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The democratic engagement of Britain's ethnic minorities [PDF]

, 2014
Democratic engagement is a multi-faceted phenomenon that embraces citizens' involvement with electoral politics, their participation in ‘conventional’ extra-parliamentary political activity, their satisfaction with democracy and trust in state ...
Almond Gabriel, Anthony Heath, Bowler Shaun, Cantle Ted, Cheung Sin Yi, David Sanders, Karn Valerie, Kornberg Alan, Leighley Jan E., Maria Sobolewska, Mueller Edward, Stephen D. Fisher, Verba Sidney   +12 more
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Targeting p38α in cancer: challenges, opportunities, and emerging strategies

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
p38α normally regulates cellular stress responses and homeostasis and suppresses malignant transformation. In cancer, however, p38α is co‐opted to drive context‐dependent proliferation and dissemination. p38α also supports key functions in cells of the tumor microenvironment, including fibroblasts, myeloid cells, and T lymphocytes.
Angel R. Nebreda
wiley   +1 more source

A prominent role of LncRNA H19 in H. pylori CagA induced DNA damage response and cell malignancy

Scientific Reports
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), together with its CagA, has been implicated in causing DNA damage, cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, and the development of gastric cancer.
Xiaofeng He, Tingting Huang, Qinrong Wang, Liya Bao, Zhengrong Wang, Hui Song, Yanhong Li, Jianjiang Zhou, Yan Zhao, Yuan Xie   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

South Asian ethnic minority small and medium enterprises in the UK: a review and research agenda. [PDF]

, 2015
It is argued in this paper that: ethnic minority population and their enterprises, predominated by South Asians, are growing faster than their mainstream counterparts in the UK; past research paid more attention to either South Asian ethnic minority SMEs
Haq, Muhibul
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Rethinking plastic waste: innovations in enzymatic breakdown of oil‐based polyesters and bioplastics

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Plastic pollution remains a critical environmental challenge, and current mechanical and chemical recycling methods are insufficient to achieve a fully circular economy. This review highlights recent breakthroughs in the enzymatic depolymerization of both oil‐derived polyesters and bioplastics, including high‐throughput protein engineering, de novo ...
Elena Rosini, Nicolò Antonelli, Gianluca Molla   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of culturally competent diabetes care interventions for improving diabetes-related outcomes in ethnic minority groups : a systematic review [PDF]

, 2012
Aim  To examine the evidence on culturally competent interventions tailored to the needs of people with diabetes from ethnic minority groups. Methods  MEDLINE (NHS Evidence), CINAHL and reference lists of retrieved papers were searched from inception ...
Cannaby, A. M., Sandhu, Harbinder, Sturt, Jackie, Zeh, Peter   +3 more
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Impact of a senior research thesis on students' perceptions of scientific inquiry in distinct student populations

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This study addressed how a senior research thesis is perceived by undergraduate students. It assessed students' perception of research skills, epistemological beliefs, and career goals in Biochemistry (science) and BDC (science‐business) students. Completing a thesis improved confidence in research skills, resilience, scientific identity, closed gender‐
Celeste Suart, Haley L. Zubyk, Michelle Ogrodnik, Caitlin E. Mullarkey, Felicia Vulcu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Traditional Knowledge and Efficacy Analysis of an Emerging Medicinal Food Plant: Disporopsis aspersa

Foods
Disporopsis aspersa (Hua) Engl. ex K. Krause, locally known as kucai (bitter greens) or yexiahua, is a widely consumed wild vegetable and traditional herbal medicine in western Yunnan.
Qingyu Chen, Miaomiao Wang, Xian Hu, Jihai Zhang, Qing Zhang, Congli Xu, Chunlin Long   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

SmallTalk: a novel small‐sized fusion tag for peptide expression and purification

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
The SmallTalk fusion tag allows for the efficient expression and purification of soluble recombinant proteins or peptides in Escherichia coli. Testing with SmallTalk‐GFP confirmed that the proteins were soluble and folded correctly, while SmallTalk‐Bin1b maintained its antimicrobial activity against various bacterial isolates. This streamlined workflow
Atika Tariq, Nestor G. Casillas‐Vega, Alma Gomez‐Loredo, Xristo Zarate   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Young children's cognitive achievement: home learning environment, language and ethnic background [PDF]

, 2013
For decades, research has shown differences in cognitive assessment scores between White and minority ethnic group(s) learners as well as differences across different minority ethnic groups.
Beals DE, Bus AG, Connor H, Dearden L., Desforges C., Jones E, Lee VE, Love J. M., Melhuish E, Morrow LM, Sammons P, Snow CE, Strickland DS, Sylva K, Sylva K, Sylva K, Teale W.H., Wilson D   +17 more
core   +2 more sources