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Die Darstelung der Männlichkeit im Roman "Verführungen" (1996) von Marlene Streeruwitz

Brünner Beiträge zur Germanistik und Nordistik, 2014
The paper deals with an interpretation of the masculinity in the novel Verführungen, written by Marlene Streeruwitz (∗1950), an Austrian author with a strong feminist position. The hegemonic masculinity represents the most dominant form of masculinity in
Dagmar Vincze
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Quantitative proteomic analysis reveals different characteristics of bladder cancer cells after exposure to bisphenol A

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Bisphenol A (BPA), a common chemical in plastics, exerts dual effects on bladder cancer cells: low doses promote growth and migration, while high doses suppress growth and migration. Multi‐omics and bioinformatics reveal BPA acts via MAPK and inflammatory pathways.
Shaomin Niu, Lanlan Li, Wenjuan Jia, Hanzhong Feng, Xiaoquan Yu, Youli Zhao, Fengzhi Yuan, Hui Ding, Junqiang Tian, Yong‐Xing He, Zhiping Wang   +10 more
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The representation of Arab masculinity in advertising

الباحث الإعلامي
The aim of this study is to utilize Semiotic analysis to analyze the representation of Gulf men in advertising a Kuwaiti brand. Based on two YouTube commercials as a case study, this article asks, How is Arab masculinity represented in advertising?
Abdullah Kassem Abdullah, Noha Mellor
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Iron homeostasis disruption and lipid peroxidation in skeletal muscle during short‐term immobilization

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14‐day casting‐induced immobilization reduced gastrocnemius muscle mass and increased non‐heme iron and ferritin heavy chain levels. Despite iron accumulation, transferrin receptor 1 and iron regulatory protein 2 were paradoxically upregulated. Lipid peroxidation was elevated without compensatory antioxidant responses.
Haruka Yokogawa, Kazuhiko Higashida, Naoya Nakai   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tough, sensitive and sincere: how adolescent boys manage masculinities and emotions

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 2016
This study aimed to explore adolescent boys’ views of masculinity and emotion management and their potential effects on well-being. Interviews with 33 adolescent boys aged 16–17 years in Sweden were analysed using grounded theory.
Eva Randell, Lars Jerdén, Ann Öhman, Bengt Starrin, Renée Flacking   +4 more
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Long‐term hippocampal alterations and cognitive impairment in a murine model of surgical sepsis

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Using a mouse model of surgical sepsis, we tested long‐term memory and analyzed the transcriptome of single cells isolated from the hippocampus. Survivor mice showed worse memory, loss of certain brain cell subpopulations, and abnormal immune cell activity—suggesting that post‐sepsis brain alterations may be linked to cognitive deficits.
Dong Seong Cho, Rebecca Schmitt, Aneesha Dasgupta, Alexandra Ducharme, Jason Doles   +4 more
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Brand and masculinity archetypes as an innovative research approach for analyzing consumer preferences on masculinity in advertising

Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market and Complexity
The research aims to explore consumer perceptions of masculinity in advertising in an innovative approach. The authors aimed to determine which type of masculinity and which brand and masculinity archetypes consumers favor in a masculine character.
Toms Kreicbergs, Deniss Ščeulovs, Artūrs Bernovskis   +2 more
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Identifying gene expression signatures for risk stratification of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy in colorectal cancer

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A novel signature integrating genome‐wide analysis with clinical factors predicts recurrence in stage II colorectal cancer and enables a new risk stratification to guide postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy. Clinical risk stratification for postoperative recurrence in patients with pathological stage II (pStage II) colorectal cancer (CRC) is essential ...
Mayuko Otomo, Keisuke Okuno, Shuichi Watanabe, Sakiko Oba, Hiroyasu Kagawa, Masanori Tokunaga, Daisuke Ban, Yusuke Kinugasa   +7 more
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Taking Control of Aggression: Perceptions of Aggression Suppress the Link between Perceptions of Facial Masculinity and Attractiveness

Evolutionary Psychology, 2013
Women's preferences for masculine-looking male faces are inconsistent across studies, with some studies finding a positive relationship between masculinity and attractiveness and others finding a negative relationship or no association.
Shawn N. Geniole, Cheryl M. McCormick
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Derivation and characterization of retinal pigment epithelium from urine‐derived iPSCs

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Age‐related macular degeneration causes vision loss via RPE dysfunction and loss. Traditional iPSC therapies rely on invasive biopsies, limiting scalability. Here, we utilize urine‐derived stem cells as an accessible source to generate u‐iPSCs, successfully differentiated into pigmented RPE. This “Urine‐to‐Retina” platform provides a promising path for
Daniella Beiner, Hainan Zhu, Carol Christine Bosholm, Heuy‐Ching Wang, Tracy Criswell, Anthony Atala, Jian‐Xing Ma, Yuanyuan Zhang   +7 more
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