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Are Batman and Superman the Barometer of Our Times? A Review of ‘Superheroes in Crisis’
The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship, 2015 The WWII historian Jeffrey K. Johnson studies how the two comic book legends Superman and Batman have adapted successfully to American cultural and social landscapes through time.
Ira Erika Franco
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Plasma membranes contain dynamic nanoscale domains that organize lipids and receptors. Because viruses operate at similar scales, this architecture shapes early infection steps, including attachment, receptor engagement, and entry. Using influenza A virus and HIV‐1 as examples, we highlight how receptor nanoclusters, multivalent glycan interactions ...
Jan Schlegel, Christian Sieben
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Hero of the future of Russia: the choice of contemporaties – Progressor, Demiurg or Superman?
Социологическая наука и социальная практикаThe article presents an analysis of the data of the All-Russian online survey conducted in 2024 among readers and non-readers of science fiction (n=1244).
Mariia A. Podlesnaia
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Ascidian Ciona larvae initially show strong clockwise tail twisting, which is largely corrected during development. However, a small residual twist remains. This study shows that organized helical myofibrils in tail muscles mechanically stabilize this residual asymmetry, preventing complete restoration of bilateral symmetry and revealing how embryos ...
Yuki S. Kogure +3 more
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The human gut microbiome across the life course
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Despite significant individual variation and continuous change throughout life, the human gut microbiome follows some life stage‐specific trends. This article provides a brief overview of how gut microbiome composition shifts across different phases of life. Created in BioRender. Özkurt, E. (2026) https://BioRender.com/8q4nrnc.
Alise J. Ponsero +4 more
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Superman Returns I: Superheroes for the New Millenium [PDF]
, 2006 Essay review of the film Superman Returns which argues that it displays the remergence of themes of Empire and hypermasculinity at the expense of the feminine and ...
O'Farrell, Clare D.
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Septin 9 polybasic domains couple phosphoinositide‐rich membrane binding to centrosome positioning, Golgi organization, and microtubule acetylation to control epithelial polarity. Their loss disrupts this axis, causing centrosome mispositioning, Golgi fragmentation, reduced microtubule acetylation, and polarity inversion via upregulation of the ...
Ting ting Cai +4 more
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Algunos fantasmas de Superman en la era Weisinger [PDF]
, 2019 Durante la década de 1950-1960, las historietas protagonizadas por Superman, aparentemente dedicadas a un público infantil, sirvieron de laboratorio para proponer todas las tragedias que podía sufrir y superar el hombre más poderoso del mundo, revelando ...
Ottonello, Rodrigo Oscar
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Degradation mechanism of the von Willebrand factor A2 domain by nattokinase
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Nattokinase, a natto‐derived protease, exhibits potent antithrombotic effects. This study demonstrates that nattokinase directly cleaves the von Willebrand factor (vWF) A2 domain in vitro. Unlike the native regulator ADAMTS13, nattokinase degrades folded vWF independently of shear stress.
Ryuichi Hyakumoto +3 more
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Superman. A Hero of the Culture Industry
Perspective Politice, 2019 Superman’s image symbolizes the utopian and ideal narrative of the American Dream. Yet, the feasibility of the American Dream transformed this national hero into a commodity meant to be consumed.
Cristina-Delia FRUNZÃ
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