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Microplastics in agriculture – a potential novel mechanism for the delivery of human pathogens onto crops [PDF]

, 2023
Mulching with plastic sheeting, the use of plastic carriers in seed coatings, and irrigation with wastewater or contaminated surface water have resulted in plastics, and microplastics, becoming ubiquitous in agricultural soils.
Pow, Chloe J, Woodford, Luke, Chloe J. Pow, Mwesiga, James J, James J. Mwesiga, Daniel A. Shilla, Shilla, Dativa J, Richard S. Quilliam, Shilla, Daniel A, Quilliam, Richard S, Dativa J. Shilla, Luke Woodford   +11 more
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BENCHMARKING HUMAN POTENTIAL

Tourism and hospitality management, 2007
Basically benchmarking is comparing one’s own enterprise with those of the competitors that are the best in their fields of activity for the purpose of cognition on how they managed to become market leaders, as well as how to integrate such good business principles into one’s own system of business dealings.
Ivanović, Slobodan, Vujić, Vidoje
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Evolating: A Classic Grounded Theory of Personal Transformation

Grounded Theory Review: An International Journal, 2021
The phases of learning and transformation emerged from this classic grounded theory study of historic transformers and exceptional students revealing the theory of evolating: a multiphase process through which individuals consciously engage in their own ...
Judith Wright, Robert Wright, Gordon Medlock   +2 more
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An Initial Comparison of the Psychometric Properties of the Dark Triad Dirty Dozen in Spanish and Portuguese

Psychological Test Adaptation and Development, 2022
. We tested the psychometric properties of the Dark Triad Dirty Dozen measure of psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism in Portugal (n = 1,034) and Spain (n = 386).
Peter K. Jonason, Michele Tosi, Sofia Silva, Rui Antunes, Sónia Brito-Costa   +4 more
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Associations of the perceived and objective neighborhood environment with physical activity and sedentary time in New Zealand adolescents

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2017
Background There is accumulating evidence supporting the association between neighborhood built environments and adults’ physical activity (PA) and sedentary time (ST); however, few studies have investigated these associations in adolescents.
Erica Hinckson, Ester Cerin, Suzanne Mavoa, Melody Smith, Hannah Badland, Tom Stewart, Scott Duncan, Grant Schofield   +7 more
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The Effect of Medium Chain Triglycerides on Time to Nutritional Ketosis and Symptoms of Keto-Induction in Healthy Adults: A Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial

Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2018
Medium chain triglycerides (MCTs) are ketogenic and might reduce adverse effects of keto-induction and improve time to ketosis and the tolerability of very low carbohydrate diets.
Cliff J. d C. Harvey, Grant M. Schofield, Micalla Williden, Joseph A. McQuillan   +3 more
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Event-related brain potential correlates of human auditory sensory memory-trace formation

, 2005
The event-related potential (ERP) component mismatch negativity (MMN) is a neural marker of human echoic memory. MMN is elicited by deviant sounds embedded in a stream of frequent standards, reflecting the deviation from an inferred memory trace of the ...
Baldewig, T., Vernon, D., Dwivedi, P, Baldeweg, Torsten, Gruzelier, JH, Dwivedi, Prabuddh, Dwivedi, P., Gruzelier, J. H., Gruzelier, J., Vernon, DJ, Haenschel, C., Vernon, D. J., Vernon, David J., Baldeweg, T, Gruzelier, John, Baldeweg, T., Haenschel, C, Haenschel, Corinna   +17 more
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In vitro characterization of immune-related properties of human fetal bone cells for potential tissue engineering applications [PDF]

, 2009
We describe herein some immunological properties of human fetal bone cells recently tested for bone tissue-engineering applications. Adult mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and osteoblasts were included in the study for comparison.
Martin, I, Arnaud Scherberich, Montjovent, MO, Scherberich, A, Scherberich, Arnaud, Lee Ann Applegate, Montjovent, Marc-Olivier, Marc-Olivier Montjovent, Scaletta, Corinne, Dominique P. Pioletti, Bocelli-Tyndall, Chiara, Martin, Ivan, Applegate, LA, Laurent-Applegate, Lee, Bocelli-Tyndall, C., Pioletti, DP, Scherberich, A., Silke Mark, Montjovent, M.O., Scaletta, C, Pioletti, Dominique P., Mark, Silke, Mark, S., Bocelli-Tyndall, C, Applegate, Lee Ann, Mark, S, Pioletti, D.P., Corinne Scaletta, Scaletta, C., Ivan Martin, Martin, I., Applegate, L.A., Chiara Bocelli-Tyndall   +32 more
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Repeatability characteristics of insulin response patterns and measures of insulin resistance

Journal of Metabolic Health, 2019
Background: Hyperinsulinaemia is emerging as an independent risk factor for metabolic disease, but diagnostic measures are limited. It is plausible that insulin resistance measures, such as homeostatic model assessment (HOMA) type 2 variants, may model ...
Catherine A.P. Crofts, Mark C. Wheldon, Caryn Zinn, Fabrice Merien, Grant Schofield   +4 more
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Redefining Diabetes Care: Evaluating the Impact of a Carbohydrate-Reduction, Health Coach Approach Model in New Zealand

Journal of Diabetes Research
This study explores a novel healthcare model employed in the primary care setting integrating a carbohydrate-reduction dietary approach and health coaching for managing prediabetes (PD) and Type 2 diabetes (T2D) in New Zealand. Using qualitative methods,
Caryn Zinn, Jessica L. Campbell, Marina Po, Losi Sa’ulilo, Lily Fraser, Glen Davies, Marcus Hawkins, Olivia Currie, David Unwin, Catherine Crofts, Nigel Harris, Tom Stewart, Grant Schofield   +12 more
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