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An evaluation of the cultural supervision prototype undertaken within the Department of Corrections, Hamilton [PDF]
, 2003 Disproportionately high rates of offending and recidivism among Māori are well documented. As part of its attempt to better meet the needs of Māori offenders, the Department of Corrections is developing cultural supervision for staff in the Community ...
Karapu, Rolinda +4 more
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Making tau amyloid models in vitro: a crucial and underestimated challenge
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.This review highlights the challenges of producing in vitro amyloid assemblies of the tau protein. We review how accurately the existing protocols mimic tau deposits found in the brain of patients affected with tauopathies. We discuss the important properties that should be considered when forming amyloids and the benchmarks that should be used to ...
Julien Broc, Clara Piersson, Yann Fichou
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Soldiers and ‘respect’ in complex conflicts: an Afghan case
Etikk i Praksis: Nordic Journal of Applied Ethics, 2017 This paper discusses the meaning of ‘respect’ in complex conflicts and aims to be a contribution to thinking about ethics in war along with the Just War tradition. The point of departure is the increased focus on soldiers as moral decision-makers in war,
Cornelia Vikan
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Getting In On the Act: How Arts Groups are Creating Opportunities for Active Participation [PDF]
, 2011 Arts participation is being redefined as people increasingly choose to engage with art in new, more active and expressive ways. This movement carries profound implications, and fresh opportunities, for the nonprofit arts sector.We are in the midst of a ...
Alan S. Brown +2 more
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Will Economic Globalization Result in Cultural Product Homogenization, in Theory and Practice? [PDF]
, 2015 Globalization is resulting in complex decisions by businesses as to where and what to produce, while free trade is resulting in a greater menu of choices for consumers, often with the blending of products and goods from various cultures, called ...
Barry, Todd J.
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.α2 → 8 polysialic acid elicits poor immunogenicity. Small‐angle scattering shows a supramolecular structure with parallel‐chain binding, although in different forms at μm and mm calcium. The major histocompatibility complex requires molecular weights around 2000 Da to produce antibodies, and 2000 Da polysialic oligomers will bind in these structures ...
Kenneth A. Rubinson
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When Cultures Meet: Modelling Cross-Cultural Knowledge Spaces [PDF]
Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications, 2008, Vol.
166, Information Modelling and Knowledge Bases XIX. Amsterdam: IOS Press. Pp.
314-321, 2018 Cross cultural research projects are becoming a norm in our global world. More and more projects are being executed using teams from eastern and western cultures. Cultural competence might help project managers to achieve project goals and avoid potential risks in cross cultural project environments and would also support them to promote creativity and
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A postgraduate design learning experience: understanding the effects of community, cultural and contextual environment [PDF]
, 2010 This paper describes on going research that investigates how learning (students and tutors) takes place in a multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural postgraduate design programme in the UK.
English, Stuart, MacLarty, Liz
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Identification of novel small molecule inhibitors of ETS transcription factors
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.ETS transcription factors play an essential role in tumourigenesis and are indispensable for sprouting angiogenesis, a hallmark of cancer, which fuels tumour expansion and dissemination. Thus, targeting ETS transcription factor function could represent an effective, multifaceted strategy to block tumour growth. The evolutionarily conserved E‐Twenty‐Six
Shaima Abdalla +9 more
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Language and Semiotic Studies, 2023 Starting with a critique of so-called intercultural communication, the present paper contests and challenges the prevalent and dominant essentialist views of “culture”.
Yu Hongbing
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