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Structured Deliberative Gossip and Nigerian Government in the Digital Era

open access: yesEthiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities
Active citizen participation in governance, openness and prompt provision of adequate information for the public to make informed decision is crucial for any meaningful development to be achieved.
Desmond Onyemechi Okocha, Jesse Ishaku
doaj   +1 more source

Digital is Not the Alternative: Dilemma and Preserving Films in India

open access: yesPreservation, Digital Technology & Culture
Films deteriorate over time and archival methods are still being developed to prevent this. Digital technology enables the conversion of films, but there are various issues with digital approaches that present Indian archivists with the dilemma of ...
Vaishnav Ankit   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Peripheral lysosomes recruit PLEKHG3 to focal adhesions and restrain protrusion dynamics

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Proximity‐dependent labeling at the LAMTOR complex revealed the Rho GEF PLEKHG3 as a lysosome‐proximal protein directing the study toward the influence of lysosome positioning on actin dynamics and cell motility. We show that PLEKHG3 colocalizes with lysosomes at focal adhesion sites and observe that forced peripheral dispersion of lysosomes hinders ...
Rainer Ettelt   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Liver organoids: modelling complexity in homeostasis and disease

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Studying liver in vitro has been challenging because simple 2D cell cultures fail to capture liver's cellular and architectural complexity. To bridge this gap, scientists increasingly use organoids, 3D liver models which better mimic liver composition and function. This review examines recent advances in liver organoid complexity and realism, discusses
Anna M. Dowbaj, Meritxell Huch
wiley   +1 more source

Social media reporting on agricultural adaptation to climate change in Pakistan: Measures and implications for sustainability

open access: yesHeliyon, 2023
The agricultural sector is the backbone and single-largest sector of the Pakistani economy. Pakistan's agricultural productivity is suffering due to climate change.
Muhammad Naeem Javed   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The microbiome in human skin aging

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐related skin changes encompass the well‐known visible phenotypic alterations, together with microbiome dysbiosis and a series of molecular aging hallmarks. These hallmarks characterize not only a fully stablished aged phenotype but also the skin aging process itself.
Manuel Huerta Arana   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

COM651: Mass media and society / Faculty of Communication and Media Studies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This course exposes students to the usage and effects of mass media, and how or why it has become an integral part of human life. Therefore to understand the system of mass communication would mean delving into the nature of the social, political and ...
UiTM, Faculty of Communication and Media Studies
core  

What makes a media entrepreneur? Factors influencing entrepreneurial intention of mass communication students

open access: yes, 2020
Entrepreneurship and new venture creation are seen as important drivers of media industry’s change and renewal. However, whether newly founded companies will emerge in the future depends to a large extent on entrepreneurial individuals.
Buschow, Christopher, Laugemann, Rabea
core   +1 more source

Partial depletion of plasminogen activator inhibitor‐1 decreases subcutaneous fat cell hypertrophy and liver cholesterol in high‐fat‐fed female mice

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Obesity raises blood levels of PAI‐1, a protein linked to metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease in people with obesity. In female mice fed a high‐fat diet, partially lowering PAI‐1 led to smaller subcutaneous fat cells and lower liver cholesterol, without changing body weight or insulin sensitivity.
Claudia E. Ramirez Bustamante   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of public diplomacy on country identity in countries with different language regions and cultures: The case of Switzerland

open access: yesStudies in Communication Sciences, 2019
The aim of this study is to explore the existing differences in (regional) country identity between the two biggest language regions of Switzerland, and the effects that differently-framed public diplomacy messages have on these country identities.
Diana Ingenhoff, Dominique Richner
doaj   +1 more source

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