Efficacy, Inflammatory Control, Dialysis Adequacy, and Safety in End‐Stage Renal Disease: A Prospective Observational Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic micro‐inflammation in patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) is a significant driver of cardiovascular complications and diminished quality of life. While standard hemodialysis (SHD) effectively manages small‐molecule clearance, its ability to remove medium‐to‐large uremic toxins—the primary catalysts of systemic ...
Hongwei Zuo, Weisi Dai, Jie Mao, Mei Ye, Xingshan Lu, Xiaocui Zhang   +5 more
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Contextual factors influencing the integration of physical activity policy, systems, and environmental interventions in the cooperative extension system: a systematic review

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Background Physical activity policy, systems, and environmental changes (PSEs) are effective but complex public health interventions. PSEs are increasingly being implemented through Cooperative Extension, a national system historically focused on ...
Shelly Palmer, Emily Shaw, Michelle Grocke-Dewey, Kelsay Corlew, Laura Flournoy, Laura E. Balis   +5 more
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A spatio-temporal systematic evidence map of exposure to bisphenols and their alternatives: Social and environmental justice

Environment International
Background: Bisphenol A (BPA) and a growing number of its structural analogues and functional alternatives are widely used in consumer plastic products and therefore have high exposure potential.
Bhedita J. Seewoo, Aleksandra Gozt, Ahmed Elagali, Aoife Lyons, Henoch Kabeya, Christos Symeonides, Sarah A. Dunlop   +6 more
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Forecasting the Dialysis Burden in Japan: Validation‐Based Projections of Prevalence and Incidence Through 2050

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin, Berrak Itır Aylı, Nüket Paksoy   +2 more
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Enteropathogenic E. coli shows delayed attachment and host response in human jejunum organoid‐derived monolayers compared to HeLa cells

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) infects the human intestinal epithelium, resulting in severe illness and diarrhoea. In this study, we compared the infection of cancer‐derived cell lines with human organoid‐derived models of the small intestine. We observed a delayed in attachment, inflammation and cell death on primary cells, indicating that host ...
Mastura Neyazi, Pilar Samperio Ventayol, Natalie Burkard, Nicolas Schlegel, Carmen Aguilar, Sina Bartfeld   +5 more
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Improvement in quality of life and loneliness after the community connections program: a community-based pilot intervention in South Australia

BMC Psychology
Background Reducing loneliness and enhancing quality of life (QoL) are key public health priorities. However, limited empirical research examines the impact of community-based interventions on both loneliness and QoL.
Bryony Jardine, Pei Jie Tan, Ashleigh Powell, Diana Eyers-White, Catherine Mackenzie, Ian Goodwin-Smith, Sandra Robinson, Penny Baldock, Mia Zaccardo, Celina Valente, Camilla Trenerry, Svetlana Bogomolova   +11 more
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Subfossil Cladocera as a powerful tool for paleoecological reconstruction

Advances in Oceanography and Limnology, 2016
Subfossil Cladocera (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) represent one of the most valuable biological proxies preserved in lake sediments that can be studied for reconstruction purposes.
Monica Tolotti, Manuela Milan, Krystyna Szeroczyńska   +2 more
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COMMUNITIES OF AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES IN THE OLDEST STORAGE RESERVOIR IN THE KOMI REPUBLIC

Transactions of the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2020
The species composition and structure of zooplankton and zoobenthos were studied in the Komi Republic’s oldest small storage reservoir, which has operated continuouslysince 1758.
Olga Kononova, Maria Baturina
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