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Efficient Mechanisms of Cooperation between Non-Governmental Organisations and Public Authorities

open access: yesActa Universitatis Danubius: Administratio, 2015
This paper aims to present to the wide public a success story concerning the efficient cooperation between the civil society as a whole (citizens, NGOs, stake holders) and public administration authorities.
Rucsandra FILLOREANU   +2 more
doaj  

Democratic Education in an Era of Town Hall Protests [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
One central aspect of a healthy democracy is the practice of democratic dissent. For the first time in many years, dissent is being widely practiced in town hall meetings and on street corners across the United States.
Stitzlein, Sarah
core  

Thrombolytic proteins profiling: High‐throughput activity, selectivity, and resistance assays

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
We present optimized biochemical protocols for evaluating thrombolytic proteins, enabling rapid and robust screening of enzymatic activity, inhibition resistance, and fibrin affinity, stimulation, and selectivity. The outcome translates to key clinical indicators such as biological half‐life and bleeding risk. These assays streamline the development of
Martin Toul   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Governing phygital spaces: Human rights by design meets speculative design

open access: yesInternet Policy Review
Smart glasses and AI-powered “phygital spaces” are transforming how people perceive, navigate, and interact with the world. Yet existing regulatory frameworks - Privacy by design and Human Rights by design - focus narrowly on data protection and overlook
Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Metformin promotes mitochondrial integrity through AMPK‐signaling in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Metformin mediates mitochondrial quality control in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) fibroblasts carrying mtDNA mutations. At therapeutic levels, metformin activates AMPK signaling to restore mitochondrial dynamics by promoting fusion and restraining fission, while preserving mitochondrial mass, enhancing autophagy/mitophagy and biogenesis ...
Chatnapa Panusatid   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the Role of Hormones and Cytokines in Osteoporosis Development

open access: yesBiomedicines
The disease of osteoporosis is characterized by impaired bone structure and an increased risk of fractures. There is a significant impact of cytokines and hormones on bone homeostasis and the diagnosis of osteoporosis.
Egemen Umur   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Action research and democracy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This contribution explores the relationship between research and learning democracy. Action research is seen as being compatible with the orientation of educational and social work research towards social justice and democracy.
A Feldman   +48 more
core   +1 more source

Pioglitazone plus (−)‐epigallocatechin gallate: a novel approach to enhance osteogenic performance in aged bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Aged human bmMSCs are seeded in the scaffold. Osteoblastic induction can slightly increase cell's bone‐forming activity to produce bone‐like tissues, shown as the sporadic xylenol orange‐stained spots (the lower left image). Notably, pioglitazone plus EGCG co‐treatment dramatically increases cell's bone‐forming activity and bone‐like tissue production (
Ching‐Yun Chen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Instrument of Teaching Metacognition in Reading Classrooms: The ITMR

open access: yesInternational Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2020
Limited influence of metacognition research in mainstream classrooms may stem from a lack of comprehensive pedagogy and/or inconsistent criteria assessing metacognition instruction.
Nesrin Ozturk
doaj   +1 more source

Book review: accelerating democracy: transforming governance through technology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
John O. McGinnis demonstrates how new technologies combine to address a problem as old as democracy itself: how to help citizens better evaluate the consequences of their political choices.
Alonso, Ana Polo
core  

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