Publications by authors named "L L Harkins"

In two pre-registered experiments, we assessed how people cognitively represent meat and plant-based foods, to examine processes underlying dietary polarization in society. Food descriptions from U.K.

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For decades, transplantation has been a life-saving treatment for those fortunate enough to gain access. Nevertheless, many patients die waiting for an organ and countless more never make it onto the waitlist because of a shortage of donor organs. Concurrently, thousands of donated organs are declined for transplant each year because of concerns about poor outcomes post-transplant.

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Vascular endothelial cells (ECs) play a central role in the pathophysiology of many diseases. The use of targeted nanoparticles (NPs) to deliver therapeutics to ECs could dramatically improve efficacy by providing elevated and sustained intracellular drug levels. However, achieving sufficient levels of NP targeting in human settings remains elusive.

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Article Synopsis
  • Implanted materials in the body trigger a reaction called the foreign body reaction (FBR), which involves different immune cells that help heal and surround the materials.
  • Special immune cells called macrophages are very important in the early stages of this reaction and can form larger cells known as foreign body giant cells.
  • Some research shows that other immune cells, like T and B cells, might also play a role in the FBR, but scientists are still figuring out how important they are and how they communicate with each other during this process.
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Purpose Of Review: This review examines the literature on technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV). The prevalence, perpetrators, harms, and victims of a selection of types of TFSV are covered. Particularly, the topics of image-based sexual abuse, video voyeurism, sending of unsolicited sexual images, and the use of technology to facilitate in-person sexual violence are discussed.

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