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Polymers exhibiting lower critical solution temperatures as a route to thermoreversible gelators for healthcare
(2020-11-20)The ability to trigger changes to material properties with external stimuli, so-called “smart” behavior, has enabled novel technologies for a wide range of healthcare applications. Response to small changes in temperature ... -
Polymorphic control of inhalation microparticles prepared by crystallization
(2008-09-01)Milling processes are known to cause polymorphic transition in enantiotropic systems and the micronization process employed to produce microparticles for inhalation formulations has been reported to result in solid-state ... -
Polymorphisms of the cannabinoid 1 receptor gene and cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis
(2008)Cognitive impairment occurs in 45—65% of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. The cannabinoid system may potentially be neuroprotective in MS. We examined the relationship between polymorphisms of the CNR1 gene and ... -
Polymycovirus Infection Sensitizes Aspergillus fumigatus for Antifungal Effects of Nikkomycin Z
(2023-01-10)Infection with Aspergillus fumigatus polymycovirus 1 (AfuPmV-1) weakens resistance of Aspergillus fumigatus common reference strain Af293 biofilms in intermicrobial competition with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We compared the ... -
The polymycovirus-mediated growth enhancement of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana is dependent on carbon and nitrogen metabolism
(2021-02-02)Polymycoviridae is a growing family of mycoviruses whose members typically have non-conventional capsids and multi-segmented, double-stranded (ds) RNA genomes. Beauveria bassiana polymycovirus (BbPmV) 1 is known to enhance ... -
Polymyxa graminis and the cereal viruses it transmits : a research challenge
(2003-09)Polymyxa graminis is a eukaryotic obligate biotrophic parasite of plant roots that belongs to a poorly studied discrete taxonomic unit informally called the 'plasmodiophorids'. P. graminis is nonpathogenic, but has the ... -
The polypeptide components of the parasporal fibres of Pasteuria penetrans
(2002-03)A variety of treatments were tested for their ability to solubilize the parasporal fibres from Pasteuria penetrans, a parasite of some plant-parasitic nematodes. Selective solubilization of the parasporal fibres resulted ... -
Polyphenols
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The Polysemy View of Pain
(2023-02-28)Philosophers disagree about what the folk concept of pain is. This aricle criticises existing theories of the folk concept of pain, that is, the mental view, the bodily view, and the recently proposed polyeidic view. It ... -
PON topologies for dynamic optical access networks
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2008)PON-based access networks envisage the demonstration of scalability to allow gradual deployment of time and wavelength multiplexed architectures in a single-platform without changes in fibre infrastructure and also ... -
A poor fit : One person's flexibility is another persons insecurity
(2015-09-17)The much debated pre-election hot topic of zero hours contracts finally saw a reform to the law on 26 March under the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015. Section 153 of the Small Business, Enterprise and ... -
'Poor girls': a comparative analysis of their educational experiences in England and India
(University Press of America, 2009)Gender discrimination is prevalent in many societies, but poverty adds greatly to the experience of disadvantage, not least in terms of equality of educational opportunity and outcomes. The term ‘poor girls’ refers to a ... -
Poor social comparison and the tendency to submissive behavior in anorexia nervosa
(2007-12)Objective: The aim of this study was to confirm an association between low social rank (SR) and anorexia nervosa (AN), and to test the hypotheses that low SR is (a) present after recovery from the illness, (b) mediates an ... -
Popular Attitudes Towards Rural Customs and Rights in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century England
(2009-06-03)The central aim of this study is to explore rural attitudes concerning subsistence customary practices, such as gleaning from the harvested fields, catching wild rabbits, birds or fish; gathering wild foods; and collecting ... -
Popular Magic : Cunning-Folk in English History
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Popular Nutrition-Related Mobile Apps : A Feature Assessment
(2016-08-01)BACKGROUND: A key challenge in human nutrition is the assessment of usual food intake. This is of particular interest given recent proposals of eHealth personalized interventions. The adoption of mobile phones has created ... -
Popular Nutrition-Related Mobile Apps: An Agreement Assessment Against a UK Reference Method
(2019-02-01)Background: Nutrition-related apps are commonly used to provide information about the user’s dietary intake, but limited research has been performed to assess how well their outputs agree with those from standard methods. ... -
Population dynamics and dispersal of Leptosphaeria maculans (blackleg of canola)
(2005)Blackleg of canola (oilseed rape, Brassica napus) is caused by two closely related fungal species, Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa. In Australia, with a few rare exceptions, blackleg is caused by L. maculans, whereas ... -
A population model of deep brain stimulation in movement disorders from circuits to cells
(2020-03-05)For more than 30 years, deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been used to target the symptoms of a number of neurological disorders and in particular movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease (PD) and essential tremor ...