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A blue depression in the optical spectra of M dwarfs
(2023-05-12)A blue depression is found in the spectra of M dwarfs from 4000 to 4500A. This depression shows an increase toward lower temperatures though is particularly sensitive to gravity and metallicity. It is the single most ... -
Blue light transurethral resection and biopsy of bladder cancer with hexaminolevulinate: Histopathological characteristics and recurrence rates in a single UK centre study
(2023-05-08)Introduction: Blue light cystoscopy with hexaminolevulinate (HAL) during transurethral resection of bladder cancer (TURBT) has been shown to improve detection, thereby reducing bladder cancer recurrence compared with white ... -
Blue not brown: UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey T dwarfs with suppressed K-band flux
(2011-06)We have used blue near-infrared colours to select a group of 12 spectroscopically confirmed United Kingdom InfraRed Telescope (UKIRT) Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) T dwarfs later than T4. From amongst these, we identify ... -
The blue straggler stars of galactic clusters
(Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 1993)The origin and evolution of blue straggler stars (BS) in clusters is still an unsolved problem for our understanding of stellar evolution. Several rivalling theories exist, of which that of Saio & Wheeler (1980) is the ... -
Blue-light transurethral resection and biopsy of bladder cancer with hexaminolevulinate: histopathological characteristics and recurrence rates in a single centred, prospective study
(2023-08-23)Introduction: Blue light cystoscopy with hexaminolevulinate (HAL) during transurethral resection of bladder cancer (TURBT) has been shown to improve detection, thereby reducing bladder cancer recurrence compared to white ... -
Bluetooth low energy for autonomous human-robot interaction
(IEEE Computer Society, 2017-03-06)This demonstration shows how inexpensive, off-the-shelf, and unobtrusive Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices can be utilized for enabling robots to recognize touch gestures, to perceive proximity information, and to distinguish ... -
Bluetooth-Based Sensor Networks for Remotely Monitoring the Physiological Signals of a Patient
(2009)Integrating intelligent medical microsensors into a wireless communication network makes it possible to remotely collect physiological signals of a patient, release the patient from being tethered to monitoring medical ... -
The (Blum)House Found Footage Horror Built
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Blunting EU Regulation 1107/2009 : Following a regulation into a system of agricultural innovation
(2020-12-06)This paper explores the role of regulation and legislation on influencing the development and diffusion of technologies and methods of crop production. To do this, the change in pesticide registration under European ... -
“Blurred boundaries”: When nurses and midwives give anti-vaccination advice on Facebook
(2022-02-10)Background: Nurses and midwives have a professional obligation to promote health and prevent disease, and therefore they have an essential role to play in vaccination. Despite this, some nurses and midwives have been found ... -
Board characteristics and board committees in the Greek corporate governance framework
(2021-05-16)The paper investigates board characteristics and committees’ structure in the Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX) using unique data culled from the database of the Hellenic Observatory of Corporate Governance. The current corporate ... -
Board Characteristics and the Presence of Women on the Board of Directors: The Case of the Greek Shipping Sector
(Springer Nature, 2015)Shipping is a vital sector of the Greek economy. According to the Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research (2013), more than 52 % of the shipping companies listed in the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the NASDAQ ... -
Board Diving Regulations in Public Swimming Pools and Risk of Injury
(2015-11-17)Public session access to diving boards is one of the stepping stones for those wishing to develop their skills in the sport of diving. The extent to which certain dive forms are considered risky (forward/backward/rotations) ... -
Bodily Pleasure and the Self: Experimental, Pharmacological and Clinical Studies on Affective Touch
(2016-09-27)In the last decade, neuroscience and psychology alike have paid increasing attention to the study of affective touch, which refers to the emotional and motivational facets of tactile sensation. Some aspects of affective ... -
Bodily pleasure matters : velocity of touch modulates body ownership during the rubber hand illusion
(2013)The sense of body ownership represents a fundamental aspect of our self-consciousness. Influential experimental paradigms, such as the rubber hand illusion (RHI), in which a seen rubber hand is experienced as part of one's ... -
Body appreciation around the world: Measurement invariance of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age
(2023-09-30)The Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) is a widely used measure of a core facet of the positive body image construct. However, extant research concerning measurement invariance of the BAS-2 across a large number of nations ... -
Body composition and functional assessment of nutritional status in adults: a narrative review of imaging, impedance, strength and functional techniques
(2016-11-15)The accurate and valid assessment of body composition is essential for the diagnostic evaluation of nutritional status, identifying relevant outcome measures, and determining the effectiveness of current and future nutritional ... -
Body composition and morphological assessment of nutritional status in adults : a review of anthropometric variables
(2016-01-27)Evaluation of body composition is an important part of assessing nutritional status and provides prognostically useful data and opportunity to monitor the effects of nutrition-related disease progression and nutritional ... -
Body dysmorphic disorder: a treatment synthesis and consensus on behalf of the International College of Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (ICOCS) and the Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders Network (OCRN) of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP)
(2021-03-30)Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is characterised by a preoccupation with a perceived appearance flaw or flaws that are not observable to others. BDD is associated with distress and impairment of functioning. Psychiatric ...