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Crossing borders . . . shifting sands: An investigation of Chinese students’ study experiences in the UK and China [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
In the current landscape of higher education in the UK, international students play a key role. It is an environment in which they not only cross borders physically but also transition through various identities as they develop their professional and ...
Kaur, Kashmir
core   +2 more sources

Nuclear pore links Fob1‐dependent rDNA damage relocation to lifespan control

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Damaged rDNA accumulates at a specific perinuclear interface that couples nucleolar escape with nuclear envelope association. Nuclear pores at this site help inhibit Fob1‐induced rDNA instability. This spatial organization of damage handling supports a functional link between nuclear architecture, rDNA stability, and replicative lifespan in yeast.
Yamato Okada   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing Age Modulates Associations Between Cognitive Impairment and Brain Volumes in Early MS

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Cognitive impairment is common in multiple sclerosis (MS), but manifestations following the first demyelinating event are relatively unexplored. We investigated cross‐sectional associations between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)–derived brain volumes and the presence of cognitive impairment outcomes five years after the first ...
Piriyankan Ananthavarathan   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainability of Maintaining Glass Collections

open access: yesHeritage
Maintaining a tight RH range for unstable glass is energy- and carbon-intensive. The carbon footprint of several methods for controlling showcases and storerooms, including sorbents, dehumidifiers and sorbents, Miniclima, and RK2, has been measured ...
David Thickett, Antanas Mėlinis
doaj   +1 more source

The traitor as patriot : Guy Burgess, Englishness and camp in Another Country and An Englishman Abroad [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This article focuses on the representation of the spy Guy Burgess, one of the famous Cambridge ring, in two very successful British heritage films, An Englishman Abroad (John Schlesinger, UK, 1983) and Another Country (Marek Kanievska, UK, 1984).
Girelli, Elisabetta
core   +1 more source

British English translation of the Food Craving Inventory (FCI-UK)

open access: yesAppetite, 2013
There is evidence for cultural variation in the foods that may be craved. We have designed and tested, in a sample of 234 participants, a UK-specific version of the Food Craving Inventory. A four-factor structure comprising of sweet foods, fast foods, high fat, and complex carbohydrates was extracted.
Nicholls, Wendy, Hulbert-Williams, Lee
openaire   +4 more sources

Evaluation of Digital Technologies for Home‐Based Assessment in People With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Digital technologies hold promise for transforming healthcare by enhancing personalized treatments and offer valuable opportunities to improve patient care. Here, we evaluated several novel, self‐administered, home‐based, digital endpoints for their association with corresponding conventional standard clinical measures (primary) in ...
Arne Mueller   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Curious Games: Game Making, Hacking and Jamming as Critical Practice

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences
In this article we establish the affordances of game making, hacking, and jamming as critical practices in teaching and research. We explain the origins of our approach in specific teaching and research projects and consider their impact on our scholarly
Chloé Germaine, Paul Wake
doaj   +1 more source

The politics of the NPC meme: Reactionary subcultural practice and vernacular theory

open access: yesBig Data & Society, 2023
The acronym ‘NPC’ originates from videogame culture, where it refers to computer-controlled drones whose behaviour is dictated by their programming. By 2018 the term had gained traction within right-wing subcultural spaces as shorthand for individuals ...
Rob Gallagher, Robert Topinka
doaj   +1 more source

Language Competence in Italian Heritage Speakers: The Contribution of Clitic Pronouns and Nonword Repetition

open access: yesLanguages, 2022
The linguistic profile of bilingual children is known to show areas of overlap with that of children affected by Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), creating a need to differentiate the profiles and provide clinicians with tools to evaluate bilingual ...
Giuditta Smith   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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