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Reflecting on the nature of work in contemporary South Africa: A public theological engagement with calling and vocation

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2020
This article argues for a rediscovery of a theology of work in South Africa that is based on the Protestant notion of calling and vocation. Such a view has the primary intention of emphasising obedience and faithfulness to God rather than self-fulfilment
Dion A. Forster
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Structure‐forward targeting of claudins with synthetic binders

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Claudins form the paracellular barriers between epithelial and endothelial tissues at tight junctions and are targets for molecular binders with the goal of modulating barrier permeability. Claudin‐binding molecules are relevant in drug delivery or in altering claudin interactions with disease‐causing proteins.
Alex J. Vecchio
wiley   +1 more source

Nigerian Professional Female Construction Workers in Vocational Occupations: Diversification or Deviation?

open access: yesOrganization, Technology and Management in Construction: An International Journal, 2018
The construction industry did not just evolve on its own. It is a product of the conscious efforts of several individuals called construction workers. In Nigeria, it is a large employer of the population, skilled, unskilled, and professional.
Odubiyi Tawakalitu Bisola
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Engineering peptides into antibodies—opportunities and strategies for therapeutic innovation

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Peptides and antibodies occupy complementary therapeutic niches. Peptides recognize difficult targets in a compact format, while antibodies add specificity, long half‐life, and effector functions. This review examines strategies that merge both modalities—peptide grafting into loops, terminal and Fc fusions, and bioconjugation—highlighting how ...
Jinling Wang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Priestly Vocation

open access: yes, 2005
Biblical writers present a grand vision of the priestly vocation, in which the sacramental life of worship is translated into an ethical mission to the world.
Thomas B. Dozeman
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Vocation\u27s Unbroken Chain: Biblical Call Stories and the Experience of Vocation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
This essay reflects on the Biblical passages used to create a vocational curriculum produced by the author\u27s doctoral project. The call stories of Abraham, Joseph, Moses, and Ruth are examined to illustrate the experience of vocation.
Keeton, Chris
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Liver organoids: modelling complexity in homeostasis and disease

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Studying liver in vitro has been challenging because simple 2D cell cultures fail to capture liver's cellular and architectural complexity. To bridge this gap, scientists increasingly use organoids, 3D liver models which better mimic liver composition and function. This review examines recent advances in liver organoid complexity and realism, discusses
Anna M. Dowbaj, Meritxell Huch
wiley   +1 more source

Autophagy and mitophagy in pancreatic β‐cell homeostasis and their involvement in diabetes pathophysiology

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This review focuses on the role of autophagy and mitophagy in maintaining pancreatic β‐cell function and homeostasis. We discuss how genetic defects affecting these pathways contribute to the development of type 1, type 2, monogenic, and gestational diabetes. We further explore their potential as therapeutic targets. Created in BioRender.
Yunkyeong Lee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vocational Students’ Ways of Handling the Academic/Vocational Divide

open access: yesInternational Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2021
Purpose: The focus of this article is on Swedish vocational students’ own thoughts about different types of knowledge and how these thoughts relate to the forming of their vocational identities. The article reports on a study which investigates how vocational students handle the division between theoretical and practical knowledge as they learn to ...
openaire   +6 more sources

Die Grundzüge der Spiritualität des Ordenslebens im sechsten Kapitel in der dogmatischen Konstitution über die Kirche „Lumen gentium“

open access: yesThe Person and the Challenges, 2017
The article presents the basic principles of the spirituality of consecrated life as they are laid out in chapter VI of the Constitution on the Church. These principles can be summed up as the following: 1.
Mateusz Micek
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