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Vital materialism from social theory to sociological lines of flight [PDF]
This paper reflects on the contributions of Jane Bennett and William Connolly at the seminar in Cardiff from the perspective of a new materialist social scientist.
Fox, Nick J
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Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system
FEBS 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
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New Materialism and Educational Innovation
, 2020 New materialism refers to an assemblage of theoretical and political perspectives that critique anthropocentric attitudes present in multiple fields of inquiry.
Sojot, Amy N., Amy N. Sojot
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Materialism, Lebenskraft and the limits of science: metaphysical vitalism in post-Kantian scenarios
, 2023 Kant’s legacy in the history of life sciences has notoriously included a critique of the use of soul and “vital force” (Lebenskraft). In this paper I focus on a less-known side of this legacy, i.e. Kant’s late critique of vital materialism and its impact
Pecere, Paolo
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The ubiquitin‐proteasome system and autophagy as guardians of the cellular proteome
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.This Perspective covers the three principles governing the crosstalk between the ubiquitin‐proteasome system and autophagy in cellular proteostasis: (1) a shared ubiquitin code routing substrates via shuttle factors or autophagy receptors; (2) spatial compartmentalization into phase‐separated degradation hubs and organelle‐specific modules (exemplified
Ivan Dikic
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SEXUALITY IN A CONTEXT OF SPECULATIVE POSTHUMANISM: HUMAN-POSTHUMAN RUPTURES AND DISCONNECTIONS
Вісник Харківського національного університету імені В.Н. Каразіна. Серія Філософія, філософські перипетії, 2019 In this article human-posthuman ruptures and disconnections both in comprehension and in practices, as well as the possibility of epistemological contingency contemporaneously are investigated.
Nataliia V. Zahurska
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Relational Encounters and Vital Materiality in the Practice of Craft Work [PDF]
Organization Studies, 2019 Practice-based studies of organization have drawn attention to the importance of the body as a site of knowledge and knowing. However, relational encounters between bodies and objects, and the affects they generate, are less well understood in organization studies.
Emma Bell, Sheena J. Vachhani
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Phosphoinositides and inositol phosphates as molecular glues
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Inositol phosphates (IPs) and phosphoinositides (PIPs) regulate diverse eukaryotic processes. Beyond recruiting signaling proteins or acting as structural cofactors, recent studies suggest they mediate protein–protein interactions as natural molecular glues.
Aleshia Seaton‐Terry +9 more
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An Alternative Model of Politics? Prospects and Problems of Jane Bennett’sVital Materialism
, 2018 This article discusses the basic arguments and important achievements of Jane Bennett’s vital materialism, as well as some problems and limitations of this theoretical perspective.
Thomas Lemke
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Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As global populations age, cancer is increasingly becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Despite accounting for the majority of new cancer cases and deaths, older individuals remain underrepresented in cancer research, clinical guidelines, and health ...
Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef +2 more
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