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Functional comparison of EncB and EncC cargo proteins in iron storage within the Myxococcus xanthus encapsulin

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Encapsulins are protein nanocompartments that play an important role in iron storage. In the Myxococcus xanthus encapsulin system, two cargo proteins called EncB and EncC contribute to iron mineralization. Here, we show that EncB and EncC generate iron‐containing minerals with distinct chemical compositions, suggesting that the composition of stored ...
Harry B. McDowell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Post-Secular Approach to Managing Diversity in Liberal Democracies: Exploring the Interplay of Human Rights, Religious Identity, and Inclusive Governance in Western Societies

open access: yesReligions, 2023
This article delves into the pressing challenges confronting liberal democracies in Western Europe as they grapple with managing religious diversity, with a specific focus on Muslim minorities.
Zakaria Sajir
doaj   +1 more source

Is multiculturalism a satisfactory framework to address religious diversity?

open access: yes, 2022
The chapter, "Is Multiculturalism a Satisfactory Framework to Address Religious Diversity?", delves into the challenges and limitations of traditional multiculturalism in managing religious diversity within contemporary pluralistic societies.
Relaño Pastor, Eugenia
core  

Ethical Foreground and Background in Adult Educator Work

open access: yesNew Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Adult educators work in a complex ethical environment. The very act of contributing to the learning of another is fraught with moral overtones. In this paper we consider the ethical dimensions of adult educator practice by distinguishing the ethical features of the context or ‘background’ of practice from the ethical capabilities and decision ...
Steven Hodge, Sonal Nakar
wiley   +1 more source

The Apparatus of Belief: Prayer, Technology, and Ritual Gesture

open access: yesReligions, 2016
Through a focus on the early history of a mass mediated ritual practice, this essay describes the “apparatus of belief,” or the specific ways in which individual religious belief has become intimately related to tele-technologies such as the radio.
Anderson Blanton
doaj   +1 more source

Leveraging Mechanical Resonances for the Selection of Promising Materials in Complex Phase Spaces

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A central challenge in materials science is the design of new functional materials with enhanced performance for targeted applications. This paper demonstrates that “listening” to materials through measuring their mechanical resonances is a rich, and largely untapped, platform for the rapid identification of promising novel compounds and a powerful ...
Christopher A. Mizzi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Religious competition, Creole identities, and economic development : foundations of competitive diversity in early Victorian Cape Town [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-276).What kind of economic development trajectory can be expected in cosmopolitan cities that display a high degree of cultural, religious, ethnic and social diversity?
Jechoutek, Karl G
core   +1 more source

Priesthood Satisfaction and the Challenges Priests Face: A Case Study of a Rural Diocese in the Philippines

open access: yesReligions, 2012
This article draws from the experience of Catholic priests based in a rural diocese in the Philippines. It will be argued that their satisfaction as diocesan priests is best understood as a religious emotion in spite of the challenges they face on a ...
Jayeel Serrano Cornelio
doaj   +1 more source

A Historical and Critical Overview of Religion and Public Broadcasting in South Africa [PDF]

open access: yesJournal for the Study of Religion, 2017
Given the eruption of religion and media studies in the last two decades and following the predictions of leading scholars that the study of religion and media would come to represent a pivotal moment in the study of religion, the current dearth of ...
Lee-Shae Salma Scharnick-Udemans
doaj   +1 more source

Challenges of Religious Literacy in Education : Islam and the Governance of Religious Diversity in Multi-faith Schools [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
This chapter seeks take part in an emerging research where religion is approached as a whole school endeavor. Previous research and policy recommendations typically focused on teaching about religion in school, but the accommodation of religious ...
Sakaranaho, Tuula   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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