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Caught in the act

eLife, 2013
The crystal structure of a HECT E3 enzyme has been captured as it transfers ubiquitin to a target protein, revealing the dramatic changes in shape that enable it to modify particular residues in its targets.
Hermann-Josef Meyer, Michael Rape
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Swedish rape offenders — a latent class analysis

Forensic Sciences Research, 2021
Sweden has witnessed an increase in the rates of sexual crimes including rape. Knowledge of who the offenders of these crimes are is therefore of importance for prevention.
Ardavan Khoshnood, Henrik Ohlsson, Jan Sundquist, Kristina Sundquist   +3 more
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Lesbian, gay or bisexual identity as a risk factor for trauma and mental health problems in Northern Irish students and the protective role of social support

European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2020
Background: People identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) have been shown to experience more trauma and poorer mental health than their heterosexual counterparts, particularly in countries with discriminatory laws and policies. Northern Ireland is
Áine Travers, Cherie Armour, Maj Hansen, Twylla Cunningham, Susan Lagdon, Philip Hyland, Frédérique Vallières, Angela McCarthy, Catherine Walshe   +8 more
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Integration of QTL Mapping and Gene Fishing Techniques to Dissect the Multi-Main Stem Trait in Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019
Rapeseed is one of the most important oilseed crops in the world. Improving the production of rapeseed is beneficial to relieve the shortage of edible vegetable oil.
Weiguo Zhao, Weiguo Zhao, Hongbo Chao, Lina Zhang, Na Ta, Yajun Zhao, Baojun Li, Kai Zhang, Zhoubo Guan, Dalin Hou, Kang Chen, Huaixin Li, Libin Zhang, Hao Wang, Maoteng Li   +14 more
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Sterner Response toward Rape in line with Islamic Law: Special Reference to Pakistan

Indonesian Journal of Advocacy and Legal Services, 2021
This paper tends to examine the nature of rape crime under Islamic law in order to take sterner action against this crime in line with Islamic law.
Shahzeb Shahid
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Diversity of parasitoid wasps (Insecta, Hymenoptera) in oilseed rape fields in Serbia [PDF]

Biodiversity Data Journal, 2023
Oilseed rape is an important crop grown worldwide and used for various purposes, including oil extraction and animal feed. In Europe, there are six major pest species and several other minor pests that can significantly affect oilseed rape production ...
Milan Plećaš, Vladimir Žikić, Korana Kocić, Jelisaveta Čkrkić, Anđeljko Petrović, Željko Tomanović   +5 more
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How is rape a weapon of war?: feminist international relations, modes of critical explanation and the study of wartime sexual violence [PDF]

, 2012
Rape is a weapon of war. Establishing this now common claim has been an achievement of feminist scholarship and activism and reveals wartime sexual violence as a social act marked by gendered power. But the consensus that rape is a weapon of war obscures
Bjørnlund M, Bourdieu P, Bourgois P, Bourke J, Bourke J, Brown W, Brownmiller S, Brownmiller S, Carver T, Collier P, de Beauvoir S, Dworkin A, Ehrenreich B, Elshtain JB, Fugazi, Geuss R, Goldstein JS, Harrington C, Hartsock NCM, Hollis M, International Alert, Kaldor M, Leatherman JL, Levi P, MacKinnon CA, Pankhurst D, Seifert R, Taylor CC, Waltz K, Wiegman R, Winch P   +30 more
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Mental health of victims of sexual violence in eastern Congo: associations with daily stressors, stigma, and labeling [PDF]

, 2014
Background: The conflict-ridden context of eastern Congo has set the scene for grueling human rights violations, with sexual violence as one of the 'weapons of war'.
Broekaert, Eric, De Schryver, Maarten, Derluyn, Ilse, Verelst, An   +3 more
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The Application of Compact Polarization Decomposition in the Construction of a Dual-Polarization Radar Index and the Effect Evaluation of Rape Extraction

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 2023
The rape planting plots are fragmented and have the same temporal variation characteristics as other land types, the rape planting area is cloudy and rainy, and the optical remote sensing images are limited, all make it difficult to extract the rape ...
Bingkun Liang, Rongkun Zhao, Jieyang Tan, Lang Xia, Hong Cao, Shangrong Wu, Peng Yang   +6 more
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“Silly girls” and “nice young lads”: vilification and vindication in the perceptions of medico-legal practitioners in rape cases [PDF]

, 2015
In this article, we explore perceptions and presumptions in relation to rape, raped women, and rapists, among medico-legal professionals who perform forensic medical examinations in rape cases.
McMillan, Lesley, White, Deborah
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