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Social Work: A Profession in Flux [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe the current context of social work as a profession and some of the major transition factors that are affecting social workers and social work organisations.
Daniel, Brigid, Brigid Daniel
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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

A qualitative exploration of gender-based violence throughout the migration journey among refugee women in Nairobi, Kenya

open access: yesBMC Public Health
Background Gender-based violence (GBV) is a serious public health issue and violation of human rights that disproportionately impacts refugee women. This qualitative study explores GBV among urban refugee women in Nairobi, Kenya, using the migration ...
Lena Moraa Obara   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Foster Care on the Market: Swedish Independent Foster Care Agencies in an International Context

open access: yesSocial Inclusion
In recent decades, a new type of organisation—independent foster care agencies (IFAs)—has emerged in Sweden and other countries. These organisations operate outside the public sector, marking a significant shift in how foster care is provided.
Evelina Fridell Lif   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

2014 Photo Gallery: The 26th National Symposium on Doctoral Research in Social Work

open access: yes, 2014
The Ohio State University College of Social ...
Ohio State University. College of Social Work
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Making Social Work Work: Improving social work for vulnerable families and children without parental care around the world: A literature review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This literature review calls for families and children in developing countries to be supported in ways that are appropriate to the conditions, culture and resources available rather than through approaches to social work that are common in the west ...
Andy Bilson   +4 more
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Valosin‐containing protein counteracts ATP‐driven dissolution of FUS condensates through its ATPase activity in vitro

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Biomolecular condensates formed by fused in sarcoma (FUS) are dissolved by high ATP concentrations yet persist in cells. Using a reconstituted system, we demonstrate that valosin‐containing protein (VCP), an AAA+ ATPase, counteracts ATP‐driven dissolution of FUS condensates through its D2 ATPase activity.
Hitomi Kimura   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Psychological Effects of Strength Exercises in People who are Overweight or Obese: an Updated Literature Review and Meta-analysis

open access: yesSports Medicine - Open
In 2016, a literature review to examine the psychological effects of strength exercises for people who are overweight or obese was conducted, incorporating 17 included studies.
Gill A. ten Hoor   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

2012 Agenda: The 24th National Symposium on Doctoral Research in Social Work

open access: yes, 2012
The Ohio State University College of Social ...
Ohio State University. College of Social Work
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Neoliberalism, the Third Way and Social Work: the UK Experience [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
For most of the past two decades, the notion that there is no alternative to the market as a basis for organising society has constituted a kind of global 'common sense', accepted not only by the neoliberal Right but also by social-democratic politicians
Ferguson, Iain
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