The Relevance of Causal Social Construction
Social constructionist claims are surprising and interesting when they entail that presumably natural kinds are in fact socially constructed. The claims are interesting because of their theoretical and political importance.
Teresa Marques
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Social Construction of Target Populations: A Theoretical Framework for Understanding Policy Approaches to Perinatal Illicit Substance Screening. [PDF]
Cooper NM +3 more
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KDM7A and KDM1A inhibition suppresses tumour promoting pathways in prostate cancer
Treatment resistance is a major challenge for patients with advanced prostate cancer. This study examined an alternative approach to target the major prostate cancer‐promoting pathway by targeting epigenetic factors, whose levels are higher in tumours.
Jennie N Jeyapalan +16 more
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Deconstructing institutional racism and the social construction of whiteness: A strategy for professional competence training in culture and migration mental health. [PDF]
Lazaridou F, Fernando S.
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Targeting TNBC: core–shell polycationic polyurea dendrimers with inherent anticancer activity
Core–shell polycationic PURE dendrimers were tested in TNBC‐derived tumor models. Both formulations selectively targeted TNBC and effectively reduced tumor volume. PUREG4‐OEI48 suppressed tumor growth without detectable toxicity, whereas PUREG4‐OCEI24, despite showing efficacy, induced hepatic toxicity.
Adriana Cruz +9 more
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The social construction of nurse educator professional identities: Exploring the impact of a community of practice through participatory action research. [PDF]
Woods A, Cashin A, Horstmanshof L.
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We found that during chemotherapy‐induced alopecia (CIA), Sonic hedgehog (Shh) expression significantly decreased in hair follicle Shh+ cells, whereas the Janus‐activated kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (JAK/STAT1) signaling pathway was markedly activated.
Ruifang Fan +6 more
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RoboMic is an automated confocal microscopy pipeline for high‐throughput functional imaging in living cells. Demonstrated with fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP), it integrates AI‐driven nuclear segmentation, ROI selection, bleaching, and analysis.
Selçuk Yavuz +6 more
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Gendered Social Construction of Adolescent Health Practices Through Digital Detox and Physical Activity. [PDF]
Lee S, Yun J.
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A computational voting model [PDF]
Social choice models usually assume that choice is among exogenously given and non decomposable alternatives. Often, on the contrary, choice is among objects that are constructed by individuals or institutions as complex bundles made of many ...
Corrado Pasquali, Luigi Maregno
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