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Tasks performed by primary caregivers and migrant live-in homecare workers in Israel

open access: yesInternational Journal of Ageing and Later Life, 2011
The issue of migrant live-in homecare workers has been barely addressed in the gerontological literature, in spite of the increase of older persons being cared for by such persons in many Western countries.
Esther Iecovich
doaj   +1 more source

Structure‐forward targeting of claudins with synthetic binders

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Claudins form the paracellular barriers between epithelial and endothelial tissues at tight junctions and are targets for molecular binders with the goal of modulating barrier permeability. Claudin‐binding molecules are relevant in drug delivery or in altering claudin interactions with disease‐causing proteins.
Alex J. Vecchio
wiley   +1 more source

Peripheral lysosomes recruit PLEKHG3 to focal adhesions and restrain protrusion dynamics

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Proximity‐dependent labeling at the LAMTOR complex revealed the Rho GEF PLEKHG3 as a lysosome‐proximal protein directing the study toward the influence of lysosome positioning on actin dynamics and cell motility. We show that PLEKHG3 colocalizes with lysosomes at focal adhesion sites and observe that forced peripheral dispersion of lysosomes hinders ...
Rainer Ettelt   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Empowering migrant workers: the development and impact of the e-law consult application

open access: yesClío
This study will create and test the e-Law Consult app, which helps Indonesian migrant workers understand and exercise their legal rights overseas, particularly women.
Dian Ratu Ayu Uswatun Khasanah   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Combating Modern Slavery: The Strategy of Indonesian Government to Protect Migrant Workers

open access: yesGlobal Focus, 2021
Economic migration create opportunities as well as humanitarian challenge. People travel across national boundary looking for work in the country destination. They would benefit their hosted as well as sending high amount of remittance for home. However,
Irfa Puspitasari
doaj   +1 more source

Engineering peptides into antibodies—opportunities and strategies for therapeutic innovation

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Peptides and antibodies occupy complementary therapeutic niches. Peptides recognize difficult targets in a compact format, while antibodies add specificity, long half‐life, and effector functions. This review examines strategies that merge both modalities—peptide grafting into loops, terminal and Fc fusions, and bioconjugation—highlighting how ...
Jinling Wang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Locating Diasporic Interspaces of Local Modernities: Malaysian Migrant Poetry Competition and Voices of the Displaced

open access: yes[sic], 2021
In this paper, I will refer to the Malaysian Migrant Worker and Refugee Poetry Competition and the subsequent collection of the selected entries entitled Voices of the Displaced.
Sanghamitra Dalal
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

open access: yesFEBS 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   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

MENTORING THE TROUBLED WOMEN WORKERS AT THE INDONESIAN EMBASSY IN SINGAPORE: Integration of Sufism and Psychology

open access: yesTeosofia: Indonesian Journal of Islamic Mysticism, 2016
There are five components ofdemographics, namely; birth, death, migration, social mobility, and marriage. This study focuses onthe migration of people, commonly called circular migration.
Amin Syukur, Nidhomun Ni'am, Sri Rejeki
doaj   +1 more source

The Rights Movement for Domestic Workers in the Philippines

open access: yesRevue Internationale des Études du Développement, 2020
Until recently, two types of domestic worker –migrant domestic workers and local domestic workers– had seldom been considered as workers in the same sector in the Philippines.
Chiho Ogaya
doaj   +1 more source

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