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Residual tail twisting in ascidian larvae is stabilized by asymmetric myofibrils that resist bilateral symmetry restoration

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Ascidian Ciona larvae initially show strong clockwise tail twisting, which is largely corrected during development. However, a small residual twist remains. This study shows that organized helical myofibrils in tail muscles mechanically stabilize this residual asymmetry, preventing complete restoration of bilateral symmetry and revealing how embryos ...
Yuki S. Kogure, Misaki K. Nishio, Satoru Okuda, Kohji Hotta   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The “Fostering Changes” Parent Training Programme for Foster Carers: A Feasibility Study of the German Version

Children
Background: Foster children exhibit higher rates of psychiatric and physical disorders than children living with their biological families. This places a high burden on the parenting skills of foster parents and potentially increases the risk of ...
Judith Bürzle, Sarah Degen, Christian J. Bachmann   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

If I Knew Then What I Do Now: Fostering Pre-Service Teachers’ Capacity to Promote Expansive and Critical Conversations with Children’s Literature

Occasional Paper Series, 2020
In this article, I reflect on my practices as a teacher educator and respond to the following questions: How do I foster the capacity of pre-service teachers to use children’s literature to promote expansive and critical conversations in the classroom ...
Stephen Adam Crawley
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Microbiome−host proteostasis crosstalk—An emerging perspective on mechanisms and interventions toward healthy longevity

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Proteostasis and the gut microbiota play a key role in shaping host physiology. Microbiota‐derived metabolites, vitamins, and RNA modulate host proteostasis. Findings from model systems, including C. elegans, indicate microbes can either stabilize or disrupt host proteostasis.
Abhishek Anil Dubey, Maria Ermolaeva
wiley   +1 more source

Safety, pharmacodynamics, and antiviral activity of selgantolimod in viremic patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection

JHEP Reports
Background & Aims: Novel finite therapies for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) are needed, since lifelong treatment is usually required with current available oral antivirals.
Harry L. Janssen, Young-Suk Lim, Hyung Joon Kim, Leonard Sowah, Cheng-Hao Tseng, Carla S. Coffin, Magdy Elkhashab, Sang Hoon Ahn, Anh-Hoa Nguyen, Diana Chen, Jeffrey J. Wallin, Simon P. Fletcher, Circe McDonald, Jenny C. Yang, Anuj Gaggar, Diana M. Brainard, Scott Fung, Yoon Jun Kim, Jia-Horng Kao, Wan-Long Chuang, Anna E. Brooks, P. Rod Dunbar   +21 more
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“I Became a Different Person”: Personal Change of Lithuanian Foster Parents through Informal Learning

Qualitative Research in Education, 2020
Informal learning is understood as a complex emotional, cognitive and experiential process of learning during which the personal change of learner takes place.
Ramune Bagdonaite-Stelmokiene, Vilma Zydziunaite   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cat Foster Program Outcomes: Behavior, Stress, and Cat–Human Interaction

Animals, 2022
Recent research has demonstrated that cats (Felis catus) have greater social potential and flexibility than was previously assumed. However, many traditional cat care practices have been influenced by the misconception that cats are socially aloof.
Kristyn R. Vitale, Delaney H. Frank, Jocelyn Conroy, Monique A. R. Udell   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

FEBS 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, Robert Sharp, Pradip K. Saha, Elizabeth S. Anaya, Elizabeth L. Lieu, Evelyn L. de Groot, Pooja Patel, Mi Jeong Heo, Aaron R. Cox, Kang Ho Kim, Sean M. Hartig   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Core Concept “Political Compass”. How Kitschelt’s Model of Liberal, Socialist, Libertarian and Conservative Orientations Can Fill the Ideology Gap in Civic Education [PDF]

Journal of Social Science Education, 2010
International value surveys and misconception studies reveal the crucial role of individual value orientations for political judgment abilities. But in Civic Education, political opinions are generally merely asked for or remain superficial, non ...
Andreas Petrik
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Is It Really a Failure? A Survey About Foster Animal Adoption

Animals
The widespread use of the term “foster fail” in animal rescue suggests that it happens often, but no research has explored the prevalence of volunteers adopting their foster animals or whether the phenomenon is really a “failure”. This survey-based study
Laura A. Reese
doaj   +1 more source