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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

Tripping the light fantastic: exploring the imaginative geographies of Lord of the Rings ‘film tourism’ in New Zealand [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
From screen image to imagined spaces, the Lord of the Rings film-tourism experience – that is, tourism to New Zealand apparently motivated by the popular film trilogy which was filmed there – has received much anecdotal attention, yet little scholarly ...
FIRNIGL, DANIELLE,ELIZABETH   +1 more
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Mitologiczne oraz chrystologiczne spojrzenie na twórczość J.R.R. Tolkiena, część 2 – Mit chrystologiczny

open access: yesRocznik Skrzatuski
The article is devoted to the question of whether it is possible to find Christological motifs in Tolkien’s Legendarium without an overinterpretation. On the basis of the written statements of J.R.R.
Jakub Sitarz
doaj   +1 more source

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

Tolkien's Two Faces of War: Paradox and Parallel Structure in The Lord of the Rings and "The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth" [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
J.R.R. Tolkien once referred to The Lord of the Rings as a "rather bitter, and very terrifying romance." This paper examines the paradoxical representation of Tolkien's war--one which is at once bitter and romantic--in The Lord of the Rings and the ...
Grybauskas, Peter
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The human gut microbiome across the life course

open access: yesFEBS 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
wiley   +1 more source

Christian Perspectives in 'The Lord of the Rings' [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
'The Lord of the Rings is of course a fundamentally religious and Catholic work; unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision. That is why I have not put in, or have cut out, practically all references to anything like “religion”, to cults ...
Speed, Diane
core   +1 more source

Do visual depictions of monster orcs involve visual racial stereotypes? A brief report

open access: yesDiscover Psychology
Orcs are monsters with origins in Irish folklore popularized in the Lord of the Rings book and movie series, and also widely used in the Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) game systems.
Christopher J. Ferguson
doaj   +1 more source

Obraz kobiet w polskich tłumaczeniach Władcy pierścieni J.R.R. Tolkiena

open access: yesMiędzy Oryginałem a Przekładem
THE PORTRAYAL OF WOMEN IN POLISH TRANSLATIONS OF J.R.R. TOLKIEN’S THE LORD OF THE RINGS The article examines the portrayal of female characters in Polish translations of J.R.R.
Agnieszka Szurek
doaj   +1 more source

The Lord of the Rings: Notas para una interpretación del mito

open access: yesMiscelánea: A Journal of English and American Studies, 1985
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Francisco Collado Rodríguez
doaj   +1 more source

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