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TNF‐α partially modulates the endothelial dysfunction during the acute phase of Trypanosoma cruzi infection

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Background and Purpose Whereas the effects of Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) infection are well‐characterised in the heart, its impact on the vasculature has received little attention. In this study, we investigated the effects of acute and chronic T. cruzi infection on vascular responsiveness and the underlying mechanisms.
Thales M. H. Dourado, Wanessa M. C. Awata, Gustavo F. Pimenta, Barbara M. Marchetti, Maiara V. Providello, Sérgio De Albuquerque, Carlos R. Tirapelli   +6 more
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Frequency tagged multifocal pupillary response fields identify age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy

Frontiers in Neuroscience
ObjectivesTo quickly characterize multifocal Pupillary Response Fields (mPRF) using frequency tagging and to identify pupillary biomarkers of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy (DR).MethodsParticipants with AMD (N = 74), DR ...
Laure Trinquet, Laure Trinquet, Thierry David, Thierry David, Frédéric Chavane, Jean Lorenceau, Fréderic Matonti, Fréderic Matonti, Fréderic Matonti   +8 more
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Safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the spleen tyrosine kinase inhibitor BI 894416 in healthy volunteers and patients with asthma

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Purpose Spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) has broad biological functions in inflammation and immunity. The orally administered SYK inhibitor BI 894416 was investigated in a single‐rising‐dose Phase I study in healthy volunteers and in a combined single‐ and multiple‐rising‐dose Phase Ib study in patients with mild asthma ...
Saskia Carstensen‐Aurèche, Tobias Litzenburger, Dorothy De Sousa, Reinhard Sailer, Ewald Benediktus, Denis Delic, Fabian Müller, Meike Müller, Jens M. Hohlfeld   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Manoeuvring Among Institutions and Pandemic Restrictions: When the Fantasy of Parenting After Divorce or Breakup and the Respective Emotions Matter

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding social factors that affected how people interpreted the meanings of COVID‐19 measures is important in postpandemic times. This study applies perspectives from research on emotions as one of the possible explanations and focuses on how institutions and their measures are perceived in the context of individual emotional situations.
Eva M. Hejzlarová
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring children's experiences of schooling in Tanzania: How the ‘hidden curriculum’ undermines aspirations for sustainable development

Children &Society, EarlyView.
Abstract In the context of aspirations that firmly position education as the key to multiple global development goals, we raise concerns about how education is experienced by many children, particularly in low‐income, postcolonial contexts. Drawing from two, in‐depth qualitative studies in Tanzania, we demonstrate that existing pedagogical practices ...
Laela Adamson, Rhona Brown
wiley   +1 more source

Using Pupil Diameter to Measure Cognitive Load

, 2018
In this paper, we will present a method for measuring cognitive load and online real-time feedback using the Tobii Pro 2 eye-tracking glasses. The system is envisaged to be capable of estimating high cognitive load states and situations, and adjust human-
Lohan, Katrin, Minadakis, Georgios
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Poor Children in Our School? Child Poverty‐Related Beliefs and Practices Among Primary School‐Based Professionals in Finland

Children &Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite being viewed as highly equal welfare societies, child poverty remains an unsolved problem in the Nordic countries. This article investigates the various types of institutionalised, underlying beliefs about child poverty held by professionals working within the Finnish primary school system, and how these assumptions shape school ...
Christa Järvinen, Helena Blomberg, Christian Kroll   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

High-speed video-oculography applied to assess pupil light reflex [PDF]

, 2014
Póster presentado en el VII European/ I World Meeting in Visual and Physiological OpticsEye response to light exposure is usually described through the pupillary light reflex, which controls the pupil diameter and allows for testing the sensory and motor
Espinosa Tomás, Julián, Mas, David, Pérez Rodríguez, Jorge, Roig Hernández, Ana Belén   +3 more
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Selective innervation of retinorecipient brainstem nuclei by retinal ganglion cell axons regenerating through peripheral nerve grafts [PDF]

, 2000
The pattern of axonal regeneration, specificity of reinnervation, and terminal arborization in the brainstem by axotomized retinal ganglion cell axons was studied in rats with peripheral nerve grafts linking the retina with ipsilateral regions of the ...

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Transformative Learning and Participatory Approaches With Youth: A Discussion on Distinctions

Children &Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Since the 1990s, participatory approaches have been regarded as effective and ethical in research and policy work involving children and youth. Recently, the term ‘transformation’ has gained traction in Childhood Studies. This article explores Transformative Learning (TL) methodology, which was introduced in the 1970s for adult education but ...
Irene Bisasso Hoem, Marit Ursin
wiley   +1 more source