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Mary Blachford Tighe, ‘Lost’ Romantic Poet
Woman, Romantic, poet Among female poets of the 1790s and early 1800s, the Irish poet Mary Blachford Tighe (1772-1810) is a remarkable example of a woman whose work, though highly praised in her time, fell into almost complete obscurity by the end of the nineteenth century. Today, her major achievement, Psyche; or, the Legend of Love, an epic poem in […]
Bio soups: Producing safe and functional food
Characterisation of bio soups Dehydrated soups are beneficial in a number of ways as they are durable, nutritious, and can support a person’s health. Despite their numerous positives, dehydrated soups often rely on synthetic additives. However, increasing the use of mushroom extracts on an industrial scale to enrich the soups may be one option, as explored in this study. Throughout […]
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The pulse oximetry ‘epidemic’, or the limitations of pulse oximetry
Pulse oximetry in practice Pulse oximetry first became available in the mid-1980s and has since become the most common form of medical electronic monitoring. It has far outstripped electrocardiography (ECG) as the pulse oximeters are cheap to produce and easy to apply. However useful they may appear, in the vast majority of situations, clinical decisions are made by those who […]
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Mapping ars gene clusters in arsenic-resistant bacteria
An operon by any other name Almost any operon (a unit of DNA that contains a number of genes controlled by a single messenger molecule) that acts against arsenic tends to have three major genes – arsR, arsB, and arsC. These code for a transcriptional regulator, a transmembrane efflux pump, and an arsenate reductase, respectively. The first protein, ArsR, oversees […]
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Harm reduction in substance use treatment
Opioid use and abuse There is a current public health crisis regarding the opioid epidemic in the US which has been caused by aggressive prescription practices, opioid misuse, and illicit opioid overdose related deaths (Clark & Schumacher, 2017). Harm reduction has been identified as an evidence-based best practice to support opioid abuse, aiming to to mitigate the negative consequences of […]
Measuring greenhouse gas emissions from wildfires from space
Vast areas of the Northern Hemisphere in Siberia, Canada, and Alaska are covered in forest. Fires (wildfires) in this wilderness are quite common, with the forests being at risk twice a year, first in spring and then in late summer. Occasionally these wildfires reach populated places causing damage to homes and other city buildings. Furthermore, many experts believe that carbon […]
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Social media at night and students’ sleep health: What should we worry about?
University students and social media Social media is an important part of establishing and maintaining relationships for university students. It is used to interact, connect and socialise. So much so that social media is now becoming a part of the students’ sleep routine. In fact, the use of social media at night while in bed (and even when trying to […]
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Rehabilitation, health, and return to work
Ever since Aristotle’s time, the main determinants of health and sickness have been considered to be socioeconomic factors such as lifestyle, healthy behaviours, and a person’s social and physical environment, rather than biological status, or access to healthcare. A public health researcher perspective suggests that this is also true today1,2. Evidence supports the biopsychosocial model (BSP) as an interactive and […]
Ohrid diamond – the dark horse of chestnuts?
Looking at the Ohrid diamond The need to study biologically active compounds in plants, such as phenolic compounds, flavonoids, carbohydrates, is growing in importance in scientific research. These active compounds can have a medical effect on consumer’s health. Despite the chemical composition of wild chestnut being well-known, there is still insufficient data on the antioxidant and antimicrobial activity shown by […]
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Tracking activity with Moki bands at Mystiko Kleidi
Movement matters When children’s daily physical activity is reduced, their health is negatively impacted. Sedentary behaviour and physical activity are both important factors when examining the contribution of both behaviours to the health of children and adolescents. Children’s opportunity to be active is curtailed in a number of ways: i) commuting by car is generally favoured, ii) because of the […]
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