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Development of an immobilization system for in situ micronutrients release
(2016-12-31)
An immobilization system constituted by coated microcapsules was developed aiming at immobilizing probiotic bacteria capable of producing folate and release it in a sustained manner into the intestine. Despite no probiotic ...
Evaluating alignment between Canadian Common Drug Review reimbursement recommendations and provincial drug plan listing decisions : an exploratory study
(2016-12-27)
BACKGROUND: The CADTH Common Drug Review was established in 2002 to prepare national health technology assessment reports to guide listing decisions for 18 participating drug plans. The aim of this study was to compare the ...
Predicting Smartphone Operating System from Personality and Individual Differences
(2016-12-01)
Android and iPhone devices account for over 90 percent of all smartphones sold worldwide. Despite being very similar in functionality, current discourse and marketing campaigns suggest that key individual differences exist ...
Atypical Sensory behaviours in children with Tourette's Syndrome and in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
(2016-09-30)
Certain visual disturbances make it difficult to read text and have been attributed to visual stress, also called “pattern-related visual stress". 12 Children with ASD, 12 children with Tourette's syndrome and without ASD ...
Pharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions for management of obsessive-compulsive disorder in adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
(2016-08-01)
Background Several interventions are available for management of obsessive-compulsive disorder in adults, but few studies have compared their relative efficacy in a single analysis. We aimed to simultaneously compare all ...
Internal nanoparticle structure of temperature-responsive self-assembled PNIPAM-b-PEG-b-PNIPAM triblock copolymers in aqueous solutions : NMR, SANS and Light Scattering studies
(2016-05-09)
In this study we report detailed information on the internal structure of PNIPAM-b-PEG-b-PNIPAM nanoparticles formed from self-assembly in aqueous solutions upon increase in temperature. NMR spectroscopy, light scattering ...
A New NO-Releasing Nanoformulation for the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
(2016-04)
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a chronic and progressive disease which continues to carry an unacceptably high mortality and morbidity. The nitric oxide (NO) pathway has been implicated in the pathophysiology and ...
Addressing policy challenges for more sustainable local-global food chains : policy frameworks and possible food ‘futures’
(2016-03-25)
The article considers how policy can address the local–global within a wider commitment to food sustainability and draws on research conducted for the EU-funded GLAMUR project (Global and local food assessment: a ...
Intermolecular interactions and energetics in the crystalline π–π stacks and associated model dimer systems of asymmetric halogenated diketopyrrolopyrroles
(2016-03-02)
Four novel structurally analogous asymmetric, halogenated N-benzyl substituted diketopyrrolopyrroles (DPP) have been synthesized, and their crystal structures obtained. All four crystal structures exhibit π–π stacks with ...
The relationship between visual function and performance in rifle shooting for athletes with vision impairment
(2016-02-10)
Background Paralympic sports provide opportunities for those who have an impairment that might otherwise be a barrier to participation in regular sporting competition. Rifle shooting represents an ideal sport for persons ...