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Advanced Biology, EarlyView.The glomerular filtration barrier (GFB) is the first step of blood filtration by the kidneys. The concerning increase of kidney diseases makes the development of new models essential. In this context, microphysiological glomerular filtration barriers focus on closely reproducing the physiological architecture of the in vivo GFB: podocytes, glomerular ...
Manon Miran +5 more
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.A laboratory‐scale procedure is developed to evaluate the efficiency of melt‐cleaning and drossing fluxes during aluminium alloy recycling, studying their effects on melt cleanliness and tensile properties of secondary foundry alloys. This work provides a practical tool for foundries and aluminium refiners to assess the efficiency of salt fluxes in ...
Veronica Milani, Giulio Timelli
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Bars, Nightclubs, and Cancer Prevention: New Approaches to Reduce Young Adult Cigarette Smoking. [PDF]
, 2017 IntroductionTobacco contributes to multiple cancers, and it is largely preventable. As overall smoking prevalence in California declines, smoking has become concentrated among high-risk groups.
Bibbins-Domingo, Kirsten +4 more
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Health Education Research, 2012 Preventing smoking initiation among adolescents of lower socio-economic groups is crucial for the reduction of socio-economic inequalities in health. The aim of the present study was to examine whether effective smoking prevention interventions in Europe
L. Mercken +8 more
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, Volume 14, Issue 7, March 14, 2025.This paper presents a microphysiological system containing an array of individually addressable living corneal tissues constructed using primary human cells. The bioengineered eye model can simulate acute exposure of the human cornea to different types of environmental toxicants and provides a novel platform for visualization and quantitative ...
Se‐jeong Kim +12 more
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Monografi: ISSN 1046-7750, 2012 The aim of the study was to determine if a culturally sensitive smoking prevention program would have short-term impacts on smoking intentions among Aboriginal children. Two schools with high Aboriginal enrollment were selected for the study.
Daniel W McKennitt, C. Currie
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.This review highlights recent progress in nanocarriers targeting pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), including Toll‐like and NOD‐like receptors, for enhancing the treatment of bacterial sepsis and related complications. These nanomedicines deliver antibiotics and anti‐inflammatory agents while modulating immune responses.
Eman A. Ismail +3 more
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Smoke-free hospitals in Poland – a cross-sectional survey
Archives of Medical Science, 2020 Introduction In 2010, the government of Poland passed an amended smoke-free law that strengthened existing tobacco control policies and banned smoking in hospitals.
Jarosław J. Fedorowski +4 more
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Rural smokers : a prevention opportunity
, 2009 Background: Smoking is the largest single cause of preventable death and disease in Australia. This study describes smoking prevalence and the characteristics of rural smokers to guide general practitioners in targeting particular groups.Methods: Cross ...
Baird, Andrew +8 more
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Berlin evaluates school tobacco prevention - BEST prevention: study design and methodology [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: The hazardous health effects of smoking are established, but there remains a need to evaluate existing smoking prevention strategies and to increase their effectiveness in adolescents.
Christin Bürger +7 more
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