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Trusting only whom you know, knowing only whom you trust: the joint impact of social capital and trust on individuals’ economic performance and happiness in CEE countries [PDF]

This paper demonstrates that bridging and bonding social capital as well as social trust interdependently affect individuals’ earnings and happiness.
Jakub Growiec, Katarzyna Growiec
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TRAIL‐PEG‐Apt‐PLGA nanosystem as an aptamer‐targeted drug delivery system potential for triple‐negative breast cancer therapy using in vivo mouse model

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Aptamers are used both therapeutically and as targeting agents in cancer treatment. We developed an aptamer‐targeted PLGA–TRAIL nanosystem that exhibited superior therapeutic efficacy in NOD/SCID breast cancer models. This nanosystem represents a novel biotechnological drug candidate for suppressing resistance development in breast cancer.
Gulen Melike Demirbolat, Aslihan Kucuk, Omer Erdogan, Samed Ozer, Bensu Kozan, Tugba Cuceli, Erkan Gumus, Evrim Cevik, Ozge Cevik   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rhythms of relief: perspectives on neurocognitive mechanisms of music interventions in ADHD

Frontiers in Psychology
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by multiple neurocognitive deficits. Research suggests that music interventions, both active and passive, may be an effective complementary method of
Zhihui Luo, Da-Wei Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

Bonding, bridging and linking social capital and psychological empowerment among squatter settlements in Tehran, Iran [PDF]

, 2012
This study aims to determine the effect of bonding, bridging and linking social capital in the psychological empowerment among squatter settlements in Tehran, Iran.
Ahmad, Nobaya, Babaei, Hamidreza, Gill, Sarjit S.   +2 more
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Rethinking plastic waste: innovations in enzymatic breakdown of oil‐based polyesters and bioplastics

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Plastic pollution remains a critical environmental challenge, and current mechanical and chemical recycling methods are insufficient to achieve a fully circular economy. This review highlights recent breakthroughs in the enzymatic depolymerization of both oil‐derived polyesters and bioplastics, including high‐throughput protein engineering, de novo ...
Elena Rosini, Nicolò Antonelli, Gianluca Molla   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond perfect synchrony: shared interpersonal rhythmic timing enhances self-other merging judgements

Royal Society Open Science
Perfect synchrony is highly prosocial, yet interpersonal rhythms globally exhibit rich variation. In two online experiments, we tested the effect of varying interpersonal rhythms on self-other merging. First, we hypothesized that shared temporal features,
Dhwani P. Sadaphal, Christian R. Blum, Peter E. Keller, W. Tecumseh Fitch   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

SCHOOL-BASED VIOLENCE AND PEACE: IMPROVING LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION AMONG ADULT SURVIVORS OF SCHOOL BULLYING

International Studies Journal, 2023
Promoting equity and egalitarian society is very vital for enhancing human development, and one of the most powerful instruments for this purpose is education, which boosts people’s self-confidence, equips them for their future; to act responsibly in ...
Jonathan Chukwuemeka Madu, Abugu Solomon Ogbonna   +1 more
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Social Impact Bonds

, 2015
Vor rund fünf Jahren wurde in Grossbritannien der weltweit erste Social Impact Bond (SIB) und damit ein neuartiges, innovatives Finanzierungsinstrument lanciert. Dieser pay for success-Kontrakt hat sogleich für hohe mediale Aufmerksamkeit gesorgt. Bislang wurden SIBs vor allem im angelsächsischen Raum aufgelegt.
von Schnurbein, Georg, Fritz, Tizian, Mani, Steve   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

SmallTalk: a novel small‐sized fusion tag for peptide expression and purification

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
The SmallTalk fusion tag allows for the efficient expression and purification of soluble recombinant proteins or peptides in Escherichia coli. Testing with SmallTalk‐GFP confirmed that the proteins were soluble and folded correctly, while SmallTalk‐Bin1b maintained its antimicrobial activity against various bacterial isolates. This streamlined workflow
Atika Tariq, Nestor G. Casillas‐Vega, Alma Gomez‐Loredo, Xristo Zarate   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fighting Mobile Phone Addiction with Forgiveness Following Interpersonal Transgressions: A Psychological Compensation Perspective

Behavioral Sciences
Current research on addressing mobile phone addiction primarily focuses on mitigating the influence of psychopathological factors. In the present work, we conducted three studies to investigate a novel hypothesis that forgiveness, as a form of ...
Gang Du, Xiaogang Wang
doaj   +1 more source