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Manifestations of Racism in the Engineering Workplace

Studies in Engineering Education, 2023
Background: This paper focuses on the manifestation of racism within the computer and information technology (IT) sector of engineering. The IT sector lacks diversity and a welcoming environment, particularly for women and People of Color.
Gretchen A. Dietz, Randy D. Brown, Elliot P. Douglas, Erica D. McCray, Paul G. Richardson   +4 more
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Transformative Learning: Narrative Analysis or Analysis of Narratives?

International Journal of Qualitative Methods
This study used narrative inquiry to observe the occurrence and nature of transformative learning in a management development programme. The methodology of using participant narratives comes with several challenges for the researcher to remain true to the expressed story. Thus, by adding another step in moving from narrative analysis to the analysis of
Jane Robertson, James Lappeman
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Narrative acquisition: From oral discourse production to written text comprehension

Ученые записки Казанского университета: Серия Гуманитарные науки
This article explores the classical concepts of phenomena such as personal narrative, fictional narrative, and narrative discourse. An overview of the globally accepted typology of oral narrative genres was provided.
I. Balčiūnienė, A. N. Kornev
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Immigration, education and insecuritisation. School principals’ small stories on national immigration and integration policies

Education Inquiry, 2022
International migration in general and the recent refugee crisis in particular are complex and much debated topics in European politics. Concurrently, education systems must operate under uncertain and unpredictable conditions. In this situation, migrant
Gro Hellesdatter Jacobsen, Anke Piekut
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Modelling stem cell differentiation related processes—A practical overview for biologists

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Stem cell differentiation is complex and difficult to control experimentally. This review introduces suitable computational modelling approaches that can support stem cell research, from mechanistic ODE and abstract models to multiscale and deep learning methods.
Ricco Zeegelaar, Xinqi Yan, Lucas Jansen Klomp, Stefano Schivo, Janine N. Post   +4 more
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Honor in the Mediterranean: A Comparative Narrative Analysis of Malena (2000) and Mine (1982)

CINEJ Cinema Journal
While gender inequality remains to be a phenomenon that impacts women globally, the different challenges women are facing in the Mediterranean region where cultural values of honor function as barrier to women’s emancipation beyond the patriarchal ...
Nisan Ilkmen
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The skills required for transition to university and study in biological sciences: A student perspective

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Bioscience students were asked for their opinions on the value and teaching of skills. 204 responded that teamwork, time management and study skills are necessary to reach University, that scientific writing, research, laboratory and presentation skills are taught effectively during their studies, while other skills are gained inherently through study ...
Janella Borrell, Susan Crennell
wiley   +1 more source

UiO‐66 metal–organic frameworks in biomedicine: From structural tunability to bioimaging, photodiagnostics, and photodynamic cancer therapy

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
UiO‐66(Zr) metal–organic frameworks are chemically stable, biocompatible, and highly tunable nanomaterials. Their modular structure enables controlled drug delivery, multimodal bioimaging, and light‐activated photodynamic therapy, supporting integrated diagnostic and therapeutic (theranostic) applications in cancer and biomedical research.
Veronika Huntošová, Grigorii Rakhalskii, Miroslav Almáši   +2 more
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Small RNA pathways in mammalian oocytes

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Three distinct small RNA pathways operate in mammalian oocytes: RNAi interference (RNAi), the microRNA (miRNA) pathway, and the PIWI‐associated RNA (piRNA) pathway. These pathways use small RNAs to guide sequence‐specific repression and contribute to oocyte biology by targeting genes and mobile elements or appear insignificant since different ...
Petr Svoboda, Josef Pasulka
wiley   +1 more source

Pathways and pitfalls: a qualitative study of student experiences in biomedical science education

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Biomedical science students from underrepresented backgrounds face barriers including financial strain, disrupted laboratory access and cultural exclusion. Peer networks provide vital support when institutional systems are difficult to navigate. To create inclusive learning environments and achieve academic success, educators should blend active, hands‐
Olivia J. Russell, Cassy Ross, Panagiota S. Filippou, Bruno Silvester Lopes, Dominic Gilchrist, Paul Dean, Kamar Ameen‐Ali, Tora K. Smulders‐Srinivasan, Ahmad A. Khundakar   +8 more
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