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Small RNA pathways in mammalian oocytes

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Three distinct small RNA pathways operate in mammalian oocytes: RNAi interference (RNAi), the microRNA (miRNA) pathway, and the PIWI‐associated RNA (piRNA) pathway. These pathways use small RNAs to guide sequence‐specific repression and contribute to oocyte biology by targeting genes and mobile elements or appear insignificant since different ...
Petr Svoboda, Josef Pasulka
wiley   +1 more source

Escapando a los estereotipos (sexuales) racializados: el caso de las personas afrodescendientes de clase media en Bogotá

Revista de Estudios Sociales, 2014
This article seeks to identify the different stereotypes and mechanisms of the process of racialization, sexualized racism and racialized sexism. At the same time, through the analysis of interviews of Afro-Colombian middle-class men and women in Bogota,
Klára Hellebrandová
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Constructive or cruel? Positive or patronizing? Reactions to expressions of positive and negative stereotypes of the mentally ill. [PDF]

, 2011
Previous research has shown that people respond with greater sensitivity to negative stereotypical comments about a group that are made from someone outside the group in question than from someone who belongs to the group.
Douglas, Karen, Sutton, Robbie M.
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Countering Gender Stereotypes in Computer Science

, 2022
This study investigates whether providing counter-stereotypical information can counter effects of gender representation on middle-school girls’ stereotypes and interest in taking a computer science ...
Sapna Cheryan, Allison Master, Stereotypes Identity and Belonging Lab, Identity and Academic Motivation Lab   +3 more
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Pathways and pitfalls: a qualitative study of student experiences in biomedical science education

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Biomedical science students from underrepresented backgrounds face barriers including financial strain, disrupted laboratory access and cultural exclusion. Peer networks provide vital support when institutional systems are difficult to navigate. To create inclusive learning environments and achieve academic success, educators should blend active, hands‐
Olivia J. Russell, Cassy Ross, Panagiota S. Filippou, Bruno Silvester Lopes, Dominic Gilchrist, Paul Dean, Kamar Ameen‐Ali, Tora K. Smulders‐Srinivasan, Ahmad A. Khundakar   +8 more
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Resisting Stereotypes

, 2022
Issues of equity in education are critically important, including gender equity. Beliefs that women have lower abilities than men are a common explanation for gender gaps in many fields, especially science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
Sapna Cheryan, Allison Master, Stereotypes Identity and Belonging Lab, Andrew N. Meltzoff, Identity and Academic Motivation Lab   +4 more
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Baseline Regional Cholinergic Denervation Predicts Cognitive Trajectories in Moderate Parkinson Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Cognitive decline is a disabling and variable feature of Parkinson disease (PD). While cholinergic system degeneration is linked to cognitive impairments in PD, most prior research reported cross‐sectional associations. We aimed to fill this gap by investigating whether baseline regional cerebral vesicular acetylcholine transporter ...
Taylor Brown, Giulia Carli, Prabesh Kanel, Stiven Roytman, Jaimie Barr, Nicolaas I. Bohnen, Roger L. Albin   +6 more
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Problematic Internet Use in Frontotemporal Dementia: A Case Series

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The present study investigated problematic internet use (PIU) among 61 patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) compared to a cohort of 354 patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's dementia. PIU was identified in 22.9% of FTD patients compared to only 0.8% of AD patients (p < 0.001). Behaviors included compulsive social
Daniele Urso, Giuseppe Volpe, Agnese Valguarnera, Davide Vilella, Alessandra Vitulli, Valentina Gnoni, Alessia Giugno, Eleonora Rollo, Mark D. Griffiths, Giancarlo Logroscino   +9 more
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Racial Disinformation, Populism and Associated Stereotypes across Three European Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Social Sciences
Within the realm of disinformation, across all media platforms, a crucial subject of interest seems to be immigration, which produces the so-called ‘racial hoaxes’.
Francesca D’Errico, Paolo Giovanni Cicirelli, Angelica Lops, Rosa Scardigno   +3 more
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Reglementarea actuală a violenței domestice contra femeilor – între standardele europene referitoare la digitalizare și noile exigențe naționale penale//Current regulation of domestic violence against women – between European standards on digitization and new national criminal law requirements

Analele Ştiinţifice ale Universităţii "Al.I. Cuza" din Iaşi. Ştiinţe Juridice, 2021
The paper highlights the normative and jurisprudential evolution of the phenomenon of domestic violence, a phenomenon that, unfortunately, marks the daily reality both nationally and internationally.
Alina Mirabela Gentimir
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