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Surviving Homophobia: Overcoming Evil Environments [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Thinking of the evils of homophobia and what is needed to survive them requires acknowledging a new category of evil besides the evils of individual deeds, social practices and social structures.
Card, Claudia
core  

Breast cancer and social environment: getting by with a little help from our friends

open access: yesBreast Cancer Research, 2016
Social environment is a well-recognized determinant in health and wellbeing. Among breast cancer patients, inadequate social support is associated with a substantial increase in cancer-related mortality.
A. Hinzey   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mechanisms of parasite‐mediated disruption of brain vessels

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Parasites can affect the blood vessels of the brain, often causing serious neurological problems. This review explains how different parasites interact with and disrupt these vessels, what this means for brain health, and why these processes matter. Understanding these mechanisms may help us develop better ways to prevent or treat brain infections in ...
Leonor Loira   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cognitively stimulating environments and cognitive reserve: the case of personal social networks

open access: green, 2022
Siyun Peng   +4 more
openalex   +2 more sources

The Value of the Nonprofit Environment Field in Illinois: A Social Return on Investment Analysis with Donors Forum [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis compares the public and private investment into the Illinois nonprofit environment field to the social, environmental, and economic value it creates for people who live in Illinois and for society as a ...
Amy Terpstra, Jennifer Clary
core  

Inclusive education and social competence development [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Students with special educational needs are exposed to the same social and cultural effects as any other child. Their social and emotional development also evolves under those influences and they, too, must adjust to the conditions of their environment ...
Mortimore, T, Zsolnai, A
core   +1 more source

Time after time – circadian clocks through the lens of oscillator theory

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Oscillator theory bridges physics and circadian biology. Damped oscillators require external drivers, while limit cycles emerge from delayed feedback and nonlinearities. Coupling enables tissue‐level coherence, and entrainment aligns internal clocks with environmental cues.
Marta del Olmo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fourth generation universities and regional development

open access: yesNonpartisan Education Review, 2018
Structure of the slide show • Universities and competitiveness • The potential effects of universities on economic development • "Fourth Generation" universities • The components of an internationally successful university Structure of the article
Bence Zuti, Miklós Lukovics
doaj  

A methodological approach to the analysis of egocentric social networks in public health research: a practical example

open access: yesSlovenian Journal of Public Health, 2016
Research on social networks in public health focuses on how social structures and relationships influence health and health-related behaviour. While the sociocentric approach is used to study complete social networks, the egocentric approach is gaining ...
Djomba Janet Klara   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Effect of Haptic Feedback on Basic Social. Interaction within Shared Virtual Environments [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This paper describes an experiment that studies the effect of basic haptic feedback in creating a sense of social interaction within a shared virtual environment (SVE).
Eslava, Victor   +6 more
core   +1 more source

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