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Enhancing South African science education: The impact of concept cartoons on teaching terminology during science investigations in intermediate phase

Reading & Writing
Background: The study explored how concept cartoons can be used as a teaching tool to improve Grade 4 learners’ understanding of scientific terminology.
Warda Abrahams
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Picturing the Charlie Hebdo Incident in Arabic Political Cartoons

Arab Studies Quarterly, 2016
This article investigates how the Arabic political cartoons picture the mocking cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad by the French satirical Charlie Hebdo magazine.
Sadam Issa
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Evolutionarily divergent DUF4465 domains have a common vitamin B12‐binding function

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
We show that DUF4465 family proteins, widespread across bacteria from gut microbiomes, hydrothermal vents, and soil, share a common vitamin B12‐binding function. These augmented β‐jellyroll proteins bind vitamin B12 via extended loops. Our findings establish sequence‐diverse DUF4465 proteins as a widespread class of B12‐binding proteins, highlighting ...
Charlea Clarke, Michal Banasik, Rokas Juodeikis, Martin J. Warren, Richard W. Pickersgill   +4 more
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A Depolarizing Leak in Sodium Bicarbonate Cotransporter NBCe1 Causes Brain Edema

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives SLC4A4 encodes electrogenic sodium bicarbonate cotransporter NBCe1, prominently expressed in kidney and brain. Recessive loss‐of‐function variants in SLC4A4 cause proximal renal tubular acidosis, no brain edema. In the brain, NBCe1 is expressed by astrocytes, where it regulates pH and mediates astrocyte volume changes.
Quinty Bisseling, Mark D. Parker, Sven Kerst, Richard A. Pasternack, Jacob Tondreau, Marjolein Breur, Gemma M. van Rooijen‐van Leeuwen, Davide Tonduti, Ettore Salsano, Alejandra Darling, Joanna A. E. van Wijk, Susanna Törnroth‐Horsefield, Marianna Bugiani, Petra J. W. Pouwels, Quinten Waisfisz, Marjo S. van der Knaap, Rogier Min   +16 more
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On‐Demand Activation of Thin Alginate Shell Encapsulated Volatile Liquid for Untethered Pneumatic Soft Actuation

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Phase‐changing liquids enable untethered pneumatic actuation in soft robotics but suffer from volatility and storage challenges. This work reports a simple method to encapsulate Novec 7000 within micron‐thin alginate shells via in situ injection and ionic crosslinking.
Rayan A. M. Basodan, Jack Keddie, Byoungyoul Park, Hyun‐Joong Chung   +3 more
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Combinatorial Synthesis of Next Generation Water‐Soluble Quaternized N‐Halamine Oligomers with Long‐Lasting Antiviral Properties

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A combinatorial library of dual‐functional antiviral oligomers incorporating N‐halamine and quaternary ammonium functionalities is developed for long‐lasting antiviral activity. The lead materials exhibit rapid and durable antiviral activity against SARS‐CoV‐2 variants and influenza H1N1, with 4 to 5 log reduction in viral copies at 5 mg mL−1 ...
Eid Nassar‐Marjiya, Konda Reddy Kunduru, Krishanu Ghosal, Luna Rizik, Nofar Atari, Mahran Daifa, Neta Kutner, Bassma Khamaisi, Qi Wu, Simran Jindal, Merna Shaheen‐Mualim, Ranabir Majumder, Mahitosh Mandal, Michal Mandelboim, Shady Farah   +14 more
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Concept cartoons as teaching method for argumentation and reflection among teacher students and pupils

Nordina: Nordic Studies in Science Education, 2018
The purpose of this research is to investigate Concept cartoons as a teaching method in natural science in teacher education. We explore how Concept Cartoons influence and support the learning of natural science.
Anne-Lise Strande, Janne Madsen
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Substrate Stress Relaxation Regulates Cell‐Mediated Assembly of Extracellular Matrix

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Silicone‐based viscoelastic substrates with tunable stress relaxation reveal how matrix mechanics regulates cellular mechanosensing and cell‐mediated matrix remodelling in the stiff regime. High stress relaxation promotes assembly of fibronectin fibril‐like structures, increased nuclear localization of YAP and formation of β1 integrin‐enriched ...
Jonah L. Voigt, Jens Timmer, Elisabetta Ada Cavalcanti‐Adam   +2 more
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Operando Temperature Sensing at the Actual Electrocatalytic Interface by Nanodiamond Quantum Sensors

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
By integrating a wide‐field microscope with a custom‐designed electrolyzer, nanoscale temperature changes can be recorded in situ during the electrolysis process without interfering with ongoing electrochemical reactions. This method establishes a correlation between the interface temperature and specific electrochemical reactions, making the measured ...
Zan Li, Hui Wang, Mingzhong Ai, Yao Gao, Xinyi Feng, Junchen Ye, Ying Wang, Quan Li   +7 more
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Unveiling Multidimensional Physicochemical Design Principles for Tissue Processing Hydrogels

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study establishes a materials‐based design framework for polymer hydrogels in tissue clearing, linking physicochemical properties to performance in tissue processing, labeling, and imaging. By analyzing rheology, swelling, porosity, antibody diffusion, mechanical performance, and thermochemical stability across platforms, this work provides a ...
Sangjae Kim, Siheon Lee, Jinsoo Na, James Sangmin Choo, Inho Kim, Junsang Doh, Jeong‐Yun Sun, Chang Yeol Lee, Juhyuk Park   +8 more
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