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TreeSpider: In‐Canopy Exploration With Tether‐Based Aerial Modular Arms

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A tethered drone with perching arms and a 360° ring enables unprecedented maneuverability within dense forest canopies. By dynamically adjusting tether length and decoupling pitch from the frame, it navigates between branches, senses multiple trees, and interacts physically with foliage.
Luca Romanello, Tian Lan, Salaheldin Hassan, Maximilian Leutschafft, Erdem Ekinci, Sophie F. Armanini, Mirko Kovac, Basaran Bahadir Kocer   +7 more
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The Role of Qualitative Interviews in Discourse Theory

Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis across Disciplines, 2012
In discourse theoretical studies the qualitative interview is scarcely treated as a method, but as empirical data. Some important methodological challenges for discourse theory are thereby being obscured.
Jørn Cruickshank
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Biodegradable Carbonate Nanogels Loaded with Anti MFAP‐5 siRNA for Anti‐stromal Therapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Polycarbonate nanogels enable lipid‐free delivery of anti‐MFAP‐5 siRNA into cancer‐associated fibroblasts (CAF) in hepatocellular carcinoma. In a cirrhotic murine model, this approach silences MFAP‐5, reduces fibroblast activation, and suppresses tumor growth by inhibiting NOTCH/Hes1‐driven angiogenesis. CAF‐targeted MFAP‐5 RNAi and conserved signaling
Paul Schneider, Alexander Fuchs, Michael Fichter, Vanessa Bolduan, Jenny Schunke, Özlem Akilli, Nádia C. Correia, Yannick Ehlers, Christian Czysch, Pia Winterwerber, Eliana Stanganello, Barbara Schrörs, Mustafa Diken, Christoph Eckert, Shusruto Rishik, Andreas Keller, Jörn M. Schattenberg, Stephan Grabbe, Matthias Bros, Lutz Nuhn, Leonard Kaps   +20 more
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Narrative agency in retirement interviews: a qualitative longitudinal study

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being
Purpose The outspoken aim of extending working lives faces the challenge of strong retirement age norms. This paper explores how older postal workers exercise their agency when narrating their retirement experiences and discusses implications for ...
Hanna Kosonen, Pirjo Nikander, Kirsi Lumme-Sandt   +2 more
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Views on and experiences of electronic cigarettes: a qualitative study of women who are pregnant or have recently given birth

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018
Background Electronic cigarettes (ECs) are increasingly used for reducing or stopping smoking, with some studies showing positive outcomes. However, little is known about views on ECs during pregnancy or postpartum and previous studies have nearly all ...
Katharine Bowker, Sophie Orton, Sue Cooper, Felix Naughton, Rachel Whitemore, Sarah Lewis, Linda Bauld, Lesley Sinclair, Tim Coleman, Anne Dickinson, Michael Ussher   +10 more
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‘Get yourself some nice, neat, matching box files’: research administrators and occupational identity work [PDF]

, 2007
To date, qualitative research into occupational groups and cultures within academia has been relatively scarce, with an almost exclusive concentration upon teaching staff within universities and colleges.
Association of Research Managers and Administrators (UK), Baldry C., Becher T., Berg B. L., Blumer H., Bourdieu P., Bourdieu P., Clarke J., Coffey A., Cooley C. H., Corrall S., Creswell J. W., Davies C., Delamont S., Edwards R., Ehrenreich B., Flick U., Fulton O., Gilbert G. N., Goffman E., Hochschild A. R., Jacquelyn Allen Collinson, McClintock M., Miller H., Morley L., Oakley A., Perinbanayagam R. S., Pettinger L., Pithouse A., Pringle R., Prus R., Reed M., Seyd R., Shumar W., Smith D. E., Snow D. A., SRA International (Society of Research Administrators International), Stewart P. J., Stryker S., Todd S., Van Maanen J., Weiner G., Wicks D.   +42 more
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The Mitochondrial Guardian α‐Amyrin Mitigates Alzheimer's Disease Pathology via Modulation of the DLK‐SARM1‐ULK1 Axis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Dietary habits play a key role in chronic diseases, and higher annual consumption of fruit and vegetable may lower risk of dementia. Artificial intelligence predicts the lipid‐like compound α‐Amyrin (αA) from plants with edible peels as a drug candidate against Alzheimer's disease.
Shu‐Qin Cao, Juan Ignacio Jiménez‐Loygorri, Yunguang Qiu, You Jung Kang, Khanh Van Do, Annabel E. Smith, Junjie Huang, Jun‐ping Pan, Lipeng Mao, Ang Li, Hangge Yang, Yahyah Aman, Maria Jose Donate Lagartos, Sofie Hindkjær Lautrup, Anbin Chen, Kristina Xiao Liang, Hailong Zhang, Juan Yi, Xurui Jin, Tin Cho Cheung, Olympia Apokotou, Florentia Papastefanaki, Rebecca Matsas, William A. McEwan, Feixiong Cheng, Hansang Cho, Guobing Chen, Huanxing Su, Konstantinos Palikaras, Oscar Junhong Luo, Qian Hua Zhao, Ding Ding, Cornelia van Duijn, Nektarios Tavernarakis, Patricia Boya, Tewin Tencomnao, Evandro F. Fang   +36 more
wiley   +1 more source

Consumption of Organic Foods from a Life History Perspective: An Exploratory Study of British Consumers [PDF]

, 2009
This report provides an account of the analysis of in-depth qualitative interviews which explored the concepts, stories and theories mentioned by respondents in their discourses about organic food. It employs a biographical narrative approach in order to
Ayres, N, Midmore, P
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Increased Blood Flow and Tendon Swelling Precedes Vascular Expansion and Tissue Matrix Changes In Early Human Tendinopathy: A Potential Window for Superior Treatment Response

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Human participants with early‐ or chronic‐stage tendinopathy and healthy controls are investigated using ultrasound Doppler, 3T and 7T MRI, and tendon biopsies. Tendon swelling and hyperperfusion are evident early, while vascular growth and extracellular matrix changes are most pronounced in chronic tendinopathy. Early intervention may provide superior
Max F. R. Merkel, Nikolaj M. Malmgaard‐Clausen, Marius Lendal, Hartwig R. Siebner, René B. Svensson, Stephanie G. Dakin, Marcus Krüger, Luisa Schmidt, Jakob Agergaard, Ching‐Yan Chloé Yeung, S. Peter Magnusson, Michael Kjaer   +11 more
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Qualitative analysis of mothers’ perception related to the delivery of information regarding preterm births

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background Preterm birth is a major health issue due to its potential outcomes and socioeconomic impact. Prenatal counseling is of major importance for parents because it is believed that the risk of preterm birth is associated with a higher parental ...
Doriane Randriamboarison, Elisa Fustec, Isabelle Enderlé, Mathilde Yverneau, Karine Le Breton, Linda Lassel, Nadia Mazille-Orfanos, Patrick Pladys   +7 more
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