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Human adipose-derived stromal/stem cells expressing doublecortin improve cartilage repair in rabbits and monkeys

open access: yesnpj Regenerative Medicine, 2021
Localized cartilage lesions in early osteoarthritis and acute joint injuries are usually treated surgically to restore function and relieve pain. However, a persistent clinical challenge remains in how to repair the cartilage lesions.
Dongxia Ge   +11 more
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Morality, Friendship, and Collective Action

open access: yesJournal of Social Ontology
This paper uses the tools of experimental philosophy to examine the nature of interpersonal normativity in collective action, focusing on cases of immoral collective action and collective action by friends.
Javier Gomez-Lavin, Matthew Rachar
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Feminist Literary Criticism and Women’s Studies: A Historical Perspective in U.S. Higher Education

open access: yesالآداب للدراسات اللغوية والأدبية
This paper examines the interconnected evolution of feminist literary criticism and women’s studies within American higher education. It argues that feminist theory has significantly reshaped literary discourse and academic structures and continues to ...
Asmaa Alshehri
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Racism as a Determinant of Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
Despite a growing body of epidemiological evidence in recent years documenting the health impacts of racism, the cumulative evidence base has yet to be synthesized in a comprehensive meta-analysis focused specifically on racism as a determinant of health.
Yin Paradies   +8 more
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Prevalence of road traffic accident knowledge and attitudes of Bodaboda drivers in Singida Region, Tanzania

open access: yesInternational Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences
Background: Road traffic accidents (RTAs) involving motorcycle taxi operators (Bodaboda drivers) represent a significant and growing public health crisis in Tanzania. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), RTAs are a leading cause of death and
Margaret P. Nyangi, Gilbert Waria
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Chloroquine resistance before and after its withdrawal in Kenya

open access: yesMalaria Journal, 2009
Background The spread of resistance to chloroquine (CQ) led to its withdrawal from use in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa in the 1990s. In Malawi, this withdrawal was followed by a rapid reduction in the frequency of resistance to the point where ...
Marsh Kevin   +10 more
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El cuerpo en el símbolo. Materialidad y percepción en la constitución de lo simbólico y lo poético desde las perspectivas cognitivistas de Gilbert Durand, Mark Johnson y Margaret Freeman [PDF]

open access: yesArchivum, 2020
Este artículo traza las conexiones teóricas existentes entre el pensamiento de Gilbert Durand y los estudios cognitivos aplicados a la teoría de la literatura. Concretamente, revisa las nociones de esquema de imagen de Mark Johnson y de iconicidad poética de Margaret Freeman a la luz de las anticipaciones teóricas que realizó Durand a mediados del ...
openaire   +1 more source

A comparative analysis of the information content in long and short SAGE libraries

open access: yesBMC Bioinformatics, 2006
Background Serial Analysis of Gene Expression (SAGE) is a powerful tool to determine gene expression profiles. Two types of SAGE libraries, ShortSAGE and LongSAGE, are classified based on the length of the SAGE tag (10 vs. 17 basepairs).
Haines Jonathan L   +7 more
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Associations between toenail arsenic concentration and dietary factors in a New Hampshire population

open access: yesNutrition Journal, 2012
Background Dietary factors such as folate, vitamin B12, protein, and methionine are important for the excretion of arsenic via one-carbon metabolism in undernourished populations exposed to high levels of arsenic via drinking water.
Gruber Joann F   +8 more
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Prenatal lead exposure and elevated blood pressure in children

open access: yesEnvironment International, 2018
Growing evidence suggests that environmental exposures can influence blood pressure over the course of a lifetime. Exposure to toxic metals, such as lead (Pb) and arsenic (As), has been associated with increased blood pressure in adults, but few studies ...
Shohreh F. Farzan   +7 more
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