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Premodern Intercultural Communication by Reanalyzing the Phrase “Da Yi Jing Cheng (大医精诚)”

open access: yesChinese Medicine and Culture, 2021
Culture is fluid, not static. When one culture meets and blends with another, Western academic circles tend to use cultural hybridity to express a mixed state of culture.
Jing Su
doaj   +1 more source

The Postcolonial Reality of Using the Term " Liturgical " to Describe Hindu Dance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Homi Bhabha, a postcolonial scholar influenced by the work of Franz Fanon and Edward Said, indicates that identities stimulate a need to negotiate in spaces that result in the remaking of boundaries.
MisirHiralall, Sabrina D.
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The newfound relationship between extrachromosomal DNAs and excised signal circles

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Extrachromosomal DNAs (ecDNAs) contribute to the progression of many human cancers. In addition, circular DNA by‐products of V(D)J recombination, excised signal circles (ESCs), have roles in cancer progression but have largely been overlooked. In this Review, we explore the roles of ecDNAs and ESCs in cancer development, and highlight why these ...
Dylan Casey, Zeqian Gao, Joan Boyes
wiley   +1 more source

The Representations of and the Responses toward Hybridity in Indonesia: A Systematic Review

open access: yesJournal of Language and Literature
This study examines the pervasive nature of hybridity in Indonesia, recognizing modern Indonesia as a nation shaped by the dynamic interaction of diverse influences.
Dono Sunardi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Postcolonial Pedagogical Challenge of Creativity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Edward Said pointed to the problem of Orientalism that develops when the West creates a fictitious imagined version of Eastern religion and culture. Said’s notion of Orientalism focuses on the general distorted representation of Eastern religion and ...
MisirHiralall, Sabrina D.
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Sequence determinants of RNA G‐quadruplex unfolding by Arg‐rich regions

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We show that Arg‐rich peptides selectively unfold RNA G‐quadruplexes, but not RNA stem‐loops or DNA/RNA duplexes. This length‐dependent activity is inhibited by acidic residues and is conserved among SR and SR‐related proteins (SRSF1, SRSF3, SRSF9, U1‐70K, and U2AF1).
Naiduwadura Ivon Upekala De Silva   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unmasking Hybridity in Popular Performance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This paper explores cultural hybridization in popular music and the eroticization of the exotic eastern aesthetic. Using musicology and anthropology as tools, the paper examines varying perspectives of the artists, audience and marginalized groups ...
Harder, Hannah M.
core   +1 more source

Structural biology of ferritin nanocages

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Ferritin is a conserved iron‐storage protein that sequesters iron as a ferric mineral core within a nanocage, protecting cells from oxidative damage and maintaining iron homeostasis. This review discusses ferritin biology, structure, and function, and highlights recent cryo‐EM studies revealing mechanisms of ferritinophagy, cellular iron uptake, and ...
Eloise Mastrangelo, Flavio Di Pisa
wiley   +1 more source

Rain rituals and hybridity in Southern Africa

open access: yesVerbum et Ecclesia, 2008
This article discusses the persistence and transformation of rain rituals in contemporary African Christianity. It argues that the concept hybridity might be a useful addition to the vocabulary of scholars studying contemporary global Christianity. The
R M�ller
doaj   +1 more source

The Theological Misappropriation of Christianity as a Civilizing Force [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The theological misappropriation of Christianity as a civilizing force occurs when individuals convert to Christianity due to deception that ignores the faith-based aspect of Christianity.
MisirHiralall, Sabrina D.
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