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Exploring shame and pedagogies of discomfort in critical citizenship education

Transformation in Higher Education, 2019
Background: Social transformation in South Africa is a sensitive issue because of the historical realities of segregation and past injustices. Aim: To address transformation, Visual Communication Design students were asked to design an exhibition, event,
Elmarie Costandius, Neeske Alexander
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Aesthetic Trends and Semantic Web Adoption of Media Outlets Identified through Automated Archival Data Extraction

Future Internet, 2022
The last decade has been a time of great progress in the World Wide Web and this progress has manifested in multiple ways, including both the diffusion and expansion of Semantic Web technologies and the advancement of the aesthetics and usability of Web ...
Aristeidis Lamprogeorgos, Minas Pergantis, Michail Panagopoulos, Andreas Giannakoulopoulos   +3 more
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A Surface‐engineered Microfluidic Device for Antibody‐Mediated Negative Selection of High‐Quality Sperm for Assisted Reproduction

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study reports a microfluidic device with a functionalized surface utilizing a polyoxazoline coating and covalently immobilized gold nanoparticles and anti‐phosphatidylserine antibody. The device efficiently eliminates pre‐apoptotic and apoptotic spermatozoa and yields sperm with substantially improved quality and low DNA damage, offering a simple ...
Soraya Rasi Ghaemi, David J. Sharkey, Nicole O. McPherson, Markos Negash Alemie, Krasimir Vasilev, Sarah A. Robertson   +5 more
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A Data-Driven Approach to Estimating the Impact of Audiovisual Art Events Through Web Presence

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In the modern era, a major avenue of dissemination for cultural and artistic events is through the World-Wide Web, where every such event has a multifaceted distinct digital footprint. This digital footprint is an indicator of how strong the influence of
Andreas Giannakoulopoulos, Minas Pergantis, Aristeidis Lamprogeorgos, Stella Lampoura   +3 more
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When art informs: challenging stereotypes in a multicultural educational setting in Botswana

SOTL in the South, 2018
As classrooms become increasingly multicultural, authentic teaching and learning is essential to avoid the creation of a negative image of the ‘other’. Using a case study from a secondary school, an interpretive analysis was used to gain insight into how
Donlisha Moahi, Elmarie Costandius
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Multiplex Modular Nanorobotic Systems with Catalytic Activity under Magnetic Navigation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
We present modular nanorobots composed of a magnetic propulsion module and different extension modules carrying functional activities, assembled via DNA base pairing. The system integrates propulsion, optical tracking, enzymatic catalysis, and cell docking in a programmable manner.
Voichita Mihali, Xinan Huang, Lucie Motyckova, Nicolas Moreno Gomez, Michal Skowicki, Cora‐Ann Schoenenberger, Peer Fischer, Cornelia G. Palivan   +7 more
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Functional Precision Oncology Approach Using Nanoliter Droplet Array for Drug Sensitivity Testing in Lung Cancer

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A miniaturized drug sensitivity and resistance testing (DSRT) workflow based on the Droplet Microarray (DMA) platform enables functional drug testing using minimal patient‐derived tumor material. By screening nanoliter‐scale droplets containing as few as 300 cells, this approach generates reproducible and tumor‐specific drug response profiles ...
Maryam Salarian, Vicky L. Schiling, Thomas Muley, Michael Allgäuer, Florian Eichhorn, Michael Meister, Marc A. Schneider, Anna A. Popova   +7 more
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The Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped: Measuring Public Installation Art Engagement and Popularity through Social Media Data Analysis

Informatics, 2022
Social media is the most popular canvas to engage with art. In this study, we provide a different angle, on how an artistic installation on a world-renowned monument—such as Paris’ Arc de Triomphe—can emotionally affect viewers and potentially increase ...
Sofia Vlachou, Michail Panagopoulos
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Gold Nanorods in Cardiac Millitissues: Assessing Mechanical and Contractile Dynamics in a Living Engineering Myocardium Model

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This study presents a novel platform for assessing the active mechanical behavior of living cardiac microbundles through localized nanoindentation, integrated with temperature regulation and dual‐camera imaging systems. The developed system enables quantitative evaluation of dynamic micromechanics in engineered cardiac tissues in vitro, offering ...
Lihua Lou, Lia Paolino, Alberto Sesena Rubfiaro, Jin He, Arvind Agarwal   +4 more
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Protein Disulfide Isomerase Disassembles TDP‐43/G3BP1 Condensates and Antagonizes TDP‐43 Pathological Aggregates

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP‐43 is a common pathological feature in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal lobar degeneration, and Alzheimer's disease with TDP‐43 pathology. This study reports that wild‐type PDI slows down phase separation of TDP‐43 through direct interaction with TDP‐43.
Jia‐Qi Liu, Hao Liu, Yu‐Xuan Sun, Yuying Li, Xiangyi Liu, Li‐Qiang Wang, Zhaofei Yang, Qi Fu, Xiaojiao Xu, Jie Chen, Yingshuang Zhang, Jun Zhou, Weidong Le, Mengchao Cui, Yi Liang   +14 more
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