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From Evidence to Practice: Implementation and Evaluation of the Discontinuation of Patient Contact Shielding in Paediatric Radiography.

Ryan E, Norynberg K, Connor P et al. · 2026 · Journal of medical radiation sciences

Introduction Patient contact shielding has been used in paediatric radiography as standard practice for decades. Contemporary evidence no longer supports its use in routine clinical practice. The Medical Imaging Department of an Australian…

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Disentangling the effects of environmental and anthropogenic drivers on fungal fruitbody and spore diversity in a Mediterranean coniferous forest

Centenaro G, Ponce Á, de-Miguel S et al. · 2025 · Journal of Environmental Management

Wild macrofungal species are important non-wood forest products in Mediterranean forests, where their ability to release and disperse spores is crucial for completing their life cycle. However, the ecological drivers behind fruitbody…

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How are host-parasite interactions affected by veterinary anti-parasitic treatment? An experimental approach.

Lorrain-Soligon L, Agostini S, Biard C et al. · 2025 · Environmental toxicology and pharmacology

The effects of veterinary anti-parasitic compounds on wild fish species and their parasites are poorly investigated. Bithionol, an antibacterial, anthelmintic, and algaecide, is commonly used in aquaculture to control parasitic infections,…

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Audit and feedback: effects on professional practice.

Ivers N, Yogasingam S, Lacroix M et al. · 2026 · The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

Background Audit and feedback (A&F) is a widely used strategy to improve professional practice. This is supported by prior Cochrane reviews and behavioural theories describing how healthcare professionals are prompted to modify their…

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Is Religious Coping a Protective Factor, and for Whom? A Moderation and Subgroup Analysis on Loneliness and Suicide Attempts Among LGBTQ+ Adults Raised as Latter-Day Saints.

Kim S, Lefevor GT, Miller CK et al. · 2026 · Suicide & life-threatening behavior

Introduction LGBTQ+ adults face elevated rates of loneliness and suicide attempts, yet little research has examined whether religious coping-a protective factor for people generally-effectively mitigates these risks for LGBTQ+ adults…

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The effects of processing speed and cognitive load demands on working memory performance in young adults born very preterm.

Mills T, Pascoe L, Spencer-Smith M et al. · 2025 · The Clinical neuropsychologist

Objective To examine working memory performance in young adults born very preterm (VP) and full-term (FT) in the context of information processing. Methods A cohort of 118 young adults born VP (mean age 20.1 years) and 48 young adults born…

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Indomethacin Fails to Increase Intestinal Permeability in Healthy Volunteers.

Camilleri M, Busciglio I, Carlson P et al. · 2026 · Clinical and translational gastroenterology

Introduction Indomethacin is often used experimentally to induce intestinal hyperpermeability, enabling evaluation of interventions targeting barrier function. Methods We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study…

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Arctic lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) show evidence of seasonal acclimation of cardiac adrenergic sensitivity but not heat tolerance.

Williams EP, Harris LN, Moore JS et al. · 2025 · Journal of fish biology

Many Arctic fishes experience prolonged periods of extreme cold and large thermal variation over both rapid and seasonal time scales which challenge critical physiological functions. In the central Canadian Arctic, we caught wild adult…

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Unveiling Incompatibility of High Nickel Cathode With p-xylene Solvent for Facile Wet-Slurry Process in All-Solid-State Batteries.

Kim J, Kim J, Park J et al. · 2025 · Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)

All-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) are considered one of the most promising next-generation batteries due to their outstanding safety and superior energy density. For the commercial success of ASSBs, developing a scalable wet-slurry-based…

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Lighting Up MS2: Exploring Fluence Rates for Virus Inactivation

Pousty D, Betzalel Y, Mamane H · 2025 · AWWA Water Science

This study examined the impact of UV‐LED fluence rate (incident irradiance) and wavelengths on the inactivation of MS2 bacteriophage, determined by log reduction value (LRV). Three levels of fluence rates, each differing by an order of…

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