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Rorty and contemporary social theory [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The aim of this paper is to show certain aspects of Rorty’s philosophy that are relevant to social theory, and also to point out the most important divergences of Rorty’s insights from postmodern understanding of social reality.
Srdjan Prodanovic, Prodanović Srđan
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Effectiveness of Resistance Intradialytic Exercise Compared to Aerobic Intradialytic Exercise for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis commonly experience reduced physical function, fatigue, poor sleep quality, and impaired health‐related quality of life. Intradialytic exercise has been proposed as a non‐pharmacological strategy to improve these outcomes.
Klebson da Silva Almeida   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Key Concepts and Theory in Social Work (Book review)

open access: yes, 2019
Theory is the cornerstone of social work practice, albeit a subject that students sometimes approach with trepidation. They do find their feet as they begin to understand how theory connects to their developing practice.
Fronek, Patricia
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On the concept of habitus: Feminist critic of Pierre Bourdieu’s social theory [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Key contemporary sociological theorists, such as Foucault or Habermas rarely explicitly discussed gender in their studies. This fact has not caused a lack of interest in the critical examination of the theoretical systems of these authors within a ...
Petrović Dejan, Petrović, Dejan
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Effect of DFPP on Ferroptosis in Peripheral Blood CD14+ Monocytes of Hyperlipidemic Patients Involving the ACSL4/LPCAT3/ALOX5 Pathway

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Hyperlipidemia is a major risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Although statins are the cornerstone of lipid‐lowering therapy, their use may be limited in some patients by adverse effects. This study evaluated the possible impact of non‐drug treatment using double‐filtration plasmapheresis (DFPP) on CD14+
Yun Cheng   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Problem Training in Bilingual Education

open access: yesSHS Web of Conferences, 2018
The article deals with the problem of bilingual education in professional training. The authors considered the bilingual notion and its development by various scholars, its social and cultural foreground in the local region.
Meshcheryakova Elena   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Theory of Social Interactions [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Political Economy, 1974
This essay incorporates a general treatment of social interactions into the modern theory of consumer demand. Section 1 introduces the topic and explores some of the existing perspectives on social interactions and their importance in the basic structure of wants.
openaire   +1 more source

Favor theory – theory of social capital

open access: yesScience. Culture. Society, 2022
The purpose of this article is to formulate a theory of social capital, which has the potential to reconcile many of the contradictions and problems that exist today in this field of knowledge. The proposed conceptualization has the potential to resolve the following problems: 1) The impossibility of reducing the rational and irrational aspects of ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Feminist Legal Theory

open access: yes, 2017
Through various social, political, and intellectual movements that have found expression in the three “waves” of feminism, feminists have long criticized enduring social and institutional inequalities between the sexes that are obfuscated by gender‐blind
Selda Dagistanli   +1 more
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Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

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