Results 91 to 100 of about 4,758,768 (384)

Women's participation and representation in Nigeria's politics in the last decade (1999-2009) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The world of politics has for a long time been regarded as a place reserved for men. However today, there is a growing agitation for doors to open for women in politics. And as can be expected various countries are working towards women participation and
Olatunde, Diane
core  

Polydatin ameliorates ovalbumin‐induced asthma in a rat model through NCOA4‐mediated ferroautophagy and ferroptosis pathway

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
In this research, a rat model of asthma was created using OVA, and polydatin served as an intervention. By inhibiting ferroautophagy mediated by NCOA4 and averting ferroptosis, polydatin has been demonstrated to reduce asthma. This work presents new ideas for investigating the mechanism of polydatin's ability to alleviate asthma, in addition to ...
Wei Li   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Politics of Interest, Politics of Care: Representation and “Women’s Singularity”

open access: yesRevista Estudos Feministas, 2001
This article discusses different strategies for justifying the adoption of sex-based electoral quotas, emphasizing the type that claim a different moral status for women.
Luís Felipe Miguel
doaj  

Women Politicians and Parliamentary Elections in Ukraine and Georgia in 2012

open access: yesEast/West: Journal of Ukrainian Studies, 2015
: Post-communist countries undergoing social transformations in the last twenty years needed to implement political and economic reforms. Changes also had to support the principles of equality in the access to power, specifically gender quotas in ...
Tetiana Kostiuchenko   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Back to Back Theatre’s ‘Ganesh versus the Third Reich’: Politics, representation and response [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This panel considers the work of the Australian contemporary performance company Back to Back Theatre within the context of the conference theme of ‘cultural articulations’.
Eckersall, P.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Downregulation of sST2, a decoy receptor for interleukin‐33, enhances subcutaneous tumor growth in murine pancreatic cancer cells

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Subcutaneous implantation of murine Panc02 pancreatic cancer cells depleted of sST2, a soluble decoy receptor for the proinflammatory interleukin‐33 (IL‐33), leads to a decreased number of GLUT4‐positive cancer‐associated adipocytes, reduced levels of the anti‐inflammatory molecule adiponectin, increased phosphorylation of IκBα, elevated Cxcl3 ...
Miho Akimoto   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Representation of identities and the politics of representation in cognition

open access: yesAlfa: Revista de Lingüística, 2001
<p>In this paper, I make a plea for viewing representation as first and foremost a political matter. I argue that by so doing we may avoid the many of pitfalls of contemporary theories of cognition as they attempt to tackle the issue of ...
Kanavillil Rajagopalan
doaj  

Co-operation and consumer politics in comparative perspective: Britain and Sweden during the First World War [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Why did the British Co-operative Movement suddenly abandon its historic commitment to political neutrality in 1917? Recent research suggests that the debate over co-operative political representation should be seen in the wider context of consumer ...
Hilson, M
core  

Employing Adult Learning Principles for Faculty Development of Equity Focused Teaching: Critical Reflections

open access: yesNew Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This manuscript describes the intentional use of adult learning principles in creating three faculty development initiatives centering on equity‐based teaching. The authors reflected on the design and development process, facilitation and the perceived benefits and challenges.
Kayon Murray‐Johnson   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Success and the Barriers to Women's Representation in Southeast Asia Between State Policies, Political Parties and Women's Movement [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Inisiatif Kemitraan Asia Tenggara -- United States (IKAT-US) Component 1 -- POWER, is one of Partnership's projects that supports efforts to increase women's representation in the Philippines, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Timor-Leste.
Adisti Ikayanti, Ruth Indiah Rahayu
core  

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy