Publications by authors named "L Ann Allain"

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  • Autism is a lifelong condition characterized by differences in social communication and repetitive behaviors, with individuals often facing challenges in achieving positive outcomes in adulthood due to a lack of support.
  • A feasibility randomized controlled trial is being conducted for an online peer-group intervention called 'Understanding You, Discovering You' (UYDY), aimed at improving the well-being of autistic individuals aged 16-25 during their transition to adulthood.
  • The trial will evaluate recruitment and retention rates, the acceptability of procedures, usual care received by participants, and variances in clinical outcome measures in order to prepare for a larger study in the future.
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The history of trade has numerous examples of movement of diseases and pests. Nations institute barriers to protect human, animal, and plant populations from incursions; sometimes successfully, sometimes not. The World Trade Organization and international standard-setting bodies (ISSB) are multilateral organizations that promote equitable treatment and safe trade.

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Common walkingstick () aqueous extract (CWSAE) can induce the synthesis of useful bionanomaterials. CWSAE is rich in water-soluble organic compounds such as proteins and polypeptides that function as reducing/stabilizing agents for nanoparticle formation from Ag ion precursors. The synthesized AgNPs exhibited a moderately uniform size, with the majority falling within the range of 20-80 nm.

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N-nitrosamines (NAs) are a class of compounds of which many, especially of the small dialkyl type, are indirect acting DNA alkylating mutagens. Their presence in pharmaceuticals is subject to very strict acceptable daily intake (AI) limits, which are traditionally expressed on a mass basis. Here we demonstrate that AIs that are not experimentally derived for a specific compound, but via statistical extrapolation or read across to a suitable analog, should be expressed on a molar scale or corrected for the target substance's molecular weight.

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