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Democracy as a Limiting Factor for Politicised Cultural Populism in Malawi Demokratie und politisierter Kulturpopulismus in Malawi

Africa Spectrum, 2009
Though Malawian democracy could still be described as in transition from authoritarianism, it has enabled an atmosphere for critical debate of and dissent against seemingly popular opinions, which was not possible during the authoritarian rule of former ...
Reuben Makayiko Chirambo
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High‐Performance Bio‐Glue From the Berries of a Parasitic Plant

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
We report a fully bio‐based adhesive derived primarily from a (poly)saccharide extract obtained from the berries of the hemi‐parasitic plant mistletoe (Viscum album), supplemented with tannic and malic acid without any further chemical functionalization.
Ufuk Gürer, Jana T. Reh, Jonas Röder, Umut Günsel, Chiara Gunnella, Lisa Schöbel, Franz Hagn, Aldo R. Boccaccini, Oliver Lieleg   +8 more
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Perspectives on African Studies and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa Perspektiven der Afrikaforschung und der Entwicklung im subsaharischen Afrika

Africa Spectrum, 2010
In this farewell lecture on the occasion of his departure as Professor of Development in sub-Saharan Africa at Leiden University and Director of the African Studies Centre (ASC), Leiden, the author starts with the vuvuzela issue as an illustration of the
Leo J. de Haan
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Bioinspired Adaptive Surfaces for Intelligent Liquid Manipulation: Progressing From Passive and Active to Hybrid Strategies

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review examines passive, active, and hybrid liquid manipulation strategies, highlighting hybrid approaches as an emerging route to reconcile energy efficiency with adaptive control. By actively reconstructing passive surfaces to store programmable interfacial energy, hybrid systems enable flexible yet low‐power liquid transport, with perspectives ...
Jiaqi Miao, Yiyuan Zhang, Liqiu Wang, Alan C. H. Tsang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Polarity: Negotiating a Hybrid State in Somaliland Jenseits der Polarität: Das Aushandeln eines hybriden Staates in Somaliland

Africa Spectrum, 2010
Many African states struggle to reconcile traditional social institutions with the precepts of nation-state democracy within colonially defined borders. Since the 1991 fall of the dictatorial Somali regime of Siyaad Barre, Somaliland has gradually pieced
Michael Walls, Steve Kibble
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Sustainable and Multifunctional Natural Macromolecular Polymers for Aqueous Zn Metal Batteries

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
We comprehensively review the structure‐function relationships and regulatory mechanism of natural macromolecular polymers in stabilizing zinc anodes at the microscopic and mesoscopic scales. The interactions among polymer structures, optimization strategies, and regulatory mechanisms are discussed systematically summarizing recent related research ...
Yunuo Shi, Bo Jiang, Jingcheng Zhang, Xiaodong Shao, Peixun Xiong, Lutong Shan, Shengyang Huang, Mengfang Liang, Mengyao Chang, Fangyan Liu, Wenwu Li, Baoyu Xia, Wei Ji, Ho Seok Park   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Attitudes, Ideological Associations and the Left–Right Divide in Latin America Actitudes, Asociaciones Ideológicas y la Dimensión de Izquierda-Derecha en América Latina

Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2012
Do Latin American citizens share a common conception of the ideological left–right distinction? And if so, is this conception linked to individuals’ ideological self-placement?
Nina Wiesehomeier, David Doyle
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Negotiating in a Foreign Land: Understanding the Curious Interactions Between Intracellular Mitochondria and Internalized Nanoparticles

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Therapeutic nano‐drug delivery systems interact with cellular mitochondria in a multitude of ways. While the complexity of such interactions disrupts the mitochondrial electron transport chain and increases reactive oxygen species production, thereby contributing to nanoparticle toxicity, they also present unique theranostic opportunities in diseases ...
Sourav Bhattacharjee
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Oligarchy in Thailand?

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 2015
A modern conception of oligarchy, which can be housed under an authoritarian regime as easily as it can under a liberal democratic one, can affect our understanding of the potential national political repercussions of extreme inequalities of wealth. This
T. F. Rhoden
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Chiral Nanoparticles Suppress Inflammatory Infiltration to Promote Extracellular Matrix Remodeling for Ectopia Lentis Therapy

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
L‐cysteine‐configured chiral polyurethane nanoparticles suppress ocular inflammation and reduce extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation in ectopia lentis by regulating macrophages polarization and inhibiting nuclear factor kappa B signaling pathway. By promoting zonular fiber‐associated protein restoration and tissue repair, this minimally invasive ...
Yinuo Wen, Yan Yang, Haihan Gao, Yan Liu, Xinyue Wang, Linghao Song, Ruohong Li, Ao Miao, Jie Xu, Zhennan Zhao, Dan Li, Shenjie Peng, Linzhao Li, Min Zhang, Yonghang Liu, Liren Wang, Tianhui Chen, Yongxiang Jiang   +17 more
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