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The black unicorn effect: Micro-daily events and satisfaction decrease the COVI...

Drawing on the behavioral concordance model and the trait activation theory, this study examined how and when daily micro-events influence COVID-19 xenophobic attitudes. First, we examined the mediating role of satisfaction, and then, tested the moderating role of neuroticism in the mediated relationship. Overall, 340 working adults volunteered to participate in this study. The findings revealed that (1) satisf...

Bacterial nanocellulose membranes loaded with vitamin B-based ionic liquids for...

The development of innovative bio-based skin care products has received an increase attention in the latter years. In the present work, the synthesis of original active principle ingredients based ionic liquids (ILs) with cholinium cation and vitamins B anions followed by their incorporation in bacterial nanocellulose (BC) membranes for topical applications is reported. Three ILs, namely cholinium nicotinate [C...

Theia: an advanced optical neutrino detector

Hierarchical HRP-crosslinked silk fibroin/ZnSr-doped TCP nancocomposites toward...

[Excerpt] Introduction. Recent investigations highlight promising regenerative strategies for osteochondral (OC) tissue treatment, such as hierarchical nanocomposite scaffolds containing ionic dopants.1,2 They allow cell infiltration and ECM formation throughout the engineered cartilage and subchondral tissues. The biomechanical behavior, antibacterial properties, and in vivo performance of hierarchical nanostr...

Bacterial nanocellulose membranes loaded with vitamin B-based ionic liquids for...

The development of innovative bio-based skin care products has received an increased attention in the latter years. In the present work, the synthesis of original active principle ingredients based on ionic liquids (ILs) with cholinium cation and vitamins B anions, followed by their incorporation in bacterial nanocellulose (BC) membranes for topical applications, is reported. Three ILs, namely choliniumnicotina...

In vivo performance of hierarchical HRP-crosslinked silk fibroin/β-TCP scaffold...

Background: Osteochondral defects (OCD) can affect the articular cartilage and subchondral bone tissues, which requires superior therapies for the simultaneous and full restoration of such structurally and biologically different tissues. Methods: Tissue engineered OC grafts were prepared using a horseradish peroxidase (HRP) approach to crosslink silk fibroin (HRP-SF) as the articular cartilage-like layer and an...

Emerging concepts in treating cartilage, osteochondral defects, and osteoarthri...

The management and treatment of cartilage lesions, osteochondral defects, and osteoarthritis remain a challenge in orthopedics. Moreover, these entities have different behaviors in different joints, such as the knee and the ankle, which have inherent differences in function, biology, and biomechanics. There has been a huge development on the conservative treatment (new technologies including orthobiologics) as ...

Anxiety and burnout in young athletes: The mediating role of cognitive appraisal

This study tested the relationship between trait anxiety, cognitive appraisal, and athletes’ burnout proposing two hypotheses: (a) there is a direct relationship between athletes’ trait anxiety and cognitive appraisal and burnout; and (b) cognitive appraisal mediates the relationship between trait anxiety and burnout and this mediation occurs despite the competitive level and sport records of athletes. The stud...

The hard-tick fauna of mainland Portugal (Acari: Ixodidae): an update on geogra...

This work is an updated revision of the available information on Portuguese ixodid tick species. It includes data on tick biology, ecology, taxonomy and host/pathogen-associations. The current list of Portuguese ixodid ticks comprises twenty species: Dermacentor marginatus (Sulzer, 1776), Dermacentor reticulatus (Fabricius, 1794), Haemaphysalis hispanica Gil Collado, 1938, Haemaphysalis inermis Birula, 1895, Ha...