Urine is commonly used for clinical diagnosis and biomedical research. The discovery of
extracellular vesicles (EV) in urine opened a new fast‐growing scientific field. In the last decade …

Obesity increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and premature death. Adipose tissue
releases a large number of bioactive mediators that influence not only body weight …

Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) includes a cluster of highly heterogeneous biliary malignant
tumours that can arise at any point of the biliary tree. Their incidence is increasing globally, …

This chapter reviews the mechanisms of intake regulation, presents integrated models of
intake concepts that include both animal and dietary factors, and discusses variation in intake …

Two-terminal thin film VO 2 devices show an abrupt decrease of resistance when the current
or voltage applied exceeds a threshold value. This phenomenon is often described as a …

… However, I changed it in the second edition of this book (Mertens, 2005) to transformative to
emphasize that the agency for change rests in the persons in the community working side by …

From distinguished scholar Donna M. Mertens, this book provides a framework for making
methodological decisions and conducting research and evaluations that promote social justice…

Fear is an adaptive response in the presence of danger. However, when threat is uncertain
and continuous, as in the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, fear can …

This first comprehensive checklist of the diatoms from fresh and weakly brackish water in
The Netherlands comprises 948 taxa, belonging to 776 species in 56 genera. The …

This book draws on a wide range of scientific research on the contribution that insects make
to ecosystems, diets, food security and livelihoods in both developed and developing …